Why would a guy ignore a LinkedIn message from a former coworker he once liked?

[Anonymous]

So girl and guy work together, he writes an email on his last day that he likes her. She has a boyfriend so…nothing happens. Later she reconnects with him via LinkedIn…she writes low key message, she knows he’s seen it but he doesn’t reply.. why? Not even basic hey!

[OlderAndWiser]

Maybe he currently has a girlfriend and doesn't want to risk doing anything that could be overinterpreted.

[Asker]

Overinterpreted? But I just sent him like a hi message, didn’t mention any feelings etc..

[OlderAndWiser]

The best way to never be "accused" of having feelings for an ex is to go absolutely no contact (not the "no contact" intended to make someone miss you; the no contact that means I will absolutely never talk to you again,) and you do that with every ex unless you have a child together.

[Asker]

Oh right and is that cos there could be feelings on his part or not? I mean they never have a relationship, he just told her he liked her back then.. and she had a partner so she never said if it was mutual. I assume he thought it wasn’t.

[WhitneySnow]

He has a girlfriend now or he’s trying to play hard to get. Either way, not worth chasing.

[Asker]

Thanks, yeah was just surprised he couldn’t even give a basic hello..

[DonaldDarko]

Probably found a girlfriend.

[Asker]

And therefore just doesn’t want to know? I didn’t actually mention any feelings.. just a hi message..

[DonaldDarko]

He knows what he said about liking you. He's thinking oh that chick I said I liked. I'm with so and so now. Definitely don't want her hanging around screwing this up.

[Asker]

Oh haha, funny. But even a basic hello, he thinks
It could screw it up? Like is it, he thinks he could like her again and ruin everything or now he thinks she could like him back?

[Anonymous]

Maybe he doesn't check it?

[Asker]

I can see he’s read it.. but I just dont understand why not even a basic hello.. like what did she do 🤷‍♀️ she had a partner at the time so..