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I've been talking to this shy-overthinking guy for a few months. It's pretty clear we liked each other. Due to some differences and his doubts about me, I initiated to stop pursuing to be together. But he said he would always be there if I needed him until one of us finds a partner. After that, our interaction remained the same, as if nothing happened. That lasted for 2 weeks. We even planned for a staycation a month or 2 from now.

Then, his responses started getting bland and he ignored me being affectionate and just responded my text but rarely asked questions. That lasted for a few days, then he seemed to be interested again though he still didn't ask as many questions as he used to. But because he is so confusing, I decided to give him bland responses as well, but still joke around sometimes, but no rimantic emotions involved. Though I am actually still interested in him but my pride is keeping me from making more efforts because I feel doubted and rejected. What is wrong with him? Is he still interested? Or just doesn't wanna lose my attention? Did he change his mind and wants to be pure friend? What should I do?

So long story short, I was speaking to someone off Tinder for a few weeks. We never met in person, only texted & spoke on the phone. The prior week was my birthday week, we never spoke on the phone & communication was kinda hit or miss, only texted briefly throughout the weekday. While he was the one to usually initiate conversation, he took a while to respond during the week day at times (assuming because of work). There were times when I took long too (I was usually the worse offender) but I still showed interest in him. He never really showed that it bothered him until the previous Friday, where he said that we should not waste each others time any longer and was mad at my response time to his messages. I did not even respond, he ended up removing me from Snapchat too. Last week Wednesday he adds me back on Snapchat & only views all of my stories. Yet, never initiated a conversation with me. I find it odd he added me back, when he can clearly text me if he wants to speak. Yesterday, I blocked him because I did not see a point in keeping him if he’s only playing games. Was I right?