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I’ve been seeing a med student for ~a month and a half. I completely understand that their schedule is busy- I’m also in school but not as intense as them. I asked a couple of weeks ago what they thought about us, just to get an idea of where he is.

He said that he hadn’t reflected on it much because he’s been busy with school. To clarify, I asked if he wanted to stop things or see where we end up, and he chose the latter. Essentially, I gave him an out but he didn’t take it.

He drunk texted me and brought up s*x for the first time a few days ago (he went to visit his friends in another state and they got hammered). I went along with it because honestly, I thought about it and kinda wanted it too.

Right after that, it’s like he fell off the face of the earth. The next day after (I guess drunkenly asking for booty call), we chatted as usual throughout the day. I then asked him to call me (nothing serious, he’s never called me before and I just like talking rather than texting). He said he would as soon as he finished up in the hospital. I didn’t hear back from him for a couple of days. (Side note, this isn’t the first time he’s kinda disappeared or slowed down communication for a day or two, I’ve brought this up before).

So I finally texted him to see what was going on. He got back to me quickly and he apologized and said that things were getting kinda crazy with school. I didn’t say anything because I didn’t know what to say. He texted the next day to see how my day was going. I’ve been going back and forth with whether or not to respond or even what to say.

Does it sound like he’s legitimately busy and sorry? Or doing damage control just to waste my time? If I should respond, what should I say?

I appreciate all the help, I’m super new to dating.

Also, in my old question, it seemed like most guys agreed he was busy and most girls said he’s wasting time which is interesting.

I’ve been talking to this guy from a dating app for a little over a month. We’re both PhD students in extremely demanding fields, which also makes things hard. Let me just jump into what’s been going on:

Pros:
-he asked for my number as soon as we matched
-asked me on a great first date (said he wanted to see me again after that)
-from the beginning texts me good morning pretty much every morning (except for a couple)
-texts me throughout the day
-acts supportive whenever I have a lot going on

Cons:
-I had to ask for date #2
-he’s updated his dating app maybe 2 days ago
-he’s also been busier for a few days (moving into a new place with his roommate). I asked him if something was up because he slowed down/stopped texting for a day or two but he apologized and went back to the usual texting
-As of right now because we’re both winding down the academic year, there’s no plan for #3 yet (#2 was a little over a week ago).

I will say, I updated my profile a couple weeks ago solely to have backups because I don’t want to get hurt. However, I think I’ve been clear that I’m really into him. I also overthink and I’ve been going back and forth with whether he’s into me or not (he could literally tell me he loves me and I still wouldn’t be sure, I’m an anxious person 💀)

Does it seem like he’s into me? And should I be worried that he updated his dating profile (like is this normal to do while you like someone or he’s probably slow fading/not very into me)? If I’m also wayyy overthinking, I’d also like to know. Thanks!