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We started texting each other around 3 weeks ago, we've had 4 conversations since then. Every conversation has flowed, he's been asking questions back, the good signs. We both have solid, obvious interest in each other.
The 1 big problem is I've texted first the 3/4 conversations we've had, the only reason he texted first was to apologize for falling asleep. We aren't dating, but if quarantine didn't exist we would.
I've sent him a text in the last conversation we had 2 hours after he texted, then 1 the next day, then 1 a couple a days later (3 days ago), we are using snap chat and he's been on it (his snap score increased by a couple of points.)
He's done this before after the 2nd conversation we had, I texted him like 3 times then he answered what I sent him. He doesn't seem to mind not chatting for a week but I don't know if that's normal.
by the way we're both in high school, and are both 16 years old. I'm a female, he's a male. I've never texted a guy before and honestly I don't think the guy texted other females that much before. He's been a couple of relationships before, I've had none.

COVID-19 is not ideal when you are looking to potentially date. I was speaking to someone through Tinder, we have been talking pretty consistently for the past 2 weeks. He had to cancel last Sunday, said that his neck was hurting him. He followed up that night letting me know how he was feeling but I did not respond. He doesn’t message again until Tuesday this week, asking if I would be available to video chat that day. I told him that I would like to reschedule. He sent another message that night with a question, I responded but left his following response on read. He sent another message yesterday but it was a random photo with a caption. I responded, as did he & left his response on read again.

My point being, that compared to our communication last week, we have not video chatted since then. He communicates with me, but it’s general questions and irrelevant photos (what I mentioned above). I have not attempted to communicate with him aside from his efforts, however, I feel like he doesn’t know how to court a lady. He should ask how my day is going etc. He views my stories on snap & has not messaged since yesterday. I don’t want to follow up & I feel like what we had going is no longer worth pursuing.

Whose to blame for things falling through? I would say he is, because of lack of persistence.