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I've been seeing this guy for over 2 months now. We decided to be exclusive 3 weeks ago. A week ago he said he loved me, only this weekend did I say it back.

We spend 3 nights a week together, enjoy each other's company, sex is great and I've met his family members and his friends (they say to him that I'm a keeper).

I last saw him yesterday morning as I left his place for work. He didn't message me at all yesterday after leaving him but I wasn't too bothered about that.

Now it's Tuesday 9pm and I haven't had a single message or call from him. I find it a bit strange because in the whole time I've known him I've never had to message him first. I'm starting to wonder if the ball game has changed, like he's not so keen?

I have asked friends and they've said I should just pick up the phone and call him but my questions are:

a) Should I message him/phone him? I mean, what are the rules/etiquette on messaging/calling behaviour when you've both decided to be each other's bf and gf. I haven't initiated contact unless I've phoned him because I'm waiting downstairs at his door! Am I being completely stupid? Does it matter once you become exclusive?

b) By me continuing to act like this from here on in, will it give him the wrong impression that I'm not as into him as he is into me if he keeps initiating contact 100% of the time? Do you think he's waiting to see if I can be bothered to talk to him?

c) I don't want to feel like I'm burdening him by calling/texting him all the time. He always says I'm silly when I say things like if I'm extending my stay: - "Do you want me to stay Sunday too? I don't want to burden you."
- "Of course I do. Don't be silly."

d) I'm also wondering if he needs his down time after spending three nights with me. I need my space to do my own thing too but that shouldn't stop you from sending a little text, right?

It may be helpful to point out that he's medicated bipolar. I'm thinking maybe he's having an off day?

after a grueling week of doing everything wrong like begging & crying for him back which led to him being really angry at me for continuously calling & him asking to be left alone... my ex invited me to sleep over for a weekend (i know its weird.. the flip flop was shocking to me)& i agreed, we finally met up... i assume it was cause he wanted to have sex even though he had called me crazy for a week straight. We had a "closure session"... prior to this i hadn't been able to go a day without calling & texting till he answered, after the weekend i was finally able to go full NC. we cried together and said we could be friends eventually. He broke up with me & knows i want to be with him... he says not a chance in hell due to my insecurities & he thinks we can be best friends in the future but nothing more (i know -.-) in a stark contrast he also proposed to continue having a sexually exclusive relationship, but i told him i couldnt do it. last thing said was that he'd keep checking up on me. Its only been a week NC... but im pretty sure he will text me before the 30 days are up, we agreed to check in on each other, if i just ignore him when he does... won't he just assume im playing stupid games to get him back? its only been a week but i already feel 10x better... my feelings are fading... there is something about knowing without a doubt a man doesn't want you (he explicitly said he isn't inlove anymore or want me romantically) that makes it easier... i actually do think we can be friends in the future though at the moment i want more. just asking if i should still be NC for the 30 days if i already told him he could check in.. if i ignore and contact him after a month.. wouldn't he be turned off further from any sort of relationship platonic or otherwise? it'd be like he gave me an olive branch of friendship when i want more & i turned it down... what do you guys think?