Okay. I recently dated a local guy I met on Plenty of Fish (POF) for two months. It was genuinely great. However, he's having huge problems sorting his financial agreement and divorce out. His parents (who he's staying with) are being difficult. And he's having problems with his staff. He's not coping well and is stressed. A week and a half ago he ended it as he couldn't see a future for us at the moment, it just didn't feel right like it did before and he was under a lot of stress, etc. It was nothing we'd done, we got on well and he thought I was great. He wanted to stay friends.
Days later, his best friend Katie, who I had never spoken to/met, contacted me. She said he doesn't know what he wants relationship wise, he's having a difficult time and he needs to get things sorted so that he can move on. She told me not to wait for him as I deserve better - I said I wasn't going to, but if I was still free when he's sorted himself out, I'd like to think we could have a fresh start. She said she would like to think so too. Katie and I got on well and are now friends.
Anyway, he went back on POF and was talking on Whatsapp a lot. I had no contact with him for a week, but sent him a text last Thursday asking how he was. We each replied a few times, but then he stopped (and I didn't chase him). Late on Sunday night, I emailed him on Facebook Messenger with a long email telling him everything from my side as when he ended it, we didn't actually really discuss it. I didn't ask for anything, I didn't ask to get back together - I just wanted to tell him my thoughts and feelings.
However, I've noticed that since then, he's hardly on POF - he goes on a few times a day but only for 5 minutes or so. He's is not really talking to anyone on Whatsapp - he goes on every hour or two but only for a couple of seconds (he could be check if I've been on). The only person he seems to talk to since then is Katie and I know coz I can see her online too and I'm usually talking to her. He read my Messenger email last night, but as yet as not responded.
I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm wondering why, after going back on POF and obviously talking to someone (or several) on Whatsapp, why's he gone so quite? Is he thinking about me, regretting his decision and giving it some thought? He hasn't replied yet - but is he thinking about and likely to respond? Is he thinking about what to say? Do I just need to be patient? Or is he most likely just not going to respond?