I (25m) have been speaking to a girl (25f) for almost 3 months. Up until a couple of weeks ago things seemed to be going very well. We would speak on a nearly daily basis and hung out quite regularly. I was about ready to ask her on a more formal date and try to turn our situation into a more committed relationship.
However, over the last two weeks things have gone downhill. She no longer messages me throughout her day and sometimes takes hours to reply. She also isnt as keen on hanging out in person. It became quite clear her level of interest had dropped.
Instead of being a pest i decided to simply match her level of effort. Shortening responses, not putting effort into keeping the conversation going if she wants to let it die, ect.
This is where im stuck. After a few days of minimizing my interest in this girl she has started to message me things like “why are you ignoring me :(“ and “is something wrong” if i don’t respond to her in a relatively timely manner like she is used to.
I kind of expected things to fizzle out once i stopped trying but with her acting this way i cant help but think that she still is interested?
What do i do from here?