I’ve been dating someone for some time now. Things have been really good. He went on trip recently. The week he got back I didn’t hear much from him but knew he was probably busy settling back in, catching up on work and adulting. We saw each other that weekend and something just felt different.

We had a great time, he stayed the night. He’s usually really cuddly but he turned away in bed more than usual. Again I didn’t hear much from him during the week but we made plans for last Sunday. It’s like the spark is suddenly missing. We still had a good time, but I dunno. I thought maybe the previous date was post travel settling back in weirdness and figured this time it would feel normal again but it didn’t.

I haven’t heard from him much this week either. I just feel like there is something he’s not telling me, a tension that wasn’t there before and I can’t stop worrying about it. I know he will tell me when he is ready but I don’t know what to do with myself till then. We have nothing scheduled to see one another (not completely unusual, we kinda play it by ear) and it feels like he wants space. I feel confused.