Phone sits quiet.
It’s been a day and a half since you last texted.
You didn’t hold back.
You were warm. Clear. Curious.

Now they’re just... still.

They haven’t unmatched. They haven’t ghosted.
They’re just quiet.

You keep checking.
Not because you need them to reply -
but because the silence feels loaded.

Did you say too much? Did you wait too long?
Should you follow up, or hold?

This is the trap that catches 80% of daters early.
Misreading silence as disinterest - or chasing to fix the discomfort.

But what’s really happening in this window is a test.
Not by them - by the pattern.

If your momentum dies after two good days, this is what to watch.

Inside today you will get:

  • The 36-hour rule that reveals real pacing

  • One binary line to send instead of chasing

  • The 3:2 contact ratio that keeps power balanced

  • A reset script that works even after a stall

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