Initiates texts then takes forever to reply??

Hi all,

I have been casually seeing a guy for a little less than a month. I have spent 5 nights with him, we are very physically compatible. He recently referred to me as his girlfriend over a text and has started introducing me to friends.

I last saw him Sunday morning when he brought me home. I’m not a huge texter and don’t initiate often, but I always reply (not always immediately, I have a genuinely busy work life). Sunday night he texted me “hi” and I responded right away…he didn’t write back until 2pm the following afternoon. I was at work and didnt respond until I got home at night. We had a short texting conversation that was nice. Today, he texted me “how are u” and I responded about 15m later, telling him and asking the same. He hasn’t responded now for 5 hours.

First, I don’t understand why you would initiate a conversation and then not reply. I was content just not talking to him, but the starting and not following through makes me wonder if there’s an issue. Second, he asked on Sunday to find out what day I can leave work early to go to dinner, so I need to ask him about Thursday so I can schedule someone to sit in for me, but now my text is just hanging there and I don’t want to be texting 3x in a row and pushing him off further. Am I reading too much into this?

Thanks~~!