I met a woman on a night out a little while ago and got her Instagram. Later, she messaged me first, asking whether I was coming to an event. A direct message with an actual question: a promising start by modern standards.
I couldn’t make it. I told her that, mentioned another event coming up, and asked whether she was going. It seemed like a straightforward way to keep talking. I wasn’t available for one plan, but there was another possible opening.
About a week went by without a reply.
Then she liked a story I posted. So there was activity, just not in the part of Instagram where my question lived.
I’m not planning to chase her. I replied, showed some interest, and asked her something she could answer. There isn’t much I need to add to that exchange unless she picks it up again.
Still, the like caught my attention because she had been the one to message first. Without that, I might have taken it as an ordinary tap and moved on. With an unanswered conversation sitting there, it feels just significant enough to be confusing and nowhere near significant enough to clarify anything.
Maybe it was a polite acknowledgment. Maybe she liked the story and that was the full extent of the transaction. I don’t know, and the little heart hasn’t supplied supporting documentation.
For now, my question is still unanswered, and I’m leaving it there. Is it fair to call this over when I’m not entirely sure what had started?
