My ex who reached out on my birthday exactly one week ago hasn’t reached out to me after telling me he wanted to one day eventually catch up and be friends but he hasn’t talked to me since.
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To keep you asking this. Having you wrapped around his finger It's a manipulation strategy
The goal is to make you feel validated (I want you ) yet confused (contacts On your birthday, ghosts you after) mixed signals (affection and rejection) so you must try to reach him for clarity.
The worst you can do in his mind is to not react or care at all. He is waiting for you to come crawling.