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Why would a guy act like he is interested for a while, then back off suddenly for seemingly no reason?

He wouldn't. Which means despite what seems to be, there IS a reason. It may not be apparent to you, or you may not want to admit what it could be, but guys tend to function pretty logically unless they're insane, drunk, or fighting for the love of a woman. One time all three (we miss you, Uncle Gerry).

Maybe he was really interested, but then you had sex and now he's not because he's a tool. Or maybe you went on a date and he realized he hates your guts because you like Justin Bieber or fart too much or not enough.

Maybe it's the ever-hoped-for "unrelated thing," meaning his parents are stressing him out or his favorite baseball team all quit or something else that will blow over if you just give him some space.

In any case, all you can really do is give him some space or confront him about it, and I'd vote for the former, both because I think it's the right thing to do and because I think it's the easiest thing to do. Sometimes they are one and the same.

If he's not interested anymore, aggressively courting him generally won't re-ignite said interest. Better to accept that "something happened," and it's probably not going to work out, at least not for the time being.

Give him space, and observe. If he shows interest again down the line, maybe ask him "what was all that, then?" preferably in an adorable cockney accent. If not, try and accept that he may have simply changed his mind.

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Megan

If I am no longer intersted in a guy, I pretty much stop talking to them. Sometimes they get snarky and are like "dude, where the hell have you been?" and then the constant texts and emails, occasional phone calls, ugh, can't you guys just get it! I'm not that into you!

Guys can do the same thing. If he's not showing interest, then he's not interested. Don't take it personally, because a lot of the time it isn't.

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A personality disorder could explain it. Borderline PD = constantly pulling people close and then pushing them away

Michael Swaim

Technically yeah, but that sounds like it's more often a self-deluding excuse rather than a diagnoses. "Oh, that guy stopped calling me? Personality Disorder fer sure."

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he has trust issue he needs to work on.

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Could be just an ego thing. There were a few guys who did that to me when I was younger...pushed and pushed and pushed...finally when I gave up and gave them my number, they went MIA. Or worse, start hysterically laughing and saying, "You didn't think I was for real, did you?!"
That last one doesn't happen as much nowadays, but the first...

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Another option, and granted, it's the one we're most afraid of, but it's also the most likely: He met someone else.
Maybe the ex he's been hung up on suddenly decided to give it one more try. Maybe the girl he's been crushing on for a year dumped her boyfriend and is now single. Maybe his mail-order bride finally arrived. In any case, it probably isn't a reflection on you- people's circumstances just change, that's all.

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If I were in your shoes I'd just let it be. Give it space, get on with my life. Let him decide what he wants, and if he comes back then ask what was up. And if he never comes back, then you did yourself a huge favor and didn't seem like a psycho obsessive chick that wouldn't let it go. Far too often we females tend to beat something to death. Chase the guy that doesn't want to be chased when we really just need to be aloof and let it be.

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