I've been dating a girl for about 4 months now. Until recently, things had been going pretty well. We made out after date #2 and sex after date #3. She was texting me every 3 days or so, asking when I would come see her again. She even wanted to pay for one of our dates, so I let her. She's been loyal, patient, submissive, etc.--all the stuff you'd want. A few times, she has timidly mentioned that she wants me to be more "aggressive." The sex has been lacking a little something all along but it's good enough to keep me going.
Things have gone downhill over the past 2-3 weeks. She doesn't initiate text messages. Every time I invite her to do something or tell her I'm coming over to her place, she has some excuse. She has been under some mild to moderate stress lately (and I know she's not bullshitting me about this part, at the very least).
I casually told her that she's seemed a little quiet lately and asked if everything is okay. She acknowledged that she hasn't been very responsive lately, but her behavior has stayed the same.
I've had something similar occur with a different girl in the past, and I didn't handle it very well.
Any advice on what to do from here? Contact her and try to talk it out? Ignore her until she comes around (if she comes around)? End the relationship now directly myself? String her along for low-maintenance sex until she catches on to me (would feel bad about this one. She's being flaky now, but based on her past behavior, she doesn't deserve this.)? Something else?
Things have gone downhill over the past 2-3 weeks. She doesn't initiate text messages. Every time I invite her to do something or tell her I'm coming over to her place, she has some excuse. She has been under some mild to moderate stress lately (and I know she's not bullshitting me about this part, at the very least).
I casually told her that she's seemed a little quiet lately and asked if everything is okay. She acknowledged that she hasn't been very responsive lately, but her behavior has stayed the same.
I've had something similar occur with a different girl in the past, and I didn't handle it very well.
Any advice on what to do from here? Contact her and try to talk it out? Ignore her until she comes around (if she comes around)? End the relationship now directly myself? String her along for low-maintenance sex until she catches on to me (would feel bad about this one. She's being flaky now, but based on her past behavior, she doesn't deserve this.)? Something else?