why do some men go quiet on the weekends?

Women, tell me if you’ve noticed this strange pattern with men.

You match with someone. Maybe you’ve even gone on a date or two.

You text here and there throughout the week — nothing excessive, just some back-and-forth, a little flirting, a few getting-to-know-you questions. Sometimes the conversation even carries into Friday evening.

Then Saturday rolls around and… nothing.

Not Saturday. Not Sunday.

And then Monday night, he pops back up as if the weekend never happened.

He’s completely MIA. It’s like you don’t exist during those two days.

Look, I get it. Boundaries are real. You’re not in a relationship yet, so maybe he’s protecting his space. Okay. But if someone actually likes you, disappearing entirely because it’s Saturday starts to feel less like self-care and more like emotional avoidance in a very convincing disguise.

This pattern resurfaced not too long ago when I started seeing someone. We’d be texting, having fun, and then Saturday would arrive and I wouldn’t hear from him again u…