No follow-up questions means he's not trying hard enough

A single reply without a question is not a diagnosis. People have off days. But when it happens three or four times in a row, you're looking at a real habit, not a fluke.

He may throw in a question occasionally to keep you around, but then slip back into one-liners and statements. That inconsistency matters. It usually means he's responding when your message pops up, but he's not thinking about you or the conversation when he's not texting. If he wanted to see you, he would be trying to know you better. He would be asking what you're doing this weekend, what made you laugh today, whether you liked that restaurant he mentioned. Those questions are how people build momentum toward actually meeting.

A good reply here stops trying to keep the conversation alive by yourself. You're not asking three new questions to bait him into engagement. You're not volunteering extra information hoping he'll bite. You're not being warmer or funnier to compensate for his flatness.

Instead, your reply acknowledges what he said, stays brief and real, and hands the ball back to him without instructions on how to catch it. If he wants to see you, he'll figure out what to do next. Your job is to stop being the only person building toward that outcome. Make space for him to step up or make it clear through your actions that you're not available for one-sided effort.

Don't suggest a time or place to meet until he's actually shown curiosity about your life or your schedule. When you propose the plan first, you're making it easy for someone who isn't trying hard enough to still get what they want.

If he really wants to see you, he will ask a question that naturally leads there. He'll want to know your schedule. He'll ask what you like to do. He'll inquire about what part of town you're in. Give him three or four exchanges to show that kind of interest. If the questions don't come, move on. You've already given him enough space to care.