Flirty reply when she says she doesn't usually text this much

A line like 'I don't usually text this much' is almost always said after she has noticed the conversation has become more fun than she expected. She is not saying she wants less contact. She is saying the thing she didn't plan for is happening, and she's aware of it. Her message is partly a compliment and partly a check on how you'll react to it.

Read the rest of her message for tone. If she's using the word 'distracting' or adding a laughing emoji, she is inviting you to play. If the message is short and flat, she may be stepping back. In the first case, keep the energy up. In the second, keep it light and don't push for more.

Your reply has three things to do. It has to accept the comment without making it heavy, so a quick, confident acknowledgement is enough. It has to show you're enjoying the exchange, which you can do with a small specific detail from what she has said rather than a generic statement. And it has to give her something to respond to, so the conversation keeps moving instead of stalling on the compliment.

The move that works is to acknowledge, then add a light question or a small step toward meeting. Avoid anything that asks her to confirm her feelings. Ask about her, or propose something loose, and let her pick it up from there.

Timing matters more here than usual because she has just signalled she is more invested than she normally is. Reply within a few hours if you can, since a long gap right after a compliment reads as lost interest. Don't reply within seconds, though, because that makes it look like you were waiting for it.

If she doesn't answer after a day, send one short follow up that references something she said earlier, not a 'hey, you there?'. If there is still nothing after that, let it sit. Two unanswered messages in a row is a clear answer, and chasing a third time turns a nice exchange into a pressure situation.