Ghosted left on unread

A read receipt tells you she opened the message. It doesn't tell you she was interested, bored, or annoyed. Plenty of people read a text mid-something, mean to answer later, and then the moment passes and answering feels awkward. Others read it, decide not to continue, and never reply. From the outside, these look identical.

Look at what she said last. If she made a plan or promised to get back to you, the silence is more likely life getting in the way. If the last messages were short, delayed, or she stopped asking anything back, the momentum is probably already gone. The thread's own history is a better guide than how long it's been.

A useful follow-up gives her something simple to respond to, usually a light question or a casual reference to something she mentioned. Keep it short enough that replying takes no effort, and don't make it need an explanation from her. One sentence, a concrete hook from earlier, nothing that asks her to account for herself.

Don't make the silence the subject. Once the message is about the fact that she didn't reply, every possible answer gets uncomfortable. Stay on the topic you were both enjoying so the easiest response is to pick the thread back up.

Waiting a sensible amount of time matters more than the wording. A day or two after the last message is normal, and if she's busy, a few days is common. Sending within hours looks anxious, and waiting two weeks makes it awkward to answer at all.

Send one follow-up, then stop. If nothing comes after that, the honest reading is that the conversation has ended, even if it was enjoyable. Don't keep checking whether she's online or send a second follow-up with a different angle. Move on and put your attention on other people you're talking to.