Break out of repetitive texting and restart momentum

When someone stops giving you anything to work with, they're usually not being rude. They're bored. The one-liner pattern shows up when the conversation has no stakes and no direction. She's replying because it's polite, not because she's invested. Read this correctly: short replies usually mean the text thread itself is the problem, not that she's lost interest in you. The fix is not to text more or ask better questions. It's to change the medium or the context. When texting feels like work, it's because you're both trying to build something in a format that doesn't support it.

A good reply here stops asking and starts suggesting. Instead of 'What are you up to later?' try 'I'm going to X on Saturday, you should come'. The first is a question that requires effort to answer. The second is a proposal with a clear yes or no. This does two things at once: it shows you have a life and plans, and it gives her an actual decision to make instead of another surface topic to discuss. If she's interested, she'll find reasons to say yes. If she's not, you get an honest answer instead of another vague text.

Don't panic after one flat conversation. Send your better reply and give it breathing room. If she comes back with energy, the reset worked. If you get one-liners again over the next few exchanges, that's your answer. At that point, stop texting and move on or make a different kind of ask (like an actual hangout). Sending more messages into dead air only convinces her you're not reading the situation. Three days of flat replies is the point where you make a choice: ask her out directly or let it go. Anything else is just stalling.