She went from daily texts to messaging once every few days

A woman who goes from texting you daily to every few days has changed her priority. This could be work stress, a new interest, loss of momentum with you, or just her natural rhythm emerging after an initial spark phase. The reason matters less than what you do now.

The key tell: is she still responding to your texts, just slower? If yes, she hasn't checked out. She's just treating you differently than she was at the start. That's normal. New relationships usually have a honeymoon texting phase that levels out. But if she's suddenly short, one-word replies, or leaving you on read for days, she's signaling lower interest.

Your job is to text like a person with a full life, not someone waiting for her phone. If she's texting every three days, don't respond in ten minutes and don't text her again the next day. Wait until you have something real to say, then send it when it's natural. This does two things: it keeps you from seeming desperate, and it prevents the death spiral where you keep sending messages into silence.

Don't acknowledge the change or make it about her responsiveness. Just text about your actual life or something interesting. Keep messages short. No essays. The goal is to show her that you're cool with lower-frequency contact because you're not measuring your worth by her reply speed.

One quiet period doesn't mean you're dead. Give her a few rounds of your normal, low-pressure texting. Send a message every five to seven days if that's where things sit. If she engages back, even briefly, that's fine. The relationship is just in a steadier groove.

If after three of your messages she's still one-word replying or ignoring you entirely, then you know where you stand. At that point, slow way down or stop. Don't send a final message asking where things went wrong. Just let it fade. She knows where to find you if her interest returns. Chasing someone who's already pulling back only makes you look worse.