Should I text her if she didn't respond?

Start by asking what you actually sent, not how she feels. If your message asked a real question, needed her to pick a time, or invited a story, a non-reply is often just effort she's putting off. People delay these because they don't have a good answer right now, and the longer it sits, the more awkward a late reply feels. That's when a gentle, easy nudge helps. If your message was a passing comment, a meme, or a reaction to something she said, she may have already enjoyed it and had nothing more to add. There's no real hole to fill.

Next, look at the thread before the silence. If she was sending back substantial replies, asking you things, and then dropped off right after you asked for something specific, the message was probably the friction. If the conversation was thin from the start, with short answers and long gaps on both sides, a quiet week is closer to the normal pace than a sign she's pulling away. Judge the silence against how she usually texts, not against how fast you'd like her to reply.

A good follow-up is one she can answer with a single word or a laugh and still feel fine about. Two kinds fit most cases. The first is a light callback: a reference to something specific she said earlier, or a small new detail you noticed, with no question attached. It shows you were paying attention and gives her an easy thing to react to. The second is a low-stakes question with an obvious answer, something she can say yes or no to without writing a paragraph. What both share is that they don't demand she explain herself, apologize, or pick up a heavy topic. Leave out any line that mentions the silence, any question that needs real thought, and any second point stacked on the first. One thing, short, easy to say yes to.

Timing matters more than most people expect. Send your follow-up late morning or early evening, when she's likely between things, not late at night where it can read as lonely or as a reach. If you already waited a day or two before writing, you usually don't need to rush further. Give it at least a full day before you consider anything else, since people often answer in bursts.

If there's still nothing, send at most one more message, and make it lighter than the first. Maybe a plain comment about something happening around you, or just a short, friendly sign-off. Then stop. Don't escalate, don't send a long message about how you're not sure what happened, and don't mention being busy or unbothered. If you get no reply after two attempts across a week or so, let the thread rest. A girl who wanted to talk to you usually finds a way to. Texting past that point turns a neutral silence into a clear message about how much you want the conversation.