Why do guys unmatch on Hinge after getting your number?

An unmatch after a number swap usually tells you the conversation stalled, not that you were rejected for who you are. Look at the last exchange. Did you both have a reason to reply? Did one person end on a question that never got answered? Did the texting drop from full sentences to 'haha' and 'true'? Those patterns mean the momentum went out of it. If the thread was lively and then he disappeared, the cause might be his schedule, a sudden lack of interest, or a decision to pause dating. You won't know which, so don't build a story on it.

The practical read is whether you gave him something to respond to. A text that asked nothing and invited nothing is easy to let slide. A text that referenced something he said and asked a light question is harder to drop. Your job is to make the conversation feel like it has a next step, not to fix his decision.

Once the number is exchanged, the thread needs a small, specific reason to continue. Refer back to a real detail from the app, like a prompt he answered or a place he mentioned, and attach one question he can answer in a sentence or two. The message should sound like you are still interested in talking, without asking him to justify his time or commit to anything. Avoid anything that reads as a test, a complaint about the silence, or a summary of how the match is going. Keep the tone warm and the stakes low.

A draft is on the right track when he could reply in under thirty seconds and still feel like the conversation moved forward. If your message needs a long answer or a decision, it is too heavy for this stage.

After a number swap, a gap of a day or two is normal even when the person is interested. If he has already unmatched and you have no way to reply through the app, your only route is the number, and a single follow-up text is reasonable. Send it once, a day or so after the last exchange, and make it easy to ignore. If there is still nothing, stop. Two unanswered messages in a row is a signal, and chasing turns a small interest into an awkward one.

If he does reply, pick up the thread where it stopped, don't re-explain yourself, and keep the next message short. If he doesn't, move on and don't treat it as proof you did something wrong. You can't see his side, and a clean exit on your end is better than a third message asking what happened.