Ok here's every text since the 3rd date.
05/17 11PM me: I enjoyed kissing you tonight. We should do more of it *sunglasses emoji*
05/17 11PM me: Let me know if you're able to come. [date & location] (When we said goodbye she asked me what I was doing tomorrow morn. I told her I was going to a volunteer event. She asked me to send her the details and she might come.)
05/17 11PM her: I had a nice time, thanks for me inviting me out! Will let you know in the morning, It's been a long week *wave*
05/18 830AM her: Good morning! *sun* I'm not going to make it, I really need to do some other things today. Let me know how it goes!
05/18 9AM me: Sure, have fun this weekend (I had already told her I wasn't available the rest of the weekend)
05/18 9AM me: Enjoy your week in Detroit (she told me her job was sending her to Detroit next week)
05/18 930AM her: Thanks, I'm really looking forward to it *smile* I'll send pics *thumbs up*
05/18 12PM me: Yes *smile*
05/21 7PM me: How's Detroit treating you?
05/21 1030PM her: Pretty good. Long day, getting under the covers now in my hotel *sleep*
05/21 1030PM her: [pic of scene taken from the plane] (this was the only pic she sent)
05/22 830AM me: Very nice pic. When are you back?
05/22 530PM her: Friday *wave*
05/22 730PM me: Cool. What's your schedule like this weekend? (this is the first text she never responded to)
05/23 8PM me: Hey hope your week's going great. What's your availability this weekend?
05/24 1PM her: Hi Dave, my week is going well. Just got back from Detroit. Weekend plans are to clean my house and buy some furniture *wave* How about you? (this is the first time she used my name in a text)
05/24 3PM me: Good thing to have. I'm going to a pool party this weekend, going to enjoy fun times around the pool *sun*
05/24 3PM me: I wouldn't mind having you along *sunglasses*
05/24 5PM her: Oh cool, when is the pool party?
05/24 6PM me: Sunday
05/24 7PM her: I'm free in the late afternoon. What time is it at?
05/24 715PM me: Great. It starts at 4 and goes till whenever (she didn't actually confirm so I wasn't sure if she was a yes)
05/26 11AM me: Hey can you take a call now? (I wanted to have her come over to my house and drive the last mile together so she could get comfortable with the idea of being in my house. I wanted to say it over the phone because it would be hard to say as a text)
05/26 10PM me: The ladies were sad you couldn't make it to the party. Happy Memorial Day (I was obviously pretty unhappy that she stood me up. I thought about writing her off, but decided to send this because what the hell)
05/26 1030PM her: Hi there! Sorry, I've been tied up. I wish I could've made it. Hope you enjoyed it *smile* (it's hard to imagine her being this friendly if she's uninterested, but zero explanation for why she stood me up and no attempt to schedule something later really makes me feel like walking away)
05/26 11PM me: No worries (I've been playing the text game pretty chill the whole time, and I haven't called her out on bad behavior. I feel like nothing good ever happens when you do)
And that was 12 hours ago. Here's a couple other thoughts.
She's been VERY slow responding to texts from the start. And she NEVER texts first. Only to respond to me. Seems like a classic hard to get move. I've been playing it pretty chill the whole time.
We haven't sexted at all. I told her after 2 dates that I enjoyed kissing her. She didn't respond to it either time so I didn't escalate.
I don't use text to chat, only to arrange plans. I've had too many bad experiences trying to do so, and I would rather chat in person.
On the 3rd date I kissed her a few times, and put my arm around her. She leaned into it. At the end of the date, she pulled me in for a makeout session. I asked her if she'd like to come home with me, but she said she wasn't ready because she doesn't know me well enough yet.
We met online, and the site tells me how recently she has been on the site without opening her profile. I did check, because I'm lame like that. She was on it every night while in Detroit. She logged in Sat afternoon but not again until Mon. Maybe she went out with other guys Sat and Sunday.
If we met IRL I would think she's playing hard to get, but she's a total 10 using a dating site. She could easily meet someone else anytime and decide she's interested in him.