Let's assume his name as Bo.
I was dating Bo for just over a month. Ik ik some won't even consider it a "relationship" but.. maybe hear me out?
He was the epitome of my dream man. We had this unsaid understanding of our boundaries that I earlier had to specify whenever I used to talk to any person in respect of potentially dating. So with him, it was effortless, and homely.
Our relationship also did not have a solid proposal. We.. had a night of intimacy and he said "I guess you're my girlfriend now" and that was that.
Over the next couple of weeks since that, he started to show up less and less. The things I used to boast about (his communication that was amazing before, the way he was responsive and loving, and empathetic, etc) reduced like it never existed.
When I started to pick fights he used to get extremely defensive trying to put his point forward of him being "busy" and "literally having no time", making me feel bad for not being understanding of his situation (he has a business of his own).
So help me make sense of the situation please because I cannot think of any possibility as why everything shifted all of a sudden.
I don't think he is cheating on me. He had a past of cheating exes so he has his boundaries high about it. He said stuff like "If you think I'm cheating on you, I am not. You can check my socials.. yadi yada."
I did not asked him to be available 24×7. I'm fine with him giving me just 1 hour (bare minimum) of his day, or just keep me updated (literally takes seconds).
Also, this is not my first rodeo. I have been in past relationships and I did not have EXTREME expectations from any individual.