The texts you were receiving from him prior to the first date were all a buildup.

Those texts were leading to the first date.

As a result, they were frenzied, given how much romantic chemistry was being established with each text conversation.

Now that the first date has happened, and it was amazing, lasting as long as 7 hours, there is a natural cooling off period that comes with that.

This is especially characteristic of guys.

With such a buildup leading to the first date, subsequent texts from him slow down.

It isn’t necessarily a sign that you are being ghosted.

Oftentimes, as aforementioned, it’s a cooling-off period.

The calm after the storm, so to speak.

While he was texting you prior to the first date, he was experiencing anxiety, curiosity, and anticipation.

He didn’t know whether the romantic chemistry he was experiencing with you through the texts would transfer to chemistry with you in person.

To this end, the texts were frenzied and constant, as the anxiety, curiosity, and anticipation built up.

Now that the first date has happened, and it was amazing and lasted 7 hours, he knows that the romantic chemistry did transfer to real life.

After all, he had an amazing time with you on the date.

This means that whatever anxiety he was experiencing in regards to whether he would have the same kind of romantic chemistry with you in person had been quelled.

Thanks to this pleasant confirmation, he left the first date relieved.

Now that he is fully aware that the two of you have romantic chemistry, not only over text, but in person as well, he doesn’t have to keep texting you with the same frenzy as he did prior to meeting you on the first date.

It doesn’t mean he is ghosting you.

It’s merely a natural cool-off period after such a frenzied period of texting prior to the first date occurring.

Since you are someone who has gotten used to the consistency in which you were receiving texts from him prior to the first date, it’s natural that you become worried when you realize that the texts have slowed down.

Avoid getting yourself worked up over the slowdown.

If you get too caught up on the slowdown, you could take matters into your own hands by being too aggressive in initiating text messages to him so as to force conversation, which could turn him off.

Needless to say, this wouldn’t be a good move on your part.

Instead of spending every waking hour worried about why his texts have slowed, go about living your life and engaging in your hobbies.

This creates a pleasant distraction.

All you have to do is just adjust to this new level of communication for a little while.

Even though the texts have slowed, as long as he asks you out soon, preferably within the first week or two after the first date, there is nothing to worry about.

Usually, as he takes you out on subsequent dates, the texting frequency goes back up until it levels out at a stable pace.

This means that although the frequency of the texts will go up, they are unlikely to stabilize at the level they were when he was initially texting you prior to the first date.

No need to panic over this either.

Guys aren’t as into texting as girls are.

What determines that he is genuinely interested in you is that he communicates on a fairly regular basis and is taking you out on frequent dates.