She went silent after your first date. Here's what it means.

If she wanted to text you, she would. Phones work both ways. The silence tells you she's not putting energy into this, and there's not much a clever text can fix. It's possible she's legitimately busy, or waiting for you to make a real move, like suggesting a specific second date instead of just checking in. But you can't know without testing it once more.

The week or so after a first date is when most follow-ups happen. If you're just now getting around to texting and it's been two weeks of nothing, she's already moved on. If it's been three to five days and she's been active on whatever social app you're on, she's choosing not to text you back.

Your job here is to show up one more time without looking desperate. Don't ask her how she's doing. Don't ask her out. Instead, share something small and real that references the date or something you actually talked about. Then stop. This works because it proves you were actually listening, not just running through motions. It also gives her an opening to respond if she wants to, without you asking her a direct question she can ignore.

If she comes back to you after this, you're in. If she doesn't, she wasn't interested enough to text first. Continuing to message won't change that.

Send your text during the day, not late at night. If she doesn't respond in three to four days, that's your answer. But give it a full week before you write her off completely. People get busy, phones die, texts get buried. A week is the real cutoff.

If a week passes with nothing, you're done. Don't double text. Don't like her Instagram photos. Don't check in again in a few weeks. That's chasing, and it will only make you feel worse. Move on and talk to other people. If she comes back to you months later with an excuse, you can decide then whether you want to give it another shot.