When a guy asks you for your number, it is quite normal to expect him to call or at least send a text.
Collecting your number simply means that he wants to keep in touch with you or have a conversation with you.
So it obviously will surprise you if he ends up not calling or texting you at all.
Surprisingly, guys collecting numbers and never texting is not an uncommon happening, and neither is it peculiar to you.
It has happened to many ladies at least once.
If you are itching to find out reasons guys ask for your number and never text, sit back and relax, your curiosity is about to be satisfied.
10 Reasons Guys Ask For Your Number And Never Text
1. They Forgot
Before you begin to think far, wide, and deep, consider this first.
Sometimes the reason a guy does not call or text you after collecting your number is simply because he forgot.
He probably got back to work, to his house, or whatever engagement he was involved in before he met you and completely forgot that he collected your number.
He may find the number someday and suddenly remember you.
Or he may never even find it again.
Who knows?
2. They Lost Interest
Losing interest is another valid explanation for this.
Some guys collect numbers from ladies because they’re interested in her, and she seems amazing.
But after collecting the number and time passes, they may begin to lose interest in her.
Or maybe they noticed some of her not-so-great traits after collecting the number, so their interest waned.
3. They Lost The Number
If you are wondering why that guy collected your number but ended up never calling you, before you get angry or irritated, consider the fact that he probably lost the number.
If he wrote the number on a sheet or piece of paper, the chances of this happening are quite high.
And even if he punched the number directly into his phone, it is still possible for him to lose it somehow.
Unfortunately, he may not have gotten your name, so he can’t check for you on social media either.
4. They Are Shy
Some guys are quite shy and find it difficult to introduce themselves and initiate conversations online or via text.
Getting your number may not have been too difficult for him, but now that he actually has to contact you, his shyness has caught up with him and is holding him back.
So, if you think he should have called by now, and he hasn’t, it is likely that his shyness is preventing him from doing so.
5. They Met Someone Else
Another reason why guys ask for your number and end up not texting you is that they met someone else.
If they meet someone else who meets the need they had for you, they may see no need to contact you anymore.
Maybe he liked you, but after getting your number, he may meet someone he liked the same way.
So, instead of leading you both on, he may choose to focus on her.
6. They Got Busy
While you may be expecting him to contact you that same day or night after he asked for your number, he, on the other end, may have gotten engrossed in something that makes it almost impossible for him to text you.
He may not have forgotten, but he just has not gotten the time to text you yet.
If this is the case, he may text you eventually when he has some free time.
Hopefully, you are still interested in him then.
7. They Got The Wrong Number
Instead of writing a “2” in your number, maybe he heard “3,” and that is what he wrote.
Of course, if he mixes up one number, the whole number changes because it is no longer your number.
At the point of giving him your number, you may have mistakenly given him the wrong one, or he may have heard a wrong one.
If that happened, even if he called the number, he would be calling someone else.
8. They Found Your Social Media
Have you ever met someone for the first time at a hangout and you got home later that day only to see them suggested on your Facebook as “people you may know”?
In this era where it feels like social media is tracking us and showing us the social media pages of the people we just met, after asking for your number, the guy may have seen your social media page or even searched for you online.
And maybe, just maybe, he was not pleased or drawn to what he saw online.
Your friends, social media posts, pictures, etc., may have repelled him and stopped him from texting you.
Unfortunately, there is no way to know if that was what happened for sure.
9. He Was Drunk Or Excited
Did you meet him at the bar or at a party?
If you did, there is a high chance that he was drunk or even high when he met you and asked for your number.
When he recovers the following day, the effects of the substance he took may have reduced, and he sees no need to pursue a conversation with you, so he simply doesn’t text.
Worse still, he may have even forgotten that he met you and collected your number.
This is an unfortunate occurrence, but it happens more often than you’d think.
Alcohol and other substances cloud our judgment and make us do things we wouldn’t normally do while sober.
10. He Did Not Really Want The Number
A possible reason for his failure to text you after asking for your number is that he did not want the number in the first place.
He may have been forced to ask for the number by his friends or your friends.
Or maybe he asked for the number just to make you feel good.
Whatever the reason was, it was not out of a genuine desire to keep in touch with you.
If this was the case, then expecting him to text you is likely going to leave you disappointed.
There are several reasons why guys ask for your number but never text.
Sometimes, it is intentional, and they just might never text again.
Other times, it is not intentional; due to circumstances beyond their control.
Whatever the reason may have been, it is better to forget about him if he does not call or text, but if you can not get him off your mind, you can text him first if you have his number or find ways to reach him.
