<human>: Can you summarize the given text in a few sentences?

I've been seeing this guy on and off, for about a year. When we first came to terms with our feelings, a lot of familial stuff on both of our ends made us "take a break" and we didn't talk to each other at all for a couple of months. We reconnected back in September.

It was going well so far, then a month ago he told me his mother is getting sicker (what had happened last year as well, but now she's gotten worse) and we agreed to hold off on future dates. I totally understand and said if he wants to talk, I'm always here. 

I tend to text a lot to my partner (and people I'm close to in general). I never really expect people to respond to my messages, they're just kind of inane small talk stuff ("how's your day going?" "check out this cool/funny/cute video"). But looking at my messages (I text a lot, more or less every day depending on how close I am to the person), I come off as overwhelming. He even said that my "texting" persona is completely different than how I am in person (calm/serene).

He admitted he can't keep up with the messages and wants us to take a "pause" and reconnect when things are better on his end. Which is, again something I'm totally fine with because of his situation. 

To be honest, I'm not sure what constitutes as putting something on "hold"/"pause". I always thought it would be no communication, but then on Valentine's Day, he sent me a cute e-card (I replied back with something equally as cheesy). My question is, how do I "pause" something and not let it turn into radio silence?
<bot>: Person I'm seeing right now wants to put messaging/dates on hold. How do I prevent it from going into radio silence?