<human>: I met dude in April of this year, we got close pretty quickly (hung out almost every day) but I didn't want to slap a label (boyfriend/girlfriend) on our relationship because I just got out of a long term relationship and was leaving for the entire summer to go study aborad.

We Skyped every day while I was gone from June until early August when he just suddenly only sparsely replied to me. He got a new job with long hours around then so I assumed that he was just busy with that. However, after I got back in early September, he made no attempts to see me. I told him we need to meet up and talk, and he said he started to distance himself because he didn't know what was going on in my life abroad or that if I met anyone there. I didn't know what to think because we talked EVERY DAY until he suddenly disappeared -- he was the one to pull away.

Anyway, the face to face talk seemed to work out and we were fine for about a week after. He said he really liked me and even got me a toothbrush for his new apartment. But suddenly he's aloof again. No texts, no calls, no attempts to meet up. He does respond when I text but only to say he's busy or he's tired. Basically we only talk (briefly) when I initiate contact.

I'm getting the feeling that he's over it and I should just let it die, but I would really like to hear it from him. This yo-yoing from 'I really like you' to zero contact for over a week is really confusing for me.

I'm not sure I will get a straight answer out of him if I attempt to have a serious talk again. Am I being ghosted? I don't know how to broach the subject with him so I can get closure or confirmation.

Can you give me a shortened version of the text?
<bot>: Dude I'm seeing suddenly doesn't call/text despite saying he really likes me. Should I just let it go or is it worth it to try and find out what's really going on?