Dear Prudence,
I have been seeing someone for five months. His mum has been unwell with cancer, and he did say he couldn’t keep seeing me as he was struggling dealing with his mum and knew he wasn’t being fair to me. Three weeks later we reconciled, but he was waiting for his mum to have more scans. I last saw him before Christmas and he messaged me the day after, but then he disappeared and hasn’t messaged me since. I have tried to message but he hasn’t read my messages. I had a missed call from him last week that I tried to return but he never picked up. I am not sure what to do, as I haven’t heard from him for three weeks. Is this ghosting?
— Can’t Take the Heat