I have this female coworker who I began dating a few months back. She has bpd and a son. She Essentially confessed her feelings to me at her apartment, and I let her know that I felt the same. So We've been going steady and at a slow pace for a few months now. We've never had sex btw first bpd chick to not want it right away, which didn't bother me. I've noticed though that over time she's stopped reaching out to me on weekends, leaving me on read more often. But we see eachother and talk daily at work so ignored it. This past weekend though I reached out to her with a light joke on Saturday, she ignored it so I didn't text again. On Sunday I asked her how her weekend was, she replied with a flat "Good & yours?", I attempted another joke, which didn't land ,but she still responded. About 10 minutes later I asked her to let me know if she was available the following Saturday. I had a date idea, but wanted to keep it a surprise. Not only did she ignore it completely but since then she's been very blatantly avoiding me at work for a week, which is incredibly weird and seemingly for no reason. Shes giving me the silent treatment for what I believe was me asking her out?

She says communication is a huge thing for her, yet she is incapable. She then posts on her social media that "Silence is louder than her words". Obviously bait, ive dated 2 bpd women before, they seem to flock to me and tell how I'm comfortable and make them feel safe, etc. Always the same bullshit. Point is I know the tactics and I know how to deal with them. Shes in therapy though so I've considered giving her a legitimate shot. But the silent treatment is the most boring and basic form of emotional manipulation. In the past she'd warn me that she was on her period and having a disassociative episode and I'd respect her space. Nothing of the sort happened this time.

Should I continue to ignore her manipulation attempts or play coy & purposefully give in?

>>33209245 (OP)
Surely you can do better than this, bro. Knowing the tricks doesn't make the game any more worth playing

>>33209264
You're correct but it may be easier to navigate, Y'know? I'm already going to cut her off completely by Sunday if she doesn't reach out to attempt to talk. So I'm not holding on for dear life or anything. I'm just asking because this is the most pathetic display of manipulation I've dealt with and I dont even really know what to think about it.