For the last couple of months I became really close with a colleague, to the point where we used to text each other all day. I am 42 and he is 52...both males and single. The texts were nothing out of the ordinary, just updates of what we were up to on the day.
However, two weeks ago we were out for a dinner, and we had an argument, which was totally my fault. On Monday I visited his office and he told me that he set some boundaries. These included, no more texting outside work hours. But he made it clear that I can still visit his office anytime I want to, and I did, and our talks in his office seem to be quite normal. He told me he forgave me.
My big question is this...is he trying to save the friendship and does not want to cut ties? Or is he setting the boundary to let our friendship die slowly. Considering we work in a school, in about 6 weeks we go on summer break, which is 2 months of holidays. Honestly I got so used to our mobile chats that at the moment I don't know how I can cope, and my anxiety spiralled out of control. I am respecting his boundary. I only message during work hours (and only work related messages).