What do you guys feel when someone unsends their messages? Genuine question because I'm curious how other people see this.

I'm new to relationships and talking to guys in general, so maybe I'm handling this the wrong way. Btw I'm not a minor okay, some may see this as something na mababaw lang, but y'know I just want to genuinely understand.

I sent him something cute and fun for me. I was genuinely excited while typing it because I wanted to make him smile. But when he saw it, he only reacted to it and didn't really say anything. Minutes passed and it felt like he wasn't interested, and that immediately killed my excitement. I felt embarrassed and hurt, so I unsent the message.

Now he's upset because I unsent it. He says it made him happy, but he didn't really show that while the message was still there. It was only after I unsent it that it became a big deal. I even said that I'm hurt that's why I unsend it. He also said "well, do what you want, I can't stop you, that's better than making me happy just to take it away with an unsend."

I don't know, I unsent it because, in that moment, I felt like he didn't care about what I had sent. To me, unsending was my way of showing that I got hurt. But now it feels like I'm the one who caused the problem.

So I'm wondering, if you were in my position, what would you have done instead?