Withdraw a connection request

I sent a connection request to Carlos Mendez two weeks ago and he hasn’t responded. Withdraw that pending request before I follow up through email; wait until after 4 p.m. so it doesn’t show up in his notifications during work hours, then confirm it’s withdrawn and tell me the timestamp.

Before I withdraw the pending request to Carlos Mendez, make it painless for him to reconnect later: note the mutual groups and the mutual contact Sarah Lee, mention them in my follow-up email, and surface the date the request was sent and the message I included so I can reference it clearly.

I sent a connection request to Carlos Mendez on June 1 with a short note about speaking at the FinTech meetup; no response. I’m worried withdrawing will look like rejection, but leaving it feels passive. Is his silence a soft decline, or just busy? Should I withdraw now and follow up by email via our mutual contact Sarah Lee, or wait and send a reminder through the platform? Recommend the likeliest interpretation and the next best step.

I keep sending connection requests without a follow-up plan and half get no response. It wastes time and leaves prospects cold. Which habit will stop that pattern: a one-week follow-up routine tied to mutual contacts, a templated second note that adds value, or trimming requests to only people I’ve met? Suggest the one habit change and a simple script I can use for follow-up.