Walking on Ice

Am I not right in thinking that the idiom "To put something on ice" means a temporary halt?

In any case, I thought that despite Henry putting us on ice, we could still remain in touch. So I kept him as a Facebook friend and even sent him a couple of messages, as a friend, pondering about something rather trivial, as you do with your friends.

No reply. Not even a "Thank you" when I sent him a link to something regarding one of many topics we discussed passionately.

Did this mean he didn't want any contact at all until in two or three months? Would we then simply pick up where we left off?

At first, after eating a bit of chocolate, I hadn't felt too bad about this ice-situation, thinking that 2-3 months would pass quickly because I was indeed very busy, and then we'd finally have the time to get to know each other better. And, he would be even further into his journey of being sober, probably not as preoccupied with AA meetings and that sort of stuff anymore.

But Henry's complete silence made me uncomfortable.

So now I'm tossing and turning, trying to figure out what he actually meant. I should have asked!