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Ella
I honestly cannot believe I am typing this out but here I am. I had a fun date 3 weeks ago with a guy and he told me numerous times how much fun he had over text and over facetime and we both were open to a second date, but life picked up and got hella busy.
Over a week ago we planned for a date for tomorrow and I haven’t heard a peep from him for four days regarding anything about it. Nada. Not even a random text about something else. We planned for him to take a train into the city I am at go to a museum then to a comedy show (my sister would be there but he said he did not meeting her and focused more on the comedy show). He was leading with plans and asking me questions. His father did have an operation today (but mine did as well) and my only guess is that he forgot. I sent him a meme to see if he would text and all he did was laugh at it and make a comment about it. Nothing else. On Friday, the day of my graduation, he was nonstop texting me about Star Wars (which was ok at first then it got to be a bit much) and I figured he felt embarrassed about it hence why he was silent for four days.
I don’t care that he goes on random small rants (he has told me he is on the spectrum), but he has done this flakiness before and texted me days later saying “just remembered i was supposed to take you out on a date whoops”, so the red flags were there that this dude just may be not worth a second more of my time. I just wish he would tell me he is not interested any further. Why don’t men have the balls to speak up—or in this dudes case I simply think he forgets.
RavenFool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me…Ewahe is telling you he is not interested with his actions, men will never tell you they are not interested, some might but it is very rare. He doesn’t forget, you are not his priority and he couldn’t care less. If you were interested in someone you wouldn’t forget about seeing them simple as that
tammymen u meet online thru dating sites. so many of them turn flaky. so u have to learn to have mental boundaries with these men. if hes done this twice, then they go way down my list. i stop making efforts. cut out all the friendly and long banter online. just cut them out. zero efforts. u cant let yourself get this flustered or anxious about such men and their erratic behavior. i would most probably never bother with men who say sorry i forgot i had fixed a date with you. why would i bother with a man who forgets he wanted to meet me!!
Erin“Just remembered i was supposed to take you out on a date whoops”
Texted by a guy who not only stood you up, but gets a kick out of it and also doesn’t care.
Time to dismiss him with the quickness!
He does this to see just how further he can get get with disappointing you and how much he can get away with.
He has an almost sadistic side aka narcissism.
The long and short of it or he’s just not that into you.
A guy who blows hot and cold is hot interested in you enough, it’s huge indicator and red flag.
Just text him something like “It has become clear to me that we’re looking for different things. You’re a great guy but I’m trying to cultivate more meaningful and less stressful relationships with people. Take care and good luck” proceed to block or ignore but just cut contact, no negotiations or compromises.
Start seeing other people who want the same things as you.
Try meeting dudes in real life too, in real life, if a guy is not really interested he won’t ask you out or he makes it clear he just wants to get to know you better before deciding anything.
In Online dating,the date happens first then the rejection follows after meeting. At this point some people are already invested, only to have the rug pulled from underneath them.
It sounds harsh and almost cruel to say this, but with online dating, always assume rejection first and always assume you might also reject this person too. Online personalities and chemistry and looks don’t always translate to real life unfortunately.
Liz LemonThe ladies are totally right. Forget this guy. And Ewa is 100% correct that a guy is not going to tell you he’s not that interested in you. I don’t know why women expect that. He is SHOWING you he’s not interested with his actions.
Like Tammy said, why would you even bother with a man who forgot he had a date with you! If that doesn’t scream “I’m not that into you”, I don’t know what does.
Try to look at it this way. There’s no such thing has “hot and cold”. If a guy is flaky, inconsistent, goes radio silent on you for days, forgets you have a date (!)– he’s not interested. He might enjoy the ego boost of having your attention, but he’s not that into you. A guy who is interested will be consistent and not leave you wondering.
tammyi agree with the above poster except for one thing. the guy doesnt deserve that message. that message would stroke his overly inflated ego even more. i suggest you just stop bothering with him. and fade out. if hes smart he will understand.
EwaI wouldn’t message him either, he is not even worth it.
and if he ever messaged you asking why you stopped messaging etc I would text him saying whoops I forgot that you exist…MaddieYou shouldn’t stick around for hot and cold behavior. I think the other posts here may be a little harsh for this particular situation because you said he’s not neurotypical and it sounds like he may even have ADHD too. That’s a bit of a different ballgame, although it doesn’t change the fact he’s not compatible with you, your needs, or what you’re looking for. So you’ve learned you probably don’t want to date guys who are in that space and it doesn’t work for you.
There are a ton of hot and cold guys online, and in general, for various reasons. Often it’s nothing personal or even intentional (which is why they don’t directly tell you their interest levels), so don’t take it as such. Yes, it’s incredibly frustrating, and yes, take a break or look for other ways to meet guys if you’re hitting your saturation point with meeting guys like that. You’re not doing anything wrong getting fed up with it, you’re exactly right in identifying it and bailing when it happens. Just hold off on investing until you know the person well enough to see if they’re flaky, and then say next! if they are, and you’ll be okay.
EllaI feel slightly silly because I was upset last night over something (career decision) and in my upsetness I did text him “Sorry about today btw I lost track of time between my dads operation and I have had two interviews today” he replied with “Don’t sweat it all lol” and admitted he forgot about how my father was getting a procedure done as well. I then mentioned how I am free Friday if available and around and he said “im down to figure something out”. Kinda feel like I am pulling teeth here and was really just trying to be polite but now I just feel like I’ve done all that I can & time to just let this fade. I am not looking for people to tell me that I was stupid to text him that as I was pretty aware what I was doing but I got the confirmation I fully needed that this isn’t worth my time and obviously in my upsetness I admitted to being the person at fault when he was as well. Takes two to tango and communicate. Thanks for advice. And I don’t plan on seeing him lol
tammywell he just reconfirmed what all of us told you. but as people say till you get kicked in the teeth, you wont leave it alone. and for that its imp that you block and delete his no and just dont bother with him again. but i think u wont do that. :)
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