Why do guys say they want to meet you and then cancels?

because dating is a game for them darling. They talk to multiple women at the same time, some guys are not even single…

People (not just guys) can do it for a few reasons, and there’s no way to know which it is. As Ewa said, might be playing games, using you as a backup when casually dating multiple women, or not even single to begin with. A few other reasons might be want the attention and validation without putting in effort or follow through, having mental health issues, not taking online dating seriously since they don’t know the other person yet, had an ex come back or the person they really wanted before they started talking to you come around, had another woman put out and all they were really looking for was sex so giving time to the sure thing instead of to new dates, on the rebound or not actually ready to date anyone but thought they might have been when they initially asked you, just being kind of a jerk or too cowardly to communicate directly, etc. etc.

The common theme is, none of these reasons have anything to do with you, it’s not personal since they don’t even know you yet, the reasons are about them. It stinks to look forward to a date and then have it not happen, but instead of wondering why, just look at it as a flakey person doing you a HUGE favor showing you who they are right from the start so you don’t invest and waste much time. If they’re this annoying already after not even one date, they’d probably be a crappy boyfriend!

I once had a guy cancel a first date on me after I got ready but before I left to meet him because he had a bad day and wanted to stay home and eat junk food instead. Not joking. He told me that. At least he was honest, but I was pissed he waited until after I was all dressed up. He didn’t try to reschedule, and I wouldn’t have accepted anyway. Nonsense like that unfortunately happens all the time, and you filter those people out quickly and forget about them.