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Did he lose interest

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Karlaken · 25/11/2025 02:01

So me and this guy have been talking nonstop for two weeks straight. He initially reached out to me and the conversation progressed from there. At first he was double texting me and replying back instantly. We also talked on the phone twice for three hours straight, so it’s been a lot communication very quickly. He brought up seeing me several times. A week goes by and he asks me when I’m free to meet I tell him that I wanted to get my hair done before. He jokingly said “screw your hair, I don’t want to wait until next year to see you”. I finally agreed he suggested we go out for food the next day but he said he understood if it was too short of notice.

I told him that I was free first day of the next week, we go over different food places but never agreed on a spot or an exact time. He asked me if I was going out and jokingly says “are you coming to see me”. So for the sounds of it, sounds like someone who wants to meet up?

a couple days before we were supposed to go out his texts responses slow down to hours… which is fine just a shift observation. The night before the day we were supposed to meet his text slow down even more and there were no talks about our plans. Yes I could have brought it up, yet he was so eager to meet, I feel like he should be able to take the lead. The day comes when we’re supposed to meet he texts me good morning, then asks if the day still worked or if I wanted to wait longer? I told him that the day works. He then sends me this long voice message explaining that the day can work but there’s a misshaped? Said that he had a family urgent matter that he has to take care of and that he could still see me but it would just be later in the day, but he didn’t want to give me the time or place ?

I told him that family comes first and that we can always reschedule and that he doesn’t need to worry about it. He responded hours later saying “yeah just don’t want to be flaky and running around”….

That was it? Not that bothered by it because it was only two weeks of constant talking… yet is it weird or crazy for me to be a little confused?

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smallsilvercloud · 25/11/2025 05:13

I think some of them just enjoy the ego boost without wanting to take the next step and date. Put it down to experience and don’t let them take up all your time. Get ruthless and stop talking when you don’t have firm plans after a couple of days. Urgent family crisis I would take as a.pinch of salt, more likely he’s busy with another woman.

Karlaken · 25/11/2025 05:11

Bringemout · 25/11/2025 05:09

Yeah he’s lost interest, I find if men really want to do something they tend to get it done. i would just move on from this one. Sorry OP it’s disappointing.

I’m a beautiful girl yet I keep going through this ? I don’t know what I’m doing wrong….. men not even on my level or men I’m not even attracted to end up doing this to me… I don’t know what to do ?

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Bringemout · 25/11/2025 05:09

Yeah he’s lost interest, I find if men really want to do something they tend to get it done. i would just move on from this one. Sorry OP it’s disappointing.

daisychain01 · 25/11/2025 04:55

If someone is keen, any initial chat shouldn't make any difference to a meet up.

this bloke has flaked on you, he isn't genuine, yes he probably has been keeping his options open with several people on the go at the same time. Unfortunately you didn't make the cut.

If he had been genuine and not a time waster he wouldn't have spun a yarn about his family crisis or whatever, he would have agreed a date, time and location, and kept to it. Think to yourself how likely is it that the family matter just coincidentally happened to be on the very same day as you were going to meet. zero chance, right. That's because he's shown you who he is, a full on jumped up gold plated timewaster.

zestyjane3001 · 25/11/2025 04:40

Agree with a PP, a coffee early on will give you more certainty and no need for confusion.

Rafting2022 · 25/11/2025 04:30

Next time cut all the chat back and forth and meet for a quick coffee early on. Saves all this time wasting.

BoxOfCats · 25/11/2025 04:29

Is this online dating? Par for the course I’m afraid. People lose interest, often they’re chatting to multiple people at once. There’s a thread dedicated to online dating in Relationships, come and join us 🙂

thankgoditssaturday · 25/11/2025 03:58

Yes he lost interest. He’s probably conversing with multiple women. Move on.