Online dating - AIBU or this guy too intense?

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Morning all

Been online dating for nearly a year now on and off, in my mid thirties so fairly clued up about all the oddballs/odd behaviour one comes across!

I'm aware I have a tendency to be unexpressive and pretty reserved (ok very). Chatting to guy who seems lovely and ticks quite a few of my boxes and I have agreed to meet him. What's bugging me is he feels a bit intense. He's told me several times he likes me - but we haven't even met! He has asked a lot of questions about what I want from a relationship and how a man would fit into my life. He says he is a heart on sleeve type. He texts a lot although doesn't do that thing of getting narky when I don't respond. He asked me if the fact he expresses his emotions freely would bug me.

Intense and needy or sweet and open? What's the view MM jury? I'm currently minded to cancel our date but I'm aware that I'm exceptionally reserved and have very high boundaries. Hence I wonder if IABU.
Sigh.

@BitOutOfPractice - probably. We have a date arranged. But I've cancelled more dates this year than I've been on. I dated a lot last year and very quickly got fed up of disappointing first dates. So now I've fallen into a cycle of thinking 'oh I can't actually be arsed' a couple of days beforehand and bailing. Which is awful behaviour and I really don't like myself for it.

Well maybe break the habit and go on this one.

Problem solved. He started to try and create drama so I said good bye and good luck. My instincts were right on this occasion