Yeah this. ^ It does sound strange @Clarkeroyce He sounds like an utter weirdo! Even if he had not been attracted to you in person - which is fairly unlikey because you had clicked so well online and he could see what you look like, he could have at least made a bit of effort!
I have had something similar happen to me. LOOOOONG time ago before I met my DH. (But this bloke wouldn't STOP talking - about himself!) A bloke in my area (I was 18 and he was 24,) kept pursuing me, and calling across the street 'hi beautiful, you look like a Hollywood star!' and he seemed really interested in me. He would start chatting to me when I was in the front garden doing some work for my dad, and he seemed OK...
After around 5 months of this, he finally asked me to go out with him for a drink and I said yes, and we met at a pub 10 minutes walk from my house (and 20 minutes walk from his.)
He came dressed in an army camouflage jacket, and a black beret on his head, (even though he'd never been in the army 😬and it turned out had never had a job - at 24, since leaving school at 16. He just lived off his mum and dad...) He sat there in the pub with me, with a little coin purse, and said I'll get the first drinks.' Then he tipped out about £2.00 in copper and silver into his hand, probably £10 in todays money.)
He got some crisps too, and that was all he bought all night, as he didn't have enough money for anything else. He kept pulling cigarettes out and smoked one every 15-20 minutes. My eyes were watering from the smoke! He was happy to sit there, talk about himself all night, not ask me anything about myself, and let me buy him 7 or 8 drinks. I'm not saying the man should always buy/always pay, but come on! 😆 Taking it in turns would have been OK!
He spent the whole night just talking about himself, and Elvis Presley who he was obsessed with, and said he was going to change his name to Elvis by deed poll soon. 😂 There were big were gaps in the conversation, because I just stopped talking, because whenever I tried to talk, he talked over me and made the conversation about himself. God he was BOOOOOOOORRRRRRING! 😖
After 3 hours I made my excuses and left. (No idea why I stayed that long, maybe politeness.) As I was leaving he said 'when we meeting again then?' I said 'I don't think so sorry, I'I just don't feel it...' I walked out. He didn't follow.
For WEEKS he kept bomarding with with love notes and letters, and mooning outside my front gate. I got so pissed off with it, and actually a bit upset that he wouldn't leave me alone. My dad had to warn him off the end. Told him to buggar off or he'd call the police. Never heard from him again. Did see him occasionally, and ran off the other way when I did! 😬
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