Is a small lie signs of things to come a few dates in?

[Wishuponastar011]

I've seen this guy a few times, I stayed at his Friday night so we're getting on well!
We text during the day, tonight he text me and said he's got a busy day tomorrow so is having an early night. I've just been on whatsapp and it says that he's online... I know it's the smallest thing, but could it mean something more in the long run?
I've had a few shitty short relationships this past year after my ex cheated on me, so my trust isn't great. I know this is probably the most pathetic thing but I'm getting all worked up about it.

He could just be talking to a mate. It's hard this dating lark, all these insecurities.

Sometimes 'having an early night' means 'no chatting to people and alone time'. Certainly does for me!!I might be up for ages after I want to actually talk to anyone reading and whatnot.

Or other people consider before 11pm to still be 'early'.

Also some people have laptops or phones and so on logged into social networking stuff even if they are not using them. My boyfriend sometimes shows as online all night because he's forgotten to log-out and is listening to a radio station via his laptop.

At the end of the day this doesn't sound like a lie at all and I think you might be being a bit hyper-vigilant which is understandable given your history, but something for you to work on.

Quarter to eleven is earlier than an early night for me, normal would be 2 o'clock and early would be about the back of one. What is his sedition of an early night? It could be just semantics.

Or he could be lying in bed with his tablet before dozing off. Or he could have buggered off to bed and left it logged in. Or he couldn't sleep. Or any number of perfectly innocent things.

Chill.

Definition of an early night, that is.

'Early night' is code for wanting a bit of alone time. Wouldn't bother me, it's what I would say

It means he wants to do his own thing, he doesn't have to be in bed by 9 or anything!

And he is also allowed to talk to other people during his evening:)

It sounds as though you are getting on just fine and need to relax a bit. Is there anyone or anything you want to do and miss doing now you have a new chap?

Wouldn't bother me either. An early night for me is no people, a long bath and then into bed with a book or the laptop. I'd just take this one at face value.

Thank you everyone. I realise that I'm being unreasonable, I'm finding it so difficult to just take it as what it is! Who ever said dating was fun?! Haha

I agree with everyone else. Also if my whatsapp pinged and I was awake I would open it and read the message even if actually in bed. Being online doesn't mean necessarily that he's even chatting with anyone as such.

I say I want an early night all the time, but somehow find myself still up at midnight. Like tonight for example.