Several friends have pointed out that he might be poorly - everybody is ATM. Think you get a bit skeptical of everything after hearing so many tall tales on here! Anyway, we'll see if he texts back to rearrange or not.
I'm completely the opposite about the hormonal thing though - I'm off hormone-based contraceptives for the first time in years and I feel amazing. They were making my hair fall out, had really bad acne and generally felt awful, really depressed - having natural periods now is a great feeling. It's nice to feel my body's natural rhythm again - I'm even thinking I'll try natural family planning (god, I'm turning into my hippy mother). If I ever get a bf again and get the opportunity, that is ;-)