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Is this a red flag / non starter?

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lottieandmia · 05/10/2016 18:37

A guy who I'm friends with on Facebook who I haven't seen since primary school contacted me about 2 months ago. Then we started chatting and he phoned - we had lots of long conversations and seemed to get on well. He currently doesn't live in the U.K. But is (apparently) moving back this year.

He told me that he would be attending a wedding here a few weeks ago here and suggested we meet up. He told me he was going to be staying about 1.5 hours away from me. Anyway, he texted me when he got there and told me where he was staying and it turned out to be 4 hours away! I said sorry, I can't drive a distance like that for a first meeting - no way (this was a Friday) I suggested we meet halfway before he went back home (he had said he'd be staying til Wednesday). Then he disappeared and the next thing I heard from him was Monday night and that he was at the airport and waiting to go home!! I was annoyed and said to him I don't like people who say one thing and do another. I pointed out to him that he would have not been able to spend much time with me anyway because of the time it would have taken me to get there and the fact that the wedding was going on for 3,days. I told him I do not trust people who say one thing and do another.

He said he was sorry, he really does want to meet me but he didn't think it through (the logistics) and he knows it was selfish of him to expect me to drive for 4 hours. He said he will be back again soon and will I please give him another chance. I told him he needs to communicate better with me and be clear I feel he expects me to meet him.

I can't work out whether he has something wrong or is just disorganised (possible). He has had various long term relationships and seems to be well thought of generally.

So would you just write this off? It has put me off him somewhat.

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lottieandmia · 07/10/2016 19:02

We don't have a relationship - that's not my view. Oh well I'm just going round in circles. I'll forget the whole thing.

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ThisUsernameIsAvailab1e · 07/10/2016 19:24

Yes forget the whole thing. It's a non starter and relationships shouldn't take this much ANGST - you've never met him so really, let this go now

Kidnapped · 07/10/2016 19:53

You are not needy, OP.

You are a normal person with healthy boundaries in place. You sussed out a wrong un and kicked him to the kerb just as soon as he demonstrated that his behaviour does not match up with his words. Onwards and upwards. Good luck with it.

lottieandmia · 08/10/2016 15:42

Well, after all that it turns out that he has been a bit misleading with me about his current appearance. Hmmmmm.

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Squeegle · 08/10/2016 16:09

Ooh go on...

lottieandmia · 08/10/2016 16:17

He's been putting pictures up of himself which are about 10 years old. However strangely this in itself would not put me off him.

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lottieandmia · 08/10/2016 16:18

That he looks different now I mean!

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lottieandmia · 10/10/2016 13:07

Yes my feeling is that he has shown me mainly old photos of himself and he won't now even talk to me on Skype. He says ok but then doesn't give me his Skype address. I am not a shallow person but I think this is the reason. Hence him suggesting I drove 4 hours (he knew I wouldn't)

Oh well...

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PickAChew · 10/10/2016 13:43

Clearly just playing for a shag.

lottieandmia · 10/10/2016 13:45

He's worried that I will have to eventually find out that he doesn't look how he did in 2007.

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