I have a really good friend who recently met a guy on Match, he lives outside of the UK but oddly used to live where my friend grew up. They have been talking, Skype whatever for a 4 months. She was very wary of meeting someone this way she likes to get to know someone face to face but went with it.
They have had many hours of talking about everything apparently and began to make plans to meet when he returned to see his kids and family, both excited both happy, my friend let her guard down and has been so happy of late.
He's come back and yep you guessed it, no date..he's only been back a few days and text her to say "I don't make plans usually I go with the flow" 
they had a few more exchanges but for the last 2 days he's not contacted her at all. (She hasn't text or called him either as she wanted to give him time to be with the family his children etc)
Why do people do this?! Is it all some weird fantasy they invent in their heads then when on home turf the reality is they aren't that interested? My friend is so hurt, he's almost 50 it's not as if he's some silly lad.
Is there a real reason why some men (and women) do this? I asked dh and he doesn't have any answers 