Etiquette after a first date

[Ghostornot2ghost]

So, I went on a first date with a guy I met from OLD about 10 days ago. He was nice but not sure if there was a spark. He was very formal and a bit too nervous.

A few days following the date, it seemed like he ghosted me for a few days. Communication cut down and he messaged me saying he lost his phone. He then dropped his phone in water! So, I thought, oookkk, that's highly unlikely. So I cut down communication to.. two nothing...
Now I've lost all interest, he constantly calls and messages me asking if I'm ok and asking why I haven't called. At least twice a day for 5 days. Even leaving voicemails from different numbers.

Part of me wants to block but because he's a nice man, I wouldn't want to upset him. What's the best way to end this??

Im really shocked that me not answering my phone hasn't given him the message..

You owe him nothing after one date. He can’t be the sharpest tool in the shed if he’s not picked up, that you are not interested.
Block & move on

Could you not just say that even though you enjoyed the date you don't see it going forward... It's hard letting someone down but it's better than leaving him wondering what the knickers is going on.
Could be he genuinely dropped his phone too, I dropped mine in the bath last week!

Wow,that's way too full on....just tell him that your glad ye met up,but that you need to concentrate on yourself at the moment(lots of personal things going on)have no interest whatsoever in carrying this on....and to please stop calling...take care. I think if you try wrap this in cotton wool in any way,he'll keep haunting you.

So he lost and then dropped his phone...? Yeah I would be suspicious of that. My guess is he met up with some other dates and didn't want to lead you on in case he preferred them. He obviously didn't so has returned to you. Sounds like you aren't too fussed about him (and he sounds quite intense messaging you so much after just one date) so tell him it's not working for you, block and move on.

It sounds like he was probably trying to play hard to get and get you to do all the chasing then it backfired and had to come up with an excuse when you didn't bother.

Exactly Katniss! Lost, THEN, next day, dropped his phone! I was completely turned off after that BS story.. then unwell in hospital, I forgot to add. So I don't get why so intense? Too weird to understand.

Sounds like a weirdo, I would just block.