Do you ever wonder what you did wrong?

[pureeeerup]

I live in a country where covid is thankfully under control, so life is pretty normal.

I met a guy on an online dating platform, and we immediately 'hit it off'. He was very into me, I could tell. We went on three dates. Dates one and two went very well but date three was just a quick grab a sandwich on our lunch break as we were both busy. I thought it went fine, but obviously not as exciting as going for dinner or drinks together. (dates 2 and 1) He said he was having a bad week.

He asked if I'd like to grab dinner a few days after. He said he would text me after work to confirm. No text. I text and received no response until the day we had pencilled in.

He text to say that I was a lovely person but now was not the right time. He said he would like to meet me again in future to get to know me better but for now he was calling it a day. Where on earth did this turn around come from? I was gutted . I was genuinely excited, and he seemed to be too.

I text back to say something like, don't be silly let's grab a drink and get to know one another more. I said in a tongue in cheek way that if he wanted to go on dates with me, it's now or never.

He said he understood how I felt but now was not the right time, and he hoped to see me again in future.

WTF? Now I'm here thinking what the hell did I do to turn him off me.

Probably met someone else or got back with his ex and leaving you as a back up in case it doesn’t work out, im not sure why you texted him trying to persuade him tbh that was a bit cringe

There's absolutely nothing wrong with you. This is the dating game, you can't suit everyone and you won't like everyone either.
But block him, dont be available to let him come back to you. He's not the one....move on. Never be second best.
Next!

Sorry OP. He probably has some issues going on and did not know how to approach it. Just leave him alone. Sometimes the ones we think are the ones for us aren’t and it’s often a blessing that they removed themselves in this way.
I met someone and after 6 dates, the last one being in Sunday, he went cold. Text me yesterday to apologise for the silence and he would call me in an hour. It’s over 24 hours and I have not received a call. Not sure if I’ll even answer at this point to be honest.
Take heart and move on. Try not to text him, as hard as it may seem. I just tell myself it’s for the best and you have dodged a bullet.

Could be any number of reasons, but boils down to the old 'he's just not that into you' I'm afraid. After three dates he doesn't owe you anything and at least he's had the decency to end it rather than ghosting you - and it sounds like he's tried to end things in a kindly way.

Not right for you - draw a line - next please!

Wishing you luck finding someone better.