Hey All,
I am 25, female, and recently without expecting, I have met a guy through social media and mutual friends with who I have really hit it off.
We had our first date last Saturday and it went really well! Lots of laughs, conversations, some harmless flirting, and a kiss at the end.
Since then, we have texted and communicated daily. My only concern is sometimes he is super intense and lovey-dovey and then the next minute he can be blunt, quite cold, and not as enthused in conversation. So in full transparency, he is quite hard to read. I am unsure if it's the correct thing to do but my friend advised me to "mirror" his behavior, which I have been doing but I'm finding it exhausting switching from "interested" and "playing it cool" as that's what he seems to be doing.
Yesterday morning mixed in with a different topic, he mentioned wanting to see me again and so I asked when he would be free. However, when he responded some hours later he ignored my question and only responded to the other parts of what we were talking about. So I chose not to push on it.
This afternoon, he messaged again to say that he "misses my face", so I responded and said to let me know when he is available if he is up for meeting again. Again, this was ignored and he only acknowledged the other topics.
I ended up asking him why he keeps avoiding that question and he said he's not avoiding it but that he has just got plans already and work is in the way too so is unable to commit to a date at the moment.
Is this normal dating behavior and perhaps I just need to relax a little? or is he just not as keen as I had thought he was and is maybe playing a bit of a game?
I will very much appreciate any advice! Thank you 