1st date, he's not interested?

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I believe he's not interested for whatever reason! I find it confusing though.
Matched with him online (only c1wk ago, which is good as haven't wasted time).
He asked me out on a date, we'd messaged daily since matching.
He travelled to where I live and we went for dinner to a local (to me) restaurant. It all seemed nice. He messaged me when he got home to say he had a great time and would call me the next day (date was Friday night). We hadn't spoken on the phone, messaging only -which I prefer. I didn't hear from him the next day or today (I had replied to his message Friday saying, was great etc).
I'm so disappointed :( all seemed so good. Though have decided I don't want to be messed about, so unmatched and then blocked on messages.
I think it's the right thing to do, after daily messaging, obviously wasn't interested but I thought he seemed great and so disappointed! What are other people's opinions please?
(Have name-changed)

You are right, he would of been keen to keep messaging if he was interested, he did say he would call you but didn't

At least you had a nice time but the spark just wasn't there.

Unfortunately I'd agree with you (assuming you only blocked tonight)

Personally I wouldn't have blocked after only a couple of days. It seems a bit OTT.

I think it seems likely that he's not interested, but I think blocking was a bit weird tbh and makes you look dramatically upset.

He isn't interested, but such is life, onto the next

I don't see the point in blocking someone who isn't contacting you.
Nevertheless, he probably had a lovely evening as did you, but after sleeping on it maybe he thought something wasn't quite there. Onwards and upwards...

All makes sense, thank you.
I blocked (this eve) because I'm disappointed 😊 and I don't want him contacting me later this week bored, maybe after Xmas/NY, bored and seeing if I'll respond (equally I don't want to be in the position where I'm also bored and think 'oh he does like me after all'! (He was lovely, obviously changed his mind and now not interested and I don't want to think there was potential and reply!) He is alot older, prefers younger women and I think OLD probably won't be as successful as he hopes! 😊)

I wouldn’t have blocked someone who wasn’t messaging anyway but I can understand why you’re disappointed. Maybe he’s waiting to hear from you though? Did you message him between the date and blocking him?

I think a dinner is too much for date #1.
Can be torture if it's not going well.
A quick drink is better to suss them out.

You definitely did the right thing blocking him especially as you'd had no response.

If he'd text saying he'd had a nice time but no spark/didn't think it felt right etc etc then you wouldn't need to block him as you'd outright know how he felt but he's doing that shitty cowardly thing of having his last message be a positive one so he can absolutely keep you on as an 'option' and then like you say if he messages at a later date he'd just make up some bullshit excuse for not messaging earlier. (See phone broke/numbers erased/work/family drama 🙄)

Good on you op for taking that option away from him.

Personally I'd say you've jumped the gun a bit.

There's no need to be talking every day with someone you've not even been on a date with. It sets you up for uncomfortable situations like this where just because they've not messaged for a few days you assume that's that.

Blocking someone just because they haven't messaged you for 2 days? You could have just waited and if he messaged he messaged and if he didn't he didn't.

Fair enough if you never heard back for a week or something but 2 days is nothing.

In this scenario makes more sense to delete their contact
as someone said blocking might look a bit dramatic

it’s a shame
but don’t give up on the basis of one date