He wants to go on a date years after?

[AquaSky]

I am in my mid thirties. Recently, I had a message from someone on facebook, asking if i'd like to go for a drink sometime. No real chat, just that.

The thing is, we have been facebook friends for years after we briefly chatted on a dating app around 2019 and I guess neither of us removed the other. Part of me thinks I should go along, but something is making me wonder 'why now?'. He never showed much interest back then or in the years afterwards clearly as we never went on a date.

I worry i'm potentially just an option. I'm very busy with work at the moment so I feel it has to be worth my time.

Ask him?

Can you be bothered? I wouldn't give such a Low priority person and of my time. Yourd better off seeing what's out there now on OLD , IF that's your priority rather thzn giving a man a chance who clearly isn't into you at all.

Yeah, ask him.
This happened to me yesrs back and we stated FB friends for about 2 years before he asked me out and we ended up dating for 2 years. And remember, we've had covud and lockdowns and job losses and COL stuff going on - there could be many reasons why he hasn't asked you out yet.
You'll never know if it's worth your time until you at least have a conversation with him. If you're too busy or just not feeling it, it's OK to say no too

Would you be interested apart from the history of the OLD chat fizzling? If so ask him what's what. I kind of think it would have been more normal for him to have acknowledged the gap as part of his request but it could just be that life, covid, maybe another romantic situation (fair play because you hadn't met) got in the way. If he responds in a nice way and you're still looking then I'd probably go along personally but not go far out of my way or have any expectations.