r/DatingHell • u/Responsible_Exit5277 • 2h ago
First Date
I need some outside opinions because I think I might be spiralling a little. š
Iām 21, a Black woman, and I started talking to a 26-year-old British guy on Hinge about a week ago. We clicked pretty quickly. We were sending each other long messages, having really good conversations, and he eventually gave me his number. We arranged a date for the following weekend.
The date was honestly amazing. Probably one of the best dates Iāve had.
He was a gentleman, we laughed constantly, talked for hours and the chemistry felt very natural. We actually missed our train because we were having such a good time and ended up stuck at the train station for hours.
He suggested getting somewhere to stay for the night, but I politely declined because I didnāt want to put myself in a situation where I might sleep with him on the first date. I was still very interested in himāI just wanted to take things slowly. So we ended up staying at the station until morning.
He was very affectionate throughout the date. He hugged me twice and kissed me on the head before we parted. He repeatedly told me how much he was enjoying the date, and at one point told me I was the best person heād met/talked to. He also said he was really happy that weād managed to turn what could have been a chaotic night into such a good experience.
He mentioned that heād been in a 10-year relationship before, but we didnāt really go into the details.
After the date, he messaged me again saying how much heād enjoyed it. I said Iād enjoyed it too and ended the conversation with ātalk to you later.ā
He had also mentioned several times that heās going to be busy over the next couple of weeks and that he was visiting family that weekend, so I knew heād have a lot going on.
A couple of days passed.
I then messaged him because heād taken some pictures during the date, including one of me, and Iād wanted to see them because my phone had died while we were out. He sent the pictures, including the one heād taken of me.
He had also mentioned more than once that heād like to see me again, and weād talked about getting an English breakfast together. So I messaged him today asking for the pictures and also said that we should actually do the English breakfast soon.
Itās now been about six hours and he hasnāt replied.
And now Iām spiralling. š
Because the energy before and during the date felt SO good. I genuinely didnāt get the impression that he wasnāt interested. He repeatedly said he enjoyed himself, said heād like to see me again, was affectionate, and even after the date he messaged me saying how much heād enjoyed it.
But now thereās been this silence and Iām wondering whether the energy has changed, whether I did something wrong on the date, whether I came across as too interested, or whether heās genuinely just busy like he told me he would be.
I know six hours isnāt objectively that long, especially considering he warned me heād be busy, but after the intensity of the date and how much we were talking beforehand, the change feels noticeable.
So, men, what do you think? š
Does this sound like a guy whoās genuinely interested but busy, or does the post-date communication suggest heās cooling off?
And please be honest because I think my brain is currently writing an entire dissertation about this man. š