TL;DR: I really connected with this guy, but when he started getting to compliemnt-y and serious, I got freaked out and told him I didn’t want to date. Now I really regret it and don’t know if I should try to talk to him again or not.
So, I met a guy my age a couple weeks ago and we really hit it off. We went on one date and would snap each other constantly, text all the time etc.
The date went really well. I expected it to, we have so much in common. We have the same sense of humor, the same interests, the same flirting style, and he actually listened to me when I talked which I really liked. That’s when things start to get weird, though.
After I had gone on the date with him, his compliments to me became more “extreme” (without a better way to put it), and he started calling me things like “the love of his life”. Now, at this point we had only been talking for like two weeks and I already mentioned I wanted things to go slowly bc thats what I would be comfortable with.
After a day of these compliments and statements, I got this gut feeling and freaked out. I told him that I really liked him, but I wasnt ready for a relationship and things like that. He accepted it with an “alright, thanks anyways”, and we havent talked since. I see him everyday practically and he always looks at me with this sad look and such.
My problem is this: I feel so guilty about rejecting him. He was nice and funny and great, and I feel stupid for getting freaked out like I did. I want to text him and say I’m sorry, because I do still like him, but I also feel like that would be wrong.
Should I just try and let the feeling pass (it’s been about a week since we last talked), or do I see if I could fix things and try again? I’m not sure which is better, because I don’t want to be cruel to him but I also want to make sure I didn’t do something I’ll keep regretting.