Guy doesn't want a relationship?

i am telling you from personal experience...and having just recently been in the exact situation...this guy realized ON the fourth date...probably WHILE cuddling with you ...that you are someone he could see himself in a long term relationship with... it has nothing to do with not being over his ex. it has nothing to do with leading you on...or putting in effort knowing he wasn't going to ask you out again... it is purely that while cuddling he came to the realization that he really could see something with you.

why he didn't ask you out again ..is pretty simple...
whether it be he thinks he needs to work on himself...just needs to be alone because of things going on in his life currently...trying to get his life together before trying something with someone new... or just plain scared of putting himself out there again.. he isn't ready.

he did the way more respectful thing then most guys would...by not hooking up with you... he probably ( and this is what I did) spent those two weeks...trying to figure out if being with you was something he could do at this point in his life...and the conclusion he came to was no...and he was very upfront and honest about that with you. be happy that he wasn't the typical douche that would even after realizing this ...still hook up and try and sleep with you...and then not call or anythign.

seems to me like you have met one of the rare actually nice and honest guys out there.

anyways...you already picked the best answer for this question...but I thought you should have a male perspective from someone having been in this almost exact same situation recently.

hope this helped

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He had a girlfriend for 2 long years and broke up, he probably still wants some of that affection because he misses it, but he doesn't want sex or a relationship...

He might of didn't want to keep giving you those mixed signals, or he realised he wasn't ready and remembered his ex and he's at that point where he needs to still get over her. Its a feeling we all tend to relate to because we date, we love, then there's lost and some people can get over it faster then others. He simply just wants to be friends but doesn't trust him self enough to hang out with you again because he doesn't want to stir anymore memories or mixed feelings

Maybe...he just ain't that into you?

It sounds like to me he's turning into a limp wrist.

It sounds like he's not at a place in his life where he's ready to commit to a relationship (which he did mention), but at least he told you that up front - there are plenty of guys out there who just wouldn't contact you at all afterwards.

He may just not want a relationship with anybody yet. Sound like he's still having trouble getting over his ex. Sometimes you don't know whether you're ready to get into a relationship again until you've been out with someone a few times to see how you feel.

Obviously he doesn't want a relationship with you, anybody with common sense could see that.

Most likely, he was trying to figure out what he really wanted by dating you, and when he came to his conclusion, he honestly told you how he felt. Sounds like a good guy, that's what I would do. Best of luck.

Easy, at that moment he did not know he would not ask you out again. It wasn't until he hit the crossroads of having to decide against a casual fling and knowing that if he saw you again, he would be tempted, that he realized he wasn't going to go out with you again. He's not ready for a relationship and dating you helped him to face that. I think this is a prime example of how guys need time to figure out how they feel about things.

He may possibly jus not want a relationship at all. It may have nothing to do with you. I think his actions- like all the dates are speaking loud an clear. You guys never really had a one on one date, not even on the first date. The first date is one of the most important ones because its meant to get to know someone- so for him to make that and the other dates so impersonal kinda hints that he isn't into anything serious.

I think he tried to cuddle with you for the same reason that anyone wants to cuddle- it fun and it feels good.

Hes not over his ex plain and simple. Had this happen to me TWICE, and they both come backs later on telling me the REAL reason. I bet you hear from him down the line but don't give in to it. Honestly, you don't go hang out with someone kiss and cuddle and than realize you don't want a relationship with them. Its 100% him not you. I know its difficult, and honestly I bet he's taking out another girl this week and is gonna end up doing the same thing to her. These guys that are not over their ex's tend to do this until they find a girl that replaces their ex(who usually are extremley similar to the ex) or they try things with their ex again. Of course he can't take you out on another date or make a move because if it continues that way before you know it you'll be thinking you two are a couple, and that's the last thing he wants. He knows your a good girl and obviously knows that using you for sex would be wrong. Do not worry and become insecure about this, he did NOT realize on the fourth date that he wasn't into you...he never was into having a relationship in general to begin with..he needs to get over his ex before trying to date...and how do I know its his ex?..because he brought her up, and what he says makes it so obvious!

I truly do not understand why a guy would do this so all I can do is guess. Maybe he was still getting to know you and just wanted to make sure that he doesn't want to be with you. Maybe he was feeding you a bullsh*t answer because he found someone else he prefers better and he doesn't want to hurt your feelings by saying that he is no longer attracted to you.
I think all of the dates should have been a hint that he wasn't that serious though. I mean three of them were with friends attached! Someone serious would want to get to know you with no people around. Maybe his friends affected his decision to not go out with you as you mentioned you had 4 dates 2 of which were with his people. Maybe they put him off you and he wanted their final opinion.