One of my good friends went on a date last night. She was pretty excited to be going and put a great deal of effort into getting ready. Yes, she shaved her legs, applied fake tan, did her nails and deliberated over the fine details of her outfit…
Last night, just as I was going to bed my friend messaged me saying “I’m home 
“.
I asked for a debrief and heard all about the lovely meal they had had. He had complimented her on her shoes, new hairdo and dazzling smile. All sounded positive to me. The sad face was a result of him driving her home and… not kissing her. (Edited to add – he did kiss her on the cheek 
)
He text her last night to say “thanks for making it, enjoyed the evening, catch up soon x”.
So now we’re officially in the waiting room.
What’s the prognosis? I have my own theory but offered to put it out there for further analysis.
To my friends mind, they had the perfect date. Is he just being a gentleman? Is he just ‘not that in to her’? All thoughts welcome (preferably as comments below so my friend can read them ).
The perils of dating…
He was being a true gent give him time!!!!!
Thanks Gary – that was my theory too but nice to hear it from a male perspective!
Not kissing would make me think true gent, and I don’t think it’s a bad thing but ‘catch up soon’ doesn’t sound very encouraging to me. Like I might talk to you, but might not whereas he could have said ‘would love to do it again soon’ or similar. That’s my own thoughts though!
Hi Hannah, I thought the same but then also figured perhaps over analysing a text message wasn’t a good thing
True gent! I usually didn’t go out with anyone again who tried to kiss me on the first date. I was looking for a keeper. My husband kissed me on the check on our first date.;)
Very sweet
I agree with the others that he’s being a gentleman. I wouldn’t want to carry on with someone who’s a bit too keen
There is an update to follow