We\u2019ve all been there when our date hasn\u2019t called us back. We\u2019ve all sat on edge for hours on end, just waiting for the phone to ring. We try to act as though everything is normal and get on with our life, but most of the time it just isn\u2019t possible. We can\u2019t function without knowing why he hasn\u2019t called us back. We can\u2019t engage in conversation with our friends, and we can\u2019t even eat. And don\u2019t even try to convince us to leave the house.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, of course, the phone will ring and we\u2019ll flip it open quicker than we\u2019ve ever done anything in our life. Then we look sadly at\u00a0the phone screen when we realise it\u2019s just our friend calling. Or, worse still, it\u2019s an \u201cunknown number.\u201d Sigh.<\/p>\n
As more hours pass, you begin to resign yourself to the fact that he really isn\u2019t calling you back. You stop taking your phone into the shower with you in case he rings and instead start asking the question, \u201cWhy? Why hasn\u2019t he called back?\u201d<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re currently experiencing existential inner turmoil over this eternally confusing question, we\u2019ve got your back. We\u2019ve also got 10 possible reasons why he didn\u2019t call you. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s still hung up on his ex<\/b><\/p>\n
Ex\u2019s have a LOT to answer for. They\u2019re often the prime reason why your date can\u2019t commit to you, and they\u2019re so very frustrating. You know they should be out of the picture by now, but for whatever reason they\u2019re just not.<\/p>\n
The thing is that some of us are just better at getting over our ex\u2019s than others are. Perhaps for him it was first love, or maybe they broke up because of circumstances rather than because they hated each other. Maybe she broke his heart and he doesn\u2019t want to go through that ever again. Only he really knows and you\u2019re just going to have to bear with him. Or move on, of course.<\/p>\n
You asked him the wrong questions<\/b><\/p>\n
There is such a thing as first date etiquette, and it may well be that you overstepped your boundaries and asked him the wrong questions that have made him a bit cautious.<\/p>\n
Perhaps you grilled him on intellectually stimulating subjects that you love, such as religion. Perhaps you made fun of his answers when he told you he likes Donald Trump. Maybe you pried too much into his past relationships, or maybe you dug too deep into his private life.<\/p>\n
Have a think about the kind of questions you asked him and whether they were too sensitive.<\/p>\n
He Is Scared Of Commitment<\/b><\/p>\n
Maybe the date went really well and you both enjoyed yourselves. Perhaps you returned home feeling on top of the the world and expected him to do the same.<\/p>\n
But wait a minute: He isn\u2019t returning your call, so maybe he didn\u2019t have such a good time after all? You were sure he did, though. He even said so.<\/p>\n
Maybe he did have a really great time with you, but maybe he\u2019s also got commitment issues. Maybe he returned home, got your call and then realised he didn\u2019t want to get trapped in a potential long-term relationship.<\/p>\n
Getting guys to commit is not easy, and sometimes you\u2019ve just got to give them their space early on.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s Actually Really Lazy<\/b><\/p>\n
Hey, maybe he hasn\u2019t called you back yet simply because he\u2019s lazy. This is a totally viable reason. He might still be snoozing on the couch, or he might even be embroiled in his Xbox.<\/p>\n
They might genuinely be Busy<\/b><\/p>\n
I know, I know: The old saying is that nobody is ever too busy to return a phone call. Even the President of the United States of America can find a window of time during his busy day to return a call. So what\u2019s stopping your date who told you he worked in a factory?<\/p>\n
The truth is that people genuinely do get so busy during the day that they just find it really hard to squeeze in something like a phone call. You might think it sounds ridiculous, but if a man has a super busy workload, he\u2019s going to make sure he gets all the tough and stressful stuff out of the way first before he relaxes and calls you back.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve already added him to every single social media account<\/b><\/p>\n
You\u2019ve returned home and called him up. That\u2019s cool. But if you\u2019ve also added him to Facebook, followed him on Twitter and Instagram, you might be creeping him out a little. You might be coming on way too strong.<\/p>\n
I know all this is only online stuff and as such \u201cshouldn\u2019t really matter,\u201d but if you go too far too soon on social media, you could freak him out a little.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s lost his phone<\/b><\/p>\n
This is a long shot, and it\u2019s an easy excuse for anyone to make. But in the first 24 hours after you\u2019ve called, losing his phone might be the reason he hasn\u2019t returned your call.<\/p>\n
Once the 24 hours elapse, though, he should find other means of getting in touch, such as Facebook.<\/p>\n
He might have other intentions to yours<\/b><\/p>\n
So yeah, the date went really well. You both had a laugh, had a drink, had a chat and got to know one another. The date ended on good terms, and you both said what a lovely time you had.<\/p>\n
This is all well and good, but what if your ultimate intentions are worlds apart? You might want a long-term relationship and he might just want to hang. Your time together might have confirmed your differences to him, and as such he\u2019s now deciding that he doesn\u2019t want to pursue\u00a0you anymore.<\/p>\n
Maybe he just loves being single<\/b><\/p>\n
I know what you\u2019ll say to this: \u201cThen why did he come out on a date in the first place?!\u201d<\/p>\n
But maybe he just didn\u2019t realise your ultimate intentions. Perhaps he thought you just wanted to hang out with him and have a laugh. But the minute you started to get serious and \u2013 if you\u2019re anything like me on my first ever date \u2013 started talking about babies, he\u2019ll have ran a mile.<\/p>\n
Therefore, he might be mulling over how best to respond to you. You clearly want something more here, and he just wants to enjoy the good life of being single. It\u2019s hard to accept, but that\u2019s just the way things are sometimes.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s not interested<\/b><\/p>\n
It\u2019s sad \u2013 but it might be true. He might have told you at the end of the date that he had a good time just to be polite and not upset you. But now that the crunch time has come, he\u2019s missing in action because he didn\u2019t feel a \u201cclick\u201d with you.<\/p>\n
Stay happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We\u2019ve all been there when our date hasn\u2019t called us back. We\u2019ve all sat on edge for hours on end, just waiting for the phone to ring. We try to act as though everything is normal and get on with our life, but most of the time it just isn\u2019t possible. We can\u2019t function without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[354],"tags":[3],"yoast_head":"\n