I'm throwin in the towel

I'm throwing in the towel on online dating, for the second (?) time. I gave it a shot, went on a date, but in the end things were just too much. The guy I went on a date with, while he was nice and it was a great first date... just too much.

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Maybe I talk the talk but ultimately can't walk the walk. I say I'm ready for a relationship, but when it boils down to it, I'm busy and like my freedom. I don't want to feel smothered by someone with a 5 year plan who explicitly wants a relationship. It's strange when the tables are turned; whoa, here's the rare guy who is looking for someone. But after one date he flat out asked if I was interested, and when I responded with the "I just met you, let's be friends and see what happens," he immediately said that he was ultimately looking for a relationship and if I just wanted to be friends then maybe I should look elsewhere. That just took me aback, seriously what the deuce buddy. It all made me realize that this probably isn't going to work.

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I think there's a difference between being open to something and explicitly hunting. I used to think that I was explicitly hunting but this guy blew me out of the water; I think if I was hunting and all I wanted was a relationship then I would settle for the first thing that came along (i.e. this candidate) and in this case I couldn't. I need something a little more organic, that develops more naturally; things just get awkward and seem to have extra pressure when you're coming from a dating site. What hammered down my decision to delete my account was the fact that the other semi-decent seeming guy I was talking to happened to already be Facebook friends with a friend of mine who also uses the site. Playas gonna play, but not with me. I got bigger fish to fry.