Tips on how to accept what you thought was a connection when it obviously wasn’t. Am I delusional? I (37f) am interested in a (30m) but don’t know If I should throw in-the towel?

I’m an artist, and I had the opportunity to sell some of my art at a local bazaar. (Boston)

Anyway, a man came into my shop, bought some art and as I gift wrapped it, we had a really long and a great conversation about art and life and so many other things. I reckon we talked for over an hour, it was just so easy and fun and ebullient. We came upon the fact that we have a lot in common and just seemed to have this connection or at least I thought so. I even asked him if he was buying gifts for his girlfriend and he shook his head quickly and said no.
He just graduated with his masters degree from a college in Maine and I’m a fairly successful artist in Boston and he told me that he had just moved back to the area and despite being an artist, he was working in construction.

After talking, we realized that we both had working studios in the same large Mill building and was excited because I wanted to see him again but decided to not take the first step and wait for him to. I gave him my Instagram handle and he messaged me asking about a printer I use. I saw this as an opportunity for him to connect and hang out, perhaps get to know each other better. My impression of him is was that he was a bit shy and meek and maybe this was an easy way to get to get a hang session going. Anyway, he asked me to come to my studio to use this printer I have to make some prints of his art. I was STOKED. I got my hair done, I whitened my teeth, I put on make up, I tailored a dress that hadn’t fit me correctly and bought some new tights. I cleaned my studio made a playlist. We decided that today was the day we would meet up. I let him know I had to run some errands but I would be back in my studio around three. I messaged him to let me know and he replied that he “didn’t have the motivation to come to Boston” (he lives about a half hour north)

I was crushed. I had waited all week to see him and had played out in my mind how things would go. I was so excited to see him.

Where do I go from here? Is he not interested? Was he maybe just NYE hungover?

So sad. Help!

TLDR: had plans with a guy and he cancelled saying he was “unmotivated”. Does this mean he’s not interested?

Submitted January 01, 2021 at 11:25PM

I’m an artist, and I had the opportunity to sell some of my art at a local bazaar. (Boston)Anyway, a man came into my shop, bought some art and as I gift wrapped it, we had a really long and a great conversation about art and life and so many other things. I reckon we talked for over an hour, it was just so easy and fun and ebullient. We came upon the fact that we have a lot in common and just seemed to have this connection or at least I thought so. I even asked him if he was buying gifts for his girlfriend and he shook his head quickly and said no.He just graduated with his masters degree from a college in Maine and I’m a fairly successful artist in Boston and he told me that he had just moved back to the area and despite being an artist, he was working in construction.After talking, we realized that we both had working studios in the same large Mill building and was excited because I wanted to see him again but decided to not take the first step and wait for him to. I gave him my Instagram handle and he messaged me asking about a printer I use. I saw this as an opportunity for him to connect and hang out, perhaps get to know each other better. My impression of him is was that he was a bit shy and meek and maybe this was an easy way to get to get a hang session going. Anyway, he asked me to come to my studio to use this printer I have to make some prints of his art. I was STOKED. I got my hair done, I whitened my teeth, I put on make up, I tailored a dress that hadn’t fit me correctly and bought some new tights. I cleaned my studio made a playlist. We decided that today was the day we would meet up. I let him know I had to run some errands but I would be back in my studio around three. I messaged him to let me know and he replied that he “didn’t have the motivation to come to Boston” (he lives about a half hour north)I was crushed. I had waited all week to see him and had played out in my mind how things would go. I was so excited to see him.Where do I go from here? Is he not interested? Was he maybe just NYE hungover?So sad. Help!TLDR: had plans with a guy and he cancelled saying he was “unmotivated”. Does this mean he’s not interested?