Originally Posted by
Maudcat 
Did the tenant's heat kick in? Far more important.
Actually, if my landlord thought a date was more important than heat, I'd be looking for a new landlord.
Two guesses: attached, and had planned to be home by a certain time. I've done the internet dating, and believe the figure tossed about that 1/3 of the people with active profiles are already in a relationship.
If I wanted to provide a more generous assessment, I'd say he's been stood up a couple times, and he figured you'd eventually cancel, or worse, NCNS.
That would be my generous assessment, but someone who isn't going to roll with the punches of internet connecting would be someone I wouldn't want to meet. If you don't have a sense of humor about this stuff, you're practically dead in the water.
The very first man I dated after AH became Late AH drove out to my house to loan me his roof rake. it didn't work out long term, but *that* is the kind of person you want to meet.