We made contact on Match at the end of December, and everything was going well. The only thing I thought was odd was that maybe she was too enthusiastic, a little too sharing, and maybe a little forward in her thoughts about a certain movie's sex scene. I worked hard to be agreeable and made a point to show that, if she had things she liked doing, I would be happy to participate in those activities, most of which I liked anyway.

After she gave me her number, we texted, and then talked on the phone. She never broke her enthusiasm, and I was excited to meet, so I offered to take her on a date and she agreed. We went together, we had a brief kiss next to her car, and when she got back to her apartment, she texted me saying that she really liked me and that she knew she would.

The next day (yesterday) we were texting, and she even called me "baby doll," which I interpreted as a good sign. We were texting about her planned activities, and she told me that she was looking into bungee aerobics. All good. Then she said she was thinking about pole dancing classes. I explained, in a very specific way, that discussing pole dancing made me uncomfortable, so if she took those classes, not to bring it up with me.

This is where it went south. Accusations about my being on other dating apps, misinterpreting her teasing and going too far, and claiming that I "picked an argument" because I wanted her to cut me loose. Again, this was 24 hours after our first real world date.

I didn't get enough time to have any real conversations so I could catch her vibes, so I don't feel qualified to even make a judgment about her. I can only guess that she was hiding her suspicions behind a wall of excitement and enthusiasm, or that we both kept misinterpreting each other.

I'm definitely feeling hurt and confused, but I guess its better that this is happening now, rather than when I'm deeply emotionally invested in the whole thing.

I guess I'm looking for perspective and advice on how to get over this hump, just because this was my first dating experience in over a year, and now everything seems hopeless again.