I agree with you that online communication needs to quickly transition to an actual date and I have learned that lesson the hard way. I also agree that behavior trumps dialogue and I have learned that lesson the hard way too.
I agree with you that he would have not shown up for the date, but for the benefit of your readers, I’d like to say that I’m glad I pushed him to cancel the date in advance rather than stand me up! As a result, I went out with another man instead. To have “just never shown up for the date” is not acceptable and to cease contacting me at all is no price to pay as contact would have ceased upon being stood up anyway!
I’m sure I didn’t need to clarify that for you, but I did want to clarify that for any readers who may think they should go ahead and get stood up only to resume contact with a man who would treat them in such a fashion to begin with.