A Friendly Lie?

This has happened to me on more than one occasion and I would like to know if I am alone in this.......

I went on a couple dates with a guy a while back and things seemed great! We had a lot of fun and kept in touch for a while after. He would tell me he planned on hanging out again sometime soon but he was busy. I totally get it. I understand busy. What I don't understand is when a guy will be "busy" all the time and not have time for dating but yet in 2 weeks/a month his facebook status changes to "in a relationship".....and I know it sure as hell isn't in a relationship with me!

That was not the first time it had happened to me. Someone says they are "busy", "they aren't looking for a relationship", "they just want to enjoy their life and not be tied down". Yet in no time at all....BAM! They are dating someone.

Is it my fault? Obviously I am not a good catch. I've come to accept this fact but has the gay community lost their "balls". What happened to telling a person you weren't interested in them? What happened to straight up telling someone to stop talking to you? It's not because people are too nice! No.

"Oh they are just being nice and don't want to hurt your feelings so instead of telling you they met someone else they just told you they were busy."

I think that being lied to and led on and being given a little bit of a "chance" is worse than simply being told "I DON'T LIKE YOU"!

Now maybe because I'm lame and will be single for the rest of my life, I am the only one that has had this happen to them. Or maybe this is something that people like to do! I'm not sure.

I think people need to man up and speak the truth. What you think may be protecting someone can really be hurting them even more in the long run.