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I went on the dream date that I mentioned last week and it went very well as we floated down the Potomac River on a dinner cruise. The whole evening was great and I thought my date and I hit it off. The next day, I left for a science conference in Boulder and purchased a calling card so that she could give me a ring without having to spend on the long distance charge. I left a message on her answering machine and went off to the technical sessions. Later that afternoon, I swung by the University of Colorado library to check my email and photocopy a few articles. She sent me an email that tore my heart out and stomped it into dust. She told me that she was not interested in a romantic relationship with me. I have no problem with this part since I would take it in stride. However, she then added that she went out with me so that I could cruise so that I would gain an appreciation for the many different types of women I might find. WTF? Like I'm a charity case? I mean, she couldn't wait to tell me this in person or even on the phone? My feelings only merited a brief text message sent from thousands of miles away? Well, I was in a bad mood for the rest of the conference, got plastered on my return and then fired off an angry email to her in my hungover state citing some of the things that I learned from the experience. So it ends before it even began. What the hell did I do wrong? It's not like I am a pathetic or desperate slob. I give up on trying to figure women out. It just gives me a headache. I thought this woman was it i.e. the girl of my dreams in every way. She gave all appearances of feeling the same level of attraction towards me. I am leaving the dating pool now. It's not safe in there. Maybe I'll return at a later date with body armor and shark repellent.