I don't get it?!

[natcat]

This guy that I'm 'dating' flew home to the other side of the country for Spring Break. It was completely fine while he was there .. we talked everyday & exchanged text messages. It seemed perfect.

Yesterday, he left to come home. He texted me before he got on the plane and said 'Hey beautiful, I'm about to leave now so I'll text you when I'm home.'

Anyways. 6 hours later ... I never got another message from him so I signed on MSN .. He was on ... so I waited to see if he would talk to me and after half an hour, I decided to message him first. I asked him how his flight was. And he told me that his flight had been cancelled so he was sitting in an airport waiting for the next flight out. He was really short with me - he barely spoke to me. So, I chose to end the conversation and told him I was just wondering if he made it home safely, but to have a good flight the rest of the way...

He said 'Yeah, I'll text you when I land."

But he never did, I haven't heard from him since last evening. He seemed like he wasn't even interested in talking to me and all I wanted to know was if he got home safe. I really hope that he was just cranky because of his flight being cancelled or something, not by something I did to upset him. I always feel like if I message people I'm annoying them because if they wanted to talk to me, they'd message me. Viscious cycle :P

Should I text him first to see if he's home? Or should I wait for him to text me?

[Acheron]

Yeah, there are few places more seemingly designed to piss people off than an airport departure lounge. And having flown long-distance a few times, the only thing you want to do afterwards is sleep. I'd wait a couple of days before texting him, because it's entirely possible that he's still knocked out. You haven't done anything wrong, so he probably isn't pissed at you.

[Eljoria]

Well if you really are worried then you have the rights to text him.. But if he isn't evenn talking to you then something must be going on.. I hope for the best. <3

[PlayingPretend]

I agree with Acheron, really.

Flying isn't the most pleasant of experiences. Even if you have a good flight, it's not, and your flight being cancelled and having to wait in the airport... Eh. I can't really think of anyone who goes into an airport looking forward to waiting for the flight, to boarding the flight, to actually being cramped in a stuffy cabin, etc. It's an exhausting experience and the more complications you experience during it (delay, cancellation, getting stuck without a window or aisle seat ), the more likely it is to put you in a cranky mood.

I would honestly let him alone until he texts you. You IMed him on MSN and though I know the feeling when someone's response only reinforces your worry that you've done something wrong/they didn't want to speak with you, he wasn't intent on conversation. I always say that you should try once, wait a couple days, try again, and if that doesn't work, then completely surrender it to the other person. He said he would text you, so he probably will. My guess is that he's feeling crabby and jetlagged and will text you when he's feeling better. You can't even be sure if anything came up when he got home that would distract his attention. So give him time; it's important to know your boundaries.

[Skeleton]

As others have said, it's probably down to the fact that his flight has been cancelled which isn't exactly the best thing in the world and nothing that you did. He said he'd text you and I'd leave him to do that. Once he gets home, he'll probably be tired and in no mood for conversation so let him get back to his normal self and he'll come back. If not, message him and see what happens.