Got played, feel like shit

Met a guy at a Paris club 25 yo American (Albanian origins) I thought he was the cutest at the club and we talked, instantly complimented each other and got together. I found out he unfortunately doesn’t live in Paris and only has two more days left. After a while he asked for permission to kiss but when i refused took me back to dancing, following which i kissed him. We kissed a lot (French kiss), very intimate and everything etc etc. He did not let me pay for my drinks despite my best efforts. What stood out was that he gave me the tightest hugs, pats on my head, kiss on forehead, affection, it felt so real, pulling on my ponytail when he seemed stressed… But at around 4am he asked me to go with him to his Airbnb, I refused but he says we will just talk and we have just one day, I told him why not meet in the afternoon. After five minutes of this discussion, he held my hand and took me to the side and said "we have to split". He said we can’t have a relationship due to distance, so I hugged him and probably kissed and looked at his face and into his eyes, he said he can not look at my face as he can’t have a long distance relationship. He said it’s for my good that we split and that he will go to the bathroom. So he left for the bathroom and I left the club.

At 6am I texted him if he reached home safe- he replied yes his battery had died (and accepted my request to follow him on insta).
Then I texted him the following which were all seen but none of these were ever replied:
- A message thanking him for the hugs above everything else
- A message asking if I did something wrong and that I thought he meant to not see me after he went to the bathroom
- A message saying that ok if he is over it he won't hear another word from me and have a good flight
- Turns out he had even unfollowed me! (but hadn't removed me from his followers) I felt like complete shit. Kissing strangers is something I have NEVER done...I sent three long texts explaining how terrible I feel and that I deserve at least the decency and respect of a text... and that I will feel worthless for months because of this and that he should not try this again with another girl before leaving Paris and that he should block me too as I can't really feel worse

He saw these too, and did not reply

I had just started going out to clubs EVER.. I did not as a teenager.. Now I don't think I can. This is really heartbreaking to me that people can feel like love and not give zero fucks....He is educated from a world top#50 uni and works in Finance... and I don't know how to cope with this. My new job starts tomorrow, in like 15 hours including the night. I feel like total shit....
I don't even think words of support or consolation can make me feel better.. so I don't know why I am writing here but can someone help?
Thank you

Posted May 4, 2025, 4:43 PM UTC

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