Stood Up On a Date For The First Time and it Felt Intentional

So I(37M) matched with this woman(31F) on Hinge and we hit it off really well. We had some nice banter, and she seemed very interested in getting to know me, asking me questions, and even initiating flirting. The vibes were good, so I asked her out for some drinks and she said yes. The day of the date, about 3 hours before we were to meet up, I messaged her on hinge saying that I looked forward to meeting her and that I would message her again when I got to the bar. She responds saying that she was looking forward to meeting me as well but that she probably would be getting to the bar 30min later. I told her it was fine and thanks for the heads up.

I arrived at the bar about 10min earlier than the new agreed time, as I did make a reservation for a table for the original time, but it wasn't a big deal to me. I messaged her about 5 min before we planned to meet to say that I was in the bar and said where she could find me when she got in. Eventually, 15 minutes passed, and the bartender gave me a free drink because she felt bad about me just sitting there with water. I then get a message from her on hinge saying that she can't make it and has to cancel because something came up last minute. In my head I knew it was bs because if that was actually the case, she would have sent me something much earlier as it was now 10min past when we were supposed to meet. Her hinge location is also only around a 30min walk from the bar. I messaged her no worries and that I hoped everything was ok at home. No reply. Since I was already at the bar and was given a free drink, I felt I had to at least get one drink for myself, so I did and then left. The next day she unmatched.

This sorta just feels like it was all done intentionally as a way to mess with my head because of how forward she was in conversations leading up to the date with all the compliments and flirting, on top of delaying the date 3 hours beforehand, before waiting until I got to the bar to stand me up. It was my first time ever being stood up so it was definitely a weird and embarrassing feeling having to do the walk of shame out of the bar. Especially so considering the bartender for our table knew that I was waiting for someone to the point of giving me a free drink and then me eventually just buying a drink for myself since she said she wasn't coming.

Anyway just felt the need to vent this out as it really does feel like the online dating experience has worsened exponentially compared to the last few years.