Right girl, wrong time...

Hello all... I've had a tricky situation come up and I'd appreciate some advice on how to handle this.

So I met a wonderful woman here on eHarmony, we exchanged many amazing emails, and eventually we took it offline. The phone calls and texting went well, so we had our first date. I cannot stress how amazing that first date was... there was great chemistry (dare I say fireworks??) which is something I have never encountered before. We had a marvelous time and capped the night off with a great parting kiss. She must have been feeling a little insecure as she wanted me to text her when I got home... and then proceeded to ask me how I thought the night went.

The next couple of days we exchanged numerous messages and we had tentatively scheduled a date for late into the weekend. On Saturday she had posted some depressing statuses on her Facebook, so I inquired about them... asked if she was doing okay.

Long story short, she revealed to me that she had just gotten out of a long term relationship and thought she was ready to move on when she joined eHarmony, but was mistaken. She said she was sorry and did not mean to hurt my feelings or toy with me. I said I understood; she asked for forgiveness. I told her I would forgive her if she would forgive me for wanting to talk to her again someday. She said that she could "almost guarantee" that we will talk again.

So... without you knowing her do you think that that may have been sincere (she doesn't strike me as the games-playing type)? Would it be wise to keep my distance and NOT try to contact her? Or do you believe that trying to suggest just hanging out in a no-pressure-let's-just-have-fun-and-be-friends setting until she IS ready for something serious would work? She embodies everything I want in a woman (...it was one date, I can take her off the pedestal now ) and it would kill me to not have another chance with her in the future.

Thanks for your help if you have decided to read this novel!

Hello all... I've had a tricky situation come up and I'd appreciate some advice on how to handle this.

So I met a wonderful woman here on eHarmony, we exchanged many amazing emails, and eventually we took it offline. The phone calls and texting went well, so we had our first date. I cannot stress how amazing that first date was... there was great chemistry (dare I say fireworks??) which is something I have never encountered before. We had a marvelous time and capped the night off with a great parting kiss. She must have been feeling a little insecure as she wanted me to text her when I got home... and then proceeded to ask me how I thought the night went.

The next couple of days we exchanged numerous messages and we had tentatively scheduled a date for late into the weekend. On Saturday she had posted some depressing statuses on her Facebook, so I inquired about them... asked if she was doing okay.

Long story short, she revealed to me that she had just gotten out of a long term relationship and thought she was ready to move on when she joined eHarmony, but was mistaken. She said she was sorry and did not mean to hurt my feelings or toy with me. I said I understood; she asked for forgiveness. I told her I would forgive her if she would forgive me for wanting to talk to her again someday. She said that she could "almost guarantee" that we will talk again.

So... without you knowing her do you think that that may have been sincere (she doesn't strike me as the games-playing type)? Would it be wise to keep my distance and NOT try to contact her? Or do you believe that trying to suggest just hanging out in a no-pressure-let's-just-have-fun-and-be-friends setting until she IS ready for something serious would work? She embodies everything I want in a woman (...it was one date, I can take her off the pedestal now ) and it would kill me to not have another chance with her in the future.

Thanks for your help if you have decided to read this novel!

No, I don't think she was sincere. She thought about it and isn't interested. In other words, she gave you the classic "it's me, not you" line.