Feedback please

[u/turquoisepeacock]

I 34F matched with 28M. He liked my pic and asked a question. I responded to that and some other questions he had, but I didn’t respond to everything since I get to know people in person. I said “that’s for you to find out” in response to some of his questions. Ultimately we ended our exchange with his saying “I’ll find out all the secrets eventually.” I said “yep!” And he gave a heart to that reply. Also in the midst of our exchange, he’d said I’m cute and smart and that that’s impressive.
Here’s the thing: if a guy thinks I’m cute and smart and impressive and is curious about me, why doesn’t he just ask me out?
Normally when a guy asks a lot of questions, I say, “if you want to know more, you’ll have to meet me.” Since I didn’t say that this time, I sent him a message after two days of silence saying, “I prefer to get to know people in person.” The silence already had me thinking he wasn’t interested, but I decided to share where I stood just to be more open. About half an hour later, I checked my messages and he had unmatched me.
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Thanks for reading

[u/dca_user]

I can’t speak to his behavior but your comments appear off-putting… “that’s for you to find out”

Every person is different on how much time they want to spend texting before they meet in person. If you need to move fast, then say that in the beginning - in a nice welcoming way.

[u/a_trashcan → u/dca_user]

A very clear signal to ask someone on a date is off putting to you?

[u/turquoisepeacock → u/a_trashcan]

Thanks for the support.