I think the answer is... To stop trying to put him in the box of 'typical guy' and instead try and figure him out as a person.

Usually... The best way we have to figure what is going on with someone is... To ask them. And then to assess their behaviour (which means over time we come to learn how much they are transparent to themself such that they are able to report what is going on for them).

He said he would call but he didn't. Some possible reasons include:

- Someone he knows got ill or something so his life has become unexpectedly captured by that and everything else has gone temporarily out the window.
- He got ill or something like that.
- He never intended to call. (But that would be strange because it sounds like you both had a good time).
- He intended to call but changed his mind. (Maybe he got worried that you didn't have such a good time or something).

Do you have an email for him or something like that?

You could tell him that you had a good time and you were looking forward to catching up with him again if he would like that.

I'm not sure about what is 'normal' but then I've never been all that keen on 'normal' guys (or trying to be 'normal' myself) and so I'm not sure how much that would help you ;-)