Aww I'm sorry you went through a similar experience recently Peaceseeker.
It's funny how we forget all the bad things and only remember the good things.
You're right, his outgoing personality and his constant go-go-go energy was overwhelming for me. I guess we were just opposites. I thought at first he would balance me out, but it really didn't.

I think I've just been dating so many guys that haven't met my standards, that when one guy comes along who does, I think he's the greatest thing ever, even if he isn't totally compatible with me. On a scale of 1-10 I was dating 4s, then he came along and he was like a 7, but I guess I should just keep waiting to meet that 10 who really is compatible with my personality.

I was talking to this guy who was also from San Diego which is where my ex is, and told him we live an hour away and he said oh wow that's far, can we meet half way? This again just made me miss my ex because he was willing to drop everything and drive up the whole way and back for me. Sigh...but I just have to remember how exhausted I felt while dating him.

And I also have to realize that if I did continue to date him, or even marry him, I would probably be exhausted with his personality plus working every day. I thought I could get used to his personality and be comfortable around him, but after 5 months I still wasn't feeling very comfortable.
I remember one time I was on a date with him and his buddies showed up and he said "Don't be shy, go talk to them." So his outgoing personality was kind of pushy to my quiet personality. I felt like I should act like someone who was more outgoing for him.