The one date with his friend, he took me to the racetrack. I bet on a dog I just knew was going to win, and I told it to this guy before we bet. The dog won and my bet was going to pay $40 (on a $1 or $2 bet), but I couldn't find the ticket. I lost the ticket! Later, I wondered if the guy stole the ticket from me and cashed it in. I didn't think much of him regardless and never saw him again, he never called me again, didn't like me either, I guess.

I reconnected with the catamaran guy because I searched him on FB and friend requested him out of the blue many years later. He was open to me. In fact he took me to lunch when he traveled on business to where I live. We never discussed why he dumped me even then.

He took a selfie of the two of us and said he's send me a copy, but he never did. Either it was a lousy photo or he decided that wasn't wise.

It turns out he had an exact experience like my father, where his very rich and powerful father used and abused him, gave him no money, and died tragically.