Rejected a guy too slowly and feeling weird about it.

Met a guy on online dating. He seemed good on paper: cute, nice smile, nice body, employed, creative, close to my age.

He invited me to bring some of my art over and we could compare notes, then cuddle and make out. I said "I'm sick, maybe later" and said maybe instead of just bringing art over we could put on music and work on art together. I felt working on art together was something that would require effort instead of just empty compliments in order to get me to be physical. I kind of realized a day later that I wasn't really interested? I was flattered, he did seem like an okay person, and it had been a while since someone who was not repulsive showed interest. But if he was really that okay then maybe he would have offered to buy me dinner or something instead of just a modified Netflix and chill. I felt like wow, he just thinks I'm hook-up material, not girlfriend material. That's not flattering at all. I wish I would have thought more about it when he'd initially asked, I felt disappointed in myself, and I don't want to have the reputation of someone who just goes over to guys' houses whenever. Anyway I spoke to him today and told him that I wasn't interested anymore. He was respectful and didn't press me on it. But I'm still disappointed in myself for almost falling for it. I'm too old for hook-up culture and I should know better than to find that sort of thing flattering.