Swimming or Sinking in the Dating Pool

It's a new year and I'm starting it off swimming in the dating pool, but I'm starting to wonder if the water is full of pollution or maybe the water is a bit too "cool". Anyway, I had a date on Friday with an individual I've been talking to online for quite some time, but have not had the chance to hang out with until recently. I'd say the date went fairly well, we hung out in downtown Annapolis, ate some dinner, threw back some beers. Afterwords, we'd come back to my place to cuddle and kiss : )But sadly all good things come to an end and we'd have to part ways for the evening. We sorta tossed around the idea of hanginng out the following evening, but sadly he was unable to hang out. When talking to him on the phone, I thanked him for the previous evening and said how I enjoyed the company. I got just the reply of "cool". WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN? I was expecting a reply more along the lines of "yeah, I had a great time as well, I can't wait to see you again" Althougth I was annoyed, I didn't let it bother me too much because there are others.
You see last year I learned that when it comes to dating, I don't just put all my eggs in one basket, but I'll talk to multiple people at one time and from that take it slow and try to get to know different people and then weed out the good from the bad.
Later that evening I get a call from another one of my potential dates, the date proposed that I drive up to Arundel Mills and we go see a movie. We decide to meet up at 11:15pm in front of the movie theater. We both meet up on time without any problems and we try to decide what movie to see. My date said it would be "cool" with anything and wouldn't mind talking to me. We end up just walking the mall and talking for a LITTLE bit. My date wasn't much in the way of conversation and EVERYTHING was met the a reply of "cool". Then I'm told that, my date needed to go home because "it was important to talk to the father". Anyway, if talking to yoru father was so important, why the hell did you make the date with me? Anyway, being someone who has heard BS before I didn't believe it and well, I let the date end.
It sucked that I drove all that way up there for nothing and I'm not gonna hold my breath if I ever talk to date # 2 again. As for Date # 1, There still could be a chance. Maybe the individual is just wadding in the waters of the dating pool as am I. Anyway, maybe my next date will say afloat LOL now that would be "cool"
UPDATE 2-17-05
It appears all wasn't "cool" with date # 1 becasue I'd later find out online, he wasn't interested in me because there wasn't a "spark". Although it sucks to be rejected again, I'm glad it happened early and that he and I are still friends.