If this is a situation where you both spoke and he made a date but he hasn’t called you since and it has been a while since that conversation, there is a good chance that he doesn’t want to go on this date.
For a lot of these guys, an independent girl is someone that they know would be willing to speak her mind and let them know what she likes and doesn’t.
An independent girl is also someone that will most likely be upfront and honest with them.
You may expect too much if you are using every other relationship that you have observed around you as your example.
This is the problem that some girls face when they want to find a boyfriend.
Due to the fact that they haven’t had much or any experience with having a boyfriend in their lives, they look to the relationships that they have seen in media, the public, their families or their friends for guidance.