Stop him from postponing again: replies when he delays your date

A one-time reschedule happens. A second one is frustrating. A third time with the same delay tactic means he's deciding between you and something else, and you're losing. The consistency of the stall, always exactly a week out, shows this isn't random chaos. He's buying time without committing.

When someone wants to see you, they move mountains or they reschedule once with a specific alternate date already locked. They don't ask to push it back and leave it floating. The postponing isn't the real problem. The real problem is you're accepting a spot on his maybe-list instead of his yes-list.

Your message has to do two things at once. First, acknowledge the reschedule without drama, so you're not the person making this awkward. Second, set a hard boundary that makes the next move cost him something. That cost is commitment, not an explanation.

Don't offer a new date. Instead, name a window of time when you're actually free, and tell him to let you know if that works for him. Give him the choice between booking something real in that window or letting it go. No vagueness. No "we'll figure it out." The point is to make him say yes to a specific thing or say nothing at all, and both of those are answers you can work with.

Send your reply and then actually step back. Don't text him again for at least a week. If he comes back with a specific date and time in your window, he's finally showing up. Book it and move on from the doubt. If he goes silent or reschedules again, you have your answer: he's not going to commit.

Once you've set the boundary and he breaks it a second time, that's your signal to stop engaging with date talk altogether. Stop texting about when to hang out. Either he locks it in or the door closes. There's no third act of rescheduling where he magically becomes reliable.