conversation stopper

I had a nice and long overdue conversation with a friend from SD this evening (yes, you AS!). She has recently become single again and we were talking about dating and the confusing and often mixed signals guys often send. Then I was thinking about this brief email exchange I had this weekend with someone on a dating website and I thought..."exactly!" The tone is friendly, but his e-mail kinda leaves no where to go. I'm not super interested in pursuing this, but I was just wondering how others might respond to this message, if at all. So here you go (in chronological order):

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> > Sender: Him
> > To: Me
> > Date: Feb 15, 2009 6:35 pm PST
> >
> > Hey,
> >
> > I moved here from San Diego last September. How do you like it so far?
> >
> > J

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> Sender: Me
> To: Him
> Date: Feb 16, 2009 1:11 pm PST
>
> Hey J,
>
> That's funny. I've met a few CA relocators but no one from SD. Chances are we were probably at the Live Wire or the Casbah or something at the same time! I lived there for 5 years.
>
> I am so much happier here I must say, even despite the weather. I guess SD as a city was never a great fit for me. I'm originally from PA (near Philly) and maybe I'm too east coast for So Cal...it just seemed so superficial and anti-intellectual and dating for me was horrific there. I stayed so long b/c I had a great job, a wonderful (though insular) group of friends, and family up in the OC. But I haven't looked back on my decision, even in double-digit below zero windchills! (OK, maybe a little bit then... ; )
>
> How are you liking it so far? (If you hate it here, I promise not to judge!)
>
> Cheers, J

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> Sender: Him
> To: Me
> Date: Feb 16, 2009 5:57 pm PST

Yeah, I am sure we were. I moved there at the end of 2001 and left last year. Not only did I spend lots of time at the Live Wire (especially on Sunday nights) and Casbah, but The Turf, Scolari's (RIP), The Pink Elephant. Man I miss it sometimes....but...

I love Chicago. San Diego was great but seven years went by in the blink of an eye. The dating scene was ok for me (MUCH better than it has been here), but professionally not a lot was happening for me. I did not find it anti-intellectual either. However I did have the insular friends experience. SD is very cliquey.....