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Up until "Man reacts angrily and refuses to see woman. Woman goes home." I'd have said this is a normal online dating situation. I'd need some more details about the "Man reacts angrily and refuses to see woman. Woman goes home." part to make more of a judgement.

When Beth and I met face-to-face for the first time, it was in an arranged public place and we each had "backup" standing by just in case things didn't work out. (Luckily, we didn't need the backup. :-) )

Did the man react angrily because he got suspicious that something was fishy with her showing up out of the blue like that? Did she show up at his home/work unexpectedly? Were they talking about meeting in person at all? How long had they been chatting when she made her visit? It could be that she simply scared him with her unexpected visit.

Yes, the "haven't met face-to-face in over 5 years" part doesn't jibe with "boyfriend", but I'd want more details before demonizing the guy for being angry when a woman he's chatting with online shows up in person unexpectedly.

"Man reacts angrily and refuses to see woman. Woman goes home."
That says everything. Why would he not meet her if there was any kind of chemistry here? There is something fishy about the whole encounter and she is most likely reading more in this than really exists. I think he just enjoys the attention and likes having a pen pal.