Guys and Gals, thank you so much for taking the time to respond. It means a lot. I have read and internalized every response and the conclusion I have come to is that he was in fact, just looking to hook up and most likely has no real feelings for me whatsoever. That is a bitter pill to swallow and makes you question your involvement in the hobby, but it is unfortunately the truth. That being said, I should clarify a few things..
The reason I didn't see him as a client had less to do with his financial situation and more to do with him being very close in age to me and a red flag going off in my head saying "you could very well meet this person in your civie/social life, who knows people you know and how flippin embarrassing would that be", so when we decided to just meet up "as friends", I was slightly relieved.
He is not an eccie member to my knowledge, he responded to a BP ad (I know, I know) and the aforementioned PM's took place through YAHOO instant messaging, not here on the board. I got the distinct feeling he was very green to the hobby. He mentioned he got divorced 6 mo ago, and needed female companionship. He did not hide the fact that he was/is a very horny guy, though. At the end of the night, he hit on me pretty hard, but I sweetly shot him down and went home (as if I would just go to his place and have sex with him, ha!) I actually wanted him to see me as a "nice" girl - the irony!!
I'm gonna call it a bust, because after we met, he made casual/non-committal plans to hang out again and stopped emailing and texting with such frequency. I think he either thought I wasn't pretty enough, or just got freaked out..who knows? My intention is not to vilify him, he seems like a genuinely nice guy who is just lonely and horny and looking for NSA fun, hence him responding to my ad in the first place. I'm the dumb one for letting him get under my skin...
PS - To my existing and future clients, let it be known that I am very professional in how I handle my providing. Don't not book with me because you read this and think now that I am naive, lovesick, whatever. What happened here was a rare thing indeed. Like some of the ladies said, we are humans with complex emotions and we all come to hobby for different reasons. I am most certainly not looking for a boyfriend here!
Thanks again guys and I hope you all have a great week