Even the "not so good looking" ones suck

I was recently asked out by a friend of a friend who’s in the "other group" of friends. I've seen him at a few parties here and there, never really talked to him before but always liked his super cool tattoos. A few weeks back he asked for my number. He's always been nice even though I never really thought of him as "my type". I (gluten for punishment) agreed to give him my number and just kinda left it at that. He surprisingly enough didn't waste anytime and texted me that night. His persistence grew over the next 2 weeks so I agreed to go out with him.

Because he lives in a town more than 3o minutes away I figured he should probably come to me. I mean, he's the one who asked me out right? He's the one who's been texting me continually like he's super interested, right? WRONG. He wanted me to drive all the way to him. Against my better judgment I did. The date was ok besides him already acting like he was my boyfriend. I realized that we don't have much in common (not just him living 40 minutes away) and decided that this was not ever going to go anywhere. I said my goodbyes and left it at that, thinking I wouldn't ever have to have the "this is not going to work, we're not on the same page" talk. I was safe for a few days until the texts started coming in again, with words like "magical" (another red flag for me). I agreed to meet him for a drink. I'm not sure if it was boredom or the fact that all my friends keep telling me I'm way too picky.

We decided on a day and time so when I brought up the "so you're driving out here" conversation I thought it would be a "duh of course" instead I got the "my car doesn't go that far in heat, can you come here" text. Oh hell no! I responded the only way I knew how with a "no, I'm not driving out there again". That was the last I heard, I'm thinking he got the clue.

Come on guys, are you serious? Is our generation of men just super lazy? Or do they feel like women want to be treated equal so the whole gentlemen thing is out the window?? I just don't get it. What's the point of pursuing a woman just to not put in effort when it actually counts?
Are we supposed to just swoon and drop our pants because you texted us? This works if you're Ryan Gosling, but if you're not him this is NOT OK. Not only do you need to put in effort to call, but you need to put effort in the seeing as well. Is this too much to ask?

If I'm going to date a lazy ass, I'd rather date a hot lazy ass.