How did you originally connect? I usually need about 10 minutes or less to see if someone is a good fit for dinner, or spending at least an hour plus together.
I would give the opposite counsel, and say go, what do you have to lose? and where are your expectations? and what will it cost you? Sure, there's an opportunity cost, an actual cost, and the sunken cost theory. You are looking at maybe $50/$150, and maybe 90 minutes, plus some awkwardness, at the worst.
If I am way off, sorry, I just see a pattern of people, "red flagging" people for relatively trivial reasons. Closes people off to each other. And also, for me, fukk the texts, fukk the memes, fukk the likes or loves, I just want to get in person, that's where I want to be.