Do guys play hard to get?

Hm, well its difficult to know what he's doing. Has he been active on the site even though he hasn't liked any of your posts? I do know of some guys who "play hard to get". Most of them are either shy, scared or are really just "playing hard to get". Well, if your last hangout went well, maybe you should try contacting him instead of waiting for him to contact you? I know some guys who wait for the other person to contact them.. Or maybe he has just been really busy? The best thing you can do is call him or message him.. Just get in touch with him and see how he reacts. Since you've only hung out once, its hard to assume anything but just try to maintain a good friendship first. Things will hopefully work out (:

In order to understand whether a person is "playing hard to get", you must understand the nature of the behavior itself:

Hard-to-get is purely a seduction tactic, and is a summation of the seductive process employed by the coquette. A "coquette" is a person who plays on the emotions of others through a series of hot-and-cold moods; at first they will show interest, then indifference, and suddenly they appear and shower their mark with attention and affection (hot), after working up their mark, they inexplicably withdraw, cutting contact almost entirely, even becoming hostile (cold).

This confused the mark and fills them with at the same time with desire from the intensity of the affection and confusion from the sudden withdrawal. The confusion created within the mark blossoms into full, desperate surrender when the coquette seducer reappears just as suddenly with apologies and the affection he mark has been starving for. By now, the marks are under the coquette's spell; they believe their love has triumphed and they give themselves fully, fulfilling any whim of the coquette to convince them not to leave again, they are seduced.

"Hard to get" is a game of seduction, and is rarely used to obtain love and fulfillment, it is a game of lust and conquest. Beware of the coquette, they are potent seducers. At the same time, if you are seeking to seduce, play the coquette, very few are immune to the hot-and-cold seasons of seduction and the thrill of the chase.

He's definitely not a shy one. And yes, he's been active online. He hasn't been too busy as of late. (Though he tried to make it sound as if he was when I hung out with him; he did seem like he was trying to impress me as I perceived it.)Yeah, I've been trying to muster up the will to contact him. I'm afraid of not knowing what to say or driving the conversation into the ground. And most importantly, I'm deathly afraid of rejection. I keep thinking that maybe he doesn't like me because he hasn't contacted me and that I shouldn't bother.

He might be no longer interested after your first date. Happens, but you luckily can just go around being awesome and dating more people, enjoying yourself. Even if he was actually playing hard to get, do you really need someone around that won't talk to you up to a month for a power game?

Friends (especially girls it seems) have a tendency to make juicy gossip for themselves out of nothing. From what you described you met a guy, exchanged numbers and went out with him for a day out around town. Are you sure he even knows you like him? Unless he's actively ignoring your messages for a few hours/days then I don't think he could be said to be 'playing hard to get'. People do meet up and spend time together without it being a date. Maybe it just went too well and he's anxious about living up to your expectations of him, or maybe he just hasn't thought of contacting you as he has been busy meeting up with other people he knows better (and not posting everything he does on social media).
Drop him a line and see if he remembers you, maybe arrange to go to some mutual interest activity. Why not just enjoy being one of his friends and see how it goes?
Also - girls are supposed to be chased? I thought that was meant to be predatory/creepy/annoying. Why not just hang out with people until you find someone you get on with so well you feel like taking it further.

Very insightful, thank you Jonathan!
I was thinking of giving in and contacting him, because I can come off as shy and was thinking maybe he thought I wasn't interested. I actually feel quite rude not contacting him.
But, when you put it this way it makes me think maybe I should wait for him to surrender. I don't want him to have control over me like that. I'm too fragile for those mind games. If he really wants to see me again, he will contact me. Besides, girls are supposed to be the ones being chased, am I wrong?
But I'm also thinking maybe he is just as stubborn as I am and he's not necessarily trying to play with me as eloquently as you described it.