Why did he not like me because of my short hair?

So my one guy friend decided to hook me up with one of the guys he attended school with. The kid is really interested in anime and was basically the epitome/quintessence of everything I’d ever look for in a guy. However, besides the long flowing brown hair, etc. he seemed like an incredibly nice/interesting guy.

Anyway, my friend was on Skype with him and started to talk about me. The kid seemed really interested and really liked how I enjoyed anime because he didn’t know many girls who did.

However, he looked on my Facebook and saw my short hair and then he didn’t even want to go to the mall to even meet me. He said ” short hair isn’t for everyone” and that he preferred girls with long hair. Yet, he never once called my face ugly or anything like that. I suddenly got extremely insecure and I’m doing everything possible to grow my hair back.

I know it’s kind of silly to get so upset over something so trivial, but it just really hit me hard. I’m not mad at him or anything and I think it’s silly to be mad at someone for not liking you.

Sometimes they are just not physically attracted to you and they can’t do anything about it, but I was just really bummed because he didn’t even want to get to know me.I wouldn’t even mind a friend who enjoys anime as much as I do. Why doesn’t he even want to associate with me? :/