To think this is weird

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Senior guy in law firm I work at... He's young and absolutely insanely attractive. Way out of my league, to the point where I don't even consider him a prospect (he's not).

Caught up with him and someone else today, introduced to him for first time. Expressed an interest in getting involved in case they are working on and he suggested catching up - when I asked when would be good, he said either that evening or the next afternoon... Weird?! I said afternoon was ideal and booked time in. Am probably overthinking this as there is definitely a long hours culture but just seemed odd.

How should I have approached it?!

I don’t know a single partner of a LLP in any industry who finishes work before 7pm everyday. He probably meant to catch up after 5pm as that’s probably when he’s free - my bosses do the same, if you want to meet them you book a 7am or a 7pm!

Ok fair enough. He's not a partner.

NO i do not mean do I not look keen for a date!! I mean keen to be involved in the work. Anyway I am clearly overthinking

You actually sound desperate for him to fancy you. Almost disappointed that this is normal. I hope you come across as less immature and more professional at work (gossips go so fast)

So you're wondering if you should read anything into the fact that he offered up an evening time to discuss the case?

No, I don't think so.

Evening is 5pm.

I don't want him to fancy me at all - I don't know where you got that idea from? I just want to be a professional - and I am one, thanks

You expressed an interest in a case he's working on and suggested meeting up to discuss it... now I'm lost to why you think it's weird!

Do you want us to tell you that we think he must fancy you or what?

"He's young and absolutely insanely attractive." That's where people "got that idea from" OP.

Are you a little confused, op? You asked to be included in a project and then ask "is it weird" that he's actually amenable to including you?
What exactly seems off to you?
Leaving out the irrelevant (or is it?) stuff about his level of attractiveness...

It does come across a little as if you’re wondering if he fancies you and that’s why he suggested the evening. You may as well just come Out with it.

He might do, or he might just have meant what he said, this evening before he left or in the afternoon were good times. I find men are usually quite straight forward.

Your OP is v oddly worded in that case.

So you ran into a senior person at work and wanted to work on a project with them and they suggested meeting this evening or tomorrow afternoon, and you said tomorrow afternoon. Fine.

Not sure what the problem is?

Are you wondering if him suggesting evening is a way of hitting on you? Absent any other evidence unlikely. Now if he said let's discuss it in my hotel room at 11pm over a nightcap I'd say that's dodgy!

Are you wondering if you appear less than keen to work on the project because you didn't take option 1? Again probably not. If you repeatedly rescheduled or refused to work at hours normally expected of your firm then yes, but as a one off saying you prefer one of two options he gave you doesn't sound unprofessional.

Not sure what else you're after