To approach a man I see running?

[messychocolate]

I go for a run every Saturday morning and I quite regularly see a man who is also running. A few weeks ago he was wearing shorts and I admit I probably did look him up and down when we passed each other and I think he saw this. I then gave him a little smile, which most people do when they pass each other. When we passed each other a second time I think he wiped his sweat off and adjusted himself just before we got to each other.

Fast forward a couple of weeks and when I saw him next I looked down as I was a bit embarrassed to be honest but just as we passed, I looked up at him and he was smiling at me.

Anyway, he is good looking and for some reason I am really drawn to him. Obviously I know nothing about him or his relationship status but AIBU to try and flirt, or say something to him, try and attract his attention etc? What should I do?

If he's Running Man you should dress up as SubZero. Is he the Governor of California?

Subzero

Run running man. Run.

I’m willing him on!

Well that was a surprise!

It’s people like you that RUIN this site for genuine people. Get a hobby.

these saga threads with update begging and pom pom waving and people trying to outdo each other with hyperbole always turn out to be total dogshit don't they though? yy the people who start them should totally get a life but the people who enable them need to have a look at themselves as well.

Meh, it's a big site. Read another thread.

Absolutely, madame. The cheerleading aunties just invites trolls.

The cheerleading aunties just invites trolls

That made me laugh! Very true too.

@MadameButterface bit harsh. Should we all have automatically realised this post was complete dogshit?

Well, I kind of thought it was dogshit even at face value.

But you get fantasy fulfilment on all sorts of threads on MN. Especially CF threads. Hundreds of posts of spiralling revenge fantasies and sassy responses all feeding into a situation which is the OP's REAL life that she has to deal with the consequences of.

Or ones like this...

My suggestion for this dilemma would be to stop on the running route and do stretches. If he is keen he will stop and ask if you are ok. You can say you thought you had a niggle and just being careful. Then chat away. Maybe suggest seeing as we always see each other maybe we should run together, might help motivate us both etc. If you are doing stretches and he runs past without stopping / asking, he isn't interested.

@1Raconteur

You don’t even need to read the entire thread. Just the last dozen posts!

@amibeingdaft81 oh well it's good advice in general should anyone else ever be in the situation. 🤣

The post isn’t dogshit though or a troll...

It’s a woman who made a huge mistake, and is struggling to find her way back.. this is a small snippet of her life..

Some pp are too overdramatized. Just because the heroine isn’t what you imagine, doesn’t make this story dogshit. Your imagination maybe ?