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AIBU in asking for help to find this man

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CMSdividend · 17/08/2022 19:53

I have just had the most movie-like experience of my life. In Tesco of all places.
Absolutely stunning man (in my eyes anyway), a tanned enhanced Heston Blumethal without glasses. I imagine he would be a redhead, had freckly skin. No ring on any fingers. He is holding two bottles of red wine, we are nowhere near the wine aisle. I smile and he smiles back. Cue lots of "meeting" in aisles and smiling at each other. I get to the wine aisle and pick up a bottle. He's re-entering the wine aisle and says to me "I think you look gorgeous by the way". I respond with "I was thinking the same about you" and carried on walking. I'm back near the front of the store grabbing some spring onions, and he appears. Says "I'm not following you, you know" and laughs. I laugh back and go into the scan and shop. Notice he is in the self serve. I go out and as I'm packing away I notice he is looking at me from his car. I take my trolley back and get into my car, reverse out of my space and he is behind me in his car. He waves to me and we part at the mini roundabout.
So, AIBU in plastering this all over facebook or taking an ad out on the roundabout in the hope of finding this man? I was only saying to my friend at the weekend that I think love is going to pass me by now I am single again and this was bloody fireworky-type sparks.
YABU: Leave it and see if you bump into him again, or he can track you down
YANBU: Plaster it over Facebook. Take an ad out on the roundabout saying: Me; blue dress, glasses and flip flops, buying spring onions and driving a Ford. You: Tall, bald and tanned with great teeth, carrying two bottles of red and driving a Nissan. Message me on (new email address set up for this purpose)

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Johnnysgirl · 18/08/2022 13:57

Pansypotter123 · 18/08/2022 13:42

At my local Tesco Extra there is a café at the back of the store on a mezzanine floor. You can see the whole of the store including the entrance doors when sitting drinking a coffee.

@CMSdividend is there such a café in your store? You could effectively move yourself in and stalk keep an eye out for him 24/7 if you wished. Wi-Fi is good, you could wfh (or wfTesco), food is provided and the toilets are on the same level. You'd have to get someone to keep watch for you if you needed to go though! 😐

What on earth?

Pansypotter123 · 18/08/2022 14:08

@Johnnysgirl there isn't a tongue in cheek emoji 🙄

Johnnysgirl · 18/08/2022 14:11

Sorry, Pansy. In the context of this extremely weird thread, it didn't stand out as being that obvious a pisstake!
Whole thread is nuts.

ChagSameachDoreen · 18/08/2022 14:16

Who exactly are you going to ask? Will you set yourself up outside the Tesco wearing a sandwich board with his details on it, and ask random women passing by?

CMSdividend · 18/08/2022 14:27

For clarification: I am not going to be asking random women if they are in a relationship with Hot Heston.
It's clear some of you have not been in dating circles for a while.
The new way of asking "are you single?" is "Is there anyone who thinks they are in a relationship with you?" It comes across more jokey and some men class themselves single before they go exclusive with someone.
I'm not about to go and hang out 24/7 in my Tesco, even I could see that was a joke. I'm just going to go there at my usual time and if he's there then he's there!

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CMSdividend · 18/08/2022 14:27

Pansypotter123 · 18/08/2022 13:42

At my local Tesco Extra there is a café at the back of the store on a mezzanine floor. You can see the whole of the store including the entrance doors when sitting drinking a coffee.

@CMSdividend is there such a café in your store? You could effectively move yourself in and stalk keep an eye out for him 24/7 if you wished. Wi-Fi is good, you could wfh (or wfTesco), food is provided and the toilets are on the same level. You'd have to get someone to keep watch for you if you needed to go though! 😐

😂

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CMSdividend · 18/08/2022 17:50

No Hot Heston today...

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BOOTS52PollyPrissyPants · 18/08/2022 22:51

Keep us updated as know you are half joking but would be weird if you saw him again and he did ask you out.

thefishgame · 18/08/2022 23:13

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you!

What about the metro secret crush column?!

CMSdividend · 18/08/2022 23:24

BOOTS52PollyPrissyPants · 18/08/2022 22:51

Keep us updated as know you are half joking but would be weird if you saw him again and he did ask you out.

Was hoping to see him though. I'm always in there at the same time so if he's around then I will make a point of saying something. I've already completed all the dating apps so know he's not on them, I absolutely would have swiped right on him.
All my real life friends are rooting for me too, they know how fussy I am 😂
I only ever felt this once before, a DJ at a country club 25 years ago. It was easier then as I knew where to find him. We dated for four years and lived together. Still in contact now and very much still fond of each other.

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PoseyFlump · 19/08/2022 06:05

Was hoping to see him though. I'm always in there at the same time

I think if you're always in there at the same time but have only ever seen him that one time there's a good chance you won't see him again unless he specifically comes looking for you. If you genuinely need to go shopping that's fine but I wouldn't get obsessed with spending too much time there. After a few days you need to let it go OP.

BellePeppa · 23/08/2022 08:09

I just can’t imagine what a ‘hot’ Heston would look like😁

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