Would you take the first step with this man or leave it be?

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I have been single for a couple of years now (briefly dated). Anyway, there is someone on my social media that I am hugely attracted to and he reacts/likes my photos (the ones of just me) which has given me the idea that he may be interested too (he has made it obvious that he has gone through my photos and reacted/ liked a handful) and I was slightly expecting him to send me a message - he has not. We have never met before and live around 2hrs away. It is not often that I am this much attracted to someone as I am to him, he is just my type all over.
He is single as I have stalked gone through his social media.
Would you:

Take the step and send him message?
If so, what?

Or

Just leave it, if he was interested he would let you know?

Thanks in advance.

Yes it is a crush. He hasn't even opened my story so I don't think I will bother 😆

2 hrs away? I'd leave it.

It's no different to meeting someone on a dating app in terms of knowing whether someone is your type from photos and whatnot so I'm not sure why you're getting a hard time for that, OP!

But you would know if you matched on a dating app that someone was (theoretically) single and interested, obviously.

In terms of that side of things, taking a risk to initiate something here is really no different to asking a stranger out in real life!

So, basically, go for it. Only you know the best move in terms of the posts he's interacted with but life is too short not to try.

Find something interesting he has posted about.
DM him about it.
See how it goes!

I had someone like this on my FB. We’d message sporadically and like each others pics but hadn’t met in 5 years - we actually first met on a dating site and then I got back together with my ex and left the site, but this guy tracked me down on FB and friend requested me. He’d occasionally ask if I was single yet, so I knew he was interested which helps!

Anyway, it sounds massively cringe now I say it, but one night I had a really naughty dream so I messaged him and said “hey how’s it going. I had a very interesting dream about you last night 😂”. Then we chatted and I mentioned that I was now single. We met up and had a nice date then a couple more, but he was away travelling a lot, so it didn’t turn into anything more than FWB but it was a nice distraction until I met my current DP!

Just go for it, you’ve got nothing to lose here. Either you meet up and see what’s what, or you don’t and some random acquaintance on FB disappears.

I never look at anyone’s stories. Doesn’t mean anything!

Slightly worried your crush on this man you've never met, and to whom you're attracted solely because of some photos you've seen but who you're convinced must be interested because he's liked a few of your stories, might be on the verge of tipping over into Baby Reindeer territory.

Social media isn't enough to know if someone's single or not.... dh doesn't post mine or the kids photos at my request. He's still very much married. Just putting that out there!

@Oldinjuryhelp111037 I have actually read multiple sm conversation of his stating his singleness. I would never just assume someone is single due to lack of photographic evidence.

Going to go against the grain here and say OP enjoy your crush; nothing wrong with it. I'd send him a DM saying "Hey, wondered if you'd like to meet for a coffee sometime?" But that's me. Impatient lol. But whatever you got to lose? 😊😊