A stranger on holiday never to be seen again

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Just back from a sunny holiday and got chatting to a stranger by the pool bar. I was just with my daughter. We both talked about our love of a certain sport (I don't want to out myself). Our conversation was ended by my DD wanting to go back and sit by the pool. Back on my sunbed he looked at me but I was shy and looked away. I didn't see him again as I was flying back the next day.

Now home I find myself thinking about him a lot - we had a connection and he had a lovely voice. I wish I'd got his name so I could look him up. Not sure what I'm asking here - it's just I don't have these kind of connections very often and when I do I don't forget them and I thought in my 50s I wouldn't have this again but I had one last year and now again. It's the sliding doors moment of what would have happened if I had another day there or if we were able to chat for longer...

Anyone else meet an attractive stranger never to see them again?

Sistine \\\chapel still brightens my day 😂😂

I think you should watch the film Serendipity! If it’s meant to be, you’ll find each other again

There is no way you can possibly know whether or not a person you met briefly is 100% heterosexual.

10 years ago I met a guy at a bar while on holiday. First only saw the back of his head and some kind Nd of shock went through me and I knew I was going to sleep with him that night. Later in the night we got talking, he took me out for dinner and then back to his room.

He left the next day and I didn't think to ask for contact details. I tried finding him, he was a musician so should have some kind of online presence somewhere but I never found him. Never had anything like it before or since.

Well done, you've obviously still got it!! 👌😍

Sure. I met a lovely guy when I was in my early 20s at a club when I was au pairing one summer in Corsica. A fumble on the beach and we did meet one more time then the family I worked with decided to go on a trip and when I got back he had gone himself. And I met a lad on a night out in Paris. Talked and walked all night then he went home. A couple other occasions. But I was young and single and good looking these things were something one obsessed over for a couple weeks til the next obsession! At 30 I was sat next to a lovely man at a wedding and we really hit it off, then he revealed he was flying to America the next week.
A friend had sex with a guy she met on a three hour train ride and never saw him again…
It’s almost too easy to do this on a holiday. Far from home, rules don’t matter, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas kind of thing.

Great idea! I reckon she should also screenshot the picture she found, send it to the unsuspecting man with "sent from ma iPhone" at the bottom once she has identified him through the image search! Or perhaps turn up at his work, he'll be sure to swoop her off her feet (or perhaps security will). I think there will be wedding bells next year!

Gently, you only had 1 conversation and so that connection may not be as great as you think.

But I would definitely still try and get in touch.

Do you know his name and room number?
Could you speak to the hotel staff and ask that they give it to him.

Perhaps join the Facebook group of that hotel and see if he’s on it.

The worst he can do is not reply etc and so I’d definitely try and reach out if you can.

Great song!

Quite there's 56 million people in the country at least 20 million men of a certain age, but saying windsurfing particularly in the canaries is way too outing, for example

I thought my colleague who id known for almost 12 months was gay.

His wife had a unisex name and he always used her name or said partner.
They were also planning on adopting a child.
He was very camp and spent more time doing his hair than I did.

I only found out because he and his partner came into the office with their newly adopted child to meet everyone.

I have had lots of conversations with strangers and happily move on, what else is going that you are obsessing about this?

How self obsessed do you have to be to think a sport will out you

😂 plus, snapped and farted and lasagne with potatoes

When I was 16 I went to France on a french exchange. At a party I met a french boy called Rudy. We talked for ages and had a kiss and cuddle out in the garden and he was lovely. I never saw him again.
It was 40 years ago. I sometimes wonder if he remembers me too.

See if your hotel has a Facebook page and join it he may be on it x

About 14 years ago I was dumped and heartbroken. I visited my friend many miles away for the weekend. Upon returning, connecting trains were cancelled so I had to share a taxi to the next station with two random guys. I got on really well with one of them during this long journey and we continued to chat when we arrived at the station and were waiting for our respective trains.
sadly he had a gf but we exchanged facebooks as we both knew we had a lot in common.
He left Facebook some months later (account was closed down) so I don’t know what his situation is years later but I did see him and the gf weren’t together via her page (don’t judge me haha).
I always felt it a shame nothing every happened but it honestly gave me faith in meeting a great guy again after suffering with terrible heartache that weekend and put a spring in my step.
good connections will come again and they have done for me.

Years ago when I was travelling I met someone- we had a brief liaison - but he was leaving the area the next day to continue his journey. I thought about him for ages (I did have his name but it was way before mobile phones/internet) so once he’d gone that was it. If only we’d met in different circumstances. I didn’t even get a photo as I’d run out of film, yes it was a long time ago 😂

Years ago when I was travelling I met someone- we had a brief liaison - but he was leaving the area the next day to continue his journey. I thought about him for ages (I did have his name but it was way before mobile phones/internet) so once he’d gone that was it. If only we’d met in different circumstances. I didn’t even get a photo as I’d run out of film, yes it was a long time ago 😂

It’s not just the sport though is it.

She’s a woman in her 50s, who has just gone on a sunny holiday with her DD - i’m sure there are a few posters who know someone like this but obviously can’t prove it’s the women they know.

But if OP says what sport it is, then it’s going to be very easy to out herself.

Thanks for all the comments - there is a hotel fb page and he said he goes to the same hotel every Feb so I have requested to join. I’m just intrigued more than anything and yes he was probably holiday fit not rainy UK back at work fit haha.

As for the outing sport it’s not so much the sport just the big event I’m doing that he did last year that’s outing to anyone that knows me (and knows I was away half term)

Yeah, isn't it weird how some peoole won't share every irrelevant detail so they can retain a bit of privacy.

I thought the same thing.

I can’t think of any sport at all that would be outing to mention it on here.

he said he goes to the same hotel every Feb

…so you’ve got a holiday next February to look forward to! 😉

But don’t you want outing at this point? To get his details?!