Suspicious behaviour?

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So, I am a little confused and somewhat concerned and need some perspective.
I've noticed something about my male adult friend for a while, but kept pushing it to the back of my mind, until now, now it's really making me wonder.
When we meet up and there are young female children around, think toddler ages, he becomes almost uncomfortable and stares briefly at them, although sometimes it looks as though he's admiring them and I find it weird and uncomfortable. He doesn't do this to toddler males, and he doesn't do this to older children, just toddlers. Am I overthinking? Or could this be a red flag? And should I say something? That would be uncomfortable for both parties.

Is this a serious post?

Have you got any other things you've noticed? He might just not be comfortable around young kids. It's totally hard to say without any proper information tbh, you might be over reacting and imagining things - you might not be!

Does he had DC? How often are you around him and DC to observe this sort of thing? Do you get any other sort of vibes at all?

Your gut instinct will be very important to follow. Do not meet this person around children if you get this feeling, and if there is the slightest suggestion of unusual/worrying behaviour or comments, you can anonymously call the NSPCC for advice.

Unfortunately, yes, it is. I wish it wasn't.
No, he has no children. He's a very quiet person and doesn't say a lot. He seems very distant. The weird thing is, the times we've been swimming, for example, there are lots of children, and he doesn't pay any attention at all? It's more if we are sitting down and children are next to/near us and there's nowhere else to look. Still though, why would children make you feel uncomfortable?

He's never made any unusual or weird comments. This is the only thing I've noticed. Like I said above, he is a very quiet person, never expresses his emotions, so it's hard to read him.

We always tend to shoot down those who have an alarming feeling towards someone and question a behavior, rather than just observe and listen to our gut.

I would say if this is something that strikes as odd to you, and you have not had this feeling before just be observant.

Dont go jumping to conclusions though if this is simply a man who finds little individuals intriguing. Most men I know find toddlers and baby´s a bit scary. Perhaps he has a secret daughter who is similar age to those toddlers so, yeah, but if he is a creep and looking at them in a funny way then..

I disagree with the above to observe. If he's making you feel uneasy when around children (enough to make you post about it), please follow you instinct and simply meet him away from children. It doesn't need to be a big deal, just meet somewhere else.

I wouldn't say it's a creepy look. Sometimes, he genuinely looks uncomfortable. Sometimes, it's like he thinks they are adorable. I don't know, I just feel uncomfortable when children are near 😕

Is something from childhood triggering him? Is he grieving possibly a childhood friend, a late sister, etc.

I used to find very small children scary(i always think they'll look at me and just scream)i might have very uncomfortable and anxious around them.

Now have kids and that changed

Perhaps he's frightened of looking for more than an instance in case he gets accused of being a paedophile?

I've known him for a long time, and I don't believe anything like that has happened.

Quite possibly this. At least I hope that's the case!