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Hello! I have a dilemma that has left me feeling like a school girl, quite honestly. o_O There is this guy that volunteers at my workplace that I would really like to get to know better. He only comes in a few times a month - and of course, as fate would have it, I'm always busy and/or not there when he comes in. I've met him twice, but never had the chance to conversate. From our first meeting, I was taken by his charm and his smile (and yes, incredibly good looks). If you could package all the physical attributes I find attractive in a male, he would have it. But that's not my sole reason for wanting to know him...

 

Among other things, I am also the volunteer coordinator at my workplace, so I have all his contact information (phone, email, address, ssn - jk lol). Being a curious cat that I am, I googled the sucker and found out he has a Masters Degree in Journalism,which is also my field in which I obtained my B.A. Writing is actually a passion of mine, so to find out that he has the same passion and also graduated the same year as me (from the same college) just got my pens all up in a twist. I also read some of his work (we were both freelance writers at one point) and some of his articles relate to my culture, which is a crazy coincidence I think. He has an appreciation for my culture, which makes my interest radar soar even higher- plus we have mutual interests, given our academic background. What are the odds? I just really want to get to know him better (both professionally and personally). He hasn't come into the office in a few weeks and I'm afraid he might not be back. He volunteered in a different dept, so I rarely saw him.

 

My coworkers say I should just randomly call him up and let him know about future volunteer opportunitiescoming up - or email him information as a way to break the ice and get the conversation flowing. I feel this is a bit presumptuous considering I've never formally had a conversation with him. To the guys out there (or heck, ladies too) - how would you feel if someone you met very briefly called you out of the blue? Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could possibly get to know this guy better, considering I may not see him again? How do I do this w/o coming off creepy or stalkerish? Haha. It's driving me a little insane inthe membrane! Thank You in advance. :)

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Just ask him to hang out sometime

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Thanks freetolove for being the only person to answer. haha! ;) If me and that guy had a conversation before, I would have no problem asking him to hang out...but that's not the case. Boo. =/

 

Something funny happened. I take the Daily Horoscope app really serious due to its amazing accuracy. Today, it said that I will be connected to someone that I've been thinking about due to a wave of strange coincidences. Turns out my coworker friend works with my "crush" - and now a "night out" is in the works, just so that they could bring us together in the same room. LOL. I feel so juvenile, but I hope this works. :)

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You already passed creepsville and are heading toward stalkertown. Might as well complete the journey without any reservations otherwise you could be obsessing over him for even longer.

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I hope it works out for you at least you dotn have to worry about doing the cold call....best of luck.....deb

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You already passed creepsville and are heading toward stalkertown. Might as well complete the journey without any reservations otherwise you could be obsessing over him for even longer.

Yeah, OP. You might as well get it over with. Since he works at the same place your friend does, you have an excuse to go over there and see him.

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