Guy at gym followed me?
This is a short story. I am also confused as to what actually happened or if I was overthinking it.
I was walking on the treadmill as I always do after I’m done working out but I drank a lot of water so I decided to go to the bathroom. As I was walking to the bathroom, I was staring at the tv and there was a guy off to the side at a stretching machine. The tv is on the other side of the track (treadmill inside of track where other cardio machines are) and he was on the side I was on. Anyway he ended up getting into my peripheral vision and I accidentally looked at him as he stared at me.
The second I passed him, he started following me or at least that’s what I think happened. I took off one of my AirPods to see if he was trying to talk to me but he didn’t say anything. When I was halfway to the bathroom, it didn’t feel like he was following me anymore since the changing rooms are near the bathroom so he could’ve gone there.
I entered the bathroom, sat down, at least 30 seconds pass by, I hear the bathroom door open, stay open for a couple seconds, then close. When you enter the men’s bathroom, you can’t see if anyone is in the stall so I assume, maybe the same guy, probably thought I finished using the bathroom and left the gym.
After that I stayed in the bathroom for a couple more minutes before leaving and I didn’t see him again after that.
I kept looking over my shoulder till I was halfway to the bathroom. I was a little bit scared and really anxious. Was I probably overthinking and imagining stuff? Or what if he really did follow me to the bathroom? What was he expecting to happen?
Edit: after reading everyone’s post, it def makes more sense. I’ve never heard of the word cruising before. I know people do that but never knew the word but I never even thought that it would happen to me.
I wish I could’ve been asked out on a date rather than being cruised.
Either way, unfortunate for him, even though nothing happened, I’m asexual.
Edit 2: Forgot to mention that the gym is in a community center. When you walk a little ways in, there is a scanner at the front desk, you scan with your membership card, and right next to the scanner, are the stairs to the bottom floor to the machines where you workout. Upper floor, where I was, is where all the cardio machines (treadmill, bicycle, etc), track, and stretching area is.
