Is this just flirting or interest?
I (32f) ran into a man at a charity event and hit it off. I went to the bar to pay my tab and they were taking forever. So I struck up a conversation with the man next to me (he was introduced to me earlier by the lead host). He was sitting alone eating drinking a manhattan. I end up pulling up a seat and we started talking career, life, art, music, we shared each other’s drink and both leaned in. I mean I have never met someone so intelligent, gentle, masculine. Just wow. He said if I was getting another drink? I said I was going to close my tab. He told me “you should get another drink.” And smiled at me. So I did and closed my tab. He is an attorney and he told me he liked how I challenged his views. He told me I should be an attorney how good at sales (my job) I must be how fun I am. He asked me what I liked to do to relax and after two drinks I said “I don’t know how to relax I have a feeling of always needing to be productive or I am guilty.” He leaned in and said in this deep voice “do you feel guilty right now?” I meeped out “no I don’t” he said “good. You shouldn’t” with this masculine tone. I about fainted!!!! He kept touching my arm and me his shoulder and we were so taken by eachother we left everyone around us and all I could see was him. He bought me another drink and we flirted a little more. My friends tried to get my attention but I couldn’t see them. We talked about age and he is 50 years old!! I was blown away I thought he was at max 40. I said NO WAY YOU DO NOT LOOK 50. Our faces were so red. We both were shocked to learn we live in the same area as each other. He said we can pretend we are the same age. My friend came up and tried to talk to him and she said he respectfully gave her the cold shoulder. He was so locked into me she said. We exchanged business cards and before he left he pulled mine out and asked if it was my office number? And I said no it’s my cell you should text me. He hugged me and said over text I was really fun. He texts me every 4 days or so just checking in. I can’t stop thinking about him.
So then!!!!!!! I haven’t heard from him in a few days and I needed to run to CVS to get embarrassing things because I was sick af with stomach issues. I ridiculously said “I’m going to put on a dress just in case I run into him” because I’m delusional. I walked into CVS trying not to vomit and GUESS WHO I RAN INTO. HIM. Ran straight into each other and I was like hey?! And he’s like HEY???!!! GOD HE LOOKED SO GOOD AND RELAXED and he walked up to me he was so much hotter and taller than I realized and I was so shocked. He stood over me and I FLIPPING KNOCKED OVER A SIGN AND PILL BOTTLES and he grinned as I RAPIDLY PICKED THEM UP NERVOUS LAUGHING and he goes “there’s something right there” with this sexy smirk. And I was like OH HAAHHAAH HOW ARE YOU?!?!?! (As I wish I had the ability to spontaneously COMBUST) and we talked a bit about the gym and work and he said “are you coming to the networking thing Thursday?” I said what thing? He told me “yeah it’s at so and so I’m going to be there you should come!” And I said okay!!! He goes “I feel a little caught red handed at CVS because I look….what do my kids say…chopped??” And I laughed and said same here and he said see you soon! Smiled and walked away.
CRASHINGGGGGGG OUTTTTT
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I NEED ADVICE HELP DOES HE EVEN LIKE ME DID I RUIN IT I FEEL 16 AGAIN. Idk how to even DO THISSSSS….(we are both divorced and I am childless he’s got kids)