Need some help, saw a cute guy on a run and figured out who he is. But how to proceed?

Both times I saw him I don't think he saw me. The first time he was running and not paying attention, the second time I only noticed because I recognized him as the person running.

You know his building, find times that you would be likely to see him. Just stay for 5 min Max and if he doesn't show up leave and try again another time. If you see him just say you saw him running the other day and thought he was cute. TBH any single guy will be flattered. Don't bring up his facebook. Don't know his name before he says it.

How did this thread get to the second page without, "Run Forrest!! Run!"

The post that had the opener in it is perfect. Practice it.

Try to relax. Nothing might happen.

1 2 3 green wrote:

It's simple really

(Creepiness) = 12 - (Your Attractiveness)

Keeping a creepiness level less than 5 is a good rule of thumb.

Note that there is a minimum creepy level of 2 (slightly creepy) for even a perfect 10. However, you can be only a 7 and still be proceed.

This, we need to see some pictures of you for further advice. If you are hot, it's pretty hard to mess up. I'd you are fat or ugly, you need a much more subtle aproach

If this is a troll, well done.

Kid from somewhere wrote:

You know his building, find times that you would be likely to see him. Just stay for 5 min Max and if he doesn't show up leave and try again another time. If you see him just say you saw him running the other day and thought he was cute. TBH any single guy will be flattered. Don't bring up his facebook. Don't know his name before he says it.

I agree with this. This has a reasonable chance of working without you coming across as strange or stalker-y.

Do you run? If not just fake it for a week or two and see if you manage to run into him along his route. Tell him you're thinking about training for ____ and ask for tips.

How has this thread gotten to the second page without the ULTIMATE pick-up line for a runner? Yell out "RUN FORREST! RUN!"

Whomever posted that opener got it right. Practice it.

I wish I was a troll, I am totally serious.

Over the next few days or weeks, I will make sure to walk by his building more often and next time I see him I'll try to talk to him and see if anything happens. Maybe if we do get into a conversation I will mention that I've seen him running around... and try to veer that to "want to go running sometime?" I thought of an idea: if he's wearing a GPS watch I'll ask him about it.

I do run that's why I'm on this messageboard lol

Based on his times I think I am faster than him... he looks to just be someone who runs for fitness. But he does other sports too and I like that he has some muscle on him.

Ok, so my advice changes based on that information. I think you should run up on his heels as he's doing his little hobbyjog, then blow past him by about 10-15 yards, spike your hat on the ground in front of him and yell, "YOU LIKE THAT? YOU LIKE THAT?!"

Haha!

I didn't read the whole "girl in coffee shop" thread but I will try to be less anticlimactic than that and actually try to follow through on me going after this guy. Here's hoping it works out...

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Ok, so my advice changes based on that information. I think you should run up on his heels as he's doing his little hobbyjog, then blow past him by about 10-15 yards, spike your hat on the ground in front of him and yell, "YOU LIKE THAT? YOU LIKE THAT?!"

No chance she is going to do this, but I have to admit I would find it extremely funny if some random girl did this to me on a run.

Ok this is mad easy:

Send him a friend request on FB. If he accepts send him an honest message, acknowledging the oddness of the situation and your interest such as:

"this is mad random but I've seen you running a couple times and think your cute. If you'd be down it would be fun to grab a drink/coffee/go for a run sometime soon"

I think lurking around and trying to run into him will be a) hard to do. b) likely to end in "hey hows it going, hey how are you" c) way more nervewracking to express your interest in him in person than over txt message.

I'd say there is a 95% chance the guy will be flattered and an 80% chance he will take you up on a date

Maybe he's on tinder. Just swipe till you see him.

Down side to that: on facebook he does not have his last name listed, only his middle name. Which means it would out me as creeper extraordinaire to have found him on there.

Hey, I just met you,

And this is crazy,

but here's my number,

so call me maybe.

Carly Rae MF Jeppson wrote:

Hey, I just met you,

And this is crazy,

but here's my number,

so call me maybe.

Good advice. For maximum effect, sing it in tune.

To is, or not to is wrote:

Ok, so my advice changes based on that information. I think you should run up on his heels as he's doing his little hobbyjog, then blow past him by about 10-15 yards, spike your hat on the ground in front of him and yell, "YOU LIKE THAT? YOU LIKE THAT?!"

Do I really have to correct this?

Life is easy for attractive people. People want to like you and automatically assume you are a good person, and not creepy. The confirmation bias is so strong that you get to be smart and nice and cool based on something like an overheard conversation they didn't really listen to.

So waycool, if you are attractive as well, you can take advantage of that confirmation bias yourself and proceed pretty much however you want. As others have noted above though, the more attractive you are the more you can get away with. You've kindof ignored those comments though, so I will assume you think you are pretty attractive.

If you really don't feel comfortable approaching randomly, then create an artificial facebook (or other online) connection. Join a group he's in, or a club, or anything he's active in. Then "like" a post that he writes on that group. Then comment publicly, "hey! i think ran by you running around campus the other day!" as if you've just now realised it. Move the convo to a private message after that and you're done.

Shoes. Ask him about his running shoes!