I had a Before Sunrise moment years ago that let me to currently live a Before Sunset situation!

If you saw both movies, you know what I'm talking about - you all see in the story.

Quick reminder: english isn't my first language, so my grammar won't be perfect here (TL;DR at the bottom).

Anyway, storytime: in 2015, I met this girl in a party and we really had a great time talking. We talked about books, great and terrible adaptations of it, music, what we like about each genre, etc...

But then our ages became the topic for a second: I was 21 and she was 14. I looked younger, she looked older, so the confusion was understandable.

Anyway, I got upset, because we clicked really well, even with our shyness... So we just took separated ways, never seeing or hearing about each other again.

Then, eight years later, at the end of january, I went out home in a hurry, late to buy groceries and go on a meeting, and, boom, she was there, walking out of the house across the street!

We were surprised by that (I recognized her immediately, she took a few seconds to this because now my hair is longer and I keep a beard), and then we found out that WE'VE BEEN NEIGHBORS OUR WHOLE LIVES!!!

We've been going out and back in different times of the day, never encountering each other this whole time. If I didn't get distracted with my writing that day (I'm a published author), we'd basically never meet again!

Now that we're both adults (I'm 29, she's 22, I still look younger, she still look older), we're seeing a day to go out and catch up, and, well, see where this can go.

The most intriguing part is that she's not the type of woman I'm usually attracted to (I'm more into extrovert slim/thick semi muscular women that wear provocative clothes - think Miss Brisolo or Stormi Maya), but, I don't know, there's something unique about her shyness, thinness (think Rosabell Laurenti Sellers) and how she dresses discreetly that attracts me, I don't even know how to explain.

Anyway, since we have busy schedules, with our colleges, her extracurricular activities and the time I have to write/edit my books after that (I'm writing two book series simultaneously), we've been just having a few quick conversations once in a while when I pass in front of her home while she's getting back from college, just waiting for us both to finally have a free time.

I even gave her a copy of my most recent book that was published in september, so she can read it during her lunch breaks and we can have a topic lock and load to talk about on a future date.

I'm so nervous and excited for this. Like, for me, she still looks as pretty as she was back when I met her years ago. I really hope we can build something from this.

I'll edit this post as soon as I get news from this situation. Wish me luck, everyone.

TL;DR: I met this woman in 2015, we clicked pretty well, but couldn't start anything due to the difference in our ages back then, lost contact with her, then, in 2023, found out we've been neighbors our whole lives and now, as adults, we're trying to see a day we'd both be free to go out on a date.