HELP! I'm becoming obsessed with a cute guy in my neighbourhood I'VE NEVER EVEN MET. How to cope? F 31 / M 35
I am F 31.
Ok, so after a big breakup I moved into a new neighbourhood, and started seeing this very attractive guy around at my local coffee shop. We both appeared to enjoy hanging out there and doing work. I thought I caught him looking at me a few times... maybe. One day, he was sitting next to me and he was working on his resume and I saw his name on his laptop. I went home and like any girl would do, looked him up online. I found his Linkedin profile where he uploads videos of educational podcasts he hosts and I LOVED his personality and the way he interacts with his guests, he seemed so nice and super intelligent! He's totally my type.
My crush developed, and I resolved to speak to him next time I saw him, but a month passed before I saw him again, and when I did, I chickened out and we just made more eye contact. Now, another month has passed and I haven't seen him around at all. I'm trying to use Hinge to go on new dates, but none of these guys really interest me because I still have a big fat crush on AWOL coffee shop guy who I may never even see again. I did not think it would be appropriate to message him on Linkedin + expose that I creeped him.
Please, people of reddit, slap some sense into me, I am becoming obsessed with a mystery man and spending way too much time at coffee shops hoping he'll turn up. Thank you.
Posted Jun 30, 2025, 3:15 AM UTC