Is he waiting for me to reach out or is his silence simply lack of interest?
F31/M34- A mutual friend set us up, because we are both in the same creative/travel heavy industry and we were both looking for a relationship but having trouble meeting people due to our careers. Our mutual friend said we are "both catches" and joked we'll end up married.
No stranger to being set up by friends and having it fail, i had super low expectations.
We live hours by plane, and met while he was in my city for a work trip. We only had a couple hours to meet, and I was really surprised how much I liked him. He's exactly the type of guy I was looking for. The barista at the coffee shop we were at happens to be my friend, and mentioned she noticed he seemed to really into me - I dont think our chemistry was in my head.
Anyways, we both found out we'll both be in the same city this summer for a few weeks. He told me to let him know when I'm there, I said I would. That was it. It's been 3 weeks and I havent heard from him, but i also didnt reach out either. We wont be in the same city for over a month.
I honestly kind of like the mystery of meeting very briefly, and leaving us to wonder about each other, (or maybe i'm projecting, maybe he already forgot about me.)
I'm in my head that we haven't spoke at all. But then again, I think it's pointless to have pointless text chatter in the meantime after a brief meeting, (especially since I hate texting!)
Do you think i'd be naive to reach out to him this summer when we're both in the same place?
Considering our distance, im not too worried because both our jobs are portable, and let's say we hit it off, i'd be able to make arrangements to visit him often and my career allows me freedom to live anywhere. So that's not a problem. Right now I'm just wondering if it's worth reaching out or if I'd make a fool of myself?
Posted Jun 3, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC