I go on daily walks around this walking path. Well at least like 3-4 times a week depending on my work schedule. I started noticing this man who regularly goes too everyday.
At first, the first few times, I noticed he would stare at me. Usually I would avoid eye contact but one day from the corner of my eye I swore I thought he waved at me (not too sure since I didn’t look at him). So the next day I saw him coming I looked at him and sure enough he waved at me and smiled. Since then we’ve been waving to each other when we pass one another. since then I’ve been looking forward to seeing him everyday I go to my walk. Today, i saw him and we greeted each other but this time he got off his bike and he introduced himself to me and we spoke for a little. He was telling me how he commends me for walking consistently and almost daily.
I really look forward to seeing him and it motivates me to walk. But I feel like I’m starting to get attached to him. I don’t get attached to people in general too much but with this man it’s different. I think it’s because he was the one who was the one who was the one who initiated our interactions (from the simple wave to conversation). And I feel like he is genuinely trying to be friendly. I don’t think this is a romantic thing btw, because he’s a lot older than me. I’m 26 and he might be like in his late-40s to 50s.
Ngl, the only reason I’ve been going this many times a week is to see him. And I feel sad if I don’t. Is this weird?