Just incase people are confused, my comment above was originally a post that got popped here instead by the moderators
I canāt edit it unless it gets flagged.
Iāll add more though:
All the interactions with my TF have been positive so far. Iāve met him 5 times over the span of almost 5 months.
The first time was when I was leaving a group get-together, he was the last one to arrive and forgot to introduce himself to me. Thatās when the first eye lock and ārecognitionā happened after i walked over to go back home, he also looked a bit stunned, but said we should spend some time together and get to know each other(he only knew and worked with my partner for about 2.5 weeks at that stage, so an unusual thing to say to his workmates partner), and then as i left i looked back and he was staring at the table infront of him looking kinda shocked.
The second time was when I arrived at my partners work, he was the first to say hello with a big smile before eveyone else did(I know everyone there well.). And then as he was leaving for work he stood facing me from the exit where i was sitting on their couch, and told me it was really good to see me again.
The third time was when I went there again to go with my partner to my birthday dinner and movie with friends. So I was just hanging out on one of their chairs while my partner was busy doing other things until we could go(was there for about half an hour), and TF was talking to another workmates infront of me and I joined in talking to the workmate. Every time I talked to him, TF would face me and respond/laugh to what Iād say. Then another came over and asked about my birthday, which TF then asked about my birthday and wished me well. When he was leaving, he kept making excuses to carry on the conversation with the guy infront of me, and then he said goodbye to me and wished me a happy birthday again. He hung around about half an hour longer than his usual finish time.
The 4th and 5th time was when I went over to support my partner for his minor surgery I was going over with him for, from work. Tf was the first to say hello again and asked me about how my birthday went, getting a bit tongue tied in the process which I thought was cute haha. I went off with my partner and turns out he didnāt need the surgery after all once he was checked over there, so we walked blocks back to work so he could finish up a bit there before going home again. I was red in the face and feeling really hot, and my hair was probably a mess due to the wind lol but TF came over to me and mentioned how I must have walked quite a distance to get here, and I said(like in the comment I made above) that yeah Iām all hot and red! While fanning my face and kind of laughing, in which he responded with this soft smile and looking me in the eyes the whole time, āNah, you look great.ā Which i think came out without him meaning to, as he turned away, walked off a bit and rubbed the back of his head. So Iām not sure if he felt stupid or embarrassed or not. Again, he hung around and not really doing anything while I was there(but then again maybe he usually hangs around when Iām not), and then as I was leaving I said called goodbye to them all and he perked up and called goodbye.
Now all of these could just be me over thinking or seeing things that arenāt there, but it just feels different, ya know? And the way he looks at me and responds to me is different from how he does to others.
Iām off to a work event today where heāll likely be, so who knows if today is another interaction or not. Either way, Iāll enjoy myself there ![]()
