I (32F) was out this weekend and ended up at a friends house a few blocks away from my apartment after the bars closed. Around 3 am, I was ready to leave, but Uber was taking forever so I just decided, heck with it, I’ll walk home since I’m not far. I know this is definitely not an ideal situation for a lady at this time of night. I completely understand the danger of it and likely wouldn’t do anything like this again. However, this particular night, it was actually quite bustling in the city with people exiting and leaving the bars (I live in the heart of a big city) so I felt a bit safer. I kept my head on a swivel and tried to stay away of my surroundings the entire time.
Once I was about one block away from my apartment, I could feel something in my presence. I don’t know what it was, but something told me to turn around. I was in front of a brightly lit restaurant at the time so if anything was to go wrong, I could easily call for help. I saw a man that looked to be about my age (maybe 33-34?) dressed in a casual manner a few feet from me and he sounded like he was trying to get my attention to some degree. Now, typically I would have taken off and ran by now, but something about him seemed friendly I guess. I always have an exit plan, but he was kind and said something long the lines of “Hi there, my name is Josh. I saw you from across the street and just felt like I really wanted to say hello and introduce myself. Sorry if this is forward, but something just made me really want to introduce myself and meet you. “
I kept walking while he walked next to me because I honestly have no idea where he came from or what was happening. He continued to seem very friendly and not threatening whatsoever, so I tried to act confident and not show any fear while he spoke to me. He ended up walking with me to my apartment, and just engaged in a really friendly conversation the entire time; he basically told me he lives about 10 miles away and was out for the evening with some friends and he was about to drive home. We chat about a few other things such as our hobbies, jobs and other misc things. He was also pretty good looking so I guess that helped ease my mind.
Once we got to my apartment entrance, I told him that I was going to go inside and it was nice meeting him, but I needed to say goodbye. He kind of went quiet for a minute, and he hesitated before sort of shyly asking me if I was interested in keeping in touch. I honestly still didn’t know what the game here was but handed me his phone and I typed in my phone number. I told him goodbye and went inside my apartment safely. He texted me about 10 minutes later expressing his pleasure in meeting and chatting and that he wanted to see me again soon if I was available.
We have a date set for this week at a local spot closer to me. He was incredibly polite the entire time and has been polite over text message, but I can’t shake the mystery of how this man saw me and how he just approached me out of nowhere. It’s a little spooky when I think about it but perhaps kind of cute because he might have been a little tipsy? I don’t know I guess I’m just wondering if I should follow through with the date or if this is a complete red flag and Block him.