Bizarre encounter yesterday

[Anonymous]

Yesterday my family and I were walking in a massive St. Patrick's Day parade (over 60,000 people). As you can imagine, it was super noisy, congested, chaotic. Well, about halfway through the parade, I hear someone SCREAMING my name over and over and over. I was scanning the crowd trying to place it when I finally saw someone in a top floor condo on the other side of the street, behind the window screen, vigorously waving. It was my high school boyfriend from 20+ years ago. I was convinced he had to be waving to someone else with the same name until he just was NOT relenting so I gave a little half wave back and he finally stopped.

I understand saying hi if we had bumped into each other walking, but literally screaming over a parade for 5 solid minutes to wave hello?

We are both almost 40, married, kids, etc. I looked him up on social media out of curiosity and his wife had posted pics of them and their kids watching the parade from that window. I cannot imagine how strange I would think my DH was if he was at someone's condo gathering SCREAMING his high school girlfriends name repeatedly out the window.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yesterday my family and I were walking in a massive St. Patrick's Day parade (over 60,000 people). As you can imagine, it was super noisy, congested, chaotic. Well, about halfway through the parade, I hear someone SCREAMING my name over and over and over. I was scanning the crowd trying to place it when I finally saw someone in a top floor condo on the other side of the street, behind the window screen, vigorously waving. It was my high school boyfriend from 20+ years ago. I was convinced he had to be waving to someone else with the same name until he just was NOT relenting so I gave a little half wave back and he finally stopped.

I understand saying hi if we had bumped into each other walking, but literally screaming over a parade for 5 solid minutes to wave hello?

We are both almost 40, married, kids, etc. I looked him up on social media out of curiosity and his wife had posted pics of them and their kids watching the parade from that window. I cannot imagine how strange I would think my DH was if he was at someone's condo gathering SCREAMING his high school girlfriends name repeatedly out the window.

It was St. Paddy’s day on a Sunday. People have been known to day drink on St. Paddy’s day Sunday. You were right there in the middle of it, surely you know this.

[Anonymous]

He was probably just drunk and excited and caught up in the festivities. Weird that you’re still thinking of it.

[Anonymous]

Your point?

[Anonymous]

He's lonely, living a sham of a life, and wants you back

[Anonymous]

You recognized him inside a window from at least 60+ feet below? Did you have binoculars?

[Anonymous]

He was probably surprised to run across you after all these years.

[Anonymous]

Forget boyfriend part, you two were close friends for many young years, randomly seeing you from his window must be as exciting as seeing his best friend would've been. Why dissect a random humanly act?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You recognized him inside a window from at least 60+ feet below? Did you have binoculars?

And he recognized you 60' below in a sea of 60k?

Even if this highly unlikely story is true, why do you think it is bizarre? It's a fun coincidence. THat's it. I think it's bizarre that you are posting it, frankly.

[Anonymous]

That is a little odd. Don't think any more of it, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was probably just drunk and excited and caught up in the festivities. Weird that you’re still thinking of it.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yesterday my family and I were walking in a massive St. Patrick's Day parade (over 60,000 people). As you can imagine, it was super noisy, congested, chaotic. Well, about halfway through the parade, I hear someone SCREAMING my name over and over and over. I was scanning the crowd trying to place it when I finally saw someone in a top floor condo on the other side of the street, behind the window screen, vigorously waving. It was my high school boyfriend from 20+ years ago. I was convinced he had to be waving to someone else with the same name until he just was NOT relenting so I gave a little half wave back and he finally stopped.

I understand saying hi if we had bumped into each other walking, but literally screaming over a parade for 5 solid minutes to wave hello?

We are both almost 40, married, kids, etc. I looked him up on social media out of curiosity and his wife had posted pics of them and their kids watching the parade from that window. I cannot imagine how strange I would think my DH was if he was at someone's condo gathering SCREAMING his high school girlfriends name repeatedly out the window.

Were you, though? Were you really convinced that the person you personally know screaming your name and waving at you must have been talking to someone else?

[Anonymous]

With 60,000 people and a top floor condo, interesting that even a screamer could say your name loud enough to hear.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

You are a femme fatale, OP