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Anonymous wrote:smile and nod when you pass them the first time and then take a long water break 1 mile up the trail with 2 packs of gus in hand and wait for them to pass again then open one for yourself and smile and nod again. if they don't stop you have your answer.

No.

Come on man, let it go. don’t make her have to change her running route.

Ok how about so the first nod and smile and if they respond positively then do the second part? That’s not intrusive at all to any normal people

Deliberately stopping further up the trail and smiling at her as she runs by is creepy AF and will only serve to scare her. You’re a dick if you do this.

Anonymous wrote:smile and nod when you pass them the first time and then take a long water break 1 mile up the trail with 2 packs of gus in hand and wait for them to pass again then open one for yourself and smile and nod again. if they don't stop you have your answer.

Omg if I saw a man stopped, smiling at me, a mile up the trail after he’d smiled at me as he passed me 10min ago, and this was a wooded trail or some other relatively empty place, I’d get a pit in my stomach and probably call a friend or my husband and tell them to talk to me until I could get somewhere more public.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:smile and nod when you pass them the first time and then take a long water break 1 mile up the trail with 2 packs of gus in hand and wait for them to pass again then open one for yourself and smile and nod again. if they don't stop you have your answer.

No.

Come on man, let it go. don’t make her have to change her running route.

Ok how about so the first nod and smile and if they respond positively then do the second part? That’s not intrusive at all to any normal people

Nope, don't even glance at her. Eyes straight ahead, or maybe cast upwards. Anything else is aggressive and pushy, and might make her uncomfortable.

What? Are you even a runner? Most runners acknowledge other runners they pass on a trail or a path unless it’s extremely busy. I’ve felt uncomfortable plenty of times while out running but never because a man simply nodded his head or said hello while passing me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:smile and nod when you pass them the first time and then take a long water break 1 mile up the trail with 2 packs of gus in hand and wait for them to pass again then open one for yourself and smile and nod again. if they don't stop you have your answer.

No.

Come on man, let it go. don’t make her have to change her running route.

Ok how about so the first nod and smile and if they respond positively then do the second part? That’s not intrusive at all to any normal people

Nope, don't even glance at her. Eyes straight ahead, or maybe cast upwards. Anything else is aggressive and pushy, and might make her uncomfortable.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Wave, smile, then start talking. Get to the point fast- plan a meet up

Bizarre that people think a woman will just meet up with a total stranger, simply because he has penis-feels for her.

Cringy Reddit lexicon teases out you’re a femcel.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Wave, smile, then start talking. Get to the point fast- plan a meet up

Bizarre that people think a woman will just meet up with a total stranger, simply because he has penis-feels for her.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:smile and nod when you pass them the first time and then take a long water break 1 mile up the trail with 2 packs of gus in hand and wait for them to pass again then open one for yourself and smile and nod again. if they don't stop you have your answer.

No.

Come on man, let it go. don’t make her have to change her running route.

Ok how about so the first nod and smile and if they respond positively then do the second part? That’s not intrusive at all to any normal people

Nope. I will smile at anyone,. Doesn't mean a thing. I've been married 16 years.

I used to see the same woman on a trail for many months. I also saw her at a coffee shop we both liked. One time i approached her on the trail and said something like "I seem to see you everywhere!" We decided to meet for coffee and then had a few more dates, but I decided not to pursue a relationship.

Nothing really bad happened. She seemed happy that I recognized her on the trail and she was happy to go out with me a few times. The one awkward thing is that I still sometimes see her on the trail or in the neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:When I was long-term single in my mid 20s I used to wish a hot shirtless man would have stopped me while running. None ever did. lol. Thankfully I was introduced my husband and the rest is history.

That’s just desperate and sad.

Different poster, but have you seen some of these men? Seems like a reasonable fantasy to me.

For the OP, if you are super attractive you can approach anyone and they will be flattered even if not single. If you are not good looking or give weird vibes it will go very poorly. If you were in the first category you wouldn’t be asking this question, so it’s probably a no go for you.

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Anonymous wrote:When I was long-term single in my mid 20s I used to wish a hot shirtless man would have stopped me while running. None ever did. lol. Thankfully I was introduced my husband and the rest is history.

That’s just desperate and sad.

Single people wishing someone would fall in their lap while doing a hobby is not desperate and sad. It’s human nature.

Yes. Wave, smile, then start talking. Get to the point fast- plan a meet up

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Anonymous wrote:I do not want to be chatted up by anyone while I'm out exercising. If you have a very cute dog I MIGHT ask if I can pet your dog, but I have no interest in you beyond giving me permission to pet the dog.

This.

Don’t chat anyone up. Especially women. We already know we’re targets for violence and you are an unknown entity we now have to keep our heads on a swivel to avoid.

Are you single? If yes, just a suggestion, maybe tone down the paranoid neuroticism. I can't even imagine thinking there are violent men lurking everywhere while out jogging. If that's how you truly feel 24/7, move and/or see a psychiatrist.

This, but not the psychiatrist part. Psychotherapy is mostly worthless. People that scared just need some ERP and get out in the world.
Jog at night or in seedier areas to build up confidence.

This board is full of miserable loner ugly Betty’s who’ve never been hit on in their lives.

People can hear you even with airpods on.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:smile and nod when you pass them the first time and then take a long water break 1 mile up the trail with 2 packs of gus in hand and wait for them to pass again then open one for yourself and smile and nod again. if they don't stop you have your answer.

No.

Come on man, let it go. don’t make her have to change her running route.

Ok how about so the first nod and smile and if they respond positively then do the second part? That’s not intrusive at all to any normal people

Anonymous wrote:smile and nod when you pass them the first time and then take a long water break 1 mile up the trail with 2 packs of gus in hand and wait for them to pass again then open one for yourself and smile and nod again. if they don't stop you have your answer.

No.

Come on man, let it go. don’t make her have to change her running route.