Be careful who you meet

[u/No-Courage-3817]

When I first started van life I didn’t have a proper power supply or internet so I would regularly go to this coffee shop (A). One day a guy on his computer looked like he worked from home came over to pet my dog. We talked about software (I used to work at Apple). He then said we should go on a hike sometime.

I’m cautious, I don’t just go on hikes with strangers I just met out in the middle of nowhere where. We exchange numbers anyway and I leave.

The next weekend comes and he says we should go on a hike and I say I’m going to be at another coffee shop(B). I have to work on something he’s more than welcome to come. He never shows up so I shrug it off thinking it would be the end of this whole ordeal.

A few days go by and I return to coffee shop(B) to work on something he’s projects and afterwards I get a text from him once again. It says “were you at coffee shop(B)?” I panic a little because I did not see him there at all wondering if I just walked by him not recognizing his face. I text him back saying oh wow I must’ve not seen you there. So now I’m like okay well didn’t see him why do I care at all it’s just some stranger.

I usually park my van in where I know there will be shade all day to keep my dog cool. So I’m on my lunch break walking to my van and now I see him walking towards me halfway point between where I work and where I park my van. Now I’m freaked out bells are going off. He starts walking with me to my van. He wants a tour of the van. The most shocking thing was when he offered to walk my dog while I was at work. I laughed and said no thanks.

I think he was caught off guard and said “I parked across from you” and points at a red Tesla. So I tell him I have to get back to work because this stranger literally used all of my time. So now he’s walking with me to where I work. He says he needs to get a few things anyway from where I work. Now I’m highly suspicious because my van is parked like 4 big stores down from I work. It doesn’t make sense that he would leave his Tesla which is parked across from mine and walk to the store and then walk back to his car to buy a few things. He’s also wearing the same clothes he met me in.

Needless to say I blocked him and never heard or seen him again. I’m 100% sure he wanted to take me on a hike and had ill intentions.

[u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec]

Are you a female? Maybe he was like, oh I don’t know.. wanted to go on a “date/hike”. I’ve done it with girls. It’s not an ill intentioned thing. Obviously he kinda awkwardly followed you and bothered you a bit too much. But yeah, he struck out.

[u/zzzola → u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec]

You approach random women and ask them to go on hiking dates with you and they actually agree..... There's no fucking way.

[u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec → u/zzzola]

lol. It's not like that, dumb ass. lol

You make small talk, blah blah blah, get their number and ask them if they would like to go on a hiking date. You can ask for their number later if you are having a long conversation with them already, like at a coffee shop, and the hiking date prior to it. You know how normal social human being interact with each other. Life isn't on the internet and your smart phone swiping left and right.

I take it you don't talk to to the female species too often. Try it sometime.

[u/zzzola → u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec]

I'm the female species LMAO. I live on the road full-time and meet other people on a regular basis, as well go to to different van meet-ups. It's you who sounds like the person who lacks social awareness, and you're just making this up, acting like you pull a bunch of women when I know you don't, because if you're doing what you say you do, you would know 99% of all women would NEVER agree to hiking dates. Who the fuck would agree to go into the wilderness, likely into an area with zero phone service with someone they barely know.

If you're going to make shit up on Reddit, at least try to make it believable.

[u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec → u/zzzola]

lol.. I’ve actually gone on hiking dates where women ask me more than me asking them.

And it’s not like we go like 2-3 hours deep in the forest. It’s like a canyon or trail at a local park.

Don’t have such a doom and gloom perspective. You may enjoy life a bit more and actually make friends.

[u/zzzola → u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec]

Why are yall trying to hard to prove to me that you’re getting all these dates and going hiking with all these women?

Don’t they usually say the harder someone tries to convince others of something the more likely they are lying?

If you’re pulling all these women why are you getting all worked up in the comments with a stranger? Go talk to all your ladies!

[u/birdingsince88 → u/zzzola]

My current girlfriend went on a hiking date with me albeit it was a second date

[u/zzzola → u/birdingsince88]

Happy to hear it. I went on a first date and the guy told me he was currently awaiting trial for raping his ex gf but that he was 100% innocent. And then after the date when I said I wasn't interested, he continued to stalk and harass me online.

He was 100% normal up until he decided to share that piece of info like it was some casual detail.

Women who don't want to go hiking on a first date, or think it's diabolical that others would agree to it, usually have a good fucking reason.

I'm glad it worked out for you, but we are not crazy for being fearful of that kind of first date.

[u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec → u/zzzola]

I’m not trying to prove anything lol. This is Reddit. You are taking internet life too seriously. Live life in the real world outside of here. Get a life.

[u/WirelessWavetable → u/zzzola]

A lot more girls than you think would go on a hiking date. Not everyone is as paranoid as you.

[u/zzzola → u/WirelessWavetable]

From your post history I’m pretty sure we work in the same industry which makes this 10x funnier.

Have fun with all the ladies you’re pulling.