Does He Know I Exist? New at This!

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Registered: 05-15-2007
Does He Know I Exist? New at This!
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Tue, 05-15-2007 - 11:46pm

Hello!

I am just looking for some insight/advice on my situation . . . . I am 22yo and newly single after a 6 year relationship. I am quite mature for my age; I usually blow people away when they find out how young I am . . . . anyway, I have been working at a children's hospital for about a year as a student nurse intern, I just graduated and I will begin working as a nurse at the same hospital in a month or so.

One of the pedi residents has definitly caught my eye but I am unsure of what to do. When I first recognized him at work I would get nervous when he would be in the same area that I was. Time passed, didn't see him much, and then he walked into the newborn nursery during my maternity rotation a few months ago. I was a bit surprised because I didn't realize that the pedi residents from my hospital rotated through the NICU and newborn nursery at the neighboring labor and delivery hospital. Well, I now realized they they did and a few weeks later he came in again while I was there. I didn't say anything to him, and he didn't really acknowledge me and that was that. My friend would say something to me when he came, but nothing really obvious to him.

He is back at the hospital that I work at and I find that I am running into him more times than not. We have never spoken (that I can remember) and I am not sure why. He talks to the other people on the floor but not me. We have made eye contact and looked the other way when the other turns around, but I can't help but feel like maybe he knows I am interested and he is not. I am a pretty shy person with new people but he see's me talking with the nurses and the other residents, so I am not sure what signal I am sending off. My other concern is I wonder if he thinks that I am still with my previous BF (because of past conversations with co-workers about a wedding). I am very attracted to him, initially it was physical but he is very intelligent and after seeing the way he interacts with the patients and co-workers I am even more so. As you can tell, we are always passing eachother down the halls or in/out of rooms so it is a little weird that we haven't conversed yet.

I am really new at this and I have never really dated . . so I am finding it hard to recognize wether or not his actions have a meaning. Please help!

Thanks a bunch!!

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Registered: 05-11-2004
Sat, 05-19-2007 - 1:28am

Hi and welcome to the board! I'm glad you found us.


I think that you should start saying hello to him when you see him, make eye contact and smile. Try making small talk when you do see him, ask him how is day is going, if he likes this rotation....that kind of stuff. That way you can slowly get to know each other better.


Keep us posted on how things go.


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Registered: 05-11-2007
Wed, 05-30-2007 - 1:39pm

I agree with cl. The fact that he has made eye contact with you is almost a sure sign he is interested. Next time definitely smile a little smile and say hello. He may be a bit shy and that may be all the opening he needs to up his courage to talk to you!!

Good luck and definitely keep us posted!