@wundayatta Of course not, silly! You didn’t read what I said after that part. It was sort of meant in jest, because the whole thing seems a little odd to me.
I think the whole idea sounds weird. The OP doesn’t know the guy, but yet she finds him interesting. That doesn’t make any sense to me.
Also, most guys (not all) would probably think that the OP is interested in them as a date/boyfriend/potential sex partner if she said that she has been checking him out and finds him interesting and that she wanted to meet him and get to know him.
That would even sound weird if it was a girl, that she wanted as a friend. All of my friends have come to be my friends through an initial social interaction with them. I can’t imagine just watching a potential female friend, not knowing anything about her, and then walking up to her and saying, “Hey Lady, you look interesting, my name is Kardamom, do you mind if I get to know you?”
I guess the part that is throwing me off is why the OP thinks the fellow is interesting before she’s even met him? It makes me think that she thinks he’s physically attractive, which is cool, but in that case, she is likely to put herself and her boyfriend into a position in which someone is going to be the third wheel.
Generally, guys that become just friends are met in regular social situations, like at work, or with a group of friends or at some other social activity.
I’m not trying to rain on the OP’s parade, maybe if she could clarify it a little bit. I don’t think I’m seeing this quite right. : (