Lightbulb moment

After stepping up my game and letting TT2 know that I only had a few days left at my post, he has also increased the amount of communication between us.

Someone has shared that he is shy and I can see that to be the case, so I'm looking or waiting to see what comes of our talks. I'm very serious about my stance on not looking desperate but I do think it would be smart to let him know I'm interested in at least knowing him beyond my appointment at this church.

Yesterday I brainstormed two ways that I think could help us stay in contact, one seeming more forward than the other. Feel free to weigh in on which approach I should take.

1. Magazine page marker-TT2 informed me that he is leaving town on Thursday or Friday for Vegas for a work trip. I actually have in my possession a magazine about Men's Style that he said he would read. I've thought about marking one of the pages and telling him that's an article he should read on the plane and printing my number on the page marker. The risk I run with this approach is to look desperate or for him to never open the magazine and see the number.

2.I overheard him talking about how he plays tennis and since one of my bucket list items is to learn how to play tennis. I figure I can strike up a convo about him playing and inquire as to whether he gives lessons or whther he would be willing to give me lessons so that he and I can exchange numbers and not only can I learn how to play tennis, but we might be able to develop a friendship from our lessons.

Ideally, this is the best option because it doesn't imply that I want anything more than learning how to play tennis, but it does give us a reason to communicate beyond our chatter at the desk. And as always in the end, I can always use another friend. Because my friends are scattered all around this city and our schedules are usually hard to sync.