He looked at her, she looked at him.
He smiled at her, she smiled at him.
They both knew it, it was noticeable - undeniable.
The CHEMISTRY was amazing.
The strangers continued to exchange eye contact and smiles as he sat on one side of the restaurant with his friends and she sat at the other during a lunch meeting with associates.
Surely, he is going to approach me before he leaves, Rene thought.
No way he can look at me that hard, for that long, without getting my number.
She waited with anticipation for him to casually swing by her table on his way out the door.
But he didn't.
He just...
left.
He just walked right out of the door with his friends without so much as a hello, or a goodbye.
What in the world was that all about? Why even send all of the signals, and flirtations if he was just going to disappear? She felt like a fool for even getting her hopes up.
Rene finished her lunch meeting and exited the restaurant wondering why she experiences so many incomplete passes when it comes to potential relationships.
The good chemistry seems to be there, but her love interests seem to drop the ball when it comes to stepping up to the plate to move things forward.
What she did not know is that Robert, the attractive man who stared at her throughout the lunch hour, was actually waiting on her to come over to him.
Since she appeared to be engaged in more serious conversation with her colleagues, he only toyed with the idea of approaching her, but figured it probably was not the best time.
He hoped that she would say something to him, give him a signal that it was okay to communicate with her by maybe stepping away from the table and giving him an opportunity to say hello.
They were both waiting on the other person to make the first move! Are we still in an era where there are traditional roles, or have those barriers long since been broken? Is it necessary that the gentleman approach the woman or is it okay for her to express her interest first? Today, there are many people who feel restricted by the roles they've placed on themselves and those roles suggested to them by society.
A woman may feel stuck in one place as she experiences a sense of obligation to hold back her feelings until he first expresses his.
A man may feel like he must step outside of his comfort zone and ask out the woman he's interested in before she asks him out, because he is after all, the man.
When it comes to love and relationships, are gender roles and societal suggestions hindering potential relationships? Every human being wants to know that they are loved and valued.
Every human being deserves to feel like they are being pursued and honored.
There are times when it is beneficial for a man to step up and let a woman know how he feels about her; and there are also times when a woman should feel equally comfortable expressing her true feelings to a man even if he hasn't made the first move.
When it comes to love and taking action, what people choose to do should not be about roles and rules.
It should be about intuition, the vibrations of the moment, and the right connection.
By listening to the moment, and allowing the inner-voice to be the guide, men and women can give and interpret the signals they send to each other in ways that lead to fulfilling relationships.
There does not always have to be a battle of the sexes, or the fulfillment of gender roles.
Let there be a harmonious expression of true feelings, with each person feeling perfectly comfortable taking the steps that are most relevant for the unique characteristics of their connection in the moment.