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'I met my dream man at the park - I had a good time but I forgot to give him my number'

You could run into the love of your life at any moment, whether it be at work, at a bar, or simply while you're picking up a pint of milk from the corner shop.

But one woman on Reddit has been left fuming with herself after she let love slip through her fingers following a chance encounter with a man in a park - because they ended their conversation without exchanging numbers.

The woman explained she was approached by the man while sitting on a bench, who told her she was pretty and asked for her number.

And while the woman initially told him to "get lost" because she was having a bad day, the man offered to buy her an ice cream and she obliged, leading to the pair having a long and interesting conversation to get to know each other.

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In her post, she wrote: "I was having a bad day so I decided to go to the park to walk it off. I sat on a bench and this guy approached me, told me he thought I was pretty and asked for my number. I bluntly told him to get lost. He said he could tell that I was sad under my mask and offered to buy me ice cream.

"Well, who can say no to free ice cream? We went to the ice cream booth in the park and true enough he did buy me a strawberry ice cream. He got himself an ice cream sandwich.

"I calmed down and we sat down on a bench and talked. It was a pleasant conversation and he got me laughing with a couple of jokes. After a few minutes, he told me he had to get going and that it was nice talking to me. I thanked him for the ice cream."

But when the time came for them to part ways, the woman realised she hadn't followed through with the man's request for her number, and also hadn't asked him for his - meaning the pair had no way of contacting each other for a second meeting.

She added: "As I was finishing my ice cream, I realised that I didn't give him my number or ask for his. He was actually cute in hindsight and nice to me. I was distracted by the sugary goodness of strawberry ice cream."

And the woman has issued a plea to the mystery man to get in touch if he sees her post, as she said: "Ice cream guy, if you're out there reading this. I'd love to go out with you."

Comments on the post were largely supportive of the woman, with many sympathising with her for potentially missing out on finding true love with the bloke from the park.

One person said: "I was worried at first that the f**k up would be going with him for the ice cream and him turning out to be a creep, happy to see the wholesome turn!"

While another added: "I really thought this is going to be a story about barely making it to the toilet but everything got better than expected. I really hope you meet the guy again."

But others joked that the way he approached her was still slightly weird, with one stating: "Go back to the park. I'm sure he will return in the next day or two curious about you. Murderers usually return to the scene of the crime."

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