I (30M) am a regular at my local gym. Naturally there are regulars you see if you go at the same time every day.
There is this beautiful woman I see a couple times per week and developed a huge crush on her. First saw her months ago, didn’t see her for a while, but now have seen her more recently. If I had to guess she’s in her mid to late 20s. She’s objectively very pretty and in shape.
I’m definitely a regular myself but I focus on my workouts and don’t socialize. I consider myself handsome, am just over 6ft., and I’ve been lifting seriously since high school, so my arms and upper body as a whole are built and defined. I notice women looking at me at the gym as I’m going about my workout, either directly or in the mirror - I’ll be looking around, we’ll lock eyes, and they quickly look away / down, never a situation where I’m looking at them first. No one smiles at me though, probably because I naturally look more serious / have a RBF and don’t talk to anyone. Outside the gym I get compliments from people.
Back to my crush - I’ve noticed her looking at me, similar to how other women have. Most recently I finished a set and saw her looking at me through the mirror, and she quickly broke eye contact, also have seen her looking at me from afar / across the gym before.
A few days ago I was using a machine and she started using a weight stack a couple feet in front of me - the gym was busy, so I didn’t assume she intentionally put herself in close proximity. I finished with the machine and got water. Then she started using the machine I was just using so when I came back I started using the weight stack she was just using. I go to get water again, come back to finish, and she asks if I’m still using the weight stack - I was finishing up anyway but I said no and that it’s all hers so I went to the locker room. I know that doesn’t mean much on its own but she had just finished with the stack before I started using it. Looking back I wish I talked to her a bit more but I was caught off guard, I’ve never seen her say a word to anyone first.
Overall she seems very closed off and keeps to herself. I would like to try and say hi to her, but she has her headphones in, is looking at her phone, etc., and if we do pass each other or are close enough to say hi / smile, she doesn’t look at me.
Since the looks are from afar and not up close, and even though she broke the ice (if she even did), I can’t tell if I have the green light, or if that small exchange meant anything? I definitely wouldn’t just ask her out right away, but I would like to get to know her. Is there something there?