The answer to all of life's questions is 42.

I do often slip off into my own little world (a la Walter Mitty.) As such, I could have been reading more into the moment then what was there. But, everything just seemed to click - us smiling at each other, the eye contact, her happy dance, and the wave. Another possibility which I haven't thought much about was that her mother never even glanced towards us, even though she must have heard us conversing. Perhaps Mom isn't so prone to freaking out about these things and as such the lg lives in a relaxed setting where it's ok, maybe even encouraged to interact with other adults. Who knows. I just felt that we hit it off well. An attraction is only a symptom of an unfilled need. In that respect, we both seemed to have needs that were unfilled. Another case in point: a divorced friend of mine and her daughter (who was seven at the time) and myself were sitting on the floor playing Nintendo. I'm kinda sitting behind the lg and when she won the little game we were playing, I gave her a quick hug. I'm not really attracted to her in any sexual sense, however, I did enjoy her company immensely, and I found her to be a brilliant child with many unsung talents. When I took my arms away, she immediately paused the game, reached behind her, felt around for my hands, grabbed them, and put them back around her like a coat. Her mother saw all this and gave me a blank stare. I just shrugged my shoulders and kept my arms tight around this angel who had so clearly voiced her need without saying a word. Five minutes later or so, I tried to slowly release myself from her (I could tell Mom was uncomfortable with the situation and I didn't want her to get after the child) and she did it again. So I held her another fifteen minutes or so and then excused myself. Mom and I later mutually agreed not to see each other as she thought maybe I was too attentive to her daughter. (Other events occurred however, and in fairness this may have only been a convenient excuse.) However, I did find out that no one hugs in this house, or says kind words to each other. Nor did she get any kind treatment at Dad's house either. So it's obvious to me that this LG isn't sexual, the poor thing is just starved for any sort of physical affection or approval from an adult, and I was just the ticket she needed. And in that respect, as I don't believe in coincidence, perhaps the universe (or God or Nature, take your pick) put us together at those moments just so I could show her some affection. And we will both take what we got from the other in that moment and share it with someone else in the future. Love is never given in vain. And that is how I look at the lgm's I have. The attractions occur because we are precisely what the other needs at that Moment in time. Nothing more, nothing less. To participate, all you need do is to make yourself available (i.e. not staring at a cellphone every moment you're in public) and this is why so many folks miss out on opportunities. Love is the answer.