Been thinking about posting this although its not especially fortean, just wondered if anyone had experienced something similar? Also looked for a similar thread but was toyed with by the search function. :?
A good few years ago i used to livein an inner city area, and every so often whilst out and about i'd run into a woman that i felt that i recognised. There was something about her that struck me from the first time i saw her, i felt like i should know her. For her part she always caught my eye, smiled, said hello or hi how are you sort of thing, the way an aquaintance would. She didnt go out of her way to stop or anything, it was all in passing on the street, but i used to see her every so often and each time it was the same. The first few times it happened i racked my brains trying to remember where we'd met/been introduced as that was how it seemed, but i know that that had never happened as she was an extrordinarily striking woman, very tall, very dark skinned, long hair done in tiny braids, delicate features, maybe ethiopian or the like. In short, i would have remembered if we had met as i had no aquaintances even vaguely resembling her, and although now writing it down it doesnt sound anything very much, in the context of the area and other people's behavior, it was at the time quite perplexing, (so much so that im still pondering it 20-odd years later.) It had got to the point that i had decided to actually strike up some sort of conversation with her at the risk of looking like a loon just to satisfy my curiosity about her, unfortunately life intervened and i left the area never to return. So i suppose my question is has anybody else met someone in passing that they feel they should know/they remember on some level even though that person is a stranger?
A good few years ago i used to livein an inner city area, and every so often whilst out and about i'd run into a woman that i felt that i recognised. There was something about her that struck me from the first time i saw her, i felt like i should know her. For her part she always caught my eye, smiled, said hello or hi how are you sort of thing, the way an aquaintance would. She didnt go out of her way to stop or anything, it was all in passing on the street, but i used to see her every so often and each time it was the same. The first few times it happened i racked my brains trying to remember where we'd met/been introduced as that was how it seemed, but i know that that had never happened as she was an extrordinarily striking woman, very tall, very dark skinned, long hair done in tiny braids, delicate features, maybe ethiopian or the like. In short, i would have remembered if we had met as i had no aquaintances even vaguely resembling her, and although now writing it down it doesnt sound anything very much, in the context of the area and other people's behavior, it was at the time quite perplexing, (so much so that im still pondering it 20-odd years later.) It had got to the point that i had decided to actually strike up some sort of conversation with her at the risk of looking like a loon just to satisfy my curiosity about her, unfortunately life intervened and i left the area never to return. So i suppose my question is has anybody else met someone in passing that they feel they should know/they remember on some level even though that person is a stranger?