Hi all,

I recently moved into a 1 bedroom unit in a complex of 8 units. Oddly enough, the units come in pairs, so 2 units share 1 door which leads to a little lobby and then of course each unit has its own door.

I've been really craving meeting quality people organically which feels impossible as a fairly picky introvert with high standards, but the neighbor that I share the outer door with looks like a decent guy in my age range. We met only once when I knocked on his door to introduce myself and ask if we could trade parking spaces (for reasons I won't get into here), and he kindly agreed without question and generally just gave me an awesome vibe that he's an easy-going nice guy. We exchanged numbers and haven't spoken since.

I really want to get to know him as friends or otherwise. Obviously I have no idea if there could be any romantic interest since I don't know him at all. And he could totally be taken, or gay, or just not interested in dating -- so I'm worried that if I text him asking if he wants to get food or hang out some time, it would be creepy/annoying and uncomfortable since he can't exactly avoid me since we're neighbors..

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But if I don't ask I'll never know if a friendship or anything more could have developed and this seems to be one of the few ways I run into people organically nowadays..

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What should I do? Should I risk forever making our living situation awkward in the case he doesn't want to connect with his new neighbor (me) for whatever reason? Is there a way I can make it super comfortable either way and give him an out in case he doesn't want to?