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TIFU by texting an older friend about exchanging contact info

Ok, this is a little silly, but It’s been about 2 months now and I still feel like I fucked something up and can’t get it back.

So I (F early 20’s) made friends with an older gentlemen (M mid to late 40s-50s) last year and would occasionally message each other on Instagram/facebook. Nothing too crazy, mostly he would congratulate me on my recent accomplishments and send me some advice if I needed it which I always took to heart and appreciated. To me, he’s like a father figure and always had my back like a supportive parent would.

We have mutual friends who I’m really close with and they were hosting a party, so I went over to Instagram and asked if he was going to be there since he was invited. I also threw in “also at this point we should exchange contact info” at the end, since I thought it was a little silly not to have each others contact info at this point since we’ve known each other for a while now. He saw that message, but never responded.

It’s been two months now and I really feel like I fucked up and ruined a friendship over one text even though there was nothing nefarious or bad behind what I said. I worry he took it the wrong way and took it to mean something I didn’t intend at all. (Background info: he’s got a wife and a bunch of kids) so it could’ve been interpreted that I wanted a romantic relationship, but even writing that down let alone thinking about it makes me want to hurl. Idk Reddit, what do you think?

TL;DR: TIFU by texting an older friend that we should exchange contact info, and now he hasn’t spoken to me in two months.

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