The story begins seven months ago, at a Subway restaurant in downtown Brooklyn. A 57-year-old man from Queens met with a woman who "enraptured" him. He didn't get her phone number nor her name, but managed to get an incredibly awkward selfie with her.

The man has been scanning the neighborhood in search of the woman he met last summer, but hasn't run into her since.

And now, he's determined to get in touch with her by plastering that selfie all over the neighborhood while also offering a $100 reward for anyone who can help him find her in time for Valentine's Day. The text of his ad reads:
"I LOST A MERMAID IN DOWNTOWN Brooklyn. Should YOU REUNITE US FOR VALENTINE'S DAY 2014 & You COLLECT A $100 REWARD."
Yikes. We're sure this guy thinks he's being incredibly romantic, but this crosses so many lines. So let this be warning to all you ladies who encounter random men trying to take selfies with you. Because real life is so not a romcom movie.

[NYDN]