From
the BBC» :
A lovestruck web designer's search for a mystery girl he met on a train has captivated more than 13,000 people.
Keir Moffatt, 26, from Bristol, set up a Facebook page to try to track down a girl he met on the train home from Cardiff who he wished he had asked out.
In just over 10 days, his quest has attracted followers from America, Australia and Malaysia.
Mr Moffatt has now called off the search for fear of inviting unwanted attention onto the girl.
He saw the girl, who was wearing a blue hairband, on the train at about 1900 BST on 6 May.
Mr Moffatt, of Durdham Park, wrote on the website that "a gorgeous girl in my carriage really caught my eye".
He continued: "We barely spoke but, when she left, I regretted not speaking to her more - and asking her out. When I was driving home with my mate, I mentioned my regret and he said 'Well, you know what they say, you're never more than three people away from who you want to know'.
"Half an hour later, and perhaps against my better judgement, I set up this Facebook group to see if my mate's theory was true - to see if I could find the Mystery Train Girl and get a second chance to ask her out."
He said he had now decided to end his quest: "I figured it was possible that she did not want to be found (pretty understandable) and that it was best to respect that. So, much to everyone's disappointment, I called off the search and let the mystery girl remain a mystery."
Mr Moffatt said he was "overwhelmed, bewildered, flattered and deeply humbled by the entire experience".
He said that he wanted "something good" to come from the attention and has asked followers to donate ^1 to Marie Curie Cancer Care via the JustGiving website.
So far more than ^800 has been raised.
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