I got a text from a drunk man last night

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He's a nice man, married and known to me as part of a friendship group who like a good night out. His wife doesn't, so he usually comes alone and I have never witnessed anything but impeccable behaviour from him, no matter how much we've all had to drink.

He's also a member of my running club, a bit quicker than me, but when I'm running at my best or he's recovering from injury we sometimes run together.

It's very unusual for him to contact me direct, outside of a group chat.

Anyway about 11:30 last night, I got a message full of typos saying he was on his way home but if he gets up, do I want to run this morning. I said, OK let me know what time you're going. (Probably makes no sense if you're not a runner but I never turn down a run!)

So, it's hammering down here, I have a busy day and could do with getting showered and getting on. Am I running with him this morning, or should I just go on my own? 😆

This is how my youngest tells a story, you think it’s going somewhere with all sorts of detail and then - bam - nothing actually happened but he wants a response anyway…
(but maybe I’m missing something because I’m not a runner so wouldn’t understand?)

I think the OP was just pre-empting all the ‘he must fancy you’ comments.

Yes.

It's so boring, people go on and on about it as if that particular form of exercise somehow makes them special.

Also agree OP was hoping for special attention from this chap.

CONGRATULATIONS.

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Enjoy your run

@User0610134057 this 😂😂😂😂

He might have sent that message to multiple people in the running group at the same time for all you know. This is a really pointless thread.

Look at all these people who felt compelled to comment on an utterly pointless thread.

Have you found all the lines of attack? Are you sure? Running too? Really?

BTW attention seeking isn't an insult these days , it's all about having needs met and if we're psycoanalysing people, I'd say there's a fair possibility we've hit on a group ever so slightly worried, their husband's might be drunk texting the fit women they exercise with.

Anyway, we're off for the run now it's stopped raining and then I'm going for cocktails and dancing with an entirely different but equally lovely man.

Happy Christmas everyone, do remember to spread some cheer during this season of goodwill.

Oh FFS . Just how much validation do you need?” Their husbands might be drunk texting the fit women they exercise with” and “ off to cocktails and dancing with an entirely different man”
Surprised you have time to post at all with all the admirers you have to fend off!

Don't feed the troll 🧌

So, it's hammering down here, I have a busy day and could do with getting showered and getting on. Am I running with him this morning, or should I just go on my own?

This bit from your OP was the bit that shows you're over/interested.

It would've suited you more it just go a run on your own than hang about waiting for him. I'd have text "I've got a busy day today so heading out for my run just now and I'm guessing it's a bit early for you. Hope your head isn't too sore and that you and wife's name have a great Christmas. See you in the group next year" And gone my run and got on with my day

You're the one that seems over interested in him and are looking for signs of him liking you (IMO)

Op you have to admit it’s a weird thread for which is essentially ‘will the person I sometimes run with turn up or will they be too hung over’.

The mention of his behaviour, that he likes a night out but is wife doesn’t etc. What does his wife’s opinion of a night out matter.

Either, there’s far more to this or you purposely designed the thread to have people saying ‘Wtf are you talking about’.

Neither are the actions of someone with a busy and full life.

Oh and I have no worries my husband is drunk texting a woman he goes running with.

Because A, that text wouldn’t bother me, regardless of when they sent it or how much Alcohol he had

B, I am choosing to divorce him for reasons entirely unrelated to other women. What he does is his own business.

C, he has never run in his life. He could probably do with taking up a sport.

Haha another running club affair on it’s way. The number of affairs at our local running club is laughable, a married man should not be texting you late at night drunk , he’s after more than a running companion. Poor wife !

And so is OP from the amount of thought she's giving this. Plus hanging around to accommodate him instead of just doing what suits her and getting on with her day

Yes, my sister in law indeed run off with her running partner ! It’s rude where we live that’s it’s a joke about join the running club if you want an affair 😂

*it’s rife !!

You clearly want him to want you.

Can you just turn up at his in your running kit, bouncing and ready to go, just to see him hungover and regretting his life choices 😂

This is the sort of post you'd have if Runners had a forum like MN. It makes perfect sense to me that runners send daft texts at stupid o'clock about going for a run in the morning when the odds are that they'll barely be able to make it to the sofa. Heavy nights feature highly in the answers to questions such as 'So tell me, what led to you being here, competing in your first/tenth/hundredth ultramarathon?'.

I'd be a git and text him to say 'I'm ready to go, where are you?' and then if he can't remember, saying 'But we agreed that we'd train for Race to the Stones? Only going to do 5k and a few Fartleks this morning, then an easy 10k on the 27th. Are you chickening out already?'.