Is it even possible to strike up a convo with a random jogger while you're also out jogging?

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Anonymous wrote:I do not want to be chatted up by anyone while I'm out exercising. If you have a very cute dog I MIGHT ask if I can pet your dog, but I have no interest in you beyond giving me permission to pet the dog.

This.

Don’t chat anyone up. Especially women. We already know we’re targets for violence and you are an unknown entity we now have to keep our heads on a swivel to avoid.

Are you single? If yes, just a suggestion, maybe tone down the paranoid neuroticism. I can't even imagine thinking there are violent men lurking everywhere while out jogging. If that's how you truly feel 24/7, move and/or see a psychiatrist.

You must be a man or possibly a very ugly woman. I’ve been followed home or to my car enough times that I do constantly look to see who may be following me. Once I was walking my dog and a garbage truck followed me home so they could hop out at my house and ask me for a date. Or another time, a guy got my phone number and called me multiple times a day, only to scream at me when I finally answered for ignoring his other calls.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jogging solo? Most married people I know jog solo. I ran marathons when I was dating my husband. He was a lifter not a runner.

Most people prefer solo runs. By no means does running alone mean you are single. lol

Overwhelming majority of the fit and happy couples I know walk or jog together. If you see the same person repeatedly by their self and without a ring they're clearly single. Or in a bad relationship, maybe with a wandering eye...

I run daily. I don't know a single person who runs with a spouse. Tons of solo runners in my neighborhood. Walking with your partner is a different thing. It's not really exercise; just an excuse to get out of the house.

+100

My spouse is with our kids when I go for a run. It’s my only “me time”. I definitely don’t want to start chatting with strangers

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jogging solo? Most married people I know jog solo. I ran marathons when I was dating my husband. He was a lifter not a runner.

Most people prefer solo runs. By no means does running alone mean you are single. lol

Overwhelming majority of the fit and happy couples I know walk or jog together. If you see the same person repeatedly by their self and without a ring they're clearly single. Or in a bad relationship, maybe with a wandering eye...

Not true for me at all. Married 17 years, together over 20 and still happy. I don’t like wearing jewelry when I exercise and my husband often doesn’t wear his ring either. I hate running, preferring yoga or dance. He is currently out of shape / not exercising enough but when he does exercise he likes running and biking - he used to be a cross country runner years ago (high school) and still likes it. He’ll join me for a hike now and then, but typically prefers if I go with friends. We just don’t tend to do the same sports but I think we’re happy.

[Anonymous]

You need to do one thing to get their attention. Like drop a stack of papers as they come towards you or fall and twist your ankle. That Will lead to an initial conversation. After that it has to happen organically, when you pass them the next time, do they recognize and acknowledge you? If not, move on. If yes, keep acknowledging each other for a few runs and see if it turns into a conversation at some point.

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Anonymous wrote:Most people are on AirPods while jogging. And let's assume you do not have the serendipitous benefit of being stopped at the same stop light. If you're running by each other opposite directions or if you're running the same direction and about to pass the person, how do you get someone to stop and briefly talk and possibly exchange numbers?

If it makes any difference, let's remove the total randomness of it and let's say you've both seen each other jogging in the same area a few times in recent weeks. Also, you're both jogging solo, which could suggest you're both single, and you both appear to be a match in age and appearance.

I am female and a solo runner. If some guy, I don't care how attractive, tries to talk to me/hit on me while running, I'm headed toward a place with lots of people and/or a police station.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most people are on AirPods while jogging. And let's assume you do not have the serendipitous benefit of being stopped at the same stop light. If you're running by each other opposite directions or if you're running the same direction and about to pass the person, how do you get someone to stop and briefly talk and possibly exchange numbers?

If it makes any difference, let's remove the total randomness of it and let's say you've both seen each other jogging in the same area a few times in recent weeks. Also, you're both jogging solo, which could suggest you're both single, and you both appear to be a match in age and appearance.

Called a "meet cute" thing on Lifetime. Saw one movie where the guy put vaseline on the jogging path to make the girl slip, then he suddenly sprang out of nowhere from the bushes and helps her with her injuries.

Was this a Jesse Watters retrospective

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Anonymous wrote:Few icebreaker ideas:

- Pretend to recognize them, ex. "Julie/Gideon? ... Oh, I'm so sorry, I thought you were so and so." Then segue into an introduction.

- Note their shoe brand and ask how they like them. "Just wondering, how do you like your Hokas/Brooks/Nikes/Asics/Ons?" Most runners are sort of obsessed with footwear.

- Wear your alma mater hat, shirt or shorts to signal a little about yourself and give him or her an easy question to ask you.

I'm assuming this sort of stuff will only work if you're female or an attractive male, of course.

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Please don’t do the first one. A man at the gym did this to me and now every time we are there at the same time he tries to catch my eye or waves. t’s offensive he thinks I’m a match! Men are gross! Dude you look like my dad. And no, we don’t have a rapport.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most people are on AirPods while jogging. And let's assume you do not have the serendipitous benefit of being stopped at the same stop light. If you're running by each other opposite directions or if you're running the same direction and about to pass the person, how do you get someone to stop and briefly talk and possibly exchange numbers?

If it makes any difference, let's remove the total randomness of it and let's say you've both seen each other jogging in the same area a few times in recent weeks. Also, you're both jogging solo, which could suggest you're both single, and you both appear to be a match in age and appearance.

I am female and a solo runner. If some guy, I don't care how attractive, tries to talk to me/hit on me while running, I'm headed toward a place with lots of people and/or a police station.

So you’re both terminally single and have no female friends to run with either?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most people are on AirPods while jogging. And let's assume you do not have the serendipitous benefit of being stopped at the same stop light. If you're running by each other opposite directions or if you're running the same direction and about to pass the person, how do you get someone to stop and briefly talk and possibly exchange numbers?

If it makes any difference, let's remove the total randomness of it and let's say you've both seen each other jogging in the same area a few times in recent weeks. Also, you're both jogging solo, which could suggest you're both single, and you both appear to be a match in age and appearance.

Called a "meet cute" thing on Lifetime. Saw one movie where the guy put vaseline on the jogging path to make the girl slip, then he suddenly sprang out of nowhere from the bushes and helps her with her injuries.

That’s not psychotic at all.

[Anonymous]

assuming you've checked to see if they're not wearing a ring, I would start with a nod and a recognizing smile to see if they reciprocate. If so, you could do that a couple of times to work up to stopping them to say hi and see if there's anything there.

But be prepared to switch up your running route if it backfires.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:assuming you've checked to see if they're not wearing a ring, I would start with a nod and a recognizing smile to see if they reciprocate. If so, you could do that a couple of times to work up to stopping them to say hi and see if there's anything there.

But be prepared to switch up your running route if it backfires.

Please don’t try to talk to them and don’t look for a ring because it’s not indicative of marriage or relationship every time. Change your running route anyway, Creeper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people are on AirPods while jogging. And let's assume you do not have the serendipitous benefit of being stopped at the same stop light. If you're running by each other opposite directions or if you're running the same direction and about to pass the person, how do you get someone to stop and briefly talk and possibly exchange numbers?

If it makes any difference, let's remove the total randomness of it and let's say you've both seen each other jogging in the same area a few times in recent weeks. Also, you're both jogging solo, which could suggest you're both single, and you both appear to be a match in age and appearance.

I am female and a solo runner. If some guy, I don't care how attractive, tries to talk to me/hit on me while running, I'm headed toward a place with lots of people and/or a police station.

+ ♾️

[Anonymous]

I once came back from a long run on the Capital Crescent Trail and told my DH how two random men (also both joggers) chatted me up. He pointed at my sweaty t-shirt and noted that my nipples were at full attention and said “that’s why.”

So, that’s one way to get attention…

[Anonymous]

Pretend you sprained your ankle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I once came back from a long run on the Capital Crescent Trail and told my DH how two random men (also both joggers) chatted me up. He pointed at my sweaty t-shirt and noted that my nipples were at full attention and said “that’s why.”

So, that’s one way to get attention…

Having boobs is enough. Even with saggies pointed in opposite directions you’ll someone will look.

Your husband is a turd for blaming your appearance for the behavior of others. I can’t tell if you like the ego bump or not though.