# A guy gave me his number while i was jogging outside... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924 "2015-09-04T18:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/61 "2015-09-05T03:01:02Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > Great post/username combo. You know the staircase around the top of the building? That thing lives in my head. All the time. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/62 "2015-09-05T03:03:50Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > If **Marlynshepherd** was a straightforward man, he would probably have correct the gender here. I would expect, anyway. Hold up–where are you getting the idea that I’m talking about a straightforward man? Given the facts in evidence, which seems likelier to you: that a hot woman registered an account on this board just to post this “I got hit on when I was hot and sweaty” story, or that a pudgy balding dude registered an account just to post this story? No matter what, I’m enjoying the story more with my version, so I’m sticking with it. Although I do like the addition of a cigar. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/63 "2015-09-05T05:40:52Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > Thus is the shit-hole that constitutes modern dating. > > Guy expresses interest in a girl and offers his number. > > Girl runs to her computer to ask anonymous strangers what to do. > > Fuck modern life. Good point also IMO. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/64 "2015-09-05T05:57:22Z")
I don’t know about anyone else but I have stood on the beach or a downtown sidewalk at lunch time and have seen two women walking toward me, both very very good 10’s and by their everything, smile, walk, carriage, etc., I know that one is way nicer than the other as a person worth knowing. I can hear the BS calls from here. LOL Point being, I have yet to be wrong on first impressions of this sort. Not all sorts, just this sort. The better looking they are, the easier it is to tell. I have have seen more than one girl working all sweaty and dirty that were/are absolutely beautiful inside & out. Real heart stoppers. To miss “the one” because of the chance you will never cross paths again make taking a risk well worth the chance of rejection. Much more dangerous for the women to make that first call so many don’t. Up to you what to do. Waiting for tomorrows posts. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/65 "2015-09-05T05:57:49Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Hold up … which seems likelier to you: that a hot woman registered an account on this board just to post this … _Hold up_– yourself: find the post from which “hot” can clearly be inferred. I mean, besides yours. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/66 "2015-09-05T06:24:12Z")
She likes running, he likes chasing women in his car. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/67 "2015-09-05T06:43:14Z")
> [@Marylnshephards](#): > > I decided to go ahead and text him since I felt the initial attraction. > > If you were in his shoes,when would you want me to text you?The same day,next day? If you smell chloroform, start jogging again. ETA, probably to late then. Sorry, just start jogging now to be safe. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/68 "2015-09-05T09:53:08Z")
> [@Marylnshephards](#): > > I decided to go ahead and text him since I felt the initial attraction. > > If you were in his shoes,when would you want me to text you?The same day,next day? The same day would seem a bit over-eager, while the next day would send the message interested but sensibly cautious. As a guy, I’d recommend starting the conversation with “it’s the girl you gave your number to yesterday.” If he knows who you are, that says something (I’m in my 50s and I’ve given only three strange women my number so far). If he starts guessing “oh, at Starbucks? Trader Joes? The Leather Shop? Oh, you’re the jogger! The one in the leopard print top and black leggings, or the red jog bra and blue shorts? Right, hey, how’s it going, nice to hear from you. Yeah, I _really_ felt a connection there…” “How’d you remember what I was wearing?” “Oh, I took your picture before I flagged you down. Hello? Hello?” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/69 "2015-09-05T12:22:00Z")
_Red Cobalt, Purple Prose_ From the acclaimed series of romance novels by T.R. Owling Author of _Broken Shift_, _Walls of Words_ and _Forever Me Again_ ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/70 "2015-09-05T12:27:43Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > The same day would seem a bit over-eager, while the next day would send the message interested but sensibly cautious. As a guy, I’d recommend starting the conversation with “it’s the girl you gave your number to yesterday.” which one? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/71 "2015-09-05T12:58:08Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > _Hold up_– yourself: find the post from which “hot” can clearly be inferred. I mean, besides yours. How about the one I first responded to, and that I quoted in my first response? > [@jayrey](#): > > He knows nothing whatsoever about you except that you’re female, that you run, and that he finds you attractive. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/72 "2015-09-05T14:28:55Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > She likes running, he likes chasing women in his car. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me. Well, a dog would certainly know that. ## 😃 On a serious note, a lot of the posts in this thread make me sad for society. How did we get to the point where the mere fact of approaching a woman in a slightly non-traditional manner is creepy? It seems like a lot of people these days are suspicious, if not downright paranoid, about strangers in general. Well, guess what–_everybody_ is a stranger until you get to know them. That may sound trite, but I think that some of the posters here need to stop and really think about that. How would you like it if somebody judged you to be strange or creepy on the basis of one isolated incident? ---
**Author:** ![Marylnshephards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@Marylnshephards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marylnshephards)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/73 "2015-09-05T20:09:06Z")
UPDATE: So I finally texted him today and during the texting phase I asked him why his number was pre written and he said he wrote it quickly as soon as he saw me. However,it appears that he just wants to hook up because not long during the texting phase he started asking me if I am a freak in bed ,if I like to get f_u_cked and if I live alone.Does he just want sex or he is just a sexual person? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/74 "2015-09-05T20:12:16Z")
Oh, boy howdy. FWIW, everyone, my “this is probably no longer based on a true story” radar went off around post #41. And, yeah, I know, that was probably later than for most of you. Good luck to you, Marlyn. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/75 "2015-09-05T20:25:07Z")
It’s actually a fairly intelligent strategy from the number givers perspective. All he has invested is a minute or so and he has made the judgement that she is attractive enough to take a shot. Running outdoors is also big plus because regular exercise correlates with lot of other positive personal attributes. His investment in time and effort is minimal and she now has to reach out to him if interested which gives him a clear signal that she has some level of interest in knowing more about him. If she does not reach out he avoids face to face rejection. All without having to buy drinks, pay a cover charge or make inane small talk. It’s kind of brilliant from an actuarial perspective. At a minimum to be worthwhile timewise it does (I would guess) require the number giver to be moderately attractive “enough” himself so he at least has a shot with a reasonable number of women. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/76 "2015-09-05T20:28:40Z")
> [@Marylnshephards](#): > > UPDATE: > > So I finally texted him today and during the texting phase I asked him why his number was pre written and he said he wrote it quickly as soon as he saw me. > > However,it appears that he just wants to hook up because not long during the texting phase he started asking me if I am a freak in bed ,if I like to get f_u_cked and if I live alone.Does he just want sex or he is just a sexual person? I’m thinking we just had him as a member here. Did he sleep through your first date? If it’s him, then he just wanted to bounce on your bones. ---
**Author:** ![Marylnshephards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@Marylnshephards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marylnshephards)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/77 "2015-09-05T20:31:29Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I’m thinking we just had him as a member here. Did he sleep through your first date? If it’s him, then he just wanted to bounce on your bones. No,we haven’t met in person yet.i am just wondering he just want to hook up ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/78 "2015-09-05T20:41:15Z")
Post a pic of his note with his number, post it on a sock facebook account, and see if it goes viral. Hopefully, he’ll get lots of calls. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/79 "2015-09-05T20:57:50Z")
> [@Marylnshephards](#): > > UPDATE: > > So I finally texted him today and during the texting phase I asked him why his number was pre written and he said he wrote it quickly as soon as he saw me. > > However,it appears that he just wants to hook up because not long during the texting phase he started asking me if I am a freak in bed ,if I like to get f_u_cked and if I live alone.Does he just want sex or he is just a sexual person? Yeah, it sounds like he wants a hookup. Or at least his approach to getting to know someone isn’t in line with yours. If that’s not what you’re into, then I think you can let this one go. > [@Muffin](#): > > Post a pic of his note with his number, post it on a sock facebook account, and see if it goes viral. Hopefully, he’ll get lots of calls. I hope this isn’t a serious suggestion. The OP and the number-giver clearly don’t have the same agenda. So now they know. That’s fair enough. No one in this scenario is deserving of this kind of doxxing prank. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924/80 "2015-09-05T21:10:28Z")
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