Ok, I've been with my girlfriend for about 8 months and she's suggested for a while that we go to a local run club that is all over her social media. She doesn't run but stays active at the gym and stuff while I run on my own, nothing crazy but I race and do workouts and try to stay in decent shape. Well, we went to the run club and it was pretty eye opening to see just how many girls were almost exactly like my girlfriend, lined up in head to toe Lulu/Alo/Vuori with a mix of Alphaflys and Hokas for kicks. I shuffled along with them through 3 miles of talking about coffee shops, their favorite tv shows (Ted Lasso, The Office, Parks & Rec), or celebrity bs gossip. By the end, it felt like I'd done a trail ultra. I was exhausted! It was also a little eye-opening to see just how basic my girlfriend was in her "natural habitat." This has actually made me question my relationship with her and just left me with this weird feeling about it. I'm not some crazy avant-garde dude who has all kinds of niche interests but I did feel a little like that scene in Toy Story where Buzz sees all the other toys just like him on the shelf, except it was a whole run squad of my girlfriend and she just seamlessly mixed in with them. Am I crazy or overreacting? Is it that big of a deal to be with someone who is "basic" in their mid-twenties?
Did they agree with each other about everything and say "yaaaah" or "yeh yeh yeh" a lot? I think I might know them.
I am a guy and say that a lot. When I am with my friends who are girls.
1. You should have been running with the guys. Weirdo.
2. You are boring to your girlfriend. Like, do you literally not read what you write?
I actually made a conscious decision NOT to run with the guys. When we showed up, there was a group of guys all with their shirts already off, those Oakley sunglasses that look like something Hulk Hogan would wear, and all wearing carbon shoes. Most of them also had mustaches. I think they were honestly more basic than the girls.
No comment on this? Oh, forgot, this is living the dream around here.
Ok, I've been with my girlfriend for about 8 months and she's suggested for a while that we go to a local run club that is all over her social media. She doesn't run but stays active at the gym and stuff while I run on my own, nothing crazy but I race and do workouts and try to stay in decent shape. Well, we went to the run club and it was pretty eye opening to see just how many girls were almost exactly like my girlfriend, lined up in head to toe Lulu/Alo/Vuori with a mix of Alphaflys and Hokas for kicks. I shuffled along with them through 3 miles of talking about coffee shops, their favorite tv shows (Ted Lasso, The Office, Parks & Rec), or celebrity bs gossip. By the end, it felt like I'd done a trail ultra. I was exhausted! It was also a little eye-opening to see just how basic my girlfriend was in her "natural habitat." This has actually made me question my relationship with her and just left me with this weird feeling about it. I'm not some crazy avant-garde dude who has all kinds of niche interests but I did feel a little like that scene in Toy Story where Buzz sees all the other toys just like him on the shelf, except it was a whole run squad of my girlfriend and she just seamlessly mixed in with them. Am I crazy or overreacting? Is it that big of a deal to be with someone who is "basic" in their mid-twenties?
It's a funny coincidence, but your story is missing one line, which is also the final line of "No Country For Old Men"*
Ok, I've been with my girlfriend for about 8 months and she's suggested for a while that we go to a local run club that is all over her social media. She doesn't run but stays active at the gym and stuff while I run on my own, nothing crazy but I race and do workouts and try to stay in decent shape. Well, we went to the run club and it was pretty eye opening to see just how many girls were almost exactly like my girlfriend, lined up in head to toe Lulu/Alo/Vuori with a mix of Alphaflys and Hokas for kicks. I shuffled along with them through 3 miles of talking about coffee shops, their favorite tv shows (Ted Lasso, The Office, Parks & Rec), or celebrity bs gossip. By the end, it felt like I'd done a trail ultra. I was exhausted! It was also a little eye-opening to see just how basic my girlfriend was in her "natural habitat." This has actually made me question my relationship with her and just left me with this weird feeling about it. I'm not some crazy avant-garde dude who has all kinds of niche interests but I did feel a little like that scene in Toy Story where Buzz sees all the other toys just like him on the shelf, except it was a whole run squad of my girlfriend and she just seamlessly mixed in with them. Am I crazy or overreacting? Is it that big of a deal to be with someone who is "basic" in their mid-twenties?
Incel gets a GF...
I am sure you spend your runs with friends (if you have any) discussing high level physics or a solution to the middle east crisis.
Oh my the hulk hogan glasses and stache look. Sad is the first time I Fing lost to one of these clowns. I’m 45 and time took its toll.
News flash: they are all basic under 35. Many/most stay that way. People don’t read or travel for real and more. It’s all sitting on the phone on LR and insta photo scavenging.
Fun post. I don't know anything about women, but I will say if she's not basic/boring when you're alone with her, then it's not such a big deal. But, if you start to notice she's really bland and has no original thoughts, it's maybe time to consider leaving. I will say, though, with weird comes its own issues, and this is coming from a regular Letsrun visitor (which is to say, I'm weird). So weigh the risks of finding someone different.
1. You should have been running with the guys. Weirdo.
2. You are boring to your girlfriend. Like, do you literally not read what you write?
I actually made a conscious decision NOT to run with the guys. When we showed up, there was a group of guys all with their shirts already off, those Oakley sunglasses that look like something Hulk Hogan would wear, and all wearing carbon shoes. Most of them also had mustaches. I think they were honestly more basic than the girls.
I sympathize with your subliminal fears but these days you can get rectal seals that will protect your dainty rear in case one of those testosterone-charged mustachios starts to get threateningly frisky with you.
Meanwhile, she is on another forum, describing how basic her boyfriend is in bed. How she hoped as a runner, he would have some endurance, but turned out to be a five-pump wonder.