Boston marathoner who kissed stranger gets letter from wife
Woman who kissed a random man during the Boston Marathon receives a letter back – from his wife.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: woman kisses random man, attempts to find him, receives a letter back from the man’s wife.
Barbara Tatge, a marathoner who ran Boston earlier last month, acted on a dare from her daughter to reverse the event’s Wellesley College tradition (where woman students offer kisses to runners) by kissing a random spectator along the marathon route.
Tatge found a willing participant along the route who was willing to accept the kiss and take a photo.
Following the race, Tatge’s daughter attempted to find the random stranger. And, because we live in the social media age, she managed to find him; or, at least she found his wife.
Woman seeking man she kissed at Boston Marathon hears from his wife http://t.co/CVogBChfQh pic.twitter.com/LH87QxXVyr
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The wife, to her credit, handled the whole situation incredibly well. Here is an excerpt from the letter, published by the Wellesley Townsman:
"“For me, I’m not mad. Believe me, our friends have gotten alot of mileage out of this story and I have thoroughly enjoyed watching them give my husband grief…While this may not be the ending that you had hoped for, that spontaneous, silly moment in Wellesley captured the fun, energy and spirit of the Boston Marathon. I greatly admire your spunk and courage and wish you many happy races in the future. Congratulations on your Boston finish!”"
In response to the letter, Tatge stated, “I accepted my daughter’s good-hearted dare of reversing the Wellesley tradition. And a good natured man accepted my request for a photo. Moving forward I will revert to only kissing single men.”
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No harm not foul here. All parties involved took the situation well, and that’s great to see.
To the guy who Tatge kissed, try and watch yourself. You seem to have a super cool wife on your hands, don’t mess that up.
And as for reversing the Wellesley tradition, that is definitely an idea that needs to remain. Moving forward, though, only single men need apply, especially if photographic evidence is involved.