Teamwork Will Grab The Win Every Time

I’m on a date with a woman I met through a dating app. We’re chatting about our favorite exercise activities. She likes to use the rowing machine at the gym. I like to run.

Woman: “Oh! Oh! What’s the longest 5k you’ve ever run?”

Me: “Uh… 5,000 meters?”

Woman: “Haven’t you run more than that?”

Me: “I’ve done a few half-marathons. Never a full one, though.”

Woman: “So, the longest 5k you’ve run is a half-marathon?”

Me: “I think you’re misunderstanding something, but I don’t know how to explain it to you without potentially making you feel foolish. Are you okay with me explaining more carefully how races work? It might make you feel dumb, and I don’t want to hurt your feelings or leave a bad impression.”

Fortunately, we were able to resolve the misunderstanding without anyone feeling bad about it. She had thought that “5k” just meant a race because she’d heard people talking about a 5k race that was coming up at the gym, and they were using the two terms interchangeably.

We have more dates coming up in the future!