“Love is a Marathon” The iRun Bachelor

GRANT:
Love is a marathon.

VICKY:
How do you mean?

GRANT:
That’s the name of the speech I gave at my brother’s wedding. It seemed appropriate since it was down in Boston.

VICKY:
Marathon in what sense?

GRANT:
Good question. Not in the sense that it’s painful and grueling – necessarily. I’m thinking more in the sense that it requires patience. It takes dedication, commitment. You can’t go into it lightly. At the wedding I had the sense that we were all gathering around as they committed to a long journey and we were there to cheer them on just like all of us would be there to support them along the way.

VICKY:
That’s a nice thought.

GRANT:
I think so and it makes for a good speech.  My own parents have been married 40+ years.  If you think of each year of marriage as like a kilometer of a marathon then if you run that marriage race with someone then you have covered a lot of distance and been through alot.  This is what I would aspire to in a relationship.

VICKY:
How’s your dating life? You seem a bit philosophical.

GRANT:
I guess so.  You know there are just aren’t that many Jane Goodalls in this world. I’m trying to motivate myself to get back out onto the trails. I’m going to go back on eHarmony and I joined this website for single people who are into athletics.

VICKY:
You did what?!  That’s wild. How’s that working out for you?

GRANT:
It’s kind of cool I guess. It’s free. You pick the activities that you like. I chose marathon, yoga, curling. The idea is that you’ll have those activities in common.  Which is a pretty sound idea I figure.

VICKY:
True.  But, curling?!?  Really? Are you sure a lot of women are into that?

GRANT:
You’d be amazed at how many there aren’t.

VICKY:
Any prospects?

GRANT:
We’ll see. Maybe I’ll find myself a new running partner (if Ébène is not too jealous).

VICKY:
Yeah, Ébène may be a tough nut to crack for your new girlfriend but, hey that’s cool.  She’s got your back.  Seriously though, are you sure you want to meet someone through one of those online dating sites?

GRANT:
Are you kidding me?  There is no way I would consider dating someone that I knew in real life.  That would be so weird.

VICKY:
Well then, good luck iRun Bachelor!

GRANT:
Thanks.  I’ll keep you updated.