Fortunately, when the
writer of the is definitely the actual partner from the guy that kissed Tn
citizen Barbara Tatge on the care, everybody included appears to obtain the
scenario humorous.
"I have no idea
should you noticed, however the Secret Guy is actually hitched, inch Tatge,
fifty five, authored within an e-mail in order to THESE DAYS. com earlier Mon
early morning. [when TODAY.com otherwise I would have said that he is fortunate
to be married to a gracious woman with a wonderful sense of humor."
Before running in her
first marathon April 20, Tatge said, she'd learned of a local custom involving
women spectators who kiss marathon participants as they run through Wellesley,
Massachusetts. Tatge's daughter, Paige, an Arizona State University student,
reportedly dared her to turn the tables, and get a picture of herself kissing a
handsome Wellesley man.
"Before I could
even think about what I was doing, my feet were making my way towards this
tall, good-looking man,'' Tatge told TODAY.com last week. "He was a great
sport. There was no discussion about whether it would be a kiss on the lips or
the cheek. It just happened to be a kiss on the lips."
The catch - or at least
the first one: Tatge didn't think to get the name of the man, whom she claimed
shouted "Call me!" as she returned to her marathon pace.
After Paige asked the
Townsman for help in tracking down the mystery man, a person claiming to be his
wife replied with an upbeat letter, but requested that the married couple's
identities remain anonymous.
"When this story
aired on the news we were pretty surprised," the man's wife wrote,
according to the Townsman. "For me, I'm not mad. Believe me, our friends
have gotten a lot of mileage out of this story and I have thoroughly enjoyed
watching them give my husband grief!"
In an effort to verify
the letter's authenticity, the Townsman requested additional photos of the
man's outfit from the photograph that went viral soon after Tatge smooched him
on the street. The publication received pictures of what appear to be the man's
hat, jacket and plaid shirt.
Tatge told TODAY.com
last week that her "ultimate happy ending" would involve a reunion
with the man, provided he was single and remained interested. The anonymous
letter-writer appeared to empathize.
"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,"
reads another portion of the letter. "I greatly admire your spunk and
courage and wish you many happy races in the future. Congratulations on your
Boston finish!"
Tatge said that while
she appreciates the support of everyone who'd hoped for a happy ending to her
mystery kiss, she apologized if she'd caused the man "any discomfort"
and hoped the story would start to die down.
"Moving forward, I
suspect that her husband will stand further back in the crowd of spectators at
races," Tatge told TODAY.com, "and I won't be seeking out random
strangers to kiss along the route!".
