Online dating is hard, and even when someone seems great on their profile, conversations can quickly take a strange and uncomfortable turn if you match with them.
So when Reddit user SherbetOld7724 met a guy on Tinder who seemed thoughtful, funny, and easy to talk to, it felt like a breath of fresh air.
Pretty soon, they went on a romantic date he had planned, and everything was going well—until he had to step away to take a call.
The promising night then turned into a tense standoff in an empty parking lot, and the creep wouldn’t leave the woman alone in the weeks that followed.
A blind date is the ultimate roll of the dice
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And for this woman, it ended in a way she never saw coming
When it was time to say goodbye, the guy behaved like a total creep
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Even though the woman blocked him on every platform she could think of, he kept finding ways to contact her
How to handle a bad date
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Counselor and somatic therapist Kimberly Lee says radical honesty and gentle kindness go a long way when you need to leave an uncomfortable date, not just for them but for you too. Here are her tips on how to implement them:
“There’s no reason to have a ‘bad date,’ even if you're not into them or something goes left field,” Lee says. “Whatever you choose, and whatever happens, keep perspective and practice being gentle and kind with yourself.”
As the woman’s story went viral, she provided more information in the comments
And people had a lot of strong reactions to it
Soon after, the woman came back with an update
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And it wasn’t the end of it
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People told her she shouldn’t normalize the guy’s behavior
And the final woman’s update revealed they were right
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Not being able to find someone who measures up is actually a big reason why so many people are single
Exact numbers might be different depending on where exactly you look, but in the United States, for example, 30 percent of singles say that not being able to find someone who meets their expectations is a major reason they are not dating.
Women cite this as a factor far more often than men do—nearly four in 10 (38 percent) compared to less than one in four (23 percent)—say an inability to find someone who meets their expectations is a major reason they are not putting themselves out there.
This is especially true for college-educated women (45 percent), while only 28 percent of their peers without a degree feel the same. (The education gap is slightly smaller among men. One-third (33 percent) of college-educated men claim not finding someone who meets their standards is a major factor for them, compared to 19 percent of noncollege-educated men.)
Another popular reason single Americans give includes having more important priorities in their life (36 percent). Again, single women are much more likely than single men to claim this is a major reason they are not dating (45 percent vs. 29 percent, respectively).
People were glad to hear the woman was safe
