Picture this: you’re on a date, making conversation, actually trying, and the person across from you is fully on their phone. Not a quick check. Full swiping. That’s exactly what one TikTok user says happened to her, and when she asked him to be present, he said he was“busy”because he was“looking for my wife.”Plot twist: he meant he was actively searching for a wife on the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel.
The kicker came next. He told her she shouldn’t bother trying the app because she wasn’t ready for anything serious, and his reasoning was that a truly ready person would have left the moment they saw him swiping. So staying and being polite got turned into a character flaw. The video has pulled in nearly 10,000 likes and hundreds of comments, with plenty of people sharing their own dating app horror stories in response.
The account hasn’t been independently verified, but the story is hitting a nerve because dating etiquette, phone habits, and app culture are things almost everyone has opinions about. Whether it’s true or a little exaggerated, it’s the kind of first-date disaster that makes for great group chat material.
What’s the worst thing a date has ever done in front of you? Tell us in the comments.
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