A Toronto woman had the WORST first date and it’s all on Twitter
First dates can be brutally awkward. Just imagine your worst ever first date experience. And now multiply it by 10 and have the whole of the internet be able to read it.
We’ve got a lot of second hand embarrassment just thinking about it.
For one unlucky Canadian lady, this unfortunately happened. Toronto based writer Anne Thériault was minding her own business in a coffee shop on Friday when she couldn’t help but overhear some very cringe-worthy antics from the table beside her.
Not wanting the rest of the world to miss out on the suffering Anne thoughtfully live-tweeted the whole ordeal. She graciously did not identify either of the participants. We imagine that they’re very grateful.
Watching a couple on what appears to be a terrible first coffee date at the table next to me. Dude is every precious self-involved writer.
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
And things just went downhill from there:
"I'm writing a screenplay. It's about this guy who never really feels like he fits in. Like he's just different"
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
Seriously?
"People tell me I look like James Franco."
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
He likes the sound of his own voice too, his "inner demons" not so much.
She keeps politely asking him questions. Not once has he asked her about herself. Wait he just asked if she'd ever dated a writer wtf
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
"Writing is really hard. People don't know that. It involves a lot of introspection, a lot of wrestling with your own demons."
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
Who doesn't appreciate a good coffee though?
He's now complaining about the "body" of the coffee, telling her he knows a place that doesn't over-roast their beans.
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
Then things got a bit serious….
OH NO NOW HE'S TALKING ABOUT HOW HIS FEAR OF HAVING CHILDREN STEMS FROM HIS DADDY ISSUES AND I CANNOT
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
And mystery girl responded accordingly:
Girl has a look of mild panic.
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
Then she plays it cool.
Girl just looked at her phone in feigned surprise. "Oh weird, I have a text from my mom." I just snorted audibly, turned it into fake cough
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
Girl: "yeah, she's, uh, worried she left her stove on. she's in a meeting and can't go home. I'd better go check for her."
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
This is like The Great Escape.
Dude: do you want to go and come back? Girl: It's pretty far. Maybe we can do this again next week? I'll text you. OUT THE DOOR LIKE A SHOT
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015
And she's out of there, thankfully. We're sure it could have been a nice guy, maybe he just got a little nervous. Moral of the story: first dates are just awkward.
