This Waitress Is Telling The Story Of How A Guy She Was Serving Got Stood Up On A First Date

Emily Chan |

May 19, 2023

Getting stood up is one of the most unpleasant things that can happen on a first date. When the realization dawns on you that your date won’t be coming, it can feel discouraging. Here is a sweet but sad story about a guy who got stood up.

TikToker Kaitlyn (@kaitlyn.toohey) is a server at a restaurant, and she’s telling the story of how a guy she was serving got stood up on a date.

When she went over to his table to introduce herself as his server, he informed her that he was on a blind date.

Kaitlyn asked if they met through a mutual friend or on a dating app. He told her that they had matched on Tinder.

She went to grab some water for his table and a bottle of Cabernet that he requested because he wanted to provide only the best for a first date.

Ten minutes later, Kaitlyn returned to ask if he wanted to order some appetizers to munch on while he was waiting for his date to arrive.

He declined, stating that he didn’t want his date to think he was rude for eating without her. Twenty more minutes had passed when a coworker questioned Kaitlyn about the guy sitting alone at the table.

Kaitlyn told her coworker that things weren’t looking so good since his blind date hadn’t even texted him about not showing up.

But she hoped his date would arrive soon because the guy seemed really nice and had even worn a suit for the occasion.

snaptitude – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

After twenty more minutes, Kaitlyn went to check on him. Defeated, the man asked for some food to go.

Then, another server informed Kaitlyn that one of their tables had noticed that the man got stood up and wanted to pay for his food or wine because they felt bad for him.

Kaitlyn didn’t want to embarrass the guy by letting him know that everyone around him saw that his date hadn’t shown up. So she ended up just taking the cost of the wine off his bill.

When she handed him his check, he pointed out that she did not charge him for the wine even though he had drunk almost half the bottle.

Finally, Kaitlyn revealed that another table had noticed him sitting alone and wanted to buy his wine for him.

Several TikTok users shared their own experiences as well as the times they witnessed other people getting stood up.

“I saw a girl like this at Olive Garden she sat waiting for 30 min, then she got food, ate, and left, and she walked out crying,” commented one user.

“This happened to me, and they let me have my tacos for free,” stated another.

“Omg, I had a couple, and the boyfriend left his girl to go watch a movie. Left the poor girl alone mid-date. I had to give her a rose I felt so bad,” wrote a third.