Have you ever had a date who didn’t really talk much? A TikTok creator named Rachel Dawson (@alltheradreads) is detailing an awkward date she went on with a guy who was not the best conversationalist. At the end of the date, he randomly gifted her a used candle.
Rachel is 31-years-old, and she’s content with being single. But every now and then, she gets curious about what’s out there.
So recently, she decided to hop back onto the dating apps and ended up going on a few dates with a guy.
The other day, they went on a nice, casual walk together, which was their third date. At one point, she became tired of carrying the entire conversation, so she let it lapse into silence for a little bit. Then, her date chimed in, saying that he felt like he needed to ask her a question.
Rachel asked what he would like to know about her. He stated that he wanted to know everything but couldn’t come up with a single question.
Finally, he pulled out his phone for inspiration. After typing something into the search bar, he landed on a bizarre question.
He asked her if she would rather be a rhino-sized hamster or a hamster-sized rhino. Rachel would prefer to be a rhino-sized hamster, and they did have an interesting conversation about it, but the fact that he couldn’t think of a question himself and had to turn to Google for help didn’t sit right with her.
When they got back to Rachel’s place, which is where they met up before their walk, they stood awkwardly in her bedroom, not saying a word to each other.
Suddenly, he piped up that he had something to give to her. He went outside to his car to retrieve it. Upon his return, he presented her with a scented candle.
A while ago, they had talked about how she liked “manly scented candles.” However, he did not bring this up or provide any context whatsoever as to why he was giving her a candle. As he handed it to her, he informed her that he had already burned it.
Some TikTok users lamented the quality of the dating pool and agreed that the single life was better than dealing with dates.
“I just want to save this to show literally everyone who asks me why I’ve stopped trying to actively date. This is the talent we are working with,” commented one user.
“This only reinforces my reasoning for staying a happy little duck in my own pond and leaving the fish in the sea…to hopefully be eaten by sharks,” wrote another.
“I’d be ok with that question if it wasn’t Googled. But this will just add to the list why I will stay single if my husband dies first,” stated a third.
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