Dating is all about looking for red flags, and this man was full of them.
When you're first dating someone, there is a lot that can go wrong. Every time you hang out, you might find out something new about them, and it might sway things either in a positive or negative direction. The person in this story was confronting a new dating nightmare that she didn't quite know how to wrap her mind around. She wanted to give her date the benefit of the doubt, but that wasn't shaping up well for either of them. When things are first starting out, you might be on the defensive a little bit, especially if you met on a dating app. Dating apps are a great way to meet people you wouldn't have otherwise, but they can also be a little scary for that reason. When you don't have any context for them, any friends in common or shared experiences, you might feel a little trepidatious when you're first getting to know them. You might be looking out for things that might speak to a deeper incompatibility. It may seem like a small thing in the moment, but over time they can snowball and create huge relationship issues.