“Forever Alone” Guy Tells Blind Date: “You’re Too Ugly For Me And I Have Standards”

Going on a blind date is like putting a dollar into the slot machine. There is a chance that you can win big, but you probably shouldn’t count on the odds.

Still, a woman who goes online as D_2d decided to play. The guy she met on Reddit appeared to be able to carry on a conversation, and since looks aren’t very high on her priority list, the risk seemed small.

However, at the end of the night, he showed his true colors.

This woman gave the internet ‘loner’ a chance and went on a blind date with him

A woman discussing relationship standards with a man in a casual cafe setting.

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But as their dinner was coming to an end, he showed his true colors

Self-described ugly man posts ad on subreddit, date highlights mismatched standards.

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Modern men aren’t doing well

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Male loneliness is indeed a growing problem. Research conducted in 2021 found that 15% of men claim they have no close friends, a staggering 12% increase since 1990.

A 2022 Pew Research Center survey also found that six in ten men under 30 are single, nearly double the rate of women (34%) in the same age group.

At the same time, loneliness has been connected to poor mental and physical health, including a greater risk of cardiovascular illness, anxiety, dementia, depression, and stroke. 40% of the men surveyed in the Equimundo study had met the screening standards for depressive symptoms, while 44% had experienced suicidal ideation within the last two weeks.

Even more alarming, a 2023 study discovered that 40% of all men show depressive symptoms, and 44% have experienced suicidal ideation within the last two weeks.

However, people can’t take out their troubles on unsuspecting strangers.

According to a January YouGov survey, 36% of Americans have gone on a date with someone they met online, and eating dinner at a restaurant is the most popular way to spend an evening with a romantic interest.

First-date behaviors that a large majority of people agree to be generally unacceptable include being dismissive of service staff, criticizing the other person’s order, frequently looking at the phone, encouraging the other person to get drunk, and arriving late without notice.

Insulting the other person wasn’t among the options the respondents noted, so it probably goes without saying that it would be at the top of the list, too.

Most of those who read her story expressed their support for the woman

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But there was also a number of incels in the comments

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