Today, I went on a coffee date with a man I met online. His "friend" had tagged along. We were having a good conversation, until the friend pulls out his laptop and says, "So let me tell you a little bit about our travel business," and talked about a pyramid scheme for an hour. FML
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SOILEDIT
| 51
That sucks OP, online dating can be quite mysterious at times.
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TeacherTeacher
| 11
Why didn't you get up and leave? You don't have to be polite to rude people.
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whysobeachy
| 37
Maybe OP just really, really liked her date?
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maddisoleil
| 7
He was really cute lmao. I really couldn't be impolite even though I felt used the entire time. He didn't even buy my coffee!
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Colon_Man
| 17
"Let me tell you a little about the Glock model 19."
*audible click under the table*
*audible click under the table*
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whysobeachy
| 37
"It's just a prank, bro"
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tranced_
| 44
unless he's selling a pyramid, you're good to go.
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whysobeachy
| 37
So, it's cool if he's selling a building?
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TheGreatPotato
| 19
I don't know about you, but I'd find it pretty cool if he was selling an actual pyramid.
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kdgsmiley
| 23
"It's not a pyramid, it's an upside-down funnel!"
-It's Always Sunny
-It's Always Sunny
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thejonac
| 21
how did your date react?
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R2Y2
| 22
Who cares?
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Pop_And_Lock
| 14
He probably went along with it, the friend said "OUR travel business".
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maddisoleil
| 7
The "friend" was actually the guy's mentor for the business; my date had only considered it a sales pitch. When I politely told him how much I didn't appreciate it, he said "gotta do what you gotta do"
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cacheson
| 41
Rage quit! (The date...)
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S_Gnu
| 17
Yeah, that happened to me once with a former coworker who I thought wanted to meet up for job search advice. I only humored her because she was an exceptional employee when we worked together (I was her manager for a while), but I couldn't believe that someone that sharp had gotten sucked into such unmitigated advantage-taking bullshit.
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PingusTheDingus
| 31
Step 1 : Show up. Step 2 : ???. Step 3 : Profit.
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InfiniteSunshine
| 32
I probably would have said no to the date when I saw that the friend tagged along, and scheduled it for another time. From what I've seen, a friend accompanying on a date rarely turns out well. It's a date, a third person is unnecessary, and if you're just getting to know each other, dates can be awkward enough without a third person there. A third person just makes it more uncomfortable because it disrupts the balance, it's no longer 1 on 1. You're getting to know each other, that comes first, meeting friends can be scheduled for later, when it isn't a date.
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maddisoleil
| 7
It was because they had "somewhere to be right after," and I didn't mind because it made me less nervous; it was just a coffee date. But turns out he was just the pretty face and the "friend" was the boss. xD
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bad_boyfriend
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I know a guy this happened to. He thought he was having a good date, then she started giving him the bootleg amway speech. He stayed for the whole thing, I still have no idea why. The best part was he bought her coffee so he basically paid for the sales pitch.
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sirrubberduckie
| 35
If you're a guy, you know *exactly* why he stayed until the end.
*audible click under the table*