When 25-year-old TikToker Caitlin shared the story of her “worst first date ever,” it shortly struck a nerve on-line. Her Aug. 14, 2025, video, which now has greater than 365,000 views, detailed her night time out with a 43-year-old entrepreneur and “egomaniac.” TikTok customers instantly acknowledged the pink flags and rushed to establish the thriller man behind her viral story.

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Caitlin’s date checked all of the dangerous first date containers and exhibited pink flags, together with however not restricted to: utilizing her as a prop, revealing that he’s incapable of relationship girls his personal age, threatening her, and bragging about realizing celebrities. Impressive. TikTok customers ran to the feedback part to establish Caitlin’s clown date.

“Creator: I’m not going to say who he is. Comments: here’s his home address.”

Storytime: Dating in NYC

Caitlin started her story: “About a month ago, I went on the absolute worst date I have ever been on in New York City. And I need to talk about it.”

The 25-year-old met him for his or her date at a restaurant within the West Village, the place he led her to a desk occupied by six of his man mates and two interns from his firm. When he realized she appeared uncomfortable at a desk stuffed with unusual males, her date requested a server to reseat the 2 of them at a desk for 2. 

Alone at a brand new desk, Cailin stated he requested her how outdated she is. “And when I say that I am 25, he gives me the biggest sigh of relief,” she stated. “He tells me that 21 and 22-year-olds can’t keep up with him intellectually, but he feels too bad for 30-year-olds because they’re so desperate, and it makes him sad to be around them.”

“And I should have just got up and left, but I am a little bit of a people pleaser, which I’m working on,” she admitted. Caitlin recalled that all through dinner, he confirmed her photos of himself posing with celebrities. She stated, “In the back of my head, I’m just thinking, this is so embarrassing for a 43-year-old to be acting like this is some huge flex.”

Caitlin was able to go house after they completed dinner, however was satisfied to proceed the date at an artwork membership close by. She stated her date advised her he wouldn’t name her an Uber house until she went with him to the second location. Although she laughed and stated she might order her personal automobile house, Caitlin ended up giving in to his pleas and staying.

“Come with me or no Uber”: The second location ultimatum

At the membership, Caitlin and her date joined a desk the place one other group of his mates and older males who knew him have been seated. It was “basically a repeat… of what happened next door,” she stated. “These guys are just all really close, and I’m just sitting there doing absolutely nothing like a prop.”

Thankfully, Caitlin had the chance to make an exit when her date bought a greater supply—to go hang around with a celeb at Chez Margaux. He made up a narrative that he was “not feeling well” and wanted to go house, and he referred to as her a automobile. 

As she waited on the road for her journey, she overheard one among her date’s mates say, “Hey, did you get rid of that girl? Let’s go to Chez Margaux.”

Caitlin continued, “And he turns around because he doesn’t realize that the car hasn’t picked me up there. I’m still standing there, and I can hear all of this. And I turn around and the friend looks at me and realizes that I heard everything and has the blankest expression on his face. The guy that I was on the date with turns around as well and we’re all just looking at each other like that Spider-Man meme.”

@centralparkracoongorl Storytime about my date with a 43 12 months outdated egomaniac 🤠#peoplesgallery #datinginyour20s #agegaprelationship ♬ unique sound – centralparkracoongorl

Caitlin’s “worst first date” resonated with others navigating the relationship scene and seeing nothing however pink flags. 

“Why does it feel like he was trying to show you off to them? while simultaneously ignoring you?? 😭”

“Parading you in front of his boys is a lil weird. But the 25 vs. 30 thing at age 43 is wild.”

“What he really meant to say about 30 yr olds is they won’t put up w a second of his shit lol.”

“Girl, the biggest sign was he’s 43 and single.”

“Airbnb guy – a friend of mine dated him and he’s completely unbearable.”

Much like NYC, TikTok is a small city. Act proper, or the Caitlins will come for you.

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