Posted on 01/31/2026 10:28:06 AM PST by simpson96
A man’s first date with a woman he met online veered into unexpected territory when, just minutes into their coffee meetup, her entire family appeared at the next table.
The moment was recounted on TikTok by user Brian (@brianbrister), whose account of the date begins like many others in the online dating era: light banter over coffee, signs of mutual chemistry and early optimism.
But just minutes into the conversation, his date interrupted the flow with an unusual announcement: “Oh, by the way, my family’s here.”
“I was like, ‘Oh! They’re in town visiting, that’s so fun,’” Brian recalls. “She says, ‘No, like here, here,’ and points behind me.”
Turning around, he saw her mother, father and brother sitting just feet away.
Her mother soon joined them at the table, followed by her father. They didn’t ask—just sat down.
“Her mom comes over and pulls up a chair…and says, ‘So what do you do for work?’” Brian recalls, noting that her father had asked about his religious affiliations and long-term goals, including whether he was “of the Lord.”
Her brother, meanwhile, stayed silent—“just staring, menacingly”.
“At one point, the mom goes, ‘By the way, if this works out, Christmas is usually at our house,’” he continues, adding, “Works out how fast?? We’re on minute 12!”
Eventually, his 31-year-old date's father signaled it was time to leave. The family stood up, hugged Brian and walked out—taking his date with them.
“They all just walked out the door together,” he says. “I just sat there in complete shock and finished my coffee.
"The entire date start to finish was maybe 20 minutes and 15 of that was with her parents," Brister told Newsweek.
"I’m going to be single forever,” the 38-year-old Nashville man said in the video.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
You were married your first four years of childhood?
I can’t believe this story whether it’s ‘Bee’ or not.
And my ground rules were (been married for decades): my date is with Little Suzie. Not with an openly hostile family of psychos.
I was searching all over the place for that.
If you’re serious about marriage, it’s always good to remember you don’t just marry her, you marry her family, for all intents and purposes.
Now I agree this was taken way to the extreme. But I think if people returned to more traditional ways of courtship, the world would be a better place.
That right there would be a big red flag for me.
For context, I was a grown-up adult living on my own before seriously "dating".
Better to find out up front if they are psychos.
The “suegra” has pretty much lived with us since we married. The kids adore her, and with both of us working, I don’t know how we would have coped without her.
True ... and he found out. My only (minor) criticism of him is that he didn’t stand up, tell them all to get bent, and leave as soon as they showed up.
that set up makes perfect sense for a daughter who is a teenager.
but if the woman is 30 years old, then this is hopelessly stupid —or she is.
If this is true, it’s hilarious.
Well good for you. But again, this structure has traditions that go way back. And was never considered openly hostile, or psycho. Really, at this point, all those labels belong to YOU. Kinda makes me feel sorry for Suzie.
She’s a sheltered young woman who has a family very concerned.
Not fitting with the current dating culture. But that’s a complete mess anyway
This happened in Italy in ‘the Godfather’
ROFL!!!
Your immediate resort to personal attacks says everything bad about you that needs to be said.
Your best bet, at this point, would be to crawl back into wherever you came from and cease angrily pounding on your keyboard.
But you won’t do that. People like you never do ...
In the Godfather Saga they show Michael finally getting his revenge on Fabrizio. It was very satisfying.
He didn’t say he was 68 yo.
I did no such thing. Simply pointing out that assuming people following long old traditions are “openly hostile” and “psycho” seems... well... kinda hostile, and a little psycho. And here you are telling me crawl back to where I came from. Seeming, once, kinda hostile, and a little psycho. Maybe you should actually look at what you write, and realize you’re kind of a dick. But you won’t do that. People like you never do.
Have a nice day.
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