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Man Excited for First Date—Not Prepared for Who Else Joins: ‘Bizarre’
Newsweek ^ | 1/28/2026 | Claire Dodds

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 ...


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To: ridesthemiles

You were married your first four years of childhood?


21 posted on 01/31/2026 10:45:11 AM PST by BipolarBob (These violent delights have violent ends.)
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To: simpson96

22 posted on 01/31/2026 10:51:10 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait.)
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To: EnderWiggin1970

I can’t believe this story whether it’s ‘Bee’ or not.


23 posted on 01/31/2026 10:52:28 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: discostu
It’s all about ground rules.

And my ground rules were (been married for decades): my date is with Little Suzie. Not with an openly hostile family of psychos.

24 posted on 01/31/2026 10:53:10 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Larry Lucido

I was searching all over the place for that.


25 posted on 01/31/2026 10:53:14 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: BipolarBob
I had something similar when my first date brought her husband. That seemed . . . Awkward and unsettling.


26 posted on 01/31/2026 10:55:09 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dfwgator

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.


After my drive by comment, those are good thoughts. How she relates to her father and mother will tell you a lot. She will become the mother and treat you like her father. Better to know up front.


27 posted on 01/31/2026 10:55:42 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: EnderWiggin1970
I think it would have been fine if the lady had arranged for the first time together to be a chance to meet her family and have them meet him

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".

28 posted on 01/31/2026 10:56:59 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

Better to find out up front if they are psychos.


29 posted on 01/31/2026 10:57:00 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: PeterPrinciple

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.


30 posted on 01/31/2026 10:58:14 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dfwgator

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.


31 posted on 01/31/2026 10:58:52 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: simpson96

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.


32 posted on 01/31/2026 10:59:19 AM PST by ckilmer (`61)
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To: simpson96

If this is true, it’s hilarious.


33 posted on 01/31/2026 11:00:33 AM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: NorthMountain

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.


34 posted on 01/31/2026 11:02:01 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: simpson96

She’s a sheltered young woman who has a family very concerned.


35 posted on 01/31/2026 11:06:06 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: simpson96

Not fitting with the current dating culture. But that’s a complete mess anyway

This happened in Italy in ‘the Godfather’


36 posted on 01/31/2026 11:07:34 AM PST by stanne
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To: discostu

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 ...


37 posted on 01/31/2026 11:07:44 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Larry Lucido

In the Godfather Saga they show Michael finally getting his revenge on Fabrizio. It was very satisfying.


38 posted on 01/31/2026 11:09:04 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: BipolarBob

He didn’t say he was 68 yo.


39 posted on 01/31/2026 11:09:38 AM PST by GMThrust
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To: NorthMountain

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.


40 posted on 01/31/2026 11:10:22 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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