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.
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He dodged a bullet ... the whole family are psychos.
I never see Maggie alone https://youtu.be/pRvMbgfzwHs?si=TduiRkuo123dzLH-
He should have told the family his long term goal was to stay far away from creeps like them—and then walked out leaving them to pay the bill.
Lol.
“I’m going to be single forever,” the 38-year-old Nashville man said in the video.
That said ... the right response to this nonsense (IMO) is to get up and leave as soon as the psycho family shows up. Don’t answer their questions ... just leave.
he should consider himself lucky
Don’t give up Brian. There is a good lass out for you and she will probably show up when you least expect it. In the meantime, find a hobby that doesn’t involve your phone.
They obviously didn’t want him near her, but rather than tell him directly, they used a more sensitive, diplomatic approach.
I remember when first dating my wife, who is originally from Cuba, I had to deal with the ‘chaperone’. A lot of cultures still do. IMHO it’s not necessarily a bad thing, but in this case, it was just a bit overboard.
This was pretty standard in a lot of cultures. Has he never seen The Godfather?
With that family she’s going to be single forever too
They must be members of one of those mainline World Council of Churches: Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Unitarian, Methodist, Lutheran, etc. They were probably hoping he was an illegal alien. /spit
I HAVE BEEN SINGLE FOR 64 OF THE PAST 68 YEARS.
WOULD NOT CHANGE THAT
That was actually the first thing I thought of.
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.
Yeah, you do get stuck with the whole family, so you might as well learn if you can handle them early. If that’s your path. Old things always seem odd now. But really is that different than the ever popular cleaning your guns in the living room when your daughter’s date comes to pick her up? It’s all about ground rules.
“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.”
Absolutely.
I had something similar when my first date brought her husband. That seemed . . . Awkward and unsettling.
Fundamentally this article is a hit job on families that care about their daughters and don't go along with the notion of sending them out unprotected into the world. There is a balance to be struck between the atomized secular worldview that leaves them vulnerable to be preyed upon and the stifling Islamic style culture.
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