A man I met on a dating site showed up to our first date with his parents and their outrageous demand — so I decided to turn the tables on them
Wow, what a story! From the magical start to that jaw-dropping showdown at Coffee Beanz, it sounds like you narrowly escaped a lifelong membership in Linda and Patrick’s “family standards committee.” The fact that Jacob thought this was completely normal — and didn’t even give you a heads-up about the “first-date family interview” — shows just how deeply embedded he is in his parents’ control.
It takes nerve to turn the tables like that, and you handled it with both humor and sharp wit! Those questions you asked were absolutely spot-on; they gave Jacob’s parents a taste of their own medicine without crossing into unnecessary cruelty. Plus, calling them out on trying to ditch the bill? Priceless. Their expressions must’ve been unforgettable.
Sometimes it’s in those awkward, boundary-pushing moments that people reveal who they really are. You dodged a huge bullet, and you did it with style. Now, you have an unforgettable dating story and a clear sense of what you *don’t* want in a relationship. And hey, who needs a “relationship questionnaire” when you’ve got Sarah on speed dial and an endless supply of laughs?
