Texas woman goes on date with man. Halfway, he tries to hand her off to another man, and immediately regrets it: ‘Y’all should get married’

Almost everyone who has been single and ready to mingle knows a first date is a game of chance. With unlimited options at your fingertips, social media and dating apps should make finding your soulmate easier.

But time and time again, this is proven the opposite since only 30% of engaged couples have met their partners online, according to The Knot. For the not-so-lucky, modern dating is absolutely horrendous. Every day seems to be an avalanche of wasted time on nightmarish first dates, such as disinterested conversations and a lack of consideration.

It feels nearly impossible to find a genuine romantic connection. West Texas FOX news anchor Kristin Carol (@kristincfox34) proves that age doesn’t change a murky dating pool.

“Just had a first meeting with a guy. This is a doozy,” she begins the clip. From here, she shares her story time with over 40,000 viewers.

First Date Disaster

“As luck would have it, this dude and I that met on the dating app are together at a local bar,” she says. “Kind of hitting off. I thought he was a pretty cool, good-looking guy.”

Since she works as a local news anchor, viewers often approach her in public. When an older male viewer did that during the date, it took a hard left turn.

“The guy I was with looked at him and said, ‘Are you single?'” she recalls, adding for context. “The viewer that came over is like 60, and the guy I’m with is 48. I’m in my early 40s.”

But what the anchor’s date said next dropped her jaw. “‘She’s single. Maybe y’all should get married,’” the content creator recalls her date saying. “Then the viewer that had come over said, ‘Oh, no. She’s too pretty for me. I can’t go for her.’” 

Needless to say, Carol was shell-shocked to witness her date trying to set her up with another man.

“That’s the kind of rejection I haven’t experienced before: the man I’m on a date with trying to marry me off to someone,” she says. “And things were not good at that point.”

But Wait, The Date Gets Worse

After the viewer walked away, a woman her date knew caught his attention. Initially, the content creator believed the woman was saving the day. A blessing in disguise, if you will. Not for long.

“His best friend’s [ex-girlfriend saw] him and they started visiting. I sat there by myself for 10 minutes while he went to talk to this girl,” she says. “Then, he brought her back over and introduced herself.” 

Before Carol knew it, she was the third wheel on her date.

“He went to the bathroom and came back and she hung out with us. She did not leave, she did not excuse herself so we could continue our date,” the news anchor says. “She’s actually standing between he and I at the bar while I’m standing there by myself.”

Eventually, being left high and dry became too much. “I did that for about 20 minutes and I left,” she says. 

“I don’t know what just happened, y’all. This is dating in 2026,” she says. “So, I just spent two and a half hours with another wrong person.”

Carol summarizes the date in the caption, “Dude gets jealous another man came to say hi then spent the rest of our date with another woman.”

When Jealousy Becomes Toxic

Typically, being jealous is a natural emotion. After all, we’re simply human. However, where these feelings stem from and how long it lasts determines if it’s healthy or unhealthy. While small amounts of occasional healthy jealousy are normal since it expresses the person’s desire to protect the relationship, it turns unhealthy when it’s destructive, irrational, and excessive, per VeryWellMind. Consequently, it can manifest into controlling, possessive, and violent behaviors that can become abusive and ultimately destroy the relationship.

Viewers Are Less Forgiving

Unlike Carol, many in the comments section had zero tolerance for this behavior and would’ve kicked the man to the curb fast.

“I would have left much sooner,” one viewer commented.

“I would have got up and just excused myself, Good evening Sir!” a second revealed.

A third claimed, “I would not have even announced my departure.”

As a result, some have sworn off dating altogether.

“Omg!!!! This is why I’m scared to date again. Sounds awful!” one commenter stated.

“Girl this is why I’m 40 and single too lol,” another echoed.

“I cannot and will not do dating apps anymore,” a third stated.

@kristincfox34 Dude gets jealous another man came to say hi then spent the rest of our date with another woman. ? #dating #lubbock #texas ♬ original sound – Kristin Carol

The Mary Sue reached out to Carol via email and TikTok comment.

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