Chicago woman brings date home. She wasn’t prepared for a roasting session of her prized possessions: ‘He was definitely jealous’
Having anyone over in your home for the first time is a vulnerable experience. But having a date over? There are few things as nerve-wracking.
First of all, if you’re a woman, there’s the whole “is this guy secretly a serial killer?” thing to contend with. Even in not-so-worst-case scenarios, having a man over whom you don’t know super well is a roll of the dice.
Enter Cheyenne Stone (@hi_its_chey_), a woman who’s gone viral for detailing one such man’s truly unhinged behavior.
What did her date say?
In a video first posted in Dec. 2025, Stone shares her bizarre experience with TikTok.
“Let us not forget about the time where I brought a man to my apartment for the first time,” Stone begins in the video. “We sat on my couch. There was a candle sitting on my coffee table. And he goes, ‘Oh, that’s such a cool candle. Where’d you get it?”
Stone says she told this guy that the candle had been a gift from one of her best friends for her 30th birthday.
“She knows me so well,” Stone remembers saying. “It’s pink, it’s sparkly. Just makes my day brighter.”
Cute, right? Wrong. At least to this guy, apparently.
“He proceeds to go, ‘It’s really pathetic that you’ve so many things displayed throughout your apartment
that are from your 30th birthday,'” Stone recounts. “Wasn’t that, like, a year ago?”
Stone then laughs in disbelief at this guy’s audacity. She points out this is hardly the only memento in her apartment (which, by the way, is completely normal).
“Oh, well, sir, then you definitely don’t wanna meet my childhood teddy bear, who I’ve had since 1997, my third birthday, who lives in my bedroom,” Stone quips. “You will never walk into that room and meet him. I can’t.”
In an email to The Mary Sue, Stone shared that “in hindsight, there were absolutely [other] red flags,” but that she tries to “give people the benefit of the doubt.” Ultimately, “the rest of the date made [her] sad.”
“It made me feel like I was around a man who didn’t see me for me, and wasn’t going to be proud to be with someone who is loved by her friends and family,” Stone wrote. “There was one final date after that. I wanted to give it one more chance. I ultimately regret that final date, but you live and you learn!”
‘Bet he doesn’t have a headboard’
Viewers immediately jumped to Stone’s defense in her comments section, simultaneously affirming her while dragging the man who disrespected her.
“Bro was mad because no one ever celebrated him,” one viewer commented.
“I bet he doesn’t have a headboard,” another mocked. Stone replied in confirmation, writing, “HAHAHAHA HE DID NOT HAVE A HEADBOARD CAN CONFIRM.”
“Honestly it’s quite nice of him to throw that red flag up before it went any further,” another commenter said.
Some female viewers shared their own anecdotes of beloved household staples. This clearly is not unique to Stone.
“At age 33 I still have a stuffed tiger doll that I was gifted from Santa in 1995 that I named Rajah,” one wrote. “I’m never getting rid of Rajah.”
“A man is had been seeing for several weeks, came over to my house, which is heavily pink with green and gold accents and told me it was like a cartoon and that I was like a cartoon character,” another shared. “And then followed it up with that wasn’t an insult.”
One viewer couldn’t move past the man’s truly wild word choice.
“Pathetic is a wild word to come out on a DATE,” they commented. Stone replied, writing, “RIGHT? I hadn’t heard that word in so long.”
Ultimately, most commenters agreed this guy was clearly jealous of Stone’s rich life and friendships—that had nothing to do with him. Stone agreed.
“Jealousy was not originally on my mind prior to the comments, but I absolutely agree with them,” Stone told The Mary Sue. “I don’t think he is someone who could handle a strong, loved, smart woman.”
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‘My husband is jealous of me’: A tale as old as time
Male jealousy is not new. There are entire advice columns guiding women on how to deal with jealous boyfriends, and the BBC has even reported on “retroactive jealousy,” a phenomenon in which one person becomes obsessively jealous about their partner’s prior relationship history.
Jealousy from men can often be deadly to those around them, men and women alike. But usually, it’s a pretty natural and ordinary emotion. According to Mentalzon, “there are two main psychological reasons why men display [jealousy]: low self-esteem and fear of rejection.”
“Jealousy and envy are normal parts of every relationship to some degree,” sex therapist Kaylee Friedman told mental health writer Ariane Resnick. “As a society, we tend to demonize them simply because we don’t understand how to navigate them well.”
However, Resnick, engaging with further advice from Friedman, notes that jealousy can quickly become a more serious problem in a relationship if not addressed via communication, therapy, or similar tools.
In the case of Stone and her video, it’s probably not worth expending energy on a guy who exhibits this kind of behavior before the relationship has even properly begun. Stone herself encourages fellow women to protect their peace.
“I hope other women take away the knowledge that no one, no man, ever has permission to dim your sparkle,” Stone wrote to The Mary Sue. “This man quite literally made fun of my pink, sparkly candle. And I believe that candle to be an outward expression of who I am on the inside. So if he can’t handle my candle, he definitely can’t handle my fiery heart. To all of the women out there dating – wait for someone who knows how to handle and love your unique, vibrant heart.”
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