Guatemalan Woman Goes on a Date, Then Realizes the Man Was Pretending to Be Someone He’s Not to Seem Compatible: ‘Joe is that you’
Bad date chronicles
A TikTok user from Guatemala is highlighting one of the downsides of social media, and people on the internet are genuinely concerned for her and themselves to some extent.
On July 4, 2026, TikTok user @caldo.de.les uploaded a video where she talked about going out on a date with a guy who had basically learned everything about her by browsing her social media. Then, as she reveals in her video, he used the information he gathered about her in a way that made her think they were compatible, which could eventually lead them to date.
TikTok user @caldo.de.les speaks about a man who faked his personality for her
As previously mentioned, on July 4, 2026, TikTok user @caldo.de.les uploaded a video to her profile where she talked about a man she went out with who faked his whole personality to resemble hers just to give her the impression that they were compatible. As Leslie says in her video, the guy did all of this because he had ulterior motives.
Leslie mentioned that she first connected with the guy a month ago on a dating app. She said that after some initial talking, they stopped communicating. However, she says that a few weeks ago, he started texting her again, checking up on her, asking about her whereabouts, and asking her out on dates. Leslie notes that, seeing how persistent he was in trying to contact her, she eventually decided to go out with him and suggested they meet for breakfast or brunch.
Leslie says that the man agreed, and the day before their date, he texted her saying he couldn’t eat heavy food because he had recently started fasting and working out. Leslie emphasizes that she had just posted about starting her weight loss journey and fasting, but at the time, she didn’t think much of the coincidence and assumed they had things in common.
During the date, Leslie says she asked him what type of women he liked. She states that he started listing her attributes and describing her, which she didn’t realize was a sign of something strange at the moment. She believed it was “organic” and “compatible”.
But she states that when she asked about his favorite show, he said “Grey’s Anatomy,” which she posts about regularly, and also mentioned some anime she talked about on social media. That is when she realized something was off. She recalls trying to catch him in a lie when he kept talking about Chainsaw Man, a film Leslie loves. She allegedly asked him who his favorite character was, and he said Chainsaw Man. Leslie says that when he asked her in return, who her favorite character was, she said Brodie, the name of her sister’s dog. He apparently said nothing, convinced it was a character from the movie.
Leslie continued testing him by asking where he always wanted to go. She says he said that he wanted to go to New York, which she had just visited and posted about. He also supposedly said his dream was to sit in the New York Public Library and read. Leslie explains in her video, “I literally made an entire video talking about how that was my dream and how I got to live it and how I was so happy. And that’s when I clocked it.”
Feeling increasingly uncomfortable, Leslie said she started to question whether her doubts about the guy were correct. She said she asked him if he was into social media and TikTok, and he admitted he liked videos about becoming a content creator. Leslie then apparently asked if he had seen her account, and he said yes. She followed this up by asking if her profile’s frequent appearances on his social media made him want to contact her and ask her out.
The man eventually revealed his true intentions to Leslie, mentioning that he wanted to be a content creator himself and believed they could help each other. When Leslie allegedly asked what she could get in exchange for her content knowledge, he explained using words she’d spoken in a previous video: “companionship,” wanting a “partner in crime,” and “someone to do life with.” Leslie says she left the table feeling disgusted and blocked him.
What people are saying about @caldo.de.les’s video
TikTok user @caldo.de.les’s video, where she discusses a man who curated his personality to match hers, has gained significant traction on the platform. As of now, the video has thousands of likes, comments, shares, and saves.
User @fromscratchwithkey said, “This is actually not funny and scary.” User @mettacation remarked, “He wasn’t just mirroring you, he wanted to be you.” A few viewers thought the guy Leslie went on a date with was behaving like Joe Goldberg from the hit Netflix series, ‘You’. User @_colorful_lips_ wrote, “Joe is that you.” User @iqaaaaaaaaaaah commented, “oh, hi Joe.”
How old are the people using dating apps?
According to an article published by Forbes on July 22, 2025, when examining online dating statistics by age, here are the demographics:
- 53% of people aged 18-29
- 37% of people aged 30-49
- 20% of people aged 50-64
- 13% of people age 65 and older
In conclusion, online dating is more common among younger adults. 53% of people under the age of 30 have used a dating site or app, compared to 13% of people 65 and older.
(featured image: TikTok/@caldo.de.les)
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