Toronto woman was sipping wine with her Hinge date at the Ritz. Then, he got up to say hi to his ex: ‘I’m just gonna become a nun’

Justine (@delusionalarchitect) from Toronto, Canada, went on a date with a man from Hinge at the Ritz-Carlton. Despite his effort, he allegedly switched up on her midway through the date because of an old flame.

“On the way home, I deleted every single dating app that I’m on,” Justine told TikTok. She was upset after her date didn’t work out, adding, “At this point, I’m thinking, I’m just gonna become a nun, because I don’t think my husband’s out there.” Justine added that she only dates men, so she has no other option. She explained that she was upset because she identified as an optimist and a “hopeless romantic.”

Justine said that before the date, the Uber she ordered didn’t show up for fifteen minutes. In hindsight, she sees that as a warning sign. But she still pushed through with the date and went to the Ritz-Carlton, which is currently hosting its annual Christmas Market. Justine said her date was “really excited” to meet her. Even though he went away for the weekend, he seemed determined to stay in touch.

When she met him, she noted he was taller than she thought. He was 42 years old and, according to Justine, better-looking than in his photos. They sat down and ordered prosecco and white wine. Eventually, they started talking about travel. Their date seemed to be going smoothly, unlike this man, who didn’t even want to talk about his travel or his Burning Man experience. But 35 minutes into the date, Justine said his date started acting strangely.

While she was explaining that she traveled to Greece with her family, her date allegedly cut her off mid-sentence and excused himself. She thought he was going to the bathroom, but he allegedly told her he was going to greet his ex.

His date was never the same after his ex came in

His ex was coincidentally in the restaurant, and Justine thought he would drop by briefly. Instead, Justine alleged that she stayed by the fire alone for ten minutes. “First of all, I’m already angry at myself. I shouldn’t be sticking around,” Justine said. She felt disrespected, like the woman whose date showed up 45 minutes late to dinner. She felt like walking out, but she didn’t. Her date eventually came back and apologized for leaving her. But then he allegedly told Justine it had only been two months since he last saw her.

After hearing her date’s spiel, Justine gave him two options. She told him they could either start their date over and get a drink elsewhere or end it there. “He looked at me, took a sip of wine, and went, ‘I think it’s best we call it.’ Okay,” Justine said. After his reply, she walked out on him without saying goodbye. She was so upset with her date that she didn’t order an Uber on her way home and walked to the subway.

She deleted her dating apps and blocked the man after he had allegedly let her down. Justine said he had put effort into their date before seeing his ex and was upset with how it ended. “I want, like, the big love story. And I want to be treated nicely, but literally, like, I haven’t met anybody,” Justine said. After what happened, she said she’s putting off dating until 2027. Some people are also throwing in the towel on dating. One Houston man swore off dating after learning his Hinge date went to prison.

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