Woman realized she hated her date within seconds of hugging him. 3 Margaritas later, she found herself planning a future together
A sour start with a curious twist
First dates can go wrong before anyone even sits down. One woman jokes that she sometimes knows she dislikes a man within three seconds of hugging him. Unfortunately, that realization doesn’t come with an easy way out of dinner.
Instead of leaving, she stays, makes conversation, and pretends to care about a future she has already ruled out. But after a few margaritas, her feelings take a surprising turn. Suddenly, the man she couldn’t stand starts looking like boyfriend material.
TikTok creator Becca Moore, whose video has gained 562K views, shared the awkward dating cycle. According to her, three margaritas can turn an unbearable date into a possible romance. The problem comes the next morning, when the man believes everything went much better than she remembers.
Things changed pretty quickly
Moore begins by describing the moment she realizes she doesn’t like someone while they’re hugging hello. Within seconds, she’s already decided the relationship isn’t going anywhere. Yet she still feels obligated to sit through an entire meal with someone she now considers her enemy.
“So then you have to sit down, have an entire dinner with your enemy for some reason,” she jokes.
Leaving isn’t as simple as inventing an emergency, either. Moore argues that romantic comedies have already used every believable excuse, including a roommate suddenly experiencing a breakup. She wishes someone would leave a few excuses for people actually stuck on terrible dates.
Instead, she finds herself learning personal details about someone she never intends to see again. The conversation might involve his cousins or favorite vacation destination. Somehow, she ends up acting as though they’re already discussing a trip together.
While some people would rather end a first date after just 15 minutes, Moore has a different way of getting through an awkward evening: ordering margaritas. Initially, the drinks simply make the situation more tolerable. By the third one, however, something changes.
“After 3 margaritas with anyone, I honestly am like, should we be together?” she admits.
The man who seemed unbearable earlier suddenly becomes someone she genuinely enjoys. She starts imagining a relationship and behaving as though she’s falling for him.
Moore even acknowledges that her date might interpret her enthusiasm as love bombing. From his perspective, everything appears to be going wonderfully. Meanwhile, she attributes her sudden affection to the margaritas.
The confusion becomes apparent the following morning. She wakes up to a text from the previous night’s date, inviting her to spend time with his friends.
Rather than feeling excited, Moore wonders why he would assume she’d want to see him again. She jokingly describes wanting to block him before recognizing the obvious problem.
“And it was me. I’m the problem,” she admits, remembering that she had made out with him the night before.
Her story struck a nerve with viewers who had their own strategies for escaping uncomfortable dates. Some argued that nobody should feel obligated to finish dinner simply because they’ve already arrived.
“I straight up told a guy I wasn’t feeling him, called myself an uber & left. My time is not owed to anyone,” one commenter wrote. Another added, “most men would rather you just be up front.”
Others believed the entire situation could be avoided by keeping first dates short. After all, an uncomfortable dinner with a Hinge match can feel considerably longer when neither person is enjoying themselves.
“This is why it’s a drink or coffee for a first meetup. It’s a pre-date,” one viewer suggested.
Another agreed, “Ok like — hate on coffee dates all you want, this is why they exist! They’re an hour!” Some simply understood the margarita effect. “After 3 margaritas we all get friendlier,” one person observed.
Ultimately, Moore’s biggest dating problem isn’t knowing within three seconds that she’s uninterested. It’s spending the rest of the evening convincing her date of the exact opposite.
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