Sarah Wilkinson just had a date where she began to feel like she was running an interrogation. Posting under the handle sarahw1012, she recently shared a story on TikTok about a Tinder date that has grabbed the community’s attention and racked up 4 million views. It was the kind of interaction that made the TikToker claim, “Men are the same everywhere, and it doesn’t get better.” Sarah started her video by setting the scene, noting that she was already in a “god-awful mood” before she even arrived at the restaurant. She explained, “I’m in a really f—-ass mood. Like, I’m not in the mood to be socializing with somebody that I’ve literally never spoken to in my entire life.” What little hope she had began to falter when she arrived at the restaurant to meet her date, whom she nicknamed George. Sarah immediately noticed he didn’t look like his photos. “This man has at least a mile gap between each of his front teeth,” she recalled. “I stopped dead in my tracks.” The red flag began to pile up quickly. She noted that George didn’t open the door for her, and worse, he didn’t even say hi. All she had gotten was that smile. Even after they were seated, the conversation was dead on arrival. Silence… the conversation non-starter Sarah described trying to get him to talk, saying, “There’s not a word, syllable, pronunciation of any type of vowel that this man speaks to me.” When she finally got him to open up about his job as a pest control worker and an arborist, it felt like pulling teeth. Worse, George’s silence was absolute, and there was no sign of reciprocity. “This man didn’t ask me a single question about myself,” Sarah said. “I don’t think this man even knew how old I was because he didn’t ask.” The silence persisted until she asked him about his hobbies, and her told her he was into martial arts. That is when the floodgates opened. @sarahw1012 storytime !!!!! #datingstorytime #eeeeeyuckk ♬ original sound – Sarah wilkinson George apparently didn’t stop talking. Sarah joked about her lack of interest in the subject, saying, “I’m gonna ask you, does it look like me I give a f— about the difference between taekwondo and jujitsu?” She spent the rest of the meal just nodding along, noting, “because I’m the type of person that I’m going to fake it until I make it, and then I’m never going to talk to him again. Because he should pick up that this was the worst date ever.” A piece from Psychology Today on first-date dos and don’ts highlights that “most people have a type they look for that can rule some people out right from the beginning.” However, the issue here goes beyond just physical attraction. The article emphasizes the importance of “curiosity” in a conversation. Show genuine interest in them “regardless of whether or not they are who you want them to be.” George missed the mark entirely by failing to show interest in his date, essentially ignoring the advice that “making the interaction all about you will most likely turn the other person off.” By monopolizing the conversation with his own hobbies and failing to ask a single question, he essentially broke every rule of engagement. For a successful date, the article advises being sincere, present, open, and empathetic. The TikTok community offered both sympathy and their own wild dating stories. Some users tried to offer a bit of hope when it comes to dating apps, with one user noting, “I met my now husband on Tinder after a 15-year toxic relationship, we both battled cancer together, I’m so grateful for that app!” Others were more focused on the tactical side of things. A user suggested, “We need to normalize taking our napkin, [tapping] the outside edge of our mouth, setting the napkin down, and politely saying ‘I think we’re done here’ and getting up and leaving 5 min into the date.” This sentiment was repeated when another user wrote, “let’s normalize leaving.” Interestingly, a user made an interesting observation: “u asked him questions, best believe he thought it was the best date of his life.” First dates can be rough for everyone. Not long ago, New Yorker Amanda Martinez took to TikTok to share that her date tried to mansplain her incurable disease to her when she ordered vegetarian. TikToker Squash also shared that his date got the ‘ick’ when he tried to pack her leftovers, which was a mostly untouched $220 entree. In the end, George never texted Sarah again, which she noted was perfectly fine with her. While she ended with her dire observation about things not getting better, one can hope that the avalanche of dating app success stories in the comments gives her some encouragement.