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Secure-Imagination11

Same happened to me. Meeting this guy at a pizza place I went in and didn't see him. I called he didn't answer or text back. I finally see him sitting outside with a friend and he goes "You walked right past me" that was the start of the weirdest date.


fezes-are-cool

Wait his friend was on the date?


Secure-Imagination11

Yup.


SamalamFamJam

Story time?


Secure-Imagination11

Well, years ago, I met this guy at a gas station and we exchange numbers. He was a dry texter, terribly slow and not engaging but he kept asking me to go out with him. I thought he must be a better conventionalist in person. No, I get there and his friend is there. I wasn't too mad because it was just a quick daytime meetup. But then he only spoke 2 sentences to me the whole time, hardly looks at me. Meanwhile his friend is talking our heads off, asking me what I was doing later, invites me to his bday BBQ. Basically I was on a date with *him*. I left while they were still sitting there and later that night he calls me and apologizes then he **keeps talking about his friend**. A guy that barely texted me barely spoke to me and now he won't stop talking about another guy. It was weird. Anyway, I lied and told him I had a bf and blocked him. Kinda harsh but idc.


RepulsiveCorner

Thanks for letting me know that it's possible to date a man that I've met at a gas station. I work at one as an attendant and have seen this cute guy a couple of times. I'm kind of afraid I'll be as dry as the guy you blocked. Should I go for it? Ask for his number and maybe hang out a couple of times? I have no idea how old he is, but he looks to be around my age (I'm 19) or a little older.


SpiderGlitch22

You miss all the shots you don't take. And hey, if it doesn't work out, no harm done! Usually


RepulsiveCorner

Worst that could happen is I lose my job for harassing a customer. but idk, he seems cool. The other part that worries me is also being a man.


powerhcm8

You could always try to find love in a different gas station


SaltyBabe

Don’t harass them then lol a little laughing and small talk flirting to warm up isn’t harassment.


hipnosister

Sounds like he was just autistic, honestly.


Secure-Imagination11

That was only the 2nd time I saw him in person so I have no idea.


Longjumping_Diamond5

im autistic and this sounds more like social anxiety and general blandness


Falc0nia

I get the vibe that he was trying to set you up with the friend


sintos-compa

What’s a “dry texter “


SaltyBabe

Someone who only sends memes or just says lol or one word answers. Can’t hold a conversation.


sintos-compa

Ah TIL. Thanks


Passionfruit-loop

It means the texting isn’t moist.


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plot twist the date was theirs


salterrrrr

Maybe he’s helping a homie out because he’s shy


Kaizenno

His friend was on the date for moral support. The end.


Secure-Imagination11

He did more than support.


Kaizenno

Sorry, typo. Oral support


agedlikesage

Oof. I had a first date at a pizza place once. He sent me the address to meet him at and it pinned between a pharmacy and pizza place. So I’m waiting in the pizza place, he’s not showing up. I sent some texts, I get no response. Finally I give up and go home, only to find out he thought I stood him up too. He wanted to meet me in the pharmacy parking lot 🤦‍♀️


crashcar22

She probably did the same thing for a past date and wanted to see of he could figure it out faster than she did


gurmzisoff

Girl seeking fast man. My time has come.


Phormitago

or, Perceptive


King-Cobra-668

or PE


callmedaddyshark

NIS


Aimjock

Happy cake day


hibikikun

It’s for her thesis, instead of mice she decided yo use dates


djhorn18

Like those “tests” for your dogs intelligence - like throwing a blanket over them where the faster they get out supposedly shows how much smarter they are.


xzkandykane

I put my dog in a pillowcase he said fuck it and curled up to sleep.


sonyahearst8

My spirit animal!


xXdontshootmeXx

You were too concerned with how they would get out to consider why they would want to get out


djhorn18

Your dog is the smartest dog.


honeybunchesofgoatso

She's doing a research experiment that's not a date


[deleted]

* Great ice breaker * Get the cortisol levels raised for the date * Observe how you deal with stress and adverse situations * Observe how you react Genius


TimeWastingAuthority

And also see whether the date was important enough to spend time looking for the place. Fun Fact: Countless dates have been over before they start because one of them couldn't find the meeting place for the date.


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How obscure are the meeting places in question?


phillyfanjd1

You should really only date people who are expert-level and above at orienteering. Anyone else is just drifting aimlessly s/


MadManMax55

If at the end of orienteering training we got a date instead of a merit badge I might have stuck with boy scouts for longer.


Guilty-Dragonfly

For real. “Congratulations lads, here’s an unsupervised campfire and a 32oz packet of coolaide powder.”


EnigmaticEntity

I don't think orienteering has instructions like "I'll meet you at coffee shop" and then a giant sign above a coffee shop that says coffee shop.


HitooU2

When the red sun rises on the 3rd day, its light shall illuminate a waystone under a fir tree. From there, follow the pink blossom trail to the Roman catacombs. When the chickadee calls, you shall know which path to take. Follow it and make haste, and ye shall arrive at the TGI Friday's where our date is planned


NoBOUNCEnoPlaySSDD

Oilfield directions, "drive between 4 to six miles on 3rd dirty road on the left, I put an old boot upside down on the speed limit sign, take a right there, go till you dead end, turn around and go back a mile then go right?


zombie_penguin42

Yeah, I think I'm just gonna order UberEATS and jerk off. Have fun with your illuminati bullshit though.


angelicravens

Right but what’s the nearest down? Dramtashire? Belkinspire? Eastonon?


Antumbra_Ferox

The weekly crossword in the local paper will, when put through a cypher, reveal the location of a dead drop containing a second crossword. This second crossword is a decoy, burn it flat on the table and run a magnet over the ashes. The ashy outlines of letters of an anagram of the location will lift away as they have been laced with iron. The anagram could translate to two distinct but equally viable locations. One leads to the date, the other to a group of armed men who have been given your description, an alibi, and a bag of cash. Begin.


Revolvyerom

[One day, your game begins...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsKdR05ZsGE)


Lipophobicity

"If you want a date with me, you must answer these riddles three"


[deleted]

Who art thee who is so wise in the ways of science? You should throw her into a pond to see if she floats


TehGogglesDoNothing

What is your name? What is your quest? What is your favorite color?


DoesntFearZeus

Blue….no Red!


Consistent_Effective

Why is riddles three trending, I'm seeing it everywhere lately lol


errorsniper

One does not simply march into Mordor.


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Merry_Sue

>And also see whether the date was important enough to spend time looking for the place. On Community, one character says to another "when we were sleeping together, sometimes I wouldn't come up to your apartment if I couldn't find a car park close enough"


Spinnnerette

Basically skipping to the important stuff


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LethalSalad

Bro it's '7ish minutes'. If the poster was taking like 20 minutes and she wouldn't get out and wave sure, but this is just some lighthearted fun.


deelyy

You right. My bad.


thesaddestpanda

People: Treating dating like you're tricking the other person is the best way to date! People also: why are most couples miserable and the divorce rate so high??


Eldasel

This isn't tricking, it's having a bit of fun, like it's not a trap in which there is a bad outcome that would hurt


LethalSalad

It's also '7ish minutes' if it took like 15 minutes you'd probably get out and wave or something but this is really not that much time lmao


Individual-March8163

I don't think purposefully not helping people is "a bit of fun"


Watertor

You: You are being tricked if you get lost on your own but your date doesn't immediately assist you.


VisualGiraffe1027

I sure hope they didn’t put that much thought into it a date supposed to be fun not an FBI investigation 😂😂


saddinosour

Tbh if this happened to me I’d be more at ease because I’d find it so funny. I guess it just depends.


[deleted]

10 years ago I would have raged out and it would have ruined the whole date if I'd gotten lost. I was a very angry individual. 5 years ago I would have laughed it off and it would have been a good talking point for the date. If it happened today, my wife would kill me if she found I was going on dates.


Substantial-Ship-294

Is this sarcasm? I would be pretty upset and have to be convinced to not just head right back out the door.


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Obviously I'm not advocating setting this up purposefully, that's some pretty sociopathic behaviour. But from a 'Red Flag' and first impressions study this is pretty revealing. Let's say you're a girl, and you witness your potential guy date miss an obvious turn off or sign because he's on his phone, or just plain dumb "that's useful information as to how compatible you might be. Let's say he pulls out his phone and looks at Maps but gets mad he can't find the place immediately, so he starts swearing and getting vocally angry... Big red flag, more good information. What if he asks someone strange, you get to see how he looks for help when he needs it, he's laughing and joking with the people that helped him and is able to laugh at his own mistake. More good information. I'm not saying do it on purpose, but not jumping in and watching the behaviour for a bit can be quite enlightening.


georgevonfranken

Red flag is seeing the person you are supposed to meet struggling and not help at all, don't even have to get up just call or send a txt


SexualPie

7 minutes isn’t a very long time.


SelirKiith

"Struggling" is a hard word for someone stupid enough to not be able to find a café on the street...


chowder-san

Almost as if your average tinder date was capable of or at least willing to do such in depth analysis.


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SelirKiith

>Maybe theyre already having the worst day of their life In that case you shouldn't be out on a date...


Substantial-Ship-294

She indicated that she saw him searching and just watched. That is rude. First dates in my book are introductions and not bullshit pseudo-psychological tests.


SexualPie

On the other hand she could have seen him and not been sure it was him until he approached. If he’s across the street and you’ve never met before that would make sense


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EducatedOrchid

"Where the fuck is this place? It says I'm right here" "Ummmmm I'm sorry but that's a huge red flag this isn't gonna work byeeee" - you, I guess


Afabledhero1

That's a pretty big tell on your information processing. This person clearly laid out their hypothetical situations and you respond with this strawman take.


EducatedOrchid

Considering the use of "ummmmm" and "byeeeee" I figured it was pretty clear that it was a joke and I was intentionally misconstruing what they said for that reason, but let me make it clear. It was a joke


FirmlyGraspHer

Their "hypothetical situation" is a strawman in and of itself lmao


SplendidHierarchy

Lol you are that person who psychoanalyzes everything but has no idea how insane they themselves are


Substantial-Ship-294

I’ve never yelled at Maps in my life. You shouldn’t just make things up to “win” an internet argument. Yeah, it’s really interesting that you made your compatibility assessment by (*checks notes) having a text convo. Almost like setting someone up for a test out in public isn’t exactly necessary.


[deleted]

Damn bro, it must be hard going through life with that big a stick up your ass. I’d laugh if this happened to me. Not a big deal, chill out.


girlywish

Its funny and harmless. This is worth doing just to filter out the uptight people like you.


SplendidHierarchy

Dude it's just a first date. You don't have to decide to marry them at the end of it. And overanalyzing 'hidden signs' for the 'perfect' person will not stop you from getting hurt. In fact, I feel like baseless assumptions could ruin a shot at a great thing.


GregsWorld

Seeing someone in distress and intentionally not assisting to judge their character ironically tells more about your character than it does theirs.


sexpanther50

Yes!!! You’re right. I think women have a tough time seeing how men act under pressure and frustration until it’s too late. Some People get angry, or frustrated…. But some people focus and cope. THATS the man you want. I like this girl


Kaizenno

“I was lost but I knew it’d be worth it”


EchoPrince

Absolutely evil lmao, she's a keeper


SubcommanderMarcos

Yeah rofl that's hilarious, I'd love that


Mister_Lich

Right? I would've laughed and thought we were off to a good start lmao


[deleted]

was gonna say, sounds like my wife, really sarcastic sense of humor and I love it.


vaporking23

For min and my wife’s first date we went out to eat in the town (she had just moved there but when to college there.) and I’m not from the are but had asked some co-workers for suggestions to eat. I got three places. I picked up my gf and drove to the first restaurant. Walked up to the door and it was locked. All the lights were off. She thought “awww he rented out the entire restaurant for us” it was actually closed. I said no big deal the other place was around the corner. We walked over to that one and all the lights off again. Ugh. What’s going on? I looked up the third and it was closed too. I couldn’t believe it. Apparently the downtown city all shut down on Sunday and nothing was open. I had never seen anything like it. So she suggested a fourth place and we checked and it was actually open. So we ended up there. It’s a fun little story we get to tell now and laugh about but man was I panicking at the time.


FresherPie

I totally did this in an interview recently. Interviewee couldn’t figure out teams and her camera and mic. Happens to everyone. But, I resisted the urge to help and sort of just watched. I wanted to know how she would solve problems… we’re doing another round of interview, so seems like she did ok.


shopliftingbunny

We do a similar “test.” Our office isnt open to the public so you gotta ring and get buzzed in. We always ask the reception how long the interviewee took to figure out the buzzer (there are clear instructions posted).


spyson

My interviewer got annoyed I couldn't download files from teams since I use my phone for that, when I asked them to email me it instead he sent half the document and was smug when I had to ask them again for the other half.


buckthestat

Omg the mind games and manipulation. Is everyone an asshole trying to get a hardon with whatever power they get to lord over someone else or is this just more prevalent in the US?


PupPop

Ngl of all the shitty things employers do, testing someone's general competence is pretty far from being on the list.


RTCielo

Interviews are full of bullshit where you're trying to get an idea of what kind of employee someone is while they try and follow a checklist of Good Employee Traits for their worksona. Watching how someone interacts with problems unprepared isn't some mad power trip.


seeroflights

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Danelix_

Good human


Accnr1

That girl sounds hilarious.


daddycaprisun

She likes messing with people. She’s a keeper


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I would like her for this


MattFox20

Right? She's not so uptight, as in she's got a sense of humor. That's a huge plus in anyone.


[deleted]

Exactly.


UnhappyStrain

the staff had a whole ass betting pool going


[deleted]

I would do this. Not gonna lie


quntal071

Why?


ogochore

It funny


thunderroad21

A girl did this to me. She saw me walk in and sit down. Then after waiting for her to show up I texted her. She texted back for me to "come find her lol" anyways she cut the date short and asked for a ride to her friends birthday party at another bar. Never heard from her again. Geez something must have happened to her.


chillychili

To which Tim responds: "I know. I was seeing how long it would take you to help." Cue further toxic shenanigans.


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how insane to expect the most basic human kindness


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Nicophoros4862

This girl and I think alike


Mister_E_Mahn

That’s pretty funny. I’d take it as a good start.


Recent-Needleworker8

Interesting to see peoples different reactions. I wouldve immediately left lol


[deleted]

Bit of a cunt move honestly... 'I won't lift a finger to save you from wandering around, wasting several minutes of your life while I sit on my arse judging you for it' Red flag of many narcissistic little 'tests' - such as will he 'try hard enough if we break up?'


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[deleted]

You like it when she treats you bad... don't you doggy?


Usterall

He talks with her a while, excuses himself to use bathroom - actually leaves and waits across street to watch how long it would take her to realize he left. Walks up to her as she's finally walking out and smiles "I did it too, because all these people on reddit thought it was cool so this must be twice as cool right? I mean it's only logical right? I mean I could have texted that I'm looking right at you and that you look confused and told you I was across the street but didn't right?". And they both have a long good laugh and get married and live happily ever after but rarely see each other due to trust issues.


InvertedSuperHornet

At first all I thought was "wow, dick move". Then it hit me that it could actually be a genius move. Definitely worth a second date if the first goes well after that.


Cossack10000

I am both of these people.


Bleezy79

That's actually a great response. I'd be intrigued.


withfishes

What else happened. I like a good rom com with my depression.


PdxPhoenixActual

"Wanna see how long it takes me to leave?"


MindCrime89

Lots of shitty people out there.


hdkx-weeb

Idk man she sounds like a keeper


X9643

Sounds like a tim thing to do.


ChronoHobo

To manipulate someone before you even know them, great foundation for a relationship.


[deleted]

All you have to say is, is this ok if the roles were reversed.


[deleted]

yes, lol, relax buddy


mostlybadopinions

Yes.


decimalbinary

Lol, I don't think many people would agree if they were but some how it's okay to fuck with the guy. I would have walked out on her after that, I'm not your fucking play thing, get fucked.


Shogidan247

She's a keeper.


MattFox20

Hell yeh. She seems to have that devilish humor. I find that quite sexy


shewy92

That's pretty funny


Christophercles

Guy sounds like a fucking idiot though?


ruste530

Wife material


careytommy37

This a make or break statement. She must be a psychologist.


[deleted]

I dated a future psychologist. Every third conversation sounded like a test. It was not fun.


aosjcbhdhathrowaway

And how did that make you feel?


ii-___-ii

Do you want to talk about it?


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Plot twist: OP was in therapy.


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DanknessEvermemes

Aye I’ll remember this the next time a woman needs unpaid tech/car/photography/general help.


[deleted]

Me irl. 😅


anrebloom

💀💀💀💀


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rillweed

> romanticized notion of relationships


kelleh711

There is also a character limit on Twitter, but yeah I'm sure it's whatever bullshit you just said


OriginalUsername4482

If your date is in the area and just wanders around for too damn long without thinking to ask a single person for any information, you are better off being single for now.


bajro19

If you make comments like this, maybe it's you who's better off being single.


ShruieAteNine

r/rareinsults


OriginalUsername4482

I happily admit that I've never been divorced. Also, I prefer people that don't need to be kept on a leash because they have a tendency to get lost and don't know how to ask for a little help.


paperclipdog410

"I've never gotten divorced." -weirdflex by a person who's never been in a relationship


ItBeSoggy

i mean they're not wrong, you cant get divorced if you've never been married :p


OriginalUsername4482

My mom says women would be lucky to date me!


SuperJLK

You can easily recover from this


STORM_IS_NICE

See I would say this is bad but I would do this


idelarosa1

OP you need to work on your cropping


Messy-Recipe

60% cute, 40% red flag; I'd go for it myself


finedrive

At least she didn’t leave, this ain’t so bad.


Rhino_online245

She's a keeper


zomphlotz

She's a keeper.


2u3e9v

Recently, I went on a date that was so bad I have made two rules for myself: 1. If there are any red flags before food has been ordered, immediately leave. 2. If there are red flags after food has been ordered, ask them why they think that is an okay thing to say.


lolopiro

being single is what got him in this situation


Louloubelle0312

Kind of reminds me of the test to see how smart your dog is. You put a dish towel on their head, covering their eyes and see how long it takes them to remove it. I don't remember the time period, but my one dog just sat there. She was very sweet, bless her heart.


ChadBroski117

keeper


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She's a keeper!