Mistakes Were Made When This Redditor Creeped Out A Woman On Their First Date By Telling Her That Pepper Spray Was Useless And Ineffective
Of all the things you should say on a first date, this isn't one of them.
First dates can go sideways fast, especially when one awkward comment lands at exactly the wrong moment. A little too much honesty, a little too little context, and suddenly the mood changes in an instant.
That is what happened to Reddit user throwaway_iansdsdf, who says he creeped out a woman he had just met by telling her her pepper spray would not be very effective. What started as a normal date turned into a panic moment, and then, somehow, a second chance.
Here is how a strange first-date conversation turned into an unexpectedly happy update.
Aww, two people on a first date... so magical.
Reddit / throwaway_iansdsdfNot the best thing to say, though.
Reddit / throwaway_iansdsdfExactly, you probably creeped her out.
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You probably have; I'm sorry, bud.
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Exactly! Without context, conversations can stop.
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He never mentioned it.
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That's an adventurous first date.
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That is where the date took a sharp turn.
Exactly.
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ROFL.
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It’s like the date who finally told an embarrassing pet incident and got an unexpected reaction.
We need to know too.
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LOL.
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ROFL.
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This cracked me up.
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Enough with the jokes.
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LMAO.
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Yeah, I remember that too.
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All powerful things come in small packages.
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That's creepy, PaulTR88.
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That would've escalated matters.
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Yeah, that's probably a good idea.
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LOL.
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I'm sure it wasn't fun if that was the case.
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ROFL. We shall.
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Exactly.
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Well, as it turns out, things weren't so bad for OP because the woman called him and apologized for running off. He also apologized for his strange comment about her pepper spray.
The best part is that they're going out again! What's funny is that the woman stumbled upon his post on Reddit and, after laughing her head off, they're now comfortably sharing screenshots of funny/weird comments with each other.
So people asked him if he could recommend a good pepper spray, and he said, "I am not an expert on defense spray. We were just some bored soldiers with some examples."
Wow. It's crazy how things work out in the end, right? While we're happy for OP, fingers crossed he wouldn't whip out a butcher's knife in the middle of nowhere or talk about a deserted refrigerator in the garage.
That's just plain creepy.
So this isn't a TIFU after all, is it?
Now it's your turn! What's one thing you've said without context that most likely creeped people out? Let us know in the comments below!
Want more first-date fallout? Read this AITA about planning dinner while ignoring severe partner allergies.
