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Renee Rodriguez went viral for sharing a relatable dating fail on TikTok
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Rodriguez revealed that a Hinge date lied about who he voted for in the 2024 presidential election to score a date with her
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She did not go on a second date with the suitor due to his deception
First dates can be stressful enough without any extra surprises. Renee Rodriguez’s date with a potential suitor was seemingly going well — until he confessed to lying about his political affiliation.
After the bombshell, Rodriguez snuck away for a bathroom break and posted a TikTok video captioned, “Me wasting time in the bathroom after my date told me he lied about voting for Kamala Harris in order to get me to go out with him.”
The video went viral, amassing 1.9 million views. Once the date was over, she posted another video, explaining exactly what happened.
Rodriguez told her followers that she matched with this man on Hinge and they shared a few messages. When she asked him who he voted for in the 2024 presidential election, he said former Vice President Kamala Harris, and she agreed to go on a date with him. However, things took a turn once they were face-to-face.
“He ended up telling me that he did not vote in this last election, and he lied, and he wanted to tell me in person,” Rodriguez shared in the follow-up video.
“What do we think about that?” she posed to the audience. “What do we think about A. that he didn’t vote, and B. the fact that he lied about it? What are our thoughts?”
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Couple turned away from each other.
Many users took to the comment section of her original video to share their thoughts on the situation. “Normalize walking out of bad dates. Especially with liars,” one commenter added. “Girl order everything on the menu and then leave,” another person joked.
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Other commenters, mostly women, pointed out that lying about something like this, even if it felt small, was a big red flag. “If he lies about this, imagine what else he’s capable of,” one user wrote. “If he lied about that, what else would he lie about?” someone else pondered.
Other people helped Rodriguez come up with a game plan if she ever found herself in that situation again. “Order your Uber while in the bathroom and walk right out,” one wrote. “that’s the cue to leave,” another added.
Rodriguez shared in the caption of her original video that there would not be a second date.
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