Woman’s second date takes a turn when a stranger steps in to warn her about the man she’s with and disappears: ‘I feel so unnerved; I hadn't noticed any red flags with him’

It was supposed to be a regular second date, a low-stakes evening at a bar with a seemingly nice guy from Hinge. But as the neon lights flickered and the ice cubes clinked in their glasses, her love life veered into the kind of mystery that only happens in bad noir parodies.  

The air was heavy with the musk of cheap cologne and unspoken expectations. She sat at the bar, trying to figure out if this guy's calm, thoughtful demeanor was genuine or just good acting. It had been 40 minutes of small talk and light laughs when she appeared, a shadowy figure sliding up to her left side like she'd stepped straight out of a pulp detective novel.  

That's when she appeared, gliding to her left like a shadowy figure straight out of a black-and-white flick.

"Run girl. I'd run if I were you," the stranger hissed in the kind of voice that makes you wonder if you're about to get recruited into a secret spy organization. Then, before our heroine could even blink, the mystery woman disappeared into the night without so much as leaving a calling card or a trench coat behind.  

Our Femme Fatale of False Starts froze. On her right, the date kept talking, sipping his drink like he hadn't just been condemned by some rogue bar vigilante. Maybe he didn't hear it. Maybe he was ignoring it. Or maybe he was secretly plotting his escape. Either way, he was playing it cool. Too cool. 

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    "I turned around to look where she went but she left the bar so quickly"
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  • Just when she thought the night couldn’t get stranger, the bartender leaned in to pour gasoline on this fire of confusion. “What did she say to you?” they asked, already invested in the drama. Then came the kicker: “She was taking pictures of him all night.” Photos? The plot thickened.

    She did not know what to do, pondering her next move. Confront him? Ghost him? Or lean into the drama, put on a fedora, and start her own investigation?

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    I was sitting at a bar for a second date with this sweet, seemingly very normal guy and 40 minutes in, this woman appears at my left side and whispers urgently: "Girl he's an a h le I would run if I were you." She sounded de d
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    serious. I was totally startled and freaked out, and turned around to look where she went but she left the bar so quickly. My date, on my right side, must have heard/seen her (though maybe
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    not the exact words,) but didn't acknowledge it at all. We kept talking for maybe another 20 minutes, then got the tab.
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  • Maybe he was a cheater, juggling double lives in bars across the city. Maybe he was embroiled in some high-stakes scandal worthy of a spin-off noir film of his own. Or maybe this was all a colossal misunderstanding. 

    But the Femme Fatale of False Starts didn’t need answers; she needed an escape. She finished her drink, paid her tab, and disappeared into the night, leaving her date—and the mystery—behind.

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    While he was in the bathroom at the end of the date, the bartender asked me what the woman has whispered to me. The bartender said she had noticed the woman taking lots of photos of my date (I guess she had been seated on his other side.)
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    Has anyone had a similar experience? I feel so unnerved; I hadn't noticed ANY red flags with him and he seems like a really calm, thoughtful, smart guy. I
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    don't know whether to worry about him being predatory or maybe he's cheating/being dishonest (why else would she take photos if not for proof/confirmation of
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    something?) I met him via Hinge about a month ago & he doesn't have any social media. I'm thinking I should confront him about it but also... maybe I really should just run.
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  • To this day, she’s not sure if she dodged a bullet or walked away from a perfectly good guy. But that’s the thing about the Femme Fatale of False Starts, she’s always caught between the thrill of intrigue and the need to save herself before the credits roll.

    One thing is for sure, this wasn’t just a second date. It was the start of her very own personal noir parody. All she needed was a smoke-filled office and a dramatic voiceover.

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    Mermaid_magic79 I bet she's gonna post those pics on one of those "are we dating the same guy" page on FB.
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    Fantastic-Emu-1073 I saw someone's engagement end because her fiancé was on a dating app, and a person posted the photo of him on that page. The fiancée was upset, but thankful she found out before they got married. Wild, but helpful at times.
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    Low-Independent8705 You can either believe her, or don't. In my experience, I had a woman try to warn me once- 2 years later and 6 months of therapy and I regret not listening!
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    samihrtbrk I dated someone once where multiple people told/warned me not to date that person in the beginning of our relationship. Some of those people were ex girlfriends and also mutual friends of ours....and I did not listen.
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    Turns out I should have, when 2 years later I was cheated on. They cheated on me with their own best friends girlfriend, stole everything I had, including my cat and moved states away. that was my experience...
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    akillerofjoy It warrants caution and carefully treading forward, but more than likely just some scorned ex, determined to take him down. Taking pictures of him, that's some creeper stalker behavior. Dropping that warning in your lap, but not offering a phone number to discuss further only adds to the suspicion. I'd be wary of her more so than of him.
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    lilmiss_cannibal Is it possible this dude is actually married/committed but playing at being single? That'd explain the brief warning and taking photos, if the other woman knows or knows your dates' wife/partner?
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    peepea No social media. A woman he didn't recognize took pics and warned you. Smells like a PI gathering evidence for a suspicious spouse that he is hiding.
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    I'd tell him about the interaction and gauge what his response is and what he says afterwards. Something is fishy, and narcissists are great at acting normal and hiding red flags in the early stages.
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    Equal Enthusiasm_506 Soooo many years ago I was waiting for my new BF at a bar. I had been there a little while and when he walked in the door, the bartender said, "Oh God, not that guy again." She did he was really obnoxious, etc. Then he walked over, greeted me and sat next to me. Another patron said to her,"I bet you feel bad now." She just looked my way and said, "nope!"
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    I thought nothing of it in that moment but I sure remembered it when I realized how right she was. I think women generally don't warn other women unless it's pretty bad. I would listen to her and move on.
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    JoshK42SD The chances of him being the one, or anything even close are slim to none. None being more than likely. The chances of him being the, exact Wrong one, even without the warning, are High. 2 dates..... No big loss to be safe + /or save yourself the time + trouble. IMO Anyways. out there. Good luck + be safe
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    A_Vocabulary_Problem If another woman warned me about a guy IN THE MIDDLE OF A DATE, and IN FRONT of the guy I would bail. There would be no date 3. Listen to the woman and go look for him on your local AWDTSG.
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    Probs_not1 There's no way he knew her. From your description and what the bartender said he could not have sat through that knowingly. She was probably doing a stake out for a friend. However, I'm not sure how you vetted him, or any dates for
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    that matter but you should definitely be checking these guys out first. And I agree with the other commenter, believe her or don't but from experience I can tell you I also wished a I would have listened to warnings.
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