24-year-old man introduces the concept of “shrekking” on a date: ‘I bet you're glad for this trend, How does it feel to be on a date with someone so handsome?’

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Olivia Arocena • Writer and Editor
Jul 20, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

Shrek WHAT?

I can't believe this is an actual concept, but we are living in a strange era. What is the world coming to? Lol. Of course, she is not overreacting; this could very well be the modern version of Carrie, except the protagonist in this story doesn't have telekinetic powers (that we know of). The mindset behind this trend is so bizarre I can't even begin to comprehend. It's like he wants to date prettier girls, but according to him, those same pretty girls ask for too much (maybe they're asking to be treated as human, god forbid), so he is lowering his standards. But also, what does he get in exchange for lowering his standards if, in the end, he gets the attention of a girl he doesn't care about? Is it all about power and control? It's honestly kind of psychopathic, and I don't understand the logic around it, perhaps because I'm not a monster lol. Anyways, shout out to this girl who got up and left. I'm worried she still wonders if she overreacted, though.

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    The date before the shrekking concept came in

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  • Am I overreacting for walking out on a first date with someone that basically told me he was trying to date uglier people on purpose?

    I 26F went on a date with a friend(24M) of my brother (24M), apparently he had told my brother he wanted to get to know me,
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  • and I gave him permission to share my number and then we went on a date. I thought it was odd because my brother
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  • doesn't have many friends, and I don't really go on that many dates, but I decided to give it a chance
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  • because I usually only get asked out by men double my age.
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  • Anyways, the date is kind of normal at the beginning, we are talking about
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  • music, anime, memes, etc, and then I asked what he liked about me.
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  • He responded "To be honest, nothing much, but prettier girls are too much
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  • drama, so I was trying this thing I saw called shrekking/shreking."
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    The woman when she heard the concept

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  • When I asked him to clarify he said that I wasn't normally his type. At this point I'm a bit shocked, but
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  • decided to give a chance to someone who appeared to want to date without superficial reasons.
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  • I was a bit on edge, but the date continued normally for a while, until he said. "I bet you're glad for this
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  • trend, How does it feel to be on a date with someone so handsome?" I laughed.
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  • thinking he was joking, but he kept pressing me to answer, so I just got up and left.
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    The guy when she left

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  • EarthborneArt This guy is hilariously sad. He's so full of himself and has zero self awareness. Good for you for walking out. NOR
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  • Anitsirhc171 NOR, I would have said, "handsome? What do you mean?" And just made a grossed out face
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  • PrincipleFew462 Disgusted but sadly not shocked. NOR
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  • Some people don’t have the social skills to understand that expressing interest is fine and desirable, and it won’t make you less ‘alpha’, lol; it’s just funny to me, but I would be totally crushed if this happened to me, of course, so I love the girl had the power to run away instead of trying to explain herself or change his narrative. It’s still nonetheless concerning that these ideas exist as ‘trends,’ right? I guess that’s pretty much the reason why not only pretty girls, but no girls want to date this guy.



     

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