📝 AITA for ghosting someone after using their employee discount?

By WalrusPaws • Score: 0 • April 20, 2025 4:36 AM


I’m recently single after getting back into the dating game. I was in a marriage that didn’t work out after three and a half years and then a relationship for a year that ended unexpectedly and I took a break from everything for a while. I recently started putting myself out there again and dated someone for about a month and a half but things didn’t work out because it just wasn’t a good fit overall so I decided to try again. I matched with someone on a dating app who seemed cool and she and I started talking. She gave me her number almost right away without me even asking which was kind of alarming but I figured she was just enthusiastic and thought I was attractive so I started texting her. I found out she works at a restaurant nearby and she told me that I should come by and see her and that I could even use her employee discount for 50% off.

It was dinner time and I was interested so I figured, why not? I drove over there, ordered food and told the cashier that I was using her employee discount and got the savings. While I was waiting she came out to talk to me and she didn’t look anything like her photos. About as far from it as possible and I was immediately not attracted but I didn’t want to be rude so I hung out and made small talk while I waited for my food. Before I left she asked if we should make plans and I told her that she could text me and we could see. As I was driving away she texted me that her co-worker said she should make me hers and that she should ride me in my car. I couldn’t think of a polite way to turn her down and I panicked. Not knowing how to respond I blocked her number and unmatched with her on the app so she wouldn’t have any way to message me again. Then I went home and ate my discount dinner of shame. AITA?

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