One Reddit user met Mr. Wrong online, and the way he got stood up has other Redditors up in arms. As the guy explained on the r/gay subreddit, he arranged to meet his date at a boba shop, but his date walked right by him with nary a word.
A screenshot of their text convo tells the rest of the story. In that thread, our hero confirms he’s the one wearing the gray hoodie in the boba shop. And Prince Not-So-Charming replies, “Ugh ew no thanks,” and adds cat and fish emojis.
While walking into a boba shop to meet my date today.. he sent me this then walked by me silently.. At least I still got my boba though from gay
As Grey Hoodie explained in the comments of his post, his date messaged him later on Instagram to accuse him of catfishing about his height, even though Grey Hoodie was always upfront about being 5-foot-7. “We had sent pics all week for the last two weeks. And FaceTimed almost every day, too,” Grey Hoodie added. “He ended up telling me on Instagram I ‘looked taller’ in my pics and on FaceTime.”
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So far, Grey Hoodie’s post has gotten 322 comments, with dozens of other Reddit users telling him he deserves better.
“I’m sorry you had to experience that,” one commenter wrote. “Good thing he showed his true colors right from the get-go, though, so you didn’t have to waste more time than necessary on actual human garbage.”
Another observed that this is “the most dickish way to reject someone.”
A third commenter wrote, “Yo, 5’5” here. F*ck that dude. Glad you enjoyed your boba. It’s the little things that really matter. (That’s a height pun from a sympathetic short guy to another. Get your minds outta the gutter!)”
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Grey Hoodie told his Reddit supporters he was initially bummed but now realizes he dodged a bullet with this height-obsessed jerk. “I got lucky he showed himself out,” he wrote. “Wouldn’t want to be with someone that shallow and stupid.”
And on the plus side, Grey Hoodie got a great cup of boba tea out of this date-gone-wrong. “It was so delicious,” he wrote. “I got Thai tea with a milk cap and extra boba!”
Here’s hoping a better match *bubbles* to the top soon!
Chrisk
So he found his date from Instagram. A site that caters to narcissistic shallow people and he’s complaining that one of them acted shallow. Shouldn’t this behavior be kind of expected like water is wet kind of news?
lord.krath
Perhaps. That is how all social media works and dating sites aren’t that much more wholesome. I think it’s fine to hope for a positive experience as long as you’re prepared for a negative one. I don’t see anything wrong with sharing his experience, either. Maybe some other naive persons will take his experience into account.
stonercharles
RIGHT!!! duh… you face timed for a week with no clue about shallowness???
KyleMichelSullivan
So being rude is acceptable or to be expected because you met over Instagram? Seriously?
Wow…obviously you and I were raised to different standards of manners.
TMBisAOK
Oh FFS! Most people from all walks of life and all different looks are on Instragram, not just narcissistic shallow people. Are you really that daft?!
Chrisk
TMBisAOK
Yes darling. All walks of life. However, we’re talking about young gay men. Not desmond tutu or mother Tereasa. Narcissism is the rule. Not the exception. I have no issue either way as I was a vain queen back in my day too. If Instagram existed then I too would join their ranks of vain selfies.
misterkevin
Why is this a story? Bottom line, he met someone online who was rude and cancelled the date. Doesn’t this happen relatively often? Aren’t we strong enough to just move on and try again?
Paulie P
Not any more.. today we blow things up.
Creamsicle
Why is this a story? Because apparently recapping reddit threads is journalism now.
RTG
Creamsicle- you came here expecting “journalism?” Ha! Oh, sorry, let me try again……it’s gay gossip and articles of pseudo interest to people during lockdown. The “J” word has never been a Queerty aspiration.
KiwiJello
I am 6’2″. Short guys are hot, but most of them won’t step up so I have to hit on them, and I suck at it, so one short guy out there that doesn’t have to be single, is… 😉
ladron
I rarely met a tall timber, who didn’t see eye to eye with me by evening’s end. Yes, I have to bend him in half, of course. But long legs thrown/hooked over my shoulders: Mercy! ;-{p
Doug
I’m in the same situation. I’m 6’1″, and also prefer shorter guys, but I get tired of always being expected to be the one to make the first move.
Raphael
I don’t mean to be rude, but maybe the problem is that you’re hitting on them the wrong way, calling them “short”. No, we’re normal height people, you’re the ones abnormally tall.
Leo
He is so cute. 5’7” isn’t that short. At 5’10” I would be very happy to meet him at the boba store, if I only knew what boba is.
iminheatlikeacat
That’s not him in the photo.
Doug
That’s a stock photo.
cuteguy
How could he have FaceTimed all week and then the guy said “ew” in real life?
wikidBSTN
Short guys are cute!
GayEGO
Short guys have more perky bums!
Openminded
I don’t consider 5’7″ short at all. Of course I’m over 60 y/o and when I was in H.S., anyone over 6′ was considered a giant which doesn’t seem to be the norm now.
It’s still shameful that grey hoodie had accurately stated his height and the shallow jerk did a last minute cancel after seeing him in person, allegedly because of his height. Karma will get him someday.
JeffBaker
I was 5′ 11″” in College and I fell madly in love with a short guy!
Den
There is so much of interest going on the world, why the fukc does Queerty think extraordinarily slight reddit posts are worthy or articles? I only reads the article because I thought there was perhaps some actual outrage involved, rather than the same kind of infantile interaction that goes on constantly these days.
rangerwilcox
so boba was the fix? is an elixir of brown sugar syrup and chewy spheres that good to soothe being stood up?
stonercharles
KyleMichelSullivan…no Meeting on Instagram does not allow for rude behavior, what does one expect on an app designed to be just that a place for rudeness and shallowness. Social Media serves no other purpose but for people to be their basest self with no repercussions or consequence, it does not excuse rude bad behavior it just encourages it, people raised correctly should know that and seek social interaction in a real setting not alone with no real human contact. Not on a platform that celebrates cause celeb and shallow baseless au currant celebs… We need to quit celebrating shallow stoopid baseless ignorance
bachy
When people behave like this it has nothing to do with height or appearance or anything to do with the object of their scorn. It’s just about a miserable f_ck looking for a vulnerable scapegoat. Too bad the letter writer didn’t pick up on the personality type before being victimized by him.
DrJones
FYI this “story” pulled from Reddit is a year old, that’s what I really don’t understand about Queerty, why “publish” this “story” of something from a year ago? Anyways, the guy that got stood up understood that the guy was a dick since he said he was “catfishing” him because he thought he would be taller, even though they had FaceTimed and sent pics and he even originally told him his height. Apparently this is something the kids sometimes do – do a “drive by” and then bail when they see the person. And they all just DM on Instagram, not a lot of kids in their 20s actually text, and they think email is only for “online shopping order confirmations.”
winemaker
Sounds like this happened in San Francisco, the so called friendly gay mecca NOT. Not to be negative and that said. since when is it ever acceptable to be rude to somebody you’ve never met and really hasn’t done anything to you? And how many of us have had blind dates, arranged to meet at some cafe and the person never showed up or lied about their appearance and misrepresented themselves? Look at it this way,at least the guy showed up, acknowlwdged his date if albeit rudely and walked away abruptly without explanation. In the end the other guy dodged a bullet in not getting involved with somebody with such low class. I gave up on blind dates years ago as most of them were a waste of time and energy after having my share of being stood up or having to deal with somebody who was rude and misrepresented himself
JJinAus
I’m 6’4″, so I have never dated anyone taller than me. The shortest was about 5’4″ and he was sensational in bed. Didn’t work out, but nothing to do with height. I’d shag him now if I could.
winemaker
For some reason known only to almighty God, gay men think it’sok to be rude, snarky and nasty to others just ’cause the person miht not be their type. How many of us have had blind dates and were either stood up or the person showed up and was aloof, looked like a slob and misrepresented himself but you gave it a shot and wondered how to get out of the date politely thus showing class? Bottom line: life’s too short to tolerate SHIT liike this and waste your time on losers like this.