A TikTok creator’s account of what she called her first and last Hinge date has gone viral after she said her match failed to tip the waitress, used Instagram after claiming he did not have the app, and left in his Uber before hers arrived.
Margot Lee, who posts as @margot.lee on TikTok, said the experience was so unpleasant that she canceled another date scheduled for the following night.
Why Margot agreed to the Hinge dinner date
Margot said she initially tried to avoid having dinner on a first date. She agreed after reading her match’s Hinge prompts and assuming he did not drink. Her cousin, who works in hospitality, had specifically warned her against the restaurant he selected.
According to Margot, the conversation quickly turned to her stationery business and collaborations with clients including Pamela Anderson, Madewell, and Rosewood.
Her date said he did not have Instagram, a claim Margot said he contradicted later by using the app at the table. “Kind of immediately just makes me feel, like, weird and sh-tty about my job,” she said.
@margot.lee The date that just kept getting worse and worse ? what was your favorite part? Mine was when the waitress chased us outside. #dating #good #datingstorytime #hingedate #datestory #datenightmare ♫ original sound – margot.lee
She said her date ignored the waitress’s recommendations
Margot said the waitress recommended several dishes, but her date ordered items she had not suggested, including a fish dish. Margot had told him beforehand that she did not want anchovies.
When the waitress asked whether they wanted to order more food, Margot said her date told her he was not hungry. She also said he took out his phone at the table for several minutes without apologizing or explaining.
“I’m not exaggerating, it probably was seven minutes on his phone,” she said, adding that he repeated the behavior after the food arrived.
Margot said her date ate only a small amount of salad and claimed the restaurant had “hustled” them on portion sizes. When she pointed out that the plates were a normal size for the venue, she said he responded by discussing the meal’s estimated calorie count.
Margot said she ate more of the food herself to avoid leaving too much on the table. She also said the waitress told her date that he had not signed a tip.
‘He didn’t leave a tip,’ Margot said, adding that she initially gave him the benefit of the doubt. She eventually concluded that leaving no tip was intentional because of his comments throughout dinner about feeling overcharged.
She said his Uber arrived before hers and that he left without waiting.
Viewers debate the Hinge date story
Margot said she is deleting her dating apps after the experience and plans to rely on “acquaintance cards” instead. She also canceled another date because the location selected by her match was too far away and inconvenient.
Reactions to the video focused largely on the man’s behavior during the date. One commenter agreed with Margot’s assessment, writing, “This guy is red pill. There are at least 5 things he did that are red pill tactics.”
Another commenter questioned one of the details Margot identified as a red flag. They wrote, “I’m not understanding the problem with paying the dinner with applepay tho.”
A third commenter shared a similar experience: “One time I went on a dinner date and after we sat down he goes ‘order whatever you want, I already ate.’”
The Daily Dot was unable to independently verify the details of the date described in the video, including the identity of the man involved or the restaurant where the date took place. The details reflect the account shared by @margot.lee on TikTok.
