I went on a second date last night. There were no red flags on the first date and we actually had a good time most of this date too. Until, unprompted, he mentioned that he likes to take things emotionally slow because he “went through a traumatic relationship 3 years ago.”

Let me tell you how his jaw dropped when I said “and you didn’t seek therapy or do something to work on that? Instead you are here on a second date telling me about all the ways you’ll compare me to an ex who “traumatized” you? You shouldn’t be dating at all.”

I cut the date short, he tried to walk me to my car but I insisted on going myself and then he texted me asking me to verify when I made it home before I blocked him.