A man has been left feeling ‘deflated’ after his date ghosted him after finding out his dog’s name – and is now debating changing it to help him find true love
When it comes to planning a date, hopeful romantics can spend hours ironing out every detail to make sure the day goes off without a hitch. But no matter how much you plan, you can’t guarantee your date will like you anymore for it.
A man has been left feeling ‘deflated’ after his date ghosted him after finding out his dog’s name – and is now debating changing it to help him find true love. Speaking to Reddit, the 27-year-old explained how he invited his love interest over to his house after going on a few successful dates with her.
He thought they’d really hit it off – but things turned sour after she started talking about his dog. “She came over to my house and met my dog and when I told her his name is David, she looked really disappointed but didn’t say anything,” he said. “It’s been three days and she isn’t responding to my calls or texts. Did I really mess up? Should I rename my dog?”
Explaining why he named his dog David, he added: “The dog is named after my dad. I thought it would be sweet but it seems like she was hinting it’s a stupid name for a dog.” Wanting to know whether David is a “stupid dog’s name” he has taken to Reddit to gauge peoples’ opinions and try to understand what he did wrong to be shunned from her life.
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While most users agreed he is better off without her, others believe there must have been something else that put her off him. One user quipped: “Maybe David is the name of her ex-boyfriend.” Another chimed in: “Assuming the reason she doesn’t want to continue dating you is because of the dog’s name – is that someone you’d really want to be in a relationship with anyways? “.
“Someone who ends something over a dog’s name? Honestly, I bet it had nothing to do with David and she just wasn’t feeling it. On to greener pastures.” A third user commented: “If she doesn’t like your dog, she’s not the girl for you.” Other users jumped in with their own bizarre tales of romantic rejections.
One shared: “I knew a guy who went on a couple of dates with a woman who broke it off because his old Camaro was ‘ridiculous’. Well, bye.” Another revealed: “I once dated a girl who broke up with me because my hands were too skinny. She said it was like holding hands with Slenderman.” “We were school-aged at the time. I’m now in my 40s and still have a complex over my hands every now and then.”
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