Cyclists often get a lot of unnecessary stick, don’t they?
You can definitely see why someone would want to cycle in London though because tubes can be an absolute nightmare.
They’re hot and during peak times, you’ve got your face in someone else’s armpit if you don’t manage to get a seat - it's not always a pleasant experience.
However, cycling is in the fresh air, and it gets you fairly quickly from A to B if you’re good at it.
Yet one man claims he was rejected by a date thanks to his preference of cycling.
He shared his unfortunate tale on Twitter, asking for people to share thier own in return, saying: “I remember arranging a picnic at the park with a date and got in trouble for cycling there. Needless to say the date didn't go well, I got ignored.”
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He shared a screenshot of the WhatsApp exchange, with the person he was texting writing: “Tubes are ridiculous.”
He responded: “That’s why I cycle!! I rarely use transport.”
The anonymous dater said: “It’s meant to be a date and you’re on your bike!”
“Eh? What’s my method of transport got to do with anything?” he replied.
“Doesn’t matter”, the other person wrote.
He replied: “I don’t understand what you mean.”
“I’ll be walking and you’ve got a bike. Hardly a date - and then you’ll cycle home and me on the tube!”, they fumed.
He was getting confused and frustrated when he replied: “But we’re going to the park. I’ll lock my bike at the station when I meet you.”
In a shock twist, they replied: “Can we leave it? I’m here now but looks like you’re just meeting a mate at the park.”
The confused man replied: “Just because I’m cycling?”
Other Twitter users were baffled by the exchange, wondering what was so shocking about cycling to a date.
Someone posted a load of red flag emojis under the exchange.
One said: “‘I don’t understand what you mean’ is so polite. I would've been like wtf are you talking about?”
“Wow! This seems like such a non-issue, imagine what he'd be like over the big stuff! Bullet dodged I feel”, one reasoned.
Another wrote: “Gosh that's bonkers, but it has made me chuckle at the absurdity.”
Some else shared their awful first date stories, writing: “My own worst one was the guy telling me about how he bought a car for his ex when they were together but when they broke up his ex wouldn't give the car back so he went and smashed it up! Finished my drink and made my excuses to leave!” Can’t say we blame him for that at all.
Another posted: “I went on a date to a coffee shop. I offered to pay for drinks. He ordered a drink which ended up costing me £8 vs my £1.80 black filter. Fine. But then he proceeded to spend an hour talking about his love of lady gaga, never once asked me a single question.”
“He ordered my food for me without me even saying what I liked…” a different user added.
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