Woman Accidental Date 97-Year-Old Man Tweets Story

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To be fair, Priya-Alika Elias didn't know that the man was elderly when she agreed to go on a date with him. When the writer began talking to a guy on OkCupid back in 2014, she wrote on Twitter, he seemed interesting enough to meet IRL — and plus, he had a pretty ambiguous profile photo, and didn't list his age.

That, coupled with the fact that he wanted to have dinner at 6 p.m., set off some alarms in her head, she recalled. Still, she was drawn enough by his bio to agree to meet for coffee. It was then that she discovered that he wasn't "George Clooney old," or even "doesn't-get-memes" old. He was, as she said, "SO OLD THEY STARTED SHRINKING BACK INTO THEMSELVES OLD. LIKE THEY'RE GETTING SMALLER AGAIN. LIKE A JELLYFISH."

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i didn't KNOW he was OLD. he had one of those okcupid pictures of like, the side of his face looking toward a mountain. you know those ones
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

To make matters worse, she didn't even see him when she sat down, because he was buried under a pile of coats.

nobody! NOT A SOUL. just a pile of coats on a chair
i'm like 'okay cool this dude isn't punctual. that's something we have in common"
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

...reveals its face, and says in a voice like dry leaves rubbing together "hello are you priya?"
guys
GUYS.
guys
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

WE ARE TALKING OLD LIKE THEY'RE SO OLD THEY STARTED SHRINKING BACK INTO THEMSELVES OLD. LIKE THEY'RE GETTING SMALLER AGAIN. LIKE A JELLYFISH
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

IT IS HARD TO PLACE AN AGE ON HIM BUT MY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE WOULD BE, 79
*remembers Donald Trump is 70*
NO, 89
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

Despite the initial shock, Elias wrote, their "date" soon became more comfortable, like talking to one's grandfather. After he told her that he had joined OkCupid because he was writing a book and wanted to include a section on social media, she figured he was too old to understand that OkCupid was a dating site, and not necessarily social media. However, what happened next was enough to traumatize her off OkCupid.

he gives me the most innocuous answer you can give anyone "i'm writing a book & i wanted to put something in about social media these days"
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

NBD right? anyway it's now 7 o clock and dude is like "i had better get going"
i was all solicitous like "of course! be careful out there"
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

he says "i live two blocks down and i dont really use my dick a lot but the women have told me they prefer my mouth"

???????????????????
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

i mean i know i did SOMEthing - laughed in a high pitch? excused myself? PAID FOR THE TEA, EVEN?- but we will never know what it was
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

I went home, took a bath, and deleted my Okcupid account -FIN
— CAT GRANDMA (@priya_ebooks) May 10, 2017

Mortified, Elias deleted her account soon after, and we can't say we blame her. However, she's since found some comfort in the fact that her story seems to have been amusing to her followers. Though she initially tweeted that he was 97 years old, she later clarified to say that she was exaggerating. She still doesn't know his exact age, but it apparently was well over 75.

"I’m glad it provided some amusement to people," she told Metro. "I didn’t tell my friends because it was too embarrassing."

But at least not all hope is lost — she also told Metro, "I returned to online dating eventually."

This time, however, she's probably a little more hesitant about meeting up with anyone who hasn't listed their age.

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