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A woman live-tweeted the worst first date in the world and it was brilliant

We can feel the embarrassment from here.

FIRST DATES ARE never easy, but observing them can be absolutely gas – as has been once again proven here.

Meet Anne Thériault a writer from Toronto, Canada, who has gone viral this week by witnessing an absolute car crash of a first date:

She was just sitting in a cafe when she spotted the pair

Watching a couple on what appears to be a terrible first coffee date at the table next to me. Dude is every precious self-involved writer.
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

Things start to get slightly pretentious early on

"I'm writing a screenplay. It's about this guy who never really feels like he fits in. Like he's just different"
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

And she started overhearing some choice quotes from the guy

"People tell me I look like James Franco."
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

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So awkward

She keeps politely asking him questions. Not once has he asked her about herself.

Wait he just asked if she'd ever dated a writer wtf
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

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The quotes kept coming

"Writing is really hard. People don't know that. It involves a lot of introspection, a lot of wrestling with your own demons."
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

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And the harrowing coffee expertise was next

He's now complaining about the "body" of the coffee, telling her he knows a place that doesn't over-roast their beans.
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

This date just wasn’t going well

Every single thing she mentions he "did that one time, with my buddy" and is now an expert in
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

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And it gets worse

Girl: I actually love cooking
Dude: Oh god you should try my puttanesca sauce, my friend who's a chef says it's even better than his
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

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Serious issues were being raised

OH NO NOW HE'S TALKING ABOUT HOW HIS FEAR OF HAVING CHILDREN STEMS FROM HIS DADDY ISSUES AND I CANNOT
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

PLEASE, it’s a first date.

And then it reached its nadir

Girl has a look of mild panic.
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

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A mortifying conclusion

Girl just looked at her phone in feigned surprise. "Oh weird, I have a text from my mom." I just snorted audibly, turned it into fake cough
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

But it kept going

Dude, oblivious: "oh yeah? That's awesome, I don't think my mom even knows how to text"
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

The worst excuse to end a date we have ever seen

Girl: "yeah, she's, uh, worried she left her stove on. she's in a meeting and can't go home. I'd better go check for her."
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

And, like that, she was gone

Dude: do you want to go and come back?
Girl: It's pretty far. Maybe we can do this again next week? I'll text you.
OUT THE DOOR LIKE A SHOT
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 3, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

Leaving Anne to ponder her viral live tweeting success

I aspire to someday have a Wikipedia page where the highlight of my professional life is "live-tweeted a guy who looked like James Franco"
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) July 6, 2015

Anne Thériault / Twitter

What a fine way to be remembered. You’ve brought us so much joy and second hand embarrassment to us, Anne, and for that we are thankful.

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A woman live-tweeted the worst first date in the world and it was brilliant

She was just sitting in a cafe when she spotted the pair

Things start to get slightly pretentious early on

And she started overhearing some choice quotes from the guy

So awkward

The quotes kept coming

And the harrowing coffee expertise was next

This date just wasn’t going well

And it gets worse

Serious issues were being raised

And then it reached its nadir

A mortifying conclusion

But it kept going

The worst excuse to end a date we have ever seen

And, like that, she was gone

Leaving Anne to ponder her viral live tweeting success

More Quiz: How Awkward Are You On A First Date?>

More 11 of the best pubs in Dublin for a first date>