A woman broke down in tears as she revealed she was publicly humiliated for attending a comedy show alone in the hope of meeting someone – and shared her fears of ending up alone.
Anya Haas, 32, from Austin, Texas, explained in a recent TikTok video that she decided she wanted to try finding a boyfriend in person instead of on a dating app.
She said she began attending various social functions in hopes of crossing paths with a potential suitor, but one recent night ended in horror after she was mocked in front of a large crowd for being alone.
Anya broke down in tears as she detailed the shame she felt and confessed that she is starting to wonder if she will ever find her soulmate.
“I’m not one to cry on the internet, so this is new to me,” the 32-year-old said on TikTok between sobs.
A woman broke down in tears as she revealed she was publicly humiliated for attending a comedy show alone in the hope of meeting someone.
Anya Haas, 32, from Austin, Texas, explained in a recent TikTok video that she decided she wanted to try finding a boyfriend in person instead of on a dating app.
“I guess I need girls to support me and lift me up because I feel so defeated right now.”
In the video, which has now been viewed more than 329,000 times, Anya explained that she used dating apps for “years” but had no luck. Recently, she “has been trying to meet people in public.”
“I don’t need to tell you how horrible dating apps are, so I’ve been trying to meet people in public,” he said.
‘(Most) are still trash when I meet them in public. But tonight she takes the cake.
Anya explained that she bought a ticket to a comedy show in hopes of meeting a boy or making friends.
He arrived 20 minutes early and “turned out to be the first person to arrive,” so he was told to sit in the front row.
At first he didn’t think anything was wrong, but when showtime came and he realized that no one else had sat in the front section, he started to panic.
“Everyone else took the back, every row (behind me) was full, with couples of course, and then I’m alone in the front,” she shared.
‘The host of the show comes up to me quickly and says, “Thank you for sitting in the front row.”
“She came on stage and made everyone applaud me for being brave enough to sit in the front row.”
Once the show started, Anya said several comedians ‘singled’ her for being alone in the front row, leaving her totally ‘mortified.’
One even asked him: ‘Are you serving people? What’s going on here?’
“I had to admit, no, I’m trying to meet people,” he explained. “It was mortifying.”
At the end of the show, the host even felt so bad for her that she decided to give her a prize.
‘The (presenter) said that normally they do a raffle but instead she will give the (prize) to the “brave young woman who came first and sat alone in the front row,” Anya recalled.
Then he had me introduce myself and say my name into the microphone while everyone applauded. “It just felt like a slap in the face.”
Afterwards, Anya said she took an Uber home and that her driver was a 75-year-old woman who couldn’t “stop talking about her dogs.”
“All I can think is, ‘Is it me?'” the TikToker confessed. “I just can’t help but feel like I’m going to turn into her because I’ll never meet anyone.”
The brunette beauty sobbed as she continued: ‘At this point in my life I feel like, Jesus, I don’t want to go out again.’
Anya’s video resonated with thousands of people, who flocked to the comments section to share their opinions.
‘I’m tired of it. I got over it. I’m sick of this. When I try, things like this happen. And for everyone who’s going to tell me, “He’ll come when you least expect it,” I’ve been hearing that for the last seven years.
‘I’m so sick of hearing that. There are people who simply don’t find their person and don’t get married.
‘I’m realist. The realist in me is starting to think that will be me. And now I’m depressed about it. As pathetic as it may seem.
Anya’s video resonated with thousands of people, who flocked to the comments section to share their opinions.
‘There is nothing worse than isolation in the middle of a crowd. I feel sorry for you,’ one person wrote.
‘I’ve never been involved with anything else,’ someone else revealed. ‘Heavy on the “you’ll meet them when you least expect it”, I’ve been waiting 8 years?
“You were very brave to come out and you should be proud of yourself,” another user added.
“Girl, my takeaway from this is that you are brave, fabulous, beautiful, funny and very real,” read a fourth comment.
“You had a bad day, but you’ll bounce back and try again because you’re amazing.” I hope all your dreams come true.’
“Change your way of thinking: you’ve stepped out of your comfort zone,” another viewer agreed.
‘You should be proud. An entire room recognized him and he applauded you. Make it a new independent trust.’
‘Loneliness is brutal, it’s good that you expose yourself. It sucks until it doesn’t,’ someone else said.
