‘Baby I’m just glad you made it out alive’: Atlanta woman plans first date with man at Cheesecake Factory. Then he shows up with 4 other men

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Dating as a late bloomer is hard—but as Jael Cunningham (@jaellysandwich) soon worked out, the dating arena truly is the Wild West. Recommended VideosIn a viral TikTok, which has amassed 823,ooo views, Cunningham explained that she grew up a Jehovah’s Witness. A month in, he asks Cunningham on a first date to the Cheesecake Factory. Cunningham got increasingly suspicious, given that the Cheesecake Factory near her was to be 20 minutes away. “Girl, I grew up a Jehovah’s Witness too,” this commenter said.