Women my widowed father dated always vanished overnight — so I arranged for my friend to go out with him.
It’s been twelve years since my father lost my mother.
He didn’t date for a long time.
Suddenly, everything shifted.
He signed up on dating apps.
Met great women.
But none stayed with him.
Initially, I thought incompatibility was to blame.
But I soon noticed something peculiar.
Every breakup followed the same pattern.
The dates went smoothly, more meetups planned.
By the next morning, the women disappeared.
No texts or calls ever came.
Every time, my father was heartbroken.
“I don’t understand,” he whispered.
“They all seemed so happy.”
After the sixth sudden disappearance, I couldn’t look past it anymore.
Something didn’t add up.
I asked my friend Rachel if she’d do a favor for me.
“Go on one date with him.”
She laughed.
“Is this real?”
“Very much so.”
With hesitation, she said yes.
The date went even better than I had hoped.
Rachel called after.
“Your dad is WONDERFUL,” she told me.
“Surprising nobody stayed.”
But, the next morning, Rachel too disappeared.
No response, voicemail only.
By evening, she texted, “Don’t contact me. Please.”
Rachel would never say that.
I drove to her apartment; her car and lights present, but no answer.
Next afternoon, she called with a trembling voice.
“I can’t say over the phone.”
I asked when we could talk.
“Tomorrow MORNING.”
Sleep was elusive that night.
Morning came, and I intercepted her outside her office.
“What happened? What did my father do?”
She showed me her phone. ⬇️