Brooklyn gathering spotlights unsettling hookup tales and calls for better dating standards

At Littlefield in Gowanus, a crowd of primarily single women gathered for About Last Night, a national forum where participants recount disastrous dates. Stories included a woman watching an older man ride his standing desk naked, another who linked up with a cocaine-selling skater and later got tear-gassed at a protest, and a coworker who confessed a fetish for women passing gas. Founder Chase James, based in Los Angeles, said the concept grew from his friends’ breakfast debriefs and now runs in cities such as San Francisco, Chicago, Denver and Seattle, with plans for Austin and Washington, D.C. The final speaker, Daisy, described a medically risky encounter that left her bleeding and alone in a hospital. Organizers argue that sharing these experiences fosters camaraderie and encourages singles to demand higher standards in modern dating.