4 Reasons Why Diary of a Ditched Girl’s Amanda Is a Bit of a Walking Red Alert

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Amanda, the protagonist of Netflix’s ‘Diary of a Ditched Girl‘, is a 31-year-old woman who works alongside her sister and mother in their family-run art-and-design business. Single for over a decade, she finally decides to give dating a serious shot, only to quickly burn through a series of men who are, to put it mildly, walking red flags.

But here’s the kicker: Amanda herself often exhibits behavior that makes her a bit of a red flag too. Actor Carla Sehn brilliantly portrays the flawed Amanda, nailing the chaotic personality, while Moah Madsen shines as Adina, the grounded sister who’s infinitely easier to root for.

Here are four reasons why Diary of a Ditched Girl’s leading lady might actually be her own worst enemy.

Warning, major story spoilers ahead.

1. She’s Overly Self-Obsessed

Despite struggling with self-esteem issues, Amanda from ‘Diary of a Ditched Girl‘ is, paradoxically, also incredibly self-absorbed. This comes through most clearly at work, where she often leaves her sister Adina to handle the heavy lifting while she flirts on her phone or obsesses over her latest crush. Instead of supporting her family business, she treats her workspace like a waiting room between dates.
Throughout ‘Diary of a Ditched Girl‘, Amanda behaves like a bratty younger sibling, so it’s genuinely shocking when the show reveals she’s actually the elder one. Her immaturity, and her inability to prioritize anything over her own emotional chaos, makes her hard to root for.

2. She Lacks Basic Courtesy

In one of the show’s more cringe-worthy moments, Amanda goes on a date with a man she met on an app and proceeds to openly flirt with someone else over the phone. Sure, her date is no bundle of excitement, but come on, basic manners shouldn’t be optional. If someone you’re out with spent half the evening giggling at their phone instead of engaging with you, you’d probably walk out too.
Moments like this show how Diary of a Ditched Girl uses Amanda’s behavior not just for humor, but as a reflection of how modern dating apps have turned emotional maturity into a rare commodity.

3. She Has No Real Sense of Self

After seven long episodes of Diary of a Ditched Girl, it’s difficult to pinpoint what Amanda actually likes, beyond chasing men. Her sister Adina, on the other hand, has genuine creative drive, channeling her energy into her artwork. This quality of Adina shines through in an episode where she spends hours and hours handcrafting cosplay costumes for herself, Amanda, and her boyfriend, for a mere party.

Amanda, meanwhile, drifts through her relationships with no real identity or ambition outside of being desired. Her character feels hollow not because of poor acting (Carla Sehn is great), but because Amanda herself seems to lack purpose beyond validation.

4. She’s Ungrateful (and Sometimes Plain Mean)

Originally, I planned to stop this list at three points, but then I remembered the costume fiasco, and it’s just too telling to leave out. Adina spends hours making fantastic costumes for a party, and Amanda even seems thrilled at first. But the moment she learns her crush might show up, she throws a tantrum, declaring she hates her outfit because it’s “not sexy enough.”

Instead of thanking her sister for the effort, Amanda sulks and blames Adina for not making her “look good.” Diary of a Ditched Girl is full of such moments, where Amanda’s selfishness and insecurity overshadow any sympathy the viewer might have felt for her. Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true, because, Carla Sehn definitely makes Amanda pretty relatable in parts.

Well, anyway, while ‘Diary of a Ditched Girl‘ is packaged as a comedy about dating disasters and heartbreak, its real strength lies in showing how people like Amanda can be both victims and perpetrators of emotional messes. The show isn’t just about being “ditched”, it’s also about the ways we sabotage ourselves while searching for love. And in Amanda’s case, the biggest red flag might just be staring back at her in the mirror.

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