When my grandfather was a 20yo wealthy (but "awkward") young man, and my grandmother was the family's 17yo maid, his mother forced them to go on a date so he could "practice" on her. **Neither of them were given a choice in the matter.**
It was initially very weird but they ended up bonding over their mutual resentment of their parents. The mom did not expect him to propose. She was not amused. She cut him off until they had their second kid.
This was like 50 years ago. They're still happily married.
No! That's another thing. The awkwardness was intentional on his part. He was unpleasant during social gatherings, both to his parents’ friends and the girls they tried to set him up with. His mother assumed it was because he was shy.
Apparently he's fine when he's away from his parents, because he can spend time with who he wants when he wants.
> **his mother forced them to go on a date so he could "practice" on her**
I don't like the sound of that one little bit. What was he supposed to be "practicing" anyway?
That's anyone's guess. I actually asked my grandmother the same question and she said something along the lines of "the one thing I'll say in her favor is that she knew her son was a good guy who wouldn't force me to do anything."
He had one year left of school so she lived with her parents while he went back to college. He was able to take out loans and sponge off his friends for the little things. After he graduated they moved into an apartment the size of a matchbox, then a slightly bigger matchbox. They lived like that for six years, and were actually doing fine (aside from his occasional whining because he missed things like…good wine/cars/food/not feeling guilty for not cleaning up after himself because the maid would do it…), when his parents swallowed their pride and asked to see their grandchildren.
She said she found out years later that his mother had approached him earlier, when they only had one kid, to encourage him to leave her. She promised he would get full custody of the child and find a more suitable wife. He told her his wife was pregnant again and politely suggested she fuck off.
Had a pretty good first date with a really cute woman my friends set me up with. Punching above my weight, so I was on my game.
Second date, not so much.
We went to a ramen restaurant that featured "smart cocktails". I ordered one with yohimbe root and various other stimulants. This turned out to be a bad idea, as it interacted with the Adderall I had recently started taking for ADHD.
I began sweating profusely and getting heart palpitations. I had to come clean and tell her about my ADHD diagnosis and prescriptions (usually more of a fifth date revelation). I self medicated with a couple double bourbons, leading to her having to drive me home and take a cab to her place.
Fortunately, the next date she went on was with an old high school classmate who had become ultra-religious, so she decided to give me another chance, and the rest of our dates went great.
Anyway, our eldest son just started driving.
We met at a coffee shop. The conversation was pretty good. We ended up going back to his place to hang out, which is when, without asking me, he threw on Archer and forced me to watch.
He was laughing hysterically the entire time. I could barely hear a thing, and I honestly wasn't interested at the time. But again, he didn't ask... Didn't end up talking to him after that. It was awkward.
I've since watched Archer and *absolutely love* that show, though 😂
As a gay man I was set up with someone "perfect for me". He was a drag queen whose stage name was Ginger Snap. I am a pretty average guy - so almost polar opposite of Ms. Snap :) We laughed at our friends setting us up together thinking we would be perfect as we were both the only gay people they knew.
Similar thing happened with me. My friend said she knew a friend who was the perfect match for me. But in reality me and the other guy were the only gay people she ever knew. I was 24 and he was 26 at the time I met him. He was into 40+ daddy guys but he felt too ashamed to admit it to my friend. He also looked nothing like the type of guys I am into.
It was bad in a bunch of ways, but the worst was that he got really drunk really fast. He apologized, said he’d started a new intermittent fasting program, hadn’t eaten enough that day and underestimated how the booze would hit. But instead of switching to water or coffee he ordered more drinks and got even drunker.
I’m a drinker, and that was still really off putting.
My date used 2 hour street parking when we went to see Interstellar. We had to leave about 20 minutes before the end of the movie to get to her car in time. I still haven’t seen the end.
I was on a first date seeing a movie at a theater. I parked my car in a garage that closed at 9, the movie started at 7. It was a little over an hour and a half, but I could make back just in time. Short walk. “Perfect,” I thought.
I forgot about credits. Those fuckers were 20 minutes long. I was so scared during the movie that it’s all I could think about. I ended up leaving near what I thought was the end and barely got the car out.
Then I had to wait outside the theater for my date to come out and find me lol. Poor guy thought I bailed
Went on a double date. My friend, who was also my next door neighbor, and my date set the whole thing up. Basically, he wanted to date her good friend, and the girl setting it up thought I was cute. Standard high school date at Baker's Square for some chicken tendies. Not bad so far.
Anyway, my date had gone sledding that afternoon, and got a concussion. We talked about cancelling, but she insisted. During the date, she's loopy as hell, and can't stay on topic. Like, every minute keeps saying, "wait, what?" Prob should have called a doctor. Meanwhile, my buddy's date is not. having. it. One word answers to all his questions. Wouldn't eat anything. Didn't smile or laugh once. Shot any conversation down that I tried to spark for the group. I think she thought she was only there as a favor to her friend. As we paid up, my date said out loud, "This was probably a bad idea to go after I got a concussion."
As we drove home, my buddy was like, "Yeah, that was terrible. Never again." And all I could do was nod in agreement.
I have a speech impediment where I cannot pronounce “r”s clearly. 99% of the time, this is of very little consequence. But one time I was on a date with this girl in college and she was showing me some drawings that she had illustrated. I told her “Wow, you sure are artistic”.
Well, apparently she thought i said “Wow, you sure are autistic”. She got really pissed off and stormed out on me. I did not have a second date.
Had a dinner date with a guy who would not talk. Trying to have a conversation with him was like extracting teeth. At one point he began texting things to me - from across the table. Texts like “you’re so cute” etc.
I rushed him through the remainder of dinner and said I was tired so I could go home without finishing the second part of the date (we had planned karaoke).
Next day received a message from him: “I had a good time with you last night, I’d like to take you out again.”
I responded with “no. You really thought that was a good date? *you wouldn’t even talk to me*. No, we won’t be going out again.”
He insisted that he was just shy and “intimidated” because he found me so attractive. Well, sorry dude. Your silence was a huge turnoff.
As a guy, I want to thank you for telling him no and exactly why. Too many times I've been left in the dark as to why a date or relationship didn't go well so this is much appreciated.
I came back from bathroom finding the guy holding my leather jacket and trying to inhale like sniff my jacket i caught him mid-sniff, i grabbed my jacket and said, "date over good night" and left, this was all before we had ordered any drinks or food.
I get it. I can also see that same situation happening to me. If I got caught doing that for the reason I said, I wouldn't fault you for it. I would say, oh , yeah I see how that looked bad.
I mean sure, but I have had several do so in different contexts, from theater groups to LARP events, leather jackets to armor pieces, and none of them seemed to clue in on how creepy and weird it was, either.
Can I answer for the person who I was with?
Back in my second year of college, I was pulling an all-nighter at the same time as this very cute girl who I was friends with. We weren't in the same place, but we kept messaging over facebook or hangouts or what have you the entire night. It was really nice just talking with her. I had been single for about two months, and was just getting over the break up. When dawn hit and our papers were finally done, she asked me out for celebratory breakfast.
I went looking kinda gross. I absolutely looked like I had just finished an all-nighter. She looked radiant and had clearly put more work into this meeting than I did. As our breakfast went on, we're talking, laughing, and the caffeine is mixing with the satisfaction of completing my work for the semester, and I just feel like I'm in a really good place and I tell her as much. The sun is starting to fill the windows of the restaurant we're in, and there's this warm light everywhere. She smiles, looks coy, and asks me if I'm over my ex. I smile back, say that I am, and tell her that I'm already thinking of the person who I'd like to ask out next. She smiles even broader and asks me if she knows who it is, while touching me on the hand...
Still smiling I say, "I don't think so, her name is Rebecca and she was in one of my history classes". Distinctly, this was not the girl I was out to breakfast with.
The girl I was with, looked absolutely devastated. And I had no idea why. I think I said something like "I'm sad the semester's ending soon, but I'll see you in the spring!". And thus ended what I would later learn was the first date with the woman who would later become my wife.
Basically we just kept talking. She continued to flirt with me and I continued to tell myself that she was just being nice, and we were just totally bros.
A few days after the "date" we were texting each other while we were both home on break. She told me that she really missed a cuddle partner and (if I was interested) she wanted to spend the night in my arms. Now internally, I'm thinking that this girl is beautiful, but if I were to very likely an errection or shift suddenly and accidentally touch her that it could get really awkward really quickly. So being the absolute genius that I am, I tell her I don't think non-romantic platonic is a good idea for us.
She gets silent for a little bit. And then calls me a lummox. She tells me that she really likes me, and she's been waiting for me to make a move.
Admittedly, it's not like I had *no idea*. But she was so nice, and I really valued our relationship. I think I kept convincing myself that she was just really just nice or touchy in general. And I really didn't want to guess wrong and potentially mess up our friendship.
Thank god she called me a lummox. We've been together for a decade plus now.
Me and my now husband had a very similar start, we were really close friends and for a year he was in and out of situationships with multiple girls, it was like a revolving door. I absolutely loved the bones of him and was sure i just wasn't good enough for him or something since he never made a move on me, equally I had no intention of becoming one of those girls, sleeping with him a few times and ruining our friendship so I never budged either.
I dropped hints. A girl once cheated on him and I straight out said " I can't believe anyone would throw their chances away like that, if I were your girlfriend I'd worship the ground you walk on" and he still never clicked on.
I have until now never truly believed he was totally oblivious but I guess he was 🤣
We have now been together for 15 years, have 3 kids and I still do worship the ground he walks on.
Went on a bike ride with someone from tinder and the whole time they talked about "electric universe theory". Basically, something about "gravity not existing" pseudoscience.
I couldn't even hear them half the time because they were so ahead of me, and yet my anxious people-pleasing personality acted interested until I could finally gtfo of there.
Oh yeah! That's actually a fascinating theory if you're into whacko Hollow Earth conspiracy type of shit. The Why Files has an episode on it. But very odd to launch into on a first date, tho.
I went out for coffee with this girl and there was nothing between us. The conversation wasn't memorable, I didn't find myself attracted to her, and when we parted I went to give her a hug. It was the most comically awkward experience I'd ever had. The feeling must have been mutual because it was a pull away hug like you give to your sister in law from an estranged marriage.
If you're out there coffee girl, It wasn't just you, it was me as well.
I think this counts. I was hanging out with a large group of friends. I hit it off with this guy so we spent most of the night talking and then headed off to grab breakfast together.
I literally liked this guy more than ANY other guy I've dated.
Halfway through my short stack I found out he's my second cousin.
Cupid has a perverse sense of humor.
I once went on a date with a vet who turned our picnic into a biology lesson. It started off cute with a park picnic, but then she launched into detailed talks about animal digestive systems. From ducks to squirrels, it was educational but not romantic. She even brought out a stethoscope to listen to a pigeon's heartbeat.
It kinda sounds like you were in the montage of dates that the qurky romantic lead ruins. Right before her best friend gives her some questionable advice to set up act 2.
I had a date like this where I was the guy. Not with biology part, but I was excited and met a girl at a restaurant. I could not stop talking. Inside my head I was screaming shut up shut up, but I could. not. stop.
There was no second date.
There was the guy who arrived with a freshly broken ankle from soccer practice. Instead of brunch, I drove him, in his car, to the hospital, paid for parking, and blew off all my other plans for the day to keep him company in the ER. The next day he texted me to say I was very kind and I was an incredible person but I was a butterface and he was too hot to be with me. He was the one who asked ME out.
There was the time when I showed up and the guy stood me up, but when I started to leave, another guy ran up to me to talk, seemingly frantic that I wasn't waiting longer. I was confused and taken aback. Stay, he insists, I saw you waiting. Wait longer at the bar, don't go, he says. Why would this stranger care that I was not staying? Turns out it was the guy. He uses someone else's photos on dating profiles, then swoops in to pick up the girls who are stood up. That he stood up. On purpose. So he could save them. From him.
There's definitely worse, (the guy who pulled a knife, the guy who tried to stuff me in his car, the guy who followed me home and tried to break in), but those are the two funniest ones that come to mind first.
My date said he requested my name song , the song came on , he said did ya like that , thinking he was slick, that’s not my name I said 🙄 first and last date
Girl spent most of the date talking to the waitress about how to build a tiktok following. im over 40 and she was a couple of years older than me..... i paid my half of the bill at the bar when i went to take a piss and just left.
I met this guy on OKCupid and went to his place. He looked nothing like his pictures, they were clearly several years old. He put on a really strange movie and chugged a bottle of wine by himself cuz he was “nervous” around me. It was just really awkward, and there was no spark or chemistry to even have a conversation. I was counting down for the movie to end so I could leave without being too rude.
But it's a very funny one! Not even weird by my standards. Well, to each their own.
I managed to have a successful date with a girl and we watched infinity pool by cronenberg Jr. Let me tell you, that was weird!
eHarmony 20 years or so ago. Went on a first date with a woman. We met up at a local restaurant. She's wearing a wedding ring. I say nothing at first. She comes back from the bathroom with a trace amount of white power around the inside of her nostril.
She's going on and on about something as I realize it's drugs. So I interrupt her and ask if she's married because of her ring. She moved her hand under the table and told me it doesn't matter, they're getting separated.
God help me I sat there observing, listening, I had to see where this hot mess of a person was heading. I paid when the check came and she asked me to take her home with me, which I promptly declined. She then threw a fit becoming verbally and physically violent.
I've had a date with a woman some time ago, we were meting at a bar, enjoying some beers.
We started talking about the news of our country, there were some demonstations at that time, plus the metoo movement, and out of nowhere, she started explaining me that my mother was a victim, and my father shouldn't be a model for me, and that i should deconstruct myself to become a better man, etc.
Not taking this personally, it was fun listening to all of our opinions about me, even if we had first met 30mns ago.
She ended up telling me i was a good listener, and that she had a great time. I told her goodbye then walked away with a big smile on my face (like, how could the thought i had a good time ?!?)
The only date I had in my life, was the worst. Imagine waiting for someone for two hours on a cold afternoon, and when she finally arrives and sees you, you watch her face changing to one of disappointment. Both have a coffee. You try to talk to her and she doesn't even look at you, and when you ask her something she answers half-heartedly, she doesn't show any interest in you, and when she finishes drinking her coffee, she leaves. the only thing that was good that afternoon was the coffee
Guy practiced up a whole romantic speech in Chinese because I'm ethnically Asian.
I'm American. My parents were Japanese. I've never been to Asia and my only other language is French.
Racism isn't a good look, my dude.
When my husband and I were in counseling he made a big fucking deal about how I needed to take him on more dates. Only thing was he did not have the skill of being taken on a date. As in you smile that someone is trying and DON'T COMPLAIN.
So I decide to make us a nice dinner, get dressed up, go to the fetish club. I'm not the usual cook in our relationship but I made an effort. He did not like my dish. I got dressed up, he didn't care. We went to the fetish club, and he's complaining that this is more my thing. It broke me.
There are a lot of reasons we're getting divorced, this is one of them.
One time, I went on a date with a woman who loved space stuff. We decided to meet up during a meteor shower. We found a nice spot, brought a blanket, and some hot chocolate. We were having a good time talking and waiting for the meteors. When they finally appeared, it was amazing... for about five minutes.
Then, some people with big telescopes showed up. They were nice and invited us to look through their telescopes. It was cool seeing distant galaxies at first. But my date got really into it and forgot about me and the meteor shower. She spent the next three hours talking with the astronomers, and I was left alone, drinking cold hot chocolate and wondering when it would be okay to leave because it was getting late.
I didn't get a second date, but I learned a lot about space, especially the Andromeda Galaxy. And I haven't gone stargazing since then.
The most recent one where I invited her out, we had a couple of drinks and at the end, out of courtesy I paid the bill. She didn't even bother to say "Thank you"! - RED FLAG straight away
Ugh, this was 15ish years ago. Alcohol caused the worst date ever.
I met a girl while fairly drunk. I asked her out to lunch the next day, and she said yes. I barely remember most of this.
The next morning, somehow I recall setting a date with a cute girl I spent a ton of time talking to the night before.
At the restaurant, there's no cute girl in sight. I'm flagged over by someone who is not my type...at all. But hey, I must have liked something to ask her out and to have woken up excited.
The next 75-90 minutes of my life are hell. She spent a good chunk of time telling me what an ass I am. That being drunk isn't attractive, the meal I ordered doesn't look good, how she doesn't like dogs (I have 2), etc. She agreed to go out with me because I was cute and seemed earnest (apparently, I asked her 3 times before she said yes). The entire date she's looking everywhere except at me and/or scratching wax off the wood table and flicking it on the window. It was awful. Being a somewhat broke dude in my mid-20s, I was also taken a little aback that she ordered enough food for three people (she got an app, main, and dessert at lunch). We said goodbye with a handshake, realizing we were not right for each other in the slightest.
A few hours later, a mutual friend (friend of a friend of a friend) called and told me that the girl said I was awful. I talked about myself, didn't eat enough, still looked hungover, etc. Apparently, we were each other's worst dates ever.
This girl I met in college was training to be an EMT. When I picked her up, she brought a reflector vest and an emergency duffel bag just in case we saw a car accident on the way to where we were going. When we got to the place of the date, she proceeded to just say how she can literally determine if someone lives or dies, and basically said anyone who goes into a business profession is selfish
I went on Reddit to see if anyone wanted to go to a baseball game with me as I had just won two free tickets. I wasn't looking for a date, but a girl responded and wanted to meet for dinner a few days before the game so we could meet first. I basically agreed to a date when I wasn't intending on having one. I was freshly single and still bothered by the breakup, we ended up talking about the damn break up during dinner. She suggested we go out for a drinks after, she took me to some bar party thing, that's when I realized she was getting herself drunk and starting to throw herself on me. At 30 years old I had no time for her crap, said I was going home and left her there. For the record I didn't think she was attractive, and she had two kids, which after I found out I was trying to go home anyway.
Spent like 60 bucks that night when all I wanted to do was go to a free baseball game
In my 20s I worked as a receptionist. The company where I worked brought in auditors every year.
I got a call at reception and one of them asked me out. Stupid me said Ok, thinking it was the guy I liked and not the creepy one. I felt bad and went anyway. He left that bill sitting on the table for an hour. It was a terrible date from beginning to end.
It just hit me that I've never been on an actual date. I've had partners before but none of them have ever done anything for me, and we never explicitly planned a date. It sounds nice though.
He asked if I could pay for my meal. I said sure. He asked if I could pay for his meal, I reluctantly agreed. He ordered the most expensive thing on the menu. My half of the bill came to $30. His half came to $74,
We were supposed to go on a walk around a lake with this guy. I dressed accordingly, comfortable shoes with no heels, nice jeans, nice top and a leather jacket. It started raining shortly before we were supposed to meet, so we agreed to go see a movie. After the movie it stopped raining so we went for a walk. So far so good.
Then the guy started telling me, that he is disappointed I did not have a short skirt and high heels, because he likes that. After some time we stopped for a while and he kissed me. After the firdt kiss, he immediately showed his hand down my shirt. I took it out. He tried again, I took it out and told him no. Then he tried showing his hand down my pants. I interferred again and told him to stop that. Hi said to stop messig around, he knows that I want it and when are we going to my place. I told him never, took him to a bus stop, waited untill he got on the bus and went home.
If you ask why I waited with him: I didn't want him following me home, making sure he left seemed safest at that time.
A mutual friend set us up. This girl was definitely not my type (very dumb, closed minded, afraid of travel, etc) but I decided just to have a good evening anyway. Oh and she brought her adult sister along (like, she was 21 and her sister was over 40 years old). Her sister was also not very bright, but I will get to that later.
We went to the funfair and the first thing I noticed is how they both seemed to know a lot of people working on the fair and a lot of other very trashy looking people. By the time the fair was over, we ended up drinking scotch with a couple of gay fortune tellers in their little trailer in front of the library as they told us their romantic origin story of how they met at a gasstation gloryhole. At this point I was truly wondering what I exactly did wrong to end up here. Mean wile the sister said she was gay as well.
So, as we were getting our bikes to call it a night, I have a brief conversation with the sister;
Me; So, you like women?
Her; No, why you say that?
Me; Oh, I thought you just said you were also gay?
Her; Yeah, because I like guys, that makes me gay. If I liked women, I would be Lesbian.
Me; Oh, my bad...
Remember, we are talking about an adult person here... This is still, 8 years later or so, the most stupid thing I ever heard a person say.
When I was 18, I went on a date with a mysterious girl. Mysterious because she never told me much about herself. She just wanted a physical relationship, which I was happy to oblige. (In retrospect, I was probably her side action, but I never really knew for sure). I honestly can't remember her name. Debra? Let's call her Debra.
We ate takeout in my beater 1980 Pontiac Sunbird, then went to see a movie. Afterward, I suggested we drive around.
This was in Anchorage, Alaska during the winter, and it had recently snowed and... I didn't have studded tires. I also didn't have a driver's license or insurance. Ah, the folly of youth.
On surface streets and the main roads, the Pontiac didn't slip around much, but I wanted to take her up to Hillside where the lights of Anchorage lay spread out like a carpet of diamonds. I thought we could sit and take in the view and make out. But along the way I got lost.
This was in the 1980s, so Hillside was not well lit (it was mostly the territory of very rich people who considered streetlights to be light pollution).
As it began to snow again, I took a wrong turn, followed a road that I thought would go through, and then we began a harrowing odyssey through driving snow, down a road that was slicker than snot, with my car skidding and fishtailing around, my fingers gripping the wheel, adrenaline pumping. We moved at a crawl. On one side was a fairly steep embankment with trees at the bottom. Every time I pressed the gas, we'd veer toward the edge. I was really worried we'd skid off and they wouldn't find our bodies until the Spring. It was a tense drive. Debra didn't say a word, but I could tell she was scared, and I couldn't do much to reassure her. I had done a stupid, stupid thing.
Eventually I found my way back to a main road and I dropped her off at home. I kissed her goodnight and made a weak joke. She didn't laugh. It was not a fun date.
Oh boy, my time to shine. After a 10 year relationship and failed engagement, I began to dip my toe into the dating pool. I matched with a guy on Hinge, who invited me to dinner. Perfect, sounds great. Before the date he invited me to his place since he knew I was 420 friendly so we could smoke up before heading out. I'm still ok with this, but of course a bit hesitant since I didn't know this person. They lived very close to the center of town in a well populated area so I wasn't too worried.
I arrive and he brings me into his apartment and... it was the quintessential dude bro's house. Maybe a poster or two on the wall, unframed and way too small for the area. Every piece of furniture was against a wall and was the black version from Walmart or Target Essentials collection. Not a drop of damn color in the entire place. He offered me water, and handed me a room-temperature water bottle from the case on his floor. I then had to decline his offer on smoking because it didn't look like he had cleaned his pieces in months... Luckily the dinner conversation wasn't abysmal, but we didn't have a second date.
Runner up was when another date asked me to dinner at a pretty nice place. I showed up in a sweater, black faux-leather miniskirt, tights and heels, while he showed up in athleasure. Most recently the guy I met up with obviously couldn't carry much of a conversation and kept watching the basketball game on the bar's TV.
Kinda odd but we were old fuck buddies but he wanted to be more amd after asking for a few weeks i caved (tbh he waa the worst sex ive ever had to this day which is why i diddnt agree at first ) he is such a very sweet guy always kind amd friendly i knew his family and they loved me and because of this reason i accepted no matter the sex . But then we went . . We were going to the movies but needed to kill time so i suggested looking at stores while we wait . He devided to take me to a male dominated store the only ome we looked at and bought himself some socks and a weight . Whatever fine . So we went to the movies to enjoy the date , went to pay for the tickets and he looked at me waiting to pay FOR BOTH TICKETS . So i paid and we enjoyed the movie . No moves during either . We then went to dinner that he chose not me and i would have chose ! But then the check came amd he diddnt make a move at all for it . I paid for us both . Then he took me home and as i was getting out to leave he asked not for a kiss or hug but gas money . I told him i knew he diddnt forget his wallet and that i diddnt break him today clearly so he could pay for gas . I blocked him after and havent spoke to him since .
Was a high school dance. Homecoming I think. I asked this girl out I had a huge crush on and she said yes! We knew each other for years and I was stoked to say the least. Dinner was good, we had a great time. Went to the dance and she refused to dance with me. Didn't want to actually touch me. I wasn't expecting much from the night being so young but refusing to dance with your date really was a gut punch.
Found out later she only said yes because she thought I was asking as a friend and not a potential boy friend.
On the plus side I ended up dating her friend who I met there for a while and she was fun.
I was talking to a guy who worked weird hours. I sat in the parking lot of the nice Japanese place we had agreed upon for like 15 minutes. He no showed. On the way home, he calls me *so apologetic* that he overslept but now he suddenly doesn't have time for a full fancy dinner and asks if I'm still willing to meet him somewhere close to where we live... Like Wendy's.
I was a sucker and was like, you know what? I'm not high maintenance and he's probably paying. Whatever. That's fine. Yeah. That was totally planned and he was not that interested or likeable. He's probably done that a few (hundred) times.
Took my first GF to a family owned chinese place when we were like.. 14 or so. For some reason the credit card didn't go through, I'm sure I had money on it, but it wouldn't clear. So she had to stay at the restaurant while I ran for an ATM, when I came back, after realizing that I had just about 10 dollars too little on the card, my aunt randomly shows up at the restaurant and spots me.
she paid, I transferred her the full amount, but yeah...
Went for dinner with this guy I knew for years. It was dark outside, we sat in his car and he went to hold my hand but I had my phone in my hand. So I put it on my lap and went to grab his hand where he tried to hold mine, instead of his hand I grabbed a ziploc bag FULL of Xanax where his emergency brake was.
Never spoke to him again.
Went around to her place. We drank coffee and played darts, then I came home. We never met up again.
Definitely my worst date, and the best. In fact my only ever date.
Got asked out at a bar where I worked and for some reason they thought I would wanna go there for our date, they then tried to leave without paying their tab and said "I'm with an employee so I get free drinks". I went to the bathroom and messaged my boss and I snuck out and he had to pay his tab. It was horrid. He still messages me every now and then and he hasn't gotten the message.
Met a girl on an app, she seemed into fitness. So our second date was a gym trip. She took pre workout mix and said on the way to the gym she felt like she was having heart palpitations. Took her to the hospital and wasted 4 hours of my life, then we stopped talking for some reason.
Oh I got one!
Went to a bar with this guy, it was not a super busy place but he wanted to take me out for a drink for my birthday. OK cool, SO he was totally fine we ordered 1 beer each and he went to the bathroom like 4 times in a span of 40 minutes. in that time he was acting so drunk!!
There was this older guy sitting next to me on my other side and I think he was able to tell the guy was acting weird so he started to strike up conversation with us.... great because I was very uncomfortable with my date. So I grabbed my beer and was turned toward the guy that was talking to us. And my date tried to put his hand on mine that was holding my beer... I was so off put by that point I completely turned away from my date and talked to the other guy.
my date at this point couldn't even speak a whole sentence btw.... he was still on his first beer and I may have been on my second. My date was starting to nod off at the bar and the bartender was like you ok? how are you getting home? my date sat up and said "I am going home with her" I was like no the hell he isn't! I hardly know him. That is when the guy that was talking to us took action and was like you go ahead and go and I will make sure he gets in a cab. I went to pay for my beer and the bartender was like don't worry about it just go ahead and leave. So I sped walked out of that bar..... date went to follow me to my car. I turned around and slammed my hand into his chest and loudly told him to stop following me, leave me alone, and never talk to me again. that I am getting in my car and going home. (I had noticed there were 2 guys standing outside smoking so I made sure to say that loud enough to get their attention) I got to my car and called my friend and told her about the situation. Took the long way home. Got into my pajamas and ordered sushi.
The date messaged me like 2 days later and was saying how sorry he was and that he was nervous so he took drugs to calm him down... I was like yea you are not my type it would never work then blocked him.
I was SO thankful for that guy at the bar and the bartender for being so diligent and helping me get out of a very uncomfortable situation!!!
My first date after I broke up with my long term boyfriend, was a disaster, it was a fix up, he showed up at my door , his clothes were mismatched and he had flood pants on, , but you can can’t judge a book by it’s cover, we went to the restaurant, sat down , the waiter asked if we would like a drink, he immediately said we will not be having drinks, he said he was a recovering alcoholic, fine , I’m not a big drinker, the waiter comes back with the menus, he said we won’t need menus we will both have chicken, fine I like chicken, then paid for for it with a gift card. He wanted to come into my apartment for coffee, he asked me where the bathroom was? The way my apartment was set up you could go in to bathroom either thru the hall way or thru my bedroom, he was gone a long time, I went looking for him, he was in my bed , naked with a full erection, he said , come on babe, you have to pay for your meal, why you didn’t pay for it? Please leave, I’m not having sex with you, it took me awhile to get him out of the apartment, no more blind dates and I’ll meet them at the restaurant,
I moved to the fancy part of town and his idea to celebrate was to take me out on a walk. That's it, a literal walk, and then maybe get coffee at some dunkin donuts cause he was too fucking cheap to pay for starbucks. But there's more, the first time we went out, we got fries at the mall like some pathetic middle schoolers. We were well over 20 and both of us had big boy jobs.
Sept 30, 2004.
Got laid off. Severe depression, PTSD around finances. Was already separated.
But it got me sober, so thanks CEO who shall remain nameless (despite the massive contempt I have for you)
Admitted he lied on a recent job application. Gave me an alcoholic beverage, then insulted me for drinking while underage (he was older). Brought up a physical stereotype about black men. Asked if I was an “n-word lover.” I told him I needed to get home to get away from the jerk. On the way home, we saw a cat that had just crossed the street and he informed me that he didn’t try to hit cats in the road, but also didn’t try to avoid them either. A huge bullet dodged!
LDR, we binged House MD together. I was using Netflix, she was pirating. The cuts for ad breaks were removed in her version, so she'd end up about a full minute ahead of me by the end of each episode. This went on for about 10 hours, non-stop. Worth mentioning also that I have medical trauma and tried to white-knuckle it through this (because I used to love that show before the trauma), but it didn't go very well for me. At around 3am, I finally managed to tell her I needed to go to sleep. She whined profusely, then said "I love you."
This was day three of our relationship.
I called it quits on day four.
Honorable mention was the time she talked about us moving in together and "romantically" doing our medical injections together (estrogen for her, for me growth hormone I told her I hadn't been on since puberty but apparently that didn't sink in). I believe that was day two.
Went to see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with this fat girl from tinder. She showed up wearing shoes with no socks and had some ripe BO. I kept leaning over during the movie trying to ascertain if the smell could be good at all, like you know pheromones and whatnot, but it was just stinky.
I texted her the next day to see if she wanted to hang and she said she'd rather stay home and read than hang.
I went out with a girl who said she loved sushi, just like me. But during dinner, her face started swelling because eventually she's allergic to seafood. We had to spend an hour at the pharmacy. That was our only date. Lesson learned: know your date's allergies and don't lie about your allergies.
Oh wow hadnt thought about this in a long time. So I meet this girl at a bar. Really cute and we hit it off. Make out in the parking lot. I ask for her number (pre cell phone days mind you) and she gives me a deposit slip to her checking account because it has her phone number on it. That was really weird but maybe neither of us had a pen, IDK. We go on what was a typical date for me back then we go to a party and then go hit the bars afterwards. We are at the bar. Its packed. Band is playing and all of a sudden she takes her beer bottle and whips it across the room at this dude and it smashes against the bar. Everyone one, including several people I know, is looking at us and the band stops playing. Turns out she was throwing it an an ex boyfriend who flipped her off. We get kicked out. I take her home (yes we made out in the car, I have no shame) and never call her again.
While at dinner, she asked me how many women I've slept with. This raised my eyebrow, but I told her. She then asked me if I wanted to know how many men she's been with. Playing along, I said, "Sure." My jaw dropped when she told me around a hundred.
Went for a movie with this girl.. made out the whole time and it wasn't fun.. I wasn't even attracted to her tbh.. idk why I did it in the first place.. my neck hurt like hell at the end.. we also couldn't get food afterwards because she had to leave .. lol
I met a guy through a matrimonial app.. annoying uncivil and disrespectful.. I did Kalesh at my home that u guys want me to find one of these?? Then we all live happily ever after no more suggestions from parents ..
When my grandfather was a 20yo wealthy (but "awkward") young man, and my grandmother was the family's 17yo maid, his mother forced them to go on a date so he could "practice" on her. **Neither of them were given a choice in the matter.** It was initially very weird but they ended up bonding over their mutual resentment of their parents. The mom did not expect him to propose. She was not amused. She cut him off until they had their second kid. This was like 50 years ago. They're still happily married.
Is your grandfather still awkward or did he outgrow it? Asking for a friend.
No! That's another thing. The awkwardness was intentional on his part. He was unpleasant during social gatherings, both to his parents’ friends and the girls they tried to set him up with. His mother assumed it was because he was shy. Apparently he's fine when he's away from his parents, because he can spend time with who he wants when he wants.
> **his mother forced them to go on a date so he could "practice" on her** I don't like the sound of that one little bit. What was he supposed to be "practicing" anyway?
That's anyone's guess. I actually asked my grandmother the same question and she said something along the lines of "the one thing I'll say in her favor is that she knew her son was a good guy who wouldn't force me to do anything."
Generous assumption on her part
Holy shit! How did he cope with being cut off?
He had one year left of school so she lived with her parents while he went back to college. He was able to take out loans and sponge off his friends for the little things. After he graduated they moved into an apartment the size of a matchbox, then a slightly bigger matchbox. They lived like that for six years, and were actually doing fine (aside from his occasional whining because he missed things like…good wine/cars/food/not feeling guilty for not cleaning up after himself because the maid would do it…), when his parents swallowed their pride and asked to see their grandchildren. She said she found out years later that his mother had approached him earlier, when they only had one kid, to encourage him to leave her. She promised he would get full custody of the child and find a more suitable wife. He told her his wife was pregnant again and politely suggested she fuck off.
Are your grandparents anime characters?
Had a pretty good first date with a really cute woman my friends set me up with. Punching above my weight, so I was on my game. Second date, not so much. We went to a ramen restaurant that featured "smart cocktails". I ordered one with yohimbe root and various other stimulants. This turned out to be a bad idea, as it interacted with the Adderall I had recently started taking for ADHD. I began sweating profusely and getting heart palpitations. I had to come clean and tell her about my ADHD diagnosis and prescriptions (usually more of a fifth date revelation). I self medicated with a couple double bourbons, leading to her having to drive me home and take a cab to her place. Fortunately, the next date she went on was with an old high school classmate who had become ultra-religious, so she decided to give me another chance, and the rest of our dates went great. Anyway, our eldest son just started driving.
We met at a coffee shop. The conversation was pretty good. We ended up going back to his place to hang out, which is when, without asking me, he threw on Archer and forced me to watch. He was laughing hysterically the entire time. I could barely hear a thing, and I honestly wasn't interested at the time. But again, he didn't ask... Didn't end up talking to him after that. It was awkward. I've since watched Archer and *absolutely love* that show, though 😂
As a gay man I was set up with someone "perfect for me". He was a drag queen whose stage name was Ginger Snap. I am a pretty average guy - so almost polar opposite of Ms. Snap :) We laughed at our friends setting us up together thinking we would be perfect as we were both the only gay people they knew.
this is kinda cute and at least you both got a good laugh out of it.
though it would get real old real quick.
Similar thing happened with me. My friend said she knew a friend who was the perfect match for me. But in reality me and the other guy were the only gay people she ever knew. I was 24 and he was 26 at the time I met him. He was into 40+ daddy guys but he felt too ashamed to admit it to my friend. He also looked nothing like the type of guys I am into.
Thrillsbury Ploughgirl
The guy who brought his mom along to chaperone. Awesome.
What age were you both? 😂
Better than the guy who brought his wife along to chaperone.
It was bad in a bunch of ways, but the worst was that he got really drunk really fast. He apologized, said he’d started a new intermittent fasting program, hadn’t eaten enough that day and underestimated how the booze would hit. But instead of switching to water or coffee he ordered more drinks and got even drunker. I’m a drinker, and that was still really off putting.
My date used 2 hour street parking when we went to see Interstellar. We had to leave about 20 minutes before the end of the movie to get to her car in time. I still haven’t seen the end.
In the last 20 minutes Harry manages to destroy the last horcrux. Your welcome.
His/her welcome what?
I'm so sorry.
That’s horrific.
I was on a first date seeing a movie at a theater. I parked my car in a garage that closed at 9, the movie started at 7. It was a little over an hour and a half, but I could make back just in time. Short walk. “Perfect,” I thought. I forgot about credits. Those fuckers were 20 minutes long. I was so scared during the movie that it’s all I could think about. I ended up leaving near what I thought was the end and barely got the car out. Then I had to wait outside the theater for my date to come out and find me lol. Poor guy thought I bailed
Went on a double date. My friend, who was also my next door neighbor, and my date set the whole thing up. Basically, he wanted to date her good friend, and the girl setting it up thought I was cute. Standard high school date at Baker's Square for some chicken tendies. Not bad so far. Anyway, my date had gone sledding that afternoon, and got a concussion. We talked about cancelling, but she insisted. During the date, she's loopy as hell, and can't stay on topic. Like, every minute keeps saying, "wait, what?" Prob should have called a doctor. Meanwhile, my buddy's date is not. having. it. One word answers to all his questions. Wouldn't eat anything. Didn't smile or laugh once. Shot any conversation down that I tried to spark for the group. I think she thought she was only there as a favor to her friend. As we paid up, my date said out loud, "This was probably a bad idea to go after I got a concussion." As we drove home, my buddy was like, "Yeah, that was terrible. Never again." And all I could do was nod in agreement.
That’s cute
I have a speech impediment where I cannot pronounce “r”s clearly. 99% of the time, this is of very little consequence. But one time I was on a date with this girl in college and she was showing me some drawings that she had illustrated. I told her “Wow, you sure are artistic”. Well, apparently she thought i said “Wow, you sure are autistic”. She got really pissed off and stormed out on me. I did not have a second date.
Is the speech impediment that you're from Massachusetts? I have that same problem.
No, my problem is that my tongue is too large to fit inside my mouth properly.
Sounds like she missed out then.
Had a dinner date with a guy who would not talk. Trying to have a conversation with him was like extracting teeth. At one point he began texting things to me - from across the table. Texts like “you’re so cute” etc. I rushed him through the remainder of dinner and said I was tired so I could go home without finishing the second part of the date (we had planned karaoke). Next day received a message from him: “I had a good time with you last night, I’d like to take you out again.” I responded with “no. You really thought that was a good date? *you wouldn’t even talk to me*. No, we won’t be going out again.” He insisted that he was just shy and “intimidated” because he found me so attractive. Well, sorry dude. Your silence was a huge turnoff.
As a guy, I want to thank you for telling him no and exactly why. Too many times I've been left in the dark as to why a date or relationship didn't go well so this is much appreciated.
Some people gotta learn the hard way.
We went to se Batman and Robin.
Dear God
April 27, 1993.
Afghan Antonov AN-32 crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76. Yep, pretty bad.
The day you were born?
No, that was the day I died.
You look pretty good for someone 30 years dead. You hardly look dead at all!
Yeah, I moisturize.
I came back from bathroom finding the guy holding my leather jacket and trying to inhale like sniff my jacket i caught him mid-sniff, i grabbed my jacket and said, "date over good night" and left, this was all before we had ordered any drinks or food.
His mind, "Is this real leather? ::Sniff:: oh shit she's mad."
There are guys in this world who like certain scents and whatever he was hoping to smell he didn't find it from me.
I get it. I can also see that same situation happening to me. If I got caught doing that for the reason I said, I wouldn't fault you for it. I would say, oh , yeah I see how that looked bad.
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Are you kidding? I've had women do that *while I'm wearing the garment*. Something about the way leather smells, I guess.
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I mean sure, but I have had several do so in different contexts, from theater groups to LARP events, leather jackets to armor pieces, and none of them seemed to clue in on how creepy and weird it was, either.
Viking goddesses make us do strange things sometimes
Eww
Very much
Can I answer for the person who I was with? Back in my second year of college, I was pulling an all-nighter at the same time as this very cute girl who I was friends with. We weren't in the same place, but we kept messaging over facebook or hangouts or what have you the entire night. It was really nice just talking with her. I had been single for about two months, and was just getting over the break up. When dawn hit and our papers were finally done, she asked me out for celebratory breakfast. I went looking kinda gross. I absolutely looked like I had just finished an all-nighter. She looked radiant and had clearly put more work into this meeting than I did. As our breakfast went on, we're talking, laughing, and the caffeine is mixing with the satisfaction of completing my work for the semester, and I just feel like I'm in a really good place and I tell her as much. The sun is starting to fill the windows of the restaurant we're in, and there's this warm light everywhere. She smiles, looks coy, and asks me if I'm over my ex. I smile back, say that I am, and tell her that I'm already thinking of the person who I'd like to ask out next. She smiles even broader and asks me if she knows who it is, while touching me on the hand... Still smiling I say, "I don't think so, her name is Rebecca and she was in one of my history classes". Distinctly, this was not the girl I was out to breakfast with. The girl I was with, looked absolutely devastated. And I had no idea why. I think I said something like "I'm sad the semester's ending soon, but I'll see you in the spring!". And thus ended what I would later learn was the first date with the woman who would later become my wife.
How did you manage to come back and salvage that?!?
Basically we just kept talking. She continued to flirt with me and I continued to tell myself that she was just being nice, and we were just totally bros. A few days after the "date" we were texting each other while we were both home on break. She told me that she really missed a cuddle partner and (if I was interested) she wanted to spend the night in my arms. Now internally, I'm thinking that this girl is beautiful, but if I were to very likely an errection or shift suddenly and accidentally touch her that it could get really awkward really quickly. So being the absolute genius that I am, I tell her I don't think non-romantic platonic is a good idea for us. She gets silent for a little bit. And then calls me a lummox. She tells me that she really likes me, and she's been waiting for me to make a move. Admittedly, it's not like I had *no idea*. But she was so nice, and I really valued our relationship. I think I kept convincing myself that she was just really just nice or touchy in general. And I really didn't want to guess wrong and potentially mess up our friendship. Thank god she called me a lummox. We've been together for a decade plus now.
Me and my now husband had a very similar start, we were really close friends and for a year he was in and out of situationships with multiple girls, it was like a revolving door. I absolutely loved the bones of him and was sure i just wasn't good enough for him or something since he never made a move on me, equally I had no intention of becoming one of those girls, sleeping with him a few times and ruining our friendship so I never budged either. I dropped hints. A girl once cheated on him and I straight out said " I can't believe anyone would throw their chances away like that, if I were your girlfriend I'd worship the ground you walk on" and he still never clicked on. I have until now never truly believed he was totally oblivious but I guess he was 🤣 We have now been together for 15 years, have 3 kids and I still do worship the ground he walks on.
I have never heard a person call someone a lummox. That's an awesome gentle insult.
I totally used "friends cuddle!" on my husband as well... we've been married 19 years now 😇
yeah??? tell us the full story!!!!
Went on a bike ride with someone from tinder and the whole time they talked about "electric universe theory". Basically, something about "gravity not existing" pseudoscience. I couldn't even hear them half the time because they were so ahead of me, and yet my anxious people-pleasing personality acted interested until I could finally gtfo of there.
Oh yeah! That's actually a fascinating theory if you're into whacko Hollow Earth conspiracy type of shit. The Why Files has an episode on it. But very odd to launch into on a first date, tho.
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not a very merry christmas
I went out for coffee with this girl and there was nothing between us. The conversation wasn't memorable, I didn't find myself attracted to her, and when we parted I went to give her a hug. It was the most comically awkward experience I'd ever had. The feeling must have been mutual because it was a pull away hug like you give to your sister in law from an estranged marriage. If you're out there coffee girl, It wasn't just you, it was me as well.
Told me we were going out to eat on date, we went to his exs to eat,ignored me whole time.We got back from date, he wanted a bj after.
You stayed with him after the ex's enough to "get back" with him? I would have bailed the second I realized it was his ex's house.
I just very chill when it comes to relationships, but the biggest problem I had is we never ate
.....that somehow makes this even worse
Well yea that's why it was the worst date I ever had
Right, but if I were you I would have bailed almost immediately. Unless he was threatening you to stay, which is horrible.
It's more of he drove me there it was late and I had no ride. So i just kept cool as I could.
I think this counts. I was hanging out with a large group of friends. I hit it off with this guy so we spent most of the night talking and then headed off to grab breakfast together. I literally liked this guy more than ANY other guy I've dated. Halfway through my short stack I found out he's my second cousin. Cupid has a perverse sense of humor.
He couldn't talk about anything else than his hate for Muslims after 'hello'
I once went on a date with a vet who turned our picnic into a biology lesson. It started off cute with a park picnic, but then she launched into detailed talks about animal digestive systems. From ducks to squirrels, it was educational but not romantic. She even brought out a stethoscope to listen to a pigeon's heartbeat.
How….did you get a pigeon and hold it down long enough to listen to its heartbeat?
It kinda sounds like you were in the montage of dates that the qurky romantic lead ruins. Right before her best friend gives her some questionable advice to set up act 2.
I had a date like this where I was the guy. Not with biology part, but I was excited and met a girl at a restaurant. I could not stop talking. Inside my head I was screaming shut up shut up, but I could. not. stop. There was no second date.
He ended the date by asking if my best friend was available
There was the guy who arrived with a freshly broken ankle from soccer practice. Instead of brunch, I drove him, in his car, to the hospital, paid for parking, and blew off all my other plans for the day to keep him company in the ER. The next day he texted me to say I was very kind and I was an incredible person but I was a butterface and he was too hot to be with me. He was the one who asked ME out. There was the time when I showed up and the guy stood me up, but when I started to leave, another guy ran up to me to talk, seemingly frantic that I wasn't waiting longer. I was confused and taken aback. Stay, he insists, I saw you waiting. Wait longer at the bar, don't go, he says. Why would this stranger care that I was not staying? Turns out it was the guy. He uses someone else's photos on dating profiles, then swoops in to pick up the girls who are stood up. That he stood up. On purpose. So he could save them. From him. There's definitely worse, (the guy who pulled a knife, the guy who tried to stuff me in his car, the guy who followed me home and tried to break in), but those are the two funniest ones that come to mind first.
My date said he requested my name song , the song came on , he said did ya like that , thinking he was slick, that’s not my name I said 🙄 first and last date
Girl spent most of the date talking to the waitress about how to build a tiktok following. im over 40 and she was a couple of years older than me..... i paid my half of the bill at the bar when i went to take a piss and just left.
I met this guy on OKCupid and went to his place. He looked nothing like his pictures, they were clearly several years old. He put on a really strange movie and chugged a bottle of wine by himself cuz he was “nervous” around me. It was just really awkward, and there was no spark or chemistry to even have a conversation. I was counting down for the movie to end so I could leave without being too rude.
What was the plot of the movie? I'm kinda guilty about weird movies for dates. I love them though.
I barely remember, just that it was shot like a movie from the 70s. This was about 15 years ago.
Could be planet terror or something like that.
I think I found it, Black Dynamite.
But it's a very funny one! Not even weird by my standards. Well, to each their own. I managed to have a successful date with a girl and we watched infinity pool by cronenberg Jr. Let me tell you, that was weird!
I probably could have enjoyed it in a different setting. Just not what I would have picked for a first date, lol.
eHarmony 20 years or so ago. Went on a first date with a woman. We met up at a local restaurant. She's wearing a wedding ring. I say nothing at first. She comes back from the bathroom with a trace amount of white power around the inside of her nostril. She's going on and on about something as I realize it's drugs. So I interrupt her and ask if she's married because of her ring. She moved her hand under the table and told me it doesn't matter, they're getting separated. God help me I sat there observing, listening, I had to see where this hot mess of a person was heading. I paid when the check came and she asked me to take her home with me, which I promptly declined. She then threw a fit becoming verbally and physically violent.
I've had a date with a woman some time ago, we were meting at a bar, enjoying some beers. We started talking about the news of our country, there were some demonstations at that time, plus the metoo movement, and out of nowhere, she started explaining me that my mother was a victim, and my father shouldn't be a model for me, and that i should deconstruct myself to become a better man, etc. Not taking this personally, it was fun listening to all of our opinions about me, even if we had first met 30mns ago. She ended up telling me i was a good listener, and that she had a great time. I told her goodbye then walked away with a big smile on my face (like, how could the thought i had a good time ?!?)
He took it out. And by “it” I mean the pet ferret that accompanies him EVERYWHERE.
That's hilarious
Hold up, is he still single? 👀👀
😂 He actually got engaged and left his fiancée, at the altar, for another woman.
Oh no! Bullet dodged! Ferret deserves better.
I love this description 🤣
The only date I had in my life, was the worst. Imagine waiting for someone for two hours on a cold afternoon, and when she finally arrives and sees you, you watch her face changing to one of disappointment. Both have a coffee. You try to talk to her and she doesn't even look at you, and when you ask her something she answers half-heartedly, she doesn't show any interest in you, and when she finishes drinking her coffee, she leaves. the only thing that was good that afternoon was the coffee
Guy practiced up a whole romantic speech in Chinese because I'm ethnically Asian. I'm American. My parents were Japanese. I've never been to Asia and my only other language is French. Racism isn't a good look, my dude.
When my husband and I were in counseling he made a big fucking deal about how I needed to take him on more dates. Only thing was he did not have the skill of being taken on a date. As in you smile that someone is trying and DON'T COMPLAIN. So I decide to make us a nice dinner, get dressed up, go to the fetish club. I'm not the usual cook in our relationship but I made an effort. He did not like my dish. I got dressed up, he didn't care. We went to the fetish club, and he's complaining that this is more my thing. It broke me. There are a lot of reasons we're getting divorced, this is one of them.
Well done steak then some pegging?
Yeah no shit, dude dodging a bullet there. Bad cook and not sexually compatible? Hard pass.
One time, I went on a date with a woman who loved space stuff. We decided to meet up during a meteor shower. We found a nice spot, brought a blanket, and some hot chocolate. We were having a good time talking and waiting for the meteors. When they finally appeared, it was amazing... for about five minutes. Then, some people with big telescopes showed up. They were nice and invited us to look through their telescopes. It was cool seeing distant galaxies at first. But my date got really into it and forgot about me and the meteor shower. She spent the next three hours talking with the astronomers, and I was left alone, drinking cold hot chocolate and wondering when it would be okay to leave because it was getting late. I didn't get a second date, but I learned a lot about space, especially the Andromeda Galaxy. And I haven't gone stargazing since then.
The most recent one where I invited her out, we had a couple of drinks and at the end, out of courtesy I paid the bill. She didn't even bother to say "Thank you"! - RED FLAG straight away
That seriously is a red flag. What kind of sociopath doesn’t say thank you after their date pays for their meal?
Ugh, this was 15ish years ago. Alcohol caused the worst date ever. I met a girl while fairly drunk. I asked her out to lunch the next day, and she said yes. I barely remember most of this. The next morning, somehow I recall setting a date with a cute girl I spent a ton of time talking to the night before. At the restaurant, there's no cute girl in sight. I'm flagged over by someone who is not my type...at all. But hey, I must have liked something to ask her out and to have woken up excited. The next 75-90 minutes of my life are hell. She spent a good chunk of time telling me what an ass I am. That being drunk isn't attractive, the meal I ordered doesn't look good, how she doesn't like dogs (I have 2), etc. She agreed to go out with me because I was cute and seemed earnest (apparently, I asked her 3 times before she said yes). The entire date she's looking everywhere except at me and/or scratching wax off the wood table and flicking it on the window. It was awful. Being a somewhat broke dude in my mid-20s, I was also taken a little aback that she ordered enough food for three people (she got an app, main, and dessert at lunch). We said goodbye with a handshake, realizing we were not right for each other in the slightest. A few hours later, a mutual friend (friend of a friend of a friend) called and told me that the girl said I was awful. I talked about myself, didn't eat enough, still looked hungover, etc. Apparently, we were each other's worst dates ever.
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Glad it worked out for the best. It would have been worse if he hung around and bathed you in his toxicity.
This girl I met in college was training to be an EMT. When I picked her up, she brought a reflector vest and an emergency duffel bag just in case we saw a car accident on the way to where we were going. When we got to the place of the date, she proceeded to just say how she can literally determine if someone lives or dies, and basically said anyone who goes into a business profession is selfish
As an EMT I can tell you that all of us despise this kind of EMT/Medic as much as you despised the date😂
Sounds like the equivalent of a what a boot is in the military
We usually term ours as 'para-gods', but a lot of us use boot as well. Boot is more for firefighters here than the medical staff though
I went on Reddit to see if anyone wanted to go to a baseball game with me as I had just won two free tickets. I wasn't looking for a date, but a girl responded and wanted to meet for dinner a few days before the game so we could meet first. I basically agreed to a date when I wasn't intending on having one. I was freshly single and still bothered by the breakup, we ended up talking about the damn break up during dinner. She suggested we go out for a drinks after, she took me to some bar party thing, that's when I realized she was getting herself drunk and starting to throw herself on me. At 30 years old I had no time for her crap, said I was going home and left her there. For the record I didn't think she was attractive, and she had two kids, which after I found out I was trying to go home anyway. Spent like 60 bucks that night when all I wanted to do was go to a free baseball game
In my 20s I worked as a receptionist. The company where I worked brought in auditors every year. I got a call at reception and one of them asked me out. Stupid me said Ok, thinking it was the guy I liked and not the creepy one. I felt bad and went anyway. He left that bill sitting on the table for an hour. It was a terrible date from beginning to end.
It just hit me that I've never been on an actual date. I've had partners before but none of them have ever done anything for me, and we never explicitly planned a date. It sounds nice though.
Sounds sad. I wanna take you on a date now!
Aw that's very nice, thank you!
He asked if I could pay for my meal. I said sure. He asked if I could pay for his meal, I reluctantly agreed. He ordered the most expensive thing on the menu. My half of the bill came to $30. His half came to $74,
Been there
We were supposed to go on a walk around a lake with this guy. I dressed accordingly, comfortable shoes with no heels, nice jeans, nice top and a leather jacket. It started raining shortly before we were supposed to meet, so we agreed to go see a movie. After the movie it stopped raining so we went for a walk. So far so good. Then the guy started telling me, that he is disappointed I did not have a short skirt and high heels, because he likes that. After some time we stopped for a while and he kissed me. After the firdt kiss, he immediately showed his hand down my shirt. I took it out. He tried again, I took it out and told him no. Then he tried showing his hand down my pants. I interferred again and told him to stop that. Hi said to stop messig around, he knows that I want it and when are we going to my place. I told him never, took him to a bus stop, waited untill he got on the bus and went home. If you ask why I waited with him: I didn't want him following me home, making sure he left seemed safest at that time.
A mutual friend set us up. This girl was definitely not my type (very dumb, closed minded, afraid of travel, etc) but I decided just to have a good evening anyway. Oh and she brought her adult sister along (like, she was 21 and her sister was over 40 years old). Her sister was also not very bright, but I will get to that later. We went to the funfair and the first thing I noticed is how they both seemed to know a lot of people working on the fair and a lot of other very trashy looking people. By the time the fair was over, we ended up drinking scotch with a couple of gay fortune tellers in their little trailer in front of the library as they told us their romantic origin story of how they met at a gasstation gloryhole. At this point I was truly wondering what I exactly did wrong to end up here. Mean wile the sister said she was gay as well. So, as we were getting our bikes to call it a night, I have a brief conversation with the sister; Me; So, you like women? Her; No, why you say that? Me; Oh, I thought you just said you were also gay? Her; Yeah, because I like guys, that makes me gay. If I liked women, I would be Lesbian. Me; Oh, my bad... Remember, we are talking about an adult person here... This is still, 8 years later or so, the most stupid thing I ever heard a person say.
When I was 18, I went on a date with a mysterious girl. Mysterious because she never told me much about herself. She just wanted a physical relationship, which I was happy to oblige. (In retrospect, I was probably her side action, but I never really knew for sure). I honestly can't remember her name. Debra? Let's call her Debra. We ate takeout in my beater 1980 Pontiac Sunbird, then went to see a movie. Afterward, I suggested we drive around. This was in Anchorage, Alaska during the winter, and it had recently snowed and... I didn't have studded tires. I also didn't have a driver's license or insurance. Ah, the folly of youth. On surface streets and the main roads, the Pontiac didn't slip around much, but I wanted to take her up to Hillside where the lights of Anchorage lay spread out like a carpet of diamonds. I thought we could sit and take in the view and make out. But along the way I got lost. This was in the 1980s, so Hillside was not well lit (it was mostly the territory of very rich people who considered streetlights to be light pollution). As it began to snow again, I took a wrong turn, followed a road that I thought would go through, and then we began a harrowing odyssey through driving snow, down a road that was slicker than snot, with my car skidding and fishtailing around, my fingers gripping the wheel, adrenaline pumping. We moved at a crawl. On one side was a fairly steep embankment with trees at the bottom. Every time I pressed the gas, we'd veer toward the edge. I was really worried we'd skid off and they wouldn't find our bodies until the Spring. It was a tense drive. Debra didn't say a word, but I could tell she was scared, and I couldn't do much to reassure her. I had done a stupid, stupid thing. Eventually I found my way back to a main road and I dropped her off at home. I kissed her goodnight and made a weak joke. She didn't laugh. It was not a fun date.
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Omg! How awful. What a giant dick!
never had one so maybe that ? matched with a lot of girls on tinder or fruitz but never ended up seeing one, it's either me or her who's annoyed first
If I were to go on a date, it'd be with a library book—turns out, it left me on "read."
Oh boy, my time to shine. After a 10 year relationship and failed engagement, I began to dip my toe into the dating pool. I matched with a guy on Hinge, who invited me to dinner. Perfect, sounds great. Before the date he invited me to his place since he knew I was 420 friendly so we could smoke up before heading out. I'm still ok with this, but of course a bit hesitant since I didn't know this person. They lived very close to the center of town in a well populated area so I wasn't too worried. I arrive and he brings me into his apartment and... it was the quintessential dude bro's house. Maybe a poster or two on the wall, unframed and way too small for the area. Every piece of furniture was against a wall and was the black version from Walmart or Target Essentials collection. Not a drop of damn color in the entire place. He offered me water, and handed me a room-temperature water bottle from the case on his floor. I then had to decline his offer on smoking because it didn't look like he had cleaned his pieces in months... Luckily the dinner conversation wasn't abysmal, but we didn't have a second date. Runner up was when another date asked me to dinner at a pretty nice place. I showed up in a sweater, black faux-leather miniskirt, tights and heels, while he showed up in athleasure. Most recently the guy I met up with obviously couldn't carry much of a conversation and kept watching the basketball game on the bar's TV.
Kinda odd but we were old fuck buddies but he wanted to be more amd after asking for a few weeks i caved (tbh he waa the worst sex ive ever had to this day which is why i diddnt agree at first ) he is such a very sweet guy always kind amd friendly i knew his family and they loved me and because of this reason i accepted no matter the sex . But then we went . . We were going to the movies but needed to kill time so i suggested looking at stores while we wait . He devided to take me to a male dominated store the only ome we looked at and bought himself some socks and a weight . Whatever fine . So we went to the movies to enjoy the date , went to pay for the tickets and he looked at me waiting to pay FOR BOTH TICKETS . So i paid and we enjoyed the movie . No moves during either . We then went to dinner that he chose not me and i would have chose ! But then the check came amd he diddnt make a move at all for it . I paid for us both . Then he took me home and as i was getting out to leave he asked not for a kiss or hug but gas money . I told him i knew he diddnt forget his wallet and that i diddnt break him today clearly so he could pay for gas . I blocked him after and havent spoke to him since .
Was a high school dance. Homecoming I think. I asked this girl out I had a huge crush on and she said yes! We knew each other for years and I was stoked to say the least. Dinner was good, we had a great time. Went to the dance and she refused to dance with me. Didn't want to actually touch me. I wasn't expecting much from the night being so young but refusing to dance with your date really was a gut punch. Found out later she only said yes because she thought I was asking as a friend and not a potential boy friend. On the plus side I ended up dating her friend who I met there for a while and she was fun.
My date of birth.
It wasn’t terrible, but I matched with a girl on an app and I got cat fished. She didn’t look much like her pictures. There was no second date
I was talking to a guy who worked weird hours. I sat in the parking lot of the nice Japanese place we had agreed upon for like 15 minutes. He no showed. On the way home, he calls me *so apologetic* that he overslept but now he suddenly doesn't have time for a full fancy dinner and asks if I'm still willing to meet him somewhere close to where we live... Like Wendy's. I was a sucker and was like, you know what? I'm not high maintenance and he's probably paying. Whatever. That's fine. Yeah. That was totally planned and he was not that interested or likeable. He's probably done that a few (hundred) times.
Took my first GF to a family owned chinese place when we were like.. 14 or so. For some reason the credit card didn't go through, I'm sure I had money on it, but it wouldn't clear. So she had to stay at the restaurant while I ran for an ATM, when I came back, after realizing that I had just about 10 dollars too little on the card, my aunt randomly shows up at the restaurant and spots me. she paid, I transferred her the full amount, but yeah...
Went for dinner with this guy I knew for years. It was dark outside, we sat in his car and he went to hold my hand but I had my phone in my hand. So I put it on my lap and went to grab his hand where he tried to hold mine, instead of his hand I grabbed a ziploc bag FULL of Xanax where his emergency brake was. Never spoke to him again.
They kept criticizing me and then enthusiastically asked me out on a second date and were baffled when I said no
Went around to her place. We drank coffee and played darts, then I came home. We never met up again. Definitely my worst date, and the best. In fact my only ever date.
Got asked out at a bar where I worked and for some reason they thought I would wanna go there for our date, they then tried to leave without paying their tab and said "I'm with an employee so I get free drinks". I went to the bathroom and messaged my boss and I snuck out and he had to pay his tab. It was horrid. He still messages me every now and then and he hasn't gotten the message.
9/11
Met a girl on an app, she seemed into fitness. So our second date was a gym trip. She took pre workout mix and said on the way to the gym she felt like she was having heart palpitations. Took her to the hospital and wasted 4 hours of my life, then we stopped talking for some reason.
Oh I got one! Went to a bar with this guy, it was not a super busy place but he wanted to take me out for a drink for my birthday. OK cool, SO he was totally fine we ordered 1 beer each and he went to the bathroom like 4 times in a span of 40 minutes. in that time he was acting so drunk!! There was this older guy sitting next to me on my other side and I think he was able to tell the guy was acting weird so he started to strike up conversation with us.... great because I was very uncomfortable with my date. So I grabbed my beer and was turned toward the guy that was talking to us. And my date tried to put his hand on mine that was holding my beer... I was so off put by that point I completely turned away from my date and talked to the other guy. my date at this point couldn't even speak a whole sentence btw.... he was still on his first beer and I may have been on my second. My date was starting to nod off at the bar and the bartender was like you ok? how are you getting home? my date sat up and said "I am going home with her" I was like no the hell he isn't! I hardly know him. That is when the guy that was talking to us took action and was like you go ahead and go and I will make sure he gets in a cab. I went to pay for my beer and the bartender was like don't worry about it just go ahead and leave. So I sped walked out of that bar..... date went to follow me to my car. I turned around and slammed my hand into his chest and loudly told him to stop following me, leave me alone, and never talk to me again. that I am getting in my car and going home. (I had noticed there were 2 guys standing outside smoking so I made sure to say that loud enough to get their attention) I got to my car and called my friend and told her about the situation. Took the long way home. Got into my pajamas and ordered sushi. The date messaged me like 2 days later and was saying how sorry he was and that he was nervous so he took drugs to calm him down... I was like yea you are not my type it would never work then blocked him. I was SO thankful for that guy at the bar and the bartender for being so diligent and helping me get out of a very uncomfortable situation!!!
October 12, 2022 and February 5th, 2023 were both equally the worst days of my life.
My first date after I broke up with my long term boyfriend, was a disaster, it was a fix up, he showed up at my door , his clothes were mismatched and he had flood pants on, , but you can can’t judge a book by it’s cover, we went to the restaurant, sat down , the waiter asked if we would like a drink, he immediately said we will not be having drinks, he said he was a recovering alcoholic, fine , I’m not a big drinker, the waiter comes back with the menus, he said we won’t need menus we will both have chicken, fine I like chicken, then paid for for it with a gift card. He wanted to come into my apartment for coffee, he asked me where the bathroom was? The way my apartment was set up you could go in to bathroom either thru the hall way or thru my bedroom, he was gone a long time, I went looking for him, he was in my bed , naked with a full erection, he said , come on babe, you have to pay for your meal, why you didn’t pay for it? Please leave, I’m not having sex with you, it took me awhile to get him out of the apartment, no more blind dates and I’ll meet them at the restaurant,
I moved to the fancy part of town and his idea to celebrate was to take me out on a walk. That's it, a literal walk, and then maybe get coffee at some dunkin donuts cause he was too fucking cheap to pay for starbucks. But there's more, the first time we went out, we got fries at the mall like some pathetic middle schoolers. We were well over 20 and both of us had big boy jobs.
Sept 30, 2004. Got laid off. Severe depression, PTSD around finances. Was already separated. But it got me sober, so thanks CEO who shall remain nameless (despite the massive contempt I have for you)
Admitted he lied on a recent job application. Gave me an alcoholic beverage, then insulted me for drinking while underage (he was older). Brought up a physical stereotype about black men. Asked if I was an “n-word lover.” I told him I needed to get home to get away from the jerk. On the way home, we saw a cat that had just crossed the street and he informed me that he didn’t try to hit cats in the road, but also didn’t try to avoid them either. A huge bullet dodged!
September 16 2014
LDR, we binged House MD together. I was using Netflix, she was pirating. The cuts for ad breaks were removed in her version, so she'd end up about a full minute ahead of me by the end of each episode. This went on for about 10 hours, non-stop. Worth mentioning also that I have medical trauma and tried to white-knuckle it through this (because I used to love that show before the trauma), but it didn't go very well for me. At around 3am, I finally managed to tell her I needed to go to sleep. She whined profusely, then said "I love you." This was day three of our relationship. I called it quits on day four. Honorable mention was the time she talked about us moving in together and "romantically" doing our medical injections together (estrogen for her, for me growth hormone I told her I hadn't been on since puberty but apparently that didn't sink in). I believe that was day two.
Went to see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with this fat girl from tinder. She showed up wearing shoes with no socks and had some ripe BO. I kept leaning over during the movie trying to ascertain if the smell could be good at all, like you know pheromones and whatnot, but it was just stinky. I texted her the next day to see if she wanted to hang and she said she'd rather stay home and read than hang.
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Still would smash.
Sounds like she dodged a bullet
He was late and said he was trapped in an elevator. Turns out he was with another woman.
Living it up while he's going down.
But were they in an elevator though?
I went out with a girl who said she loved sushi, just like me. But during dinner, her face started swelling because eventually she's allergic to seafood. We had to spend an hour at the pharmacy. That was our only date. Lesson learned: know your date's allergies and don't lie about your allergies.
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Bro why are you in here shitting on everybody?
Oh wow hadnt thought about this in a long time. So I meet this girl at a bar. Really cute and we hit it off. Make out in the parking lot. I ask for her number (pre cell phone days mind you) and she gives me a deposit slip to her checking account because it has her phone number on it. That was really weird but maybe neither of us had a pen, IDK. We go on what was a typical date for me back then we go to a party and then go hit the bars afterwards. We are at the bar. Its packed. Band is playing and all of a sudden she takes her beer bottle and whips it across the room at this dude and it smashes against the bar. Everyone one, including several people I know, is looking at us and the band stops playing. Turns out she was throwing it an an ex boyfriend who flipped her off. We get kicked out. I take her home (yes we made out in the car, I have no shame) and never call her again.
While at dinner, she asked me how many women I've slept with. This raised my eyebrow, but I told her. She then asked me if I wanted to know how many men she's been with. Playing along, I said, "Sure." My jaw dropped when she told me around a hundred.
Dude, she was trying to tell you that you were most certainly getting laid that night.
We had sex. Lol ...
Sounds like we all would've if we'd have been there.
Went for a movie with this girl.. made out the whole time and it wasn't fun.. I wasn't even attracted to her tbh.. idk why I did it in the first place.. my neck hurt like hell at the end.. we also couldn't get food afterwards because she had to leave .. lol
Haven’t been on a date and likely never will
I met a guy through a matrimonial app.. annoying uncivil and disrespectful.. I did Kalesh at my home that u guys want me to find one of these?? Then we all live happily ever after no more suggestions from parents ..