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I don’t believe in love at first sight. Sure, you can be infatuated with someone immediately, and you might be instantly drawn to their energy. But it takes time to build a relationship and truly fall head over heels.
Disgust, on the other hand, can be crystal clear from the first meeting. Redditors have recently been sharing stories of terrible dates where they instantly knew that the other person wasn’t “the one.” From hearing offensive comments to witnessing extremely dangerous behavior, these tales will take you on a wild ride, pandas. So enjoy scrolling through, and be sure to upvote the stories that remind you to stay off of dating apps!
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#1
He said he was a bartender. We went to his apartment, he said he’d make me a drink. Then he put my drink in a different style glass than his. I asked to add something to it, i took a single sip, noticed he was watching me very intensely, I told him “try this its so good!” He didnt swallow.
I left.
David Morgan 10 months ago
100% there was something added to that glass. I'm just glad the creep didn't decide to go for a more 'direct' method of keeping you around. Good for you listening to your instincts.
SkippityBoppityBoo 10 months ago
If you suspect that you've been spiked? Obviously leave immediately and as safely as possible. Go to the hospital or phone for an ambulance as soon as possible. Some d***s only stay in your system for a short while but your hair will or should have traces of it. I had traces of a prescription d**g that I hadn't been prescribed and didn't take. They tested my hair.
Just stopping by 10 months ago
Probably a customization? Little bit of lemon juice or whatever. At least that's how I took that random detail
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#2
It was a blind date. Surprise! Two of her friends "just happened" to show up. She invited them to join us without even asking me.
They pretty much ignored me and ordered the most expensive items on the menu, including drinks. Every time I tried to join in the conversation, I was rudely dismissed.
I realized pretty fast that I was being scammed. They barely paid attention when I finished my meal and excused myself to go to the restroom.
I went to the bar and had the bartender call my server over. I was a regular there, so they knew me. I told her what was up, and I wanted to pay my share of the check. I tipped her generously since I knew my "date" was probably going to screw her over.
I warned my server that they might try to run out on the bill when they figured out I wasn't a sucker. I left and met some friends at a bar I knew they would be at. We had a good laugh about it.
A few days later, I stopped back in the restaurant for lunch. The bartender told me I was right. He said it took them a while to catch on that I'd left. They did try to dine and dash and got caught.
The manager threatened to call the cops. They ran up a huge tab because they had several drinks each as well. One of the girls had to have her dad come down and pay the bill.
David Morgan 10 months ago
Male or female, don't do this to your dates, and don't do it to the establishments. No-one likes a parasite.
Regina Holt 10 months ago
It's great that she warned server about them trying to leave without paying.
Amanda Reinstatler 8 months ago
F@cking F@CK those cheap insufferable c@nts. They ruin nice guys for the rest of us
SkippityBoppityBoo 10 months ago
I've worked in bars, pubs etc. This happens more than you'd think. There are usually signs that I'd recognise if someone was going to "Dine and Dash". We'd say to each other behind the bar, "Keep an eye on table number 4" for example. I feel for this guy and hope it's not coloured his view of females. I really don't like people who do this sort of thing
Mark Kelly 10 months ago
That's why we make it clear to the server we're paying our own bills and even if they leave before me I'm not going to cover their bill
#3
I'm a gay guy. Had a date with a guy that seemed okay until the end of the night when he told me he had just come out to his family - during his sister's wedding that caused a bunch of drama.
No thanks. If you aren't mature enough to realize that this is your sister's special day and that you made it all about you, then this ain't gonna work.
Stacey Brennan 10 months ago
Announcing anything at someone else's wedding is peak selfish main character syndrome!
Bored Seagull 10 months ago
He might have hoped that his family being in a good mood would make it easier for them to accept him being homosexual. His coming out still causing a drama suggests that they weren't very fond of homosexuals to begin with. Frankly, the OP being more concerned about the "special day" of his date's sister possibly being ruined than his date possibly being ousted by his family just for being homosexual doesn't paint the OP in a very good light either.
David Morgan 10 months ago
Sorry, I disagree with you. The date can choose any day to make their announcement, the sister only really gets one shot at the marriage date (yes, it can be postponed, but the event itself is a one-time thing). My own sister officially came out and announced her plans to marry her girlfirend at Christmas, because the family was gathered. My Mum wasn't happy (though to be fair that was due to some religious hang-ups she's since been able to throw off) but Christmas comes every year. OP is right that the date chose very poorly, and is rightly concerned that such decision-making could impact any possible relationship.
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To find out how this conversation started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit user CosmosisJones42, who was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda.
"I was inspired to ask [this question] because I was bored watching romantic comedies and wanted to see a few real-life romantic comedies," they shared.
#4
I have two nightmare dating stories, but this one takes the cake.
About 17 years ago, I dated a guy that I met off of Match. We had a good connection via messaging, phone calls, and we went on four dates. After the fourth date, there was a sudden change. He would take days to answer back, so I figured he was just busy and I just left him alone. After a while, he finally contacted me to go out on a fifth date, and said let's go to Venice Beach, as I have never been there before.
When I was in the car with him, he never said a single word. He drove us out to Venice Beach, never made eye contact with me, and we were just in this weird awkward silence the whole time. I would ask him what is wrong, what is on his mind, and if needs me to call for help. No answer. I knew something was bad. Of course, in my mind, I was running various scenarios in my head what my next move was. We went back to his car, and he was taking me back home.
Before we got close to my place, he let out a deep sigh and says, "I have something to tell you." Of course, my insides were screaming at this point. He says, "I... I don't deserve you. You have a lot to offer someone to make them happy, and I am not that person...." He pauses, sighs again, and then says, "You know why I was not responding early on? Because I was in mandatory anger management counseling, and was having trouble coping with life." My eyes grew wide, and I asked what happened. He said his last girlfriend got on his nerves over something they argued about, and in turn, it frustrated him so much that he nearly choked her to death. Because of what occurred, he was in court-ordered counseling for the next few years and had to check-in with someone three times a week. He felt he was ready to date again because he felt he mentally moved onto becoming a better person.
By the time he pulled up to my house, he finished everything he was saying. He asks, "What do you think I should do? What advice do you have for me?" I told him calmly, "I admire your courage to tell me the truth. I think the best move from this point is to remove your dating profile, finish your healing, rebuild yourself, and maybe try again when you feel ready." I said bye to him, went back in the house, and I literally just sat in my bed just in a weird stupor because I could not believe what happened, and thanking my stars that nothing happened to me. Strange but true, he actually did write me a final email thanking me for everything, and he did take down his profile a day later.
Bored Seagull 10 months ago
This is rather sad than nightmarish. What her date did to his ex was really terrible, but the description also sounds he regretted what happened and wanted to overcome his anger issues. Although he might have overestimated how far he had progressed, I hope he mananged to overcome his issues in the end.
EarFurnishings 10 months ago
Choking a partner (non-consensually) is considered a "point of no return" for abusers. If the victim isn't able to leave, they'll most likely be murdered. This guy doesn't get a pass for feeling badly; he's a threat and should be treated as such.
Load More Replies... SkippityBoppityBoo 10 months ago
I'm on the other side of this, as in some of the replies. It's... Well, at least he told her and showed remorse in a way but at the same time? Having been through what I've been through with my violent ex? I really would have immediately cut all contact with that guy. It's... It's Trust. I would not be able to trust him.
#5
She drove through a red light going 50 mph and totaled 2 cars. Almost k**led me.
David Morgan 10 months ago (edited)
OK, everyone else can stop now. This one wins. I loathe, detest and have nothing but contempt for people who drive recklessly.
#6
When he wouldn’t get out of my truck until I kissed him. I threatened to drive to the police station to get him out of my f*****g truck. Spoiler alert: there wasn’t a 2nd date.
OzymandiasTheManokit They/Them 10 months ago
thank goodness there was no second date, or else I would've expected it to be at court lol
We also asked the author if they've ever been on any tragic dates that ended quickly.
"I've been on many dates where it didn't work out but none as bad as what was posted!" they shared.
So is it a good idea to end a date as soon as red flags appear, or is it best to simply not schedule a second date? "I think it's a good thing to end the date early if you're not feeling it, as to not waste people's time and emotions," CosmosisJones42 says.
#7
He asked me how much the bill was for his portion on our first date. I scan the bill and say just put in $15 and it’s fine, I’ll get the rest. He grabbed the bill out of my hand and proceeded to explain to me the exact amount he owed for about five minutes like I didn’t understand basic math.
Oh and I’ll throw in a bonus here. Another guy, first date. We met online so it was our very first time meeting. Met at the restaurant, parked close so our initial meeting was in the parking lot. He says hi, asks how the drive was and then told me that if I didn’t agree to f**k him after dinner he wasn’t going to bother with the meal. I got right back in my car and left.
David Morgan 10 months ago
"Sorry pal, you asked for a date, but you're thinking of escorts. BTW, they want considerably more than the cost of dinner for guaranteed intimacy. Try having a personality, see how that goes".
#8
It was the first date.
He brought his mom. .
Jan Moore 9 months ago
My brother was going back in the Army after he and my SIL got married, told her that he should get posted to a nearby and they could introduce me to some guys. She said no, she and her roommate had decided to introduce me to a co-workers son at a party in 2 weeks. Went to the party and we had a lot in common and told him I'd give him a ride when my new car came in. Ran into his mom at work and gave her my # when I got my car, she gave me a weird look. 2 weeks later my friend and I were supposed to eat with them but she couldn't make so we went over to talk to them instead. His dad says lets go up to son's store, he was an RPh. This was the last night for the county fair and I couldn't get anyone to go with me. Don't know where it came from but I suddenly said "are you doing anything tonight, you wanna go to the fair" he said OK, his parents stood there with mouths hanging open. That was 43 years ago, still married.
#9
Prior to the date he told me he had a son. During the date he casually mentioned he actually has three children but two don’t count because “their mom is a b***h”.
ETA: some of yall are doing some mental gymnastics to excuse this man 😂 he meant what he said. I asked him to elaborate and he doubled down.
TribbleThinking 10 months ago
I agree. He didn't like her enough for them to count, but he liked her enough to have a second child with her. Interesting mathing! 😄
Load More Replies... Lena Flising 7 months ago
He still chose to have kids with her, so he's has only himself to blame. The kids can't help how they came into this world.
Ellinor 10 months ago
But still, he should have said he had 3 children instead of lying.
Load More Replies...We also wanted to know what the OP thought of the replies to their post. "I loved reading this thread! People are wild!" they told Bored Panda. "Most of the replies beat the romantic comedies in terms of crazy dates!"
Finally, the author shared some words of wisdom. "If your date doesn't go well, it is for a reason. That person is out there, and they will show up in your life when the timing is right," CosmosisJones42 says. "Don't give up on love because some people are crazy!"
#10
Attempted to rekindle a relationship because we bumped into each other at a happy hour, and had a fun conversation—and thought perhaps things ended prematurely.
She was game for grabbing dinner, and even suggested a good Italian place that she had been wanting to try.
Done! Reservation booked. Time set.
The day of our date arrived. We were supposed to meet there separately but mid morning she texted asking if she could get picked up.
Sure! No problem.
She texted again. This time asking if we could change the reservation time to an hour later in the evening.
Ok, I’ll see what I can do. Done.
Another text. This time asking about possibly going to a different restaurant because one of her girlfriends suggested a “better” spot.
I actually reserved a table at said “better” spot at the later time and everything.
Oh. But then I found out that she didn’t want the later time at the “better” spot. She wanted to go back to the original time.
I forget exactly what my text message said at this point but it was something along the line of “I’m sorry to do this but I’m just not hungry anymore.”.
David Morgan 10 months ago
"I'm NOT sorry to do this. You have shown me exactly who you are going to be, and I'm doing you the courtesy of believing you".
Sven Horlemann 10 months ago
My answer would have been "Ha, ha. I get it. You never plan to meet. Ok!"
Amanda Reinstatler 8 months ago (edited)
Grow TF UP and make a decision girl. She sounds immature and hi maintenance and selfish AF. Bullet dodged. Then dodged again at a different time and place.
#11
We went to a movie and as we got up she threw the popcorn on the floor. Flipped the bag and gave it a good shake. I said that wasn't nice and she said they have people to clean up. I wish i had said something else but i sorta just went on auto pilot until i dropped her off. .
Ace 10 months ago
This reminds me of a comment here a couple of days ago from someone who reckoned taking your shopping trolley back to its right place was depriving someone of a job.
Fire Singer 10 months ago
OMG I hate when people use that as an excuse. "It keeps someone employed!" B.S.! That person has plenty of other jobs besides cleaning up extra stuff because of lazy and entitled people.
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CanadianaKa 1 month ago
There's "making a normal theatre mess" and then there's "selfish, a-hole-ish cruelty."
Amanda Reinstatler 8 months ago
Yeah they have people who clean bathrooms too - what does that b***h do in public restrooms???
Sylvia Baker 10 months ago
Nah, the US is deporting all the people that would clean that up... so it'll have to be someone like her.
#12
He kept telling me how much I reminded him of his daughter while he kept trying to grab my face to try to go for a kiss. When he went to the bathroom I ran out.
Robert Beveridge 10 months ago
I understand this sometimes happens when you date elected officials
Nikole 10 months ago
Ha! Perhaps he’d even be dating her if she weren’t his daughter…
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David Morgan 10 months ago
I genuinely feel unwell reading that. What a scumbag. I hope his daughter is safe.
SkippityBoppityBoo 10 months ago
Oh gosh.... That actually made me literally do a sicky burp...
Tom De Paul 10 months ago
Interesting factoid: men first begin to cheat when their eldest daughter hits puberty. Make what you will of this.
#13
When this first date of ours turned out to be an Amway recruitment meeting.
#14
She littered fast food wrappers out my car window. I made a u turn and took her home instead of the movie we were supposed to go see.
Sara Frazer 10 months ago
Good for you! I would've pulled over and made her pick it up lol and if she said no I'd be like "well have fun walking" 😂
#15
He asked me how many other guys I was talking to, and when I said no one else, he said "fine lie to me if you want, I'm talking to 7 other girls. It's kind of a slow week for me because it's usually like 15-20" LOL. I laughed because I thought he was joking, and that pissed him off even more. He told me he could have anyone he wanted, and he left.
#16
So this is embarrassing in retrospect. 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.
Tom De Paul 10 months ago
It's a miracle that two gay men ever get together. Cause, you know, 2 men . . . . .
#17
Went on a dinner date at a guys house. He surprised me and had invited his parents over and that was awkward enough. Then, in the middle of dinner, he got down on one knee and proposed.....it was our FIRST date. I just got up and walked out. Thank God I had driven there. At that point, I would have walked home if I had to, though.
Amused panda 10 months ago
If you read the original thread, it gets better....by which I mean, more bizarre. He proposed with "you would make an acceptable wife. My parents like you and I think you're okay. Would you be my wife?". He suggested not many men would be interesting in OP because she had a baby already. He and the parentals were part of a 'church', he "needed" to marry before 25 so he could have at least 10 kids "to strengthen the family lineage". He did this on first dates with every woman he dated for 3 years, until he found someone who said yes.
Load More Replies... Sven Horlemann 10 months ago
Unbelievable. He did not even wait till you finished eating? Blasphemous. 🤣
SkippityBoppityBoo 10 months ago
Number 21 and I'm getting even more gladder that I'm single!!! Yes, "gladder"!!!
#18
First date. Starbucks was closing and he asked me if I wanted to continue the conversation in his truck. I happily agreed- as soon as we got in, he turned the truck on and took off down the highway. He said he’d take me back when I proved to him what my mouth could do while whipping out his p*nis.
Basically got kidnapped on the first date. Oh yeah, and he was a middle school resource officer 🙃.
Bookworm 10 months ago
OP provided the rest of the story in a comment: I told him that I was about open the door and roll out of the truck (I was pretty nonchalant about it even though my brain was panicking). I think he thought I was just trying to play coy or something, so he sped the truck up and kept wiggling his gross tiny d**k. So I opened my door slightly and that’s when he (kinda?) panicked as well and slowed down. Then quietly said something along the lines of “kidding around and how he was just being silly” We weren’t that far from the coffee shop so he just pulled a U-turn and took me back. He walked me to my car, hugged me, and said he had a great time.
Jen Nunyabiz 9 months ago
Funny how we're so conditioned that she didn't realize this was also assault.
Laura Looney 9 months ago (edited)
Oh my goodness! That's why you don't get into a stranger's vehicle!!!
#19
It was our fourth date.
*She* brought up the exes conversation (how many relationships have you been in, why didn’t they work out, etc.)
Without skipping a beat she told me she’d probably still be with her last partner but he left because she lied about taking birth control.
#20
I was on a first date with a young Mormon lady, we were in our mid-twenties. She was telling me a little bit about her beliefs, about the seven stages of heaven and how most people can get to at least the first level of heaven. Then she started talking about sin, and how you can see deeper sins in the color of people’s skin. That darker skinned people have more inherent sin, so cannot go to heaven. But, if they repent their sins, their skin will become pure and white, and then they can at least enter.
As she was explaining this to me, her speech got slower…and slower…you see, I’m Latino. Needless to say, we didn’t make it to the first base of heaving.
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 10 months ago
She must have been really impressed by Michael Jackson.
Stacey Brennan 10 months ago
If this is what Mormons actually believe then they can go f**k their racist selves!
CP 10 months ago
Mormonism was divinely revealed in the 1820s and for some strange reason God had the same hang-ups about black people as white people did back then.
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#21
She showed up wearing a (dirty) white crop top and started playing with her exposed belly button in the middle of our dinner date and then proceeded to say out loud with people surrounding us “Ew What the hell is that in my bellybutton?!”.
#22
She showed me two pictures of exes and asked where I would rank myself with them.
Robert Beveridge 10 months ago
"I can definitely kick both their asses at trivial pursuit" should end things quite nicely.
#23
When he told me I reminded him of his sister and then wouldn’t stop talking about her.
#24
He asked me to go to a movie, then pulled up in crocs and pjs. Said we were gonna go to his house instead of the movie theatre. Then proceeded to tell me he doesn’t actually have his drivers licence.
Fire Singer 10 months ago
I'm all for an at-home movie date, but not a first date without that being agreed on before hand. You don't get to just change the place from public to your home on a first date unless all parties agree. Oh...and take an uber!
Rosecat 8 months ago
This! I wouldn't go to someone's house for a first date, or let him come to mine.
Load More Replies... Amanda Reinstatler 8 months ago
A first date is like a job interview - this is the best version you will ever get of them. So if yiu show up looking like you just rolled out of bed - GTFO. It will only get worse from there
David Morgan 10 months ago
Are you joking? He just straight-up admitted to a crime and behaviour likely to endanger others.
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When he said he traveled to Africa often for work. I lived in Africa for a bit and initially loved this…it was something we had in common. Until he said he doesn’t think people in rural villages in Africa should have access to clean water or electricity because “someone has to pay for it”. After back and forth for a bit I got up and left.
#26
He owned several car lots and he sold my car for me. He asked me to dinner. Everything was great. He asked if I wanted to see the house he’d just bought on his credit card. 👀
It was still early out and the house was only a few blocks away. The real estate agent was there and he wanted to sign some papers so I agreed. It was a modest little brick house, super cute and he had indeed bought it. He used his credit card for the down payment and he was signing some documents for the finalizing of the sale etc. I was pretty impressed I admit. Then he dragged his finger along a dusty ledge and said “needs a woman’s touch” and I noped right the heck out of there. Big bucks or not, I am nobody’s servant. Never saw him again.
Betsy S 10 months ago
In your area you are permitted to use borrowed money for a home downpayment? No wonder your country had a housing collapse in 2008.
SAF saf 10 months ago
Yep, take a WILD guess which US President relaxed laws so this was possible. I'll give you a hint his dad was president and an Iraqi reporter threw two shoes at him.
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tameson 10 months ago
You can NOT use a credit card for a down payment in the US. You need to have the cash in the bank for the down payment to get approved for the mortgage. You could potentially get a cash advance for part of the down payment transferred to your bank account but then you would take a hit on your credit score and not qualify for the mortgage.
Laura Looney 9 months ago (edited)
First, using credit cards are unwise. Second, purchasing a home with a credit card is not only unwise, it is not allowed. Third, this dude was obviously trying to pull one over on the woman.
Panda Panda Bo Banda 10 months ago
Real estate agents don't take credit cards. They ain't giving 3% to Visa.
Heir of Durin 10 months ago
Can you put a down payment on a house with a credit card? I didn’t know that was a thing…
Amanda Reinstatler 8 months ago
I have NEVER heard of someone making a down payment on a HOUSE with a credit card. EVER
#27
Buddy of mine wanted to get in the game but is super cheap, so he was using Plenty of Fish (mistake #1)
Connects with a chick who seemed down to clown, so he (mistake #2) invited her to his house. She immediately is upset that he doesn't have Tito's vodka and that's the ONLY thing she drinks. So she insists they go to the liquor store and get some.
Now my buddy is 50/50 that he's going to get robbed, but the other 50% is a good chance of getting laid. So he compromises by telling her to drive and leaves his wallet behind.
They get into her car, and there's no seat in the passenger side she says she has a huge dog so she took the seat out, and just sit in the back. And they head off to the liquor store
During the drive, he comes to the understanding that this woman is drunk. He's still holding out for the sex possibility though they get to the liquor store, and it's to late, closed. The chick says "I know a store there open late", but the liquor stores are all state stores, they all have the same hours. She insists she knows a place, and he's captive in the back seat.
She gets on the interstate, and a while goes by in silence, and he eventually asked "where are we going?" And she screams in terror... She'd forgotten he was in the back seat. She tells him they're going to the liquor store in a city 30 minute away.
Now he's almost given up on the failing hope of getting some strange, and just wants to live. Asks if they can just go home, and she screams again... Forgot he was in the car again
So he tried to keep a full conversation going to keep her awake and aware of him, and they eventually get to the destination magic open liquor store. It was closed.
She insists it's open and goes to the door and starts pounding on it.
Now comes the peanut gallery. Some Mexican guys are sitting in a truck drinking beers, and yell at her "that's closed. You want a beer?" And she starts yelling racial slurs at them... And not even the right ones for Mexicans. Now three Mexicans and a drunk/high/bi polar chick are trading profanities
And my buddy finally reached "sex chance = 0%" point, and just walked away. Turned around the corner and sat down at a bus stop and called me.
It's like 1:00am on a work night, and I see the call and like "this can't be good"
So I drive to get him, he tells me this whole long story that I honestly can't remember half of... It was much worse. Then we drank at his place until dawn and called in sick to work.
Robert Beveridge 10 months ago
"down to clown" puts images in my head I never want to see again.
A completely normal chair. 10 months ago
So his buddy figured out that a girl was drunk, continued to let her drive, and was hoping to score with a definitely drunk woman. Huh.
DeeDee M 10 months ago (edited)
I will remember three main points from this story. #1. Men will go very far for sex if the sex is all but guarenteed. It's really something. #2. "down-to-clown is the best thing I've heard, maybe ever. #3. That chick was truly loopdy-do and I hope she got some help, but I would've paid big money to see the liquor store/drunk Mexican/incorrect racial slur scene. Thank-you for making my Monday, God that was funny. 🤣
Marianne Grann 10 months ago
What a desperate man - he’s like a Hole is a Hole even if it is placed wrong!
Boop the Snoot. Pound the Paw. 10 months ago
Never heard "down to clown" and I'm now going to weave it into every even marginally relevant conversation.
Hidalgo 10 months ago
When did the word ‘chick’ make a comeback? This was from my grandfather’s time - and I’m old
New York Nerds 10 months ago
I don't think that word has ever died my friend.
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When he asked me if I thought he smelled nice. I politely said yes, and he reached into his leather jacket and brought out a little sample atomiser of Ferrari cologne. He proudly presented it to me, saying I could keep it as a memento of our date and him.
In the right way, it could be rather kitschy and cute, but this guy was fully into himself all night, and this was the cherry on top.
He was shocked when I didn’t want to go home with him that night hahahaha.
Luke Branwen 10 months ago
To be fair tho, I use the Ferrari perfume and it smells GREAT. Still wouldn't do this, though 😅
#29
Gave her my phone to put music on in the car & saw in the reflection of the passenger window she was going through my texts.
Robert Beveridge 10 months ago
I am constantly surprised people don't regularly clean out their texts. Even if you have nothing to hide, how do you find anything in the avalanche of 2fa texts, walgreens notifications, spam, and wrong numbers if you don't delete them every few days?
HeavyMetalHeart 10 months ago
I don’t really get any of that. If something is junk, I delete it, but mostly everything is from friends or family and I keep it in case I need to check back on something.
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SkippityBoppityBoo 10 months ago
Why are some people more bothered about the not clearing your text inbox than this privacy violation? Oh my gosh! I do not accept anyone going through my texts or emails etc. Not because I'm "hiding something" but because we all should have a right to privacy.
#30
On our first date, when he showed up with a framed photo of himself and his dog for my apartment.
Bored Retsuko 10 months ago
Maybe when texting before, she asked "oh a dog, do you have a photo" and he thought it would be funny to bring a physical one?
#31
So when I was 21 years old, we went to the movies for our first date. We were watching the Hobbit, Desolation of Smaug. Everything was great until about an hr into the movie, he started rubbing my belly (I was plus sized so I had a little stomach) like I was a freaking Buddha, or a Magic Lamp and he was wanting a genie to pop out to make 3 wishes for him.
I asked him to stop and that it was weird, then about 15 mins later he leaned over and said I can’t wait to put a baby into your belly!
I said, “Ummm excuse me? We just met, and I don’t know anything about you.” I got up and left the theatre without him. There were just too many red flags that were too creepy for my liking.
A few years later a new friend, ended up going on a few dates with the same guy, he ended up putting a tracker on her car and stalking her.
I’m glad I followed my instincts. I only met her a couple weeks after her mechanic found the tracker.
#32
After introducing herself, she immediately said that she was boring, didn’t get out much, and speaks fluent sarcasm. She then said she works too much and doesn’t have much time to devote to a relationship.
I was livid at the person who set us up.
#33
She wrote "Let's meet today in the park.". It was 10 pm. It was everything I needed to know to make my final decision.
DennyS (denzoren) 10 months ago
10pm I'm already in bed. Meet today....you mean tomorrow, today is over lol
#34
He talked non stop about how much of a b***h his ex was, the dude was so angry. He gave me a headache.
#35
4th date. She sold prescription d***s to a minor while I was present.
Nope.
David Morgan 10 months ago
Holy s**t. The level of blatancy and bad decision-making...run as fast as you can.
#36
Snapped at the busser for more water in his 75% full glass that was just filled. “Hey, bud. Can we keep this full?”.
#37
Definitely the time a guy took me to see some Silence of the Lambs sequel (Was that a thing?) and laughed through all the disturbing parts. Then he told me how he'd looked into hiring someone to kill his ex-girlfriend who'd cheated on him but decided against it because he "didn't want to leave her sons without a mom." We were at the beach after the movie when he told me this, and then he followed up with, "Do you know the best way to hide a body? You go out as far as you can at low tide and dig a hole, so that way, when the tide comes back in, sand keeps getting pushed on top of the body." He was dumb and this clearly wouldn't work, but the fact that he took pride in almost hiring a hitman and would brag about a (stupid) way to hide a body was like, "Oh, f**k, no." He was in the Navy (no more military for me) and shipped out the next day or the day after, so I never had to see him again.
David Morgan 10 months ago
Being military isn't the problem there, being intensely stupid and mentally unwell is.
Tom Brincefield 10 months ago
That's a stupid way to hide a body. You bury it in your flower bed, then plant endangered species of plants over it.
#38
We had a pleasant first date so we arranged for a second. I was waiting for him in the pub and he was running late, so I text “Where are ya?” and he sent me a voice note screaming “WHERE AM I?? WHERE THE F**K AM I??? I’M OUTSIDE THE F*****G PUB WAITING FOR YOU. HOW F*****G DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT. F**K YOU, I’M LEAVING”. I was like fair enough and proceeded to have drinks with other people. Then a week later he asked if we could go on another date. .
#39
First date, she started going on and on about her past lives (no BSing, she really believed this from independent verification I got later from a mutual acquaintance) and how she had been Joan of Arc, Marie Antoinette, and some other famous people as well. I just sat there wondering how the hell do I get the F out of here and as fast as possible. She droned on and on and me not wanting to be rude I listened and laughed half heartedly when she did. Yet while I was listening what I really wanted to ask was ‘Since you were Marie Antoinette, what did it feel like to have your head cut off by a guillotine?’ or ‘How did it feel to be burned at the stake? etc. To say there was no second date is a given. Why is it that past lives people are always somebody famous, not Bob the garbage boy?
Fire Singer 10 months ago
I believe in past lives, but yeah, I wouldn't drone on about them on a first date. That's like, third date material. ;)
#40
Met online. Agreed to meet up in person at a bar. He arrived looking 20 years older than his pictures, wearing loose-fitting khaki dad pants, a button down shirt, and socks with sandals. He asked if I wanted to play shuffleboard. (I'm painting a picture.)
Not long after I arrived, a woman and a different man joined us at our table. After being introduced to the couple, they seem more interested in visiting with me than my date does. Within a few minutes, the reveal that my date is her husband, and the other guy is her boyfriend. Seems they were looking for a fourth.
I'm not anti - polyamory, but this was never mentioned nor discussed. And my date's wife looked so young, she could easily have been a kidnapping victim with Stockholm syndrome.
The entire interaction was wrought with red flags. And my date didn't have a personality. Can't imagine how he's managed to land this teenaged wife...
Needless to say, I left soon after. No, thank you.
#41
First date: we drove past a cemetery and she said they are beautiful . I said "yeah, my father is buried in that one."
She said "do you mind if we stop and visit his grave?"
This woman was stunningly beautiful, but a little quirky.
I fumbled over my words for a few moments and reluctantly said " I guess so."
I was weirded out, but curious where it could possibly go from there (this was within the first hour of the date).
We are standing there and she pulls me close, I feel her breath on my neck. I am still wondering if someone is about to tase me and steal my organs.
All of the sudden she says "let's take a picture to remember this moment.
It was weird, but we move on.
The next day she post pictures all over social media of us wit my fathers headstone. It was super creepy.
I called and messaged her to please take it down.
I felt so violated, she did not understand my reaction and truthfully. Neither did I. I just got an ick about her.
#42
When he told me his favorite book was ‘Lolita’ which he read every month. That and his marionette collection.
Ace 10 months ago
Have you ever read it? It is not light reading and it is not pornographic, nor does it seek in any way to glorify or justify paedophilia; quite the opposite, it's a self-portrait of a sick man who knows he's sick but goes ahead and does the sick stuff anyway. Although why someone would repeatedly boast about reading it I do not know.
Lila Allen 10 months ago
Um super important to mention here... if you get invited to a pool party and the other guests are mannequins, LEAVE
#43
First date. We met for coffee. He talked about his tractor for the entire hour. Literally nothing else and didn't ask anything about me.
Ace 10 months ago
Eh? Oh, a British Politician who's also a farmer, apparently.
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He revealed to me (hadn’t bothered to mention before we’d met up) that he had two children by two different women. Also lied about his height, by a lot.
Edit: forgot to mention that he referred to his children as “accidents”. lol.
#45
She was heart-stoppingly beautiful, and I had no chance, but you miss every shot you don't take. I invited her out for coffee, and I could see her realize, and then to my surprise instead of gently turning me down she countered with accompanying her to her book club. Holy s**t, she didn't say no, and I love books too, this is perfect. When I showed up they were unironically reading a Christian 'scientific' refutation of evolution. She was so beautiful and kind, I sat and considered for a moment if I could deal with all the potential baggage that book suggested. Then I thanked her very kindly for inviting me and told her we could be friends, but it wasn't going to work out.
detective miller's hat 10 months ago
2 times in my life I went out with a guy based solely on his looks. The first was a colossal döuchbag, instantly made him unattractive to me. The second was nice, but PAINFULLY dumb. Lasted a month before I broke it off because it was like trying to drag a conversation out of a rock.
Dragon mama 10 months ago
Wise decision, although I'd have held off on the offer of friendship
David Morgan 10 months ago
Well, providing you agree not to discuss religion, you could still have decent friendship.
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#46
F(43) I was maybe 37-38 years old and having lunch with a dating candidate! And was reprimanded like a 5 year old because I didn’t change the knife to my right hand while cutting in a piece of meat. I finish that bite I placed the silverware on top of the plate, grabbed my purse and left.
#47
He was half an hour late, clearly intoxicated or on some kind of d**g, tried kissing me multiple times even though I told him to stop and then slapped my a*s in front of all these people in a pub.
I didn’t go on dates for a while after that….
#48
She was racist. To non whites.
I am non white. My name is obviously non European origin (Pakistani).
She said I was ok since I seemed nice and was light skinned.
I did complete the meal and paid for it.
Apparently white passing privelege means being able to date racist white ladies.
ETA: in case you are wondering it wasn't our first date. It was our last.
David Morgan 10 months ago
OK, not heard that before, that's pretty funny.
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Got roaring drunk and sh*t herself.
#51
I had a runny nose and mentioned it when she wanted to kiss, she said “don’t worry!” and shoved her tongue up my nostril.
Fire Singer 10 months ago
I almost choked trying not to laugh too loudly at this at work!!!!
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Online dating will change you... I have stories where I noped in-person, but the wildest by a mile was when I figured out the full name of who I was chatting with and did a Google search.
The top result was a news story about how she cheated on her BF while he was in their house, a confrontation ensured, and said BF was killed by her new lover (their friend). Funniest part: we "matched" online only 7 months after the published article.
#53
I went on a date with someone who started chatting it up with everyone around them and completely ignored me 😒.
#54
She told me that right before the date she had hooked up with her ex boyfriend in case the date failed.
#55
First date with my now husband. We are both very anxious people who had little experience with dating and we were both so nervous. I threw up right before the date. He came to pick me up and we drove to the library where we were planning to use their wifi to watch Netflix in the back of the car (despite being almost 20 years old, my mom would not let us hang out in my bedroom at home). As soon as we got to the library he got out of the car and threw up in the parking lot. I then admitted to him that I had also thrown up right before the date. He tried to play it off as us having the flu or food poisoning but we both knew it was really just the nerves.
#56
My date was talking about him and his ex having a fight, and he pinned her up against a wall by her throat. His exact words were, " If a woman wants to start s**t, I'll finish it". No thanks. Didn't stop him from lying and saying I f****d him before he dropped me but if it spares me from that nonsense then so be it.
#57
When a guy went on and on and on about himself, barely letting me get a word in, and interrupting me several times. Nope.
#58
Oh. There have been some. All these were on first dates: guy was giving me a tour and showed me his bondage room with eyebolts on the ceiling/floor; guy told me about how a partner stabbed him and he married her because he was afraid; guy told me about his recent domestic violence conviction. It would be wise to say those were the only dates with those men, but they were not. Only date I immediately walked away from was the guy who stuck his tongue in my ear canal like a dog trying to get a PB out of a jar. That was a bridge too far.
Heir of Durin 10 months ago
I haven’t dated in many years, but I’m surprised at how many dates are at someone’s house. I wouldn’t feel safe by any means at the home of someone I’ve never met. And alone at that.
#60
First date, we got sushi and went to a movie. 20 minutes into the movies he grabs my hand so I’m like okay… this is fine I guess.. and then a few minutes later he proceeds to start rubbing on my thighs. I got up and went outside and told him my sister was having an emergency and needed me to come over as quickly as possible. He walked me out and tried to kiss me and I leaned my forehead into the kiss and hopped in my car and sped off so quickly. Blocked. Never spoke again. To this day I refuse to watch Aquaman.
#61
Not a date, but rather a girl I was hooking up with at a party, and it's kinda long but I just think the whole thing was so weird it's worth sharing.
We were in her kitchen and we begin to make out and suddenly she starts talking about how her best friend is totally in love with her, but she keeps kissing me while saying so. Then she ellaborates by saying yeah my best friend is outside in the party and I'm like woah... well, should we stop? She goes no, and I'm kinda uncomfortable anyways because I've been the best friend and I kinda want to stop. She goes no it's totally fine and then keeps going on about it... lik really going into detail, and tells me the whole story about how she liked him but then she didn't and I'm like... okay... and before I can decide what to do the best friend walks into the kitchen. He goes "I'm sorry" and then walks out. Normal uncomfortable situation, right? Well, this happens at least 3 times. Like, he keeps walking in and going "Sorry" (dude is clearly drunk at this point), so the third time I'm like nah dude you guys clearly need to talk, I'll just be outside you figure out stuff, and the girl holds my hand and makes me stay but then starts talking to him and like... she wants me to be a third neutral party or something? She begins to tell him that she didn't like when he did so and so, and she asks me "what do you think" while holding my arm tightly and not letting me go.
I said f**k it and just end up playing along and actively listening to them and trying to help them (I'm a teacher so I guess I'm good at that?). Long story short I manage to get out of that situation eventually, we go outside and a few hours later people start leaving so I go back to her apartment to grab my stuff. Of course, she comes back with me and now we're all alone in the apartment. We go back to the kitchen and things start getting hot again when suddenly we hear a knock on the door, and guess whose voice we hear outside? Yeah, of course, her best friend.
So I'm like okay, yeah, no, that's it, bye. And as I'm about to leave she stomps her feet on top of the couch, putting her leg between me and the door, and asks me "So, what are we?" and I'm like "Uhh, nothing? We just kissed, and listen, I'm sorry, I just went through a breakup so I'm not really looking for anything more than that right now, I'm sorry if that disappoints you" (and that was true, but also I didn't want to get into that whole mess at all). She goes "But can we still mess around some more?" and before I can say anything the best friend knocks again, so we open the door and he is there and then he says sorry again and I say "Chill, I'm leaving anyways", and before I can go down the stairs the girl calls me up and goes "My friend is too drunk, can you make sure he gets home safe?", and since I can't for the life of me say no to that, I end up in a cab with him 5 minutes later.
During the trip he starts telling me how much he loves her but that she hurt him and so on and so on. And I can totally understand the guy because, again, I've been in his position, but at this point I just want to get home and forget about the whole mess. But I have to make sure he gets home safe so we stop in front of his house, and as he is about to leave he turns around and says "Please take good care of her, she is happier with you". He gets off the car and walks off into the night.
A month goes by and I see both the girl and her best friend walking down the street holding hands as a couple.
Yup.
#62
Mentioned moving across the country in *exactly* 3,405 days. Did some quick mental math and realized it’s the day her son turns 18. Left as soon as I got a to go box. I only have room for one woman who hates her kids in my life.
#63
Told me she was still married to her husband but only married him for his insurance.
#64
A guy told me he had charges pending because he spit on a woman at Costco.
#65
Went to Mardi Gras with a guy and back to his apartment after… His apartment was a pig stye… a bachelor pad almost.. immediate no. We had been dating for a bit and I could tell I would be the one cleaning that eventually down the line..
#66
First date at a modest little bar: He opens his bag and pulls out a beer that he bought at a supermarket. He knew which beer they sold at the bar so he bought the same brand. He brought three beers in total. He was too cheap to even pay for one beer at the bar he frequented several times a week.
No one is cute enough to make up for that.
#67
Third date. Had a picnic in the park by his apartment. All signs were positive, great conversation, shared interests, good vibes. He invited me back to his to watch a movie and before the movie started I popped into his bathroom to freshen up.
The bathroom was beyond gross for a single guy living alone. The toilet was black with mold and the room smelled like pee. The shower had no curtain and there were black streaks down the tile. There was shaving debris and tiny hairs all over the sink and no soap to be found. I literally gagged. Faked a stomach ache and left. There was no fourth date. Still not sure how someone could live like that especially since the rest of the apartment appeared tidy/clean. .
#68
He was a widowed high school principal who had recently quit his job and when I asked why he quit, he said he actually was asked to resign because he had punched out a student who had talked back to him.
Another guy I went on one blind date with told me he was recently divorced because his wife left him after he was arrested for solicitation of prostitution.
What do you think ?
ANGEL M 10 months ago
Online dating, sucks! Have 2 that jump out.1st Had spent sometime online chatting, and as happens he was sexualising the conversation so thought would be in there. We decide to meet in person, and decide on a local pub. We get there and he positions himself so that he is facing the TV showing the football match and I'm lucky if I get a decent conversation out if him for the next 90 min. After, he then expects that we will go back to mine to get it on. The 2nd, he seemed nerdy, unique and interesting. We decided to meet and different local pub, before I got there he had ordered me a beer without asking if I drank beer. His parents had just stayed over for the weekend and I had to listen to an hour of him complaining about his mother treating him like a child in his home. He decides that an hour is enough and he was going to go home to play online with his friends.
SkippityBoppityBoo 10 months ago
I've never spoken about this before. It was scary and I definitely think my choice of men needs some working on... I was 17 and seeing a guy, he stayed over that night for the first time. He woke me up sleep talking with his eyes wide open. He said, "She's under the floorboards". I had no idea what he meant but I stayed awake for the rest of the night. I said the next day that I just need some time to myself and he left. I didn't speak to him again. I found out about a year or so later that something mysterious had happened to his sister as in she had disappeared. I did phone the police and told them what he'd said but there wasn't much they could do without further evidence or an actual recording of him saying that. I was moving later that month but part of me really hopes that it was just him having a bad dream. It probably was?... I'm so sorry if I've traumatised you. I've never told anyone about this except the police.
ANGEL M 10 months ago
Online dating, sucks! Have 2 that jump out.1st Had spent sometime online chatting, and as happens he was sexualising the conversation so thought would be in there. We decide to meet in person, and decide on a local pub. We get there and he positions himself so that he is facing the TV showing the football match and I'm lucky if I get a decent conversation out if him for the next 90 min. After, he then expects that we will go back to mine to get it on. The 2nd, he seemed nerdy, unique and interesting. We decided to meet and different local pub, before I got there he had ordered me a beer without asking if I drank beer. His parents had just stayed over for the weekend and I had to listen to an hour of him complaining about his mother treating him like a child in his home. He decides that an hour is enough and he was going to go home to play online with his friends.
SkippityBoppityBoo 10 months ago
I've never spoken about this before. It was scary and I definitely think my choice of men needs some working on... I was 17 and seeing a guy, he stayed over that night for the first time. He woke me up sleep talking with his eyes wide open. He said, "She's under the floorboards". I had no idea what he meant but I stayed awake for the rest of the night. I said the next day that I just need some time to myself and he left. I didn't speak to him again. I found out about a year or so later that something mysterious had happened to his sister as in she had disappeared. I did phone the police and told them what he'd said but there wasn't much they could do without further evidence or an actual recording of him saying that. I was moving later that month but part of me really hopes that it was just him having a bad dream. It probably was?... I'm so sorry if I've traumatised you. I've never told anyone about this except the police.
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