Most Bizarre/Worst First Dates

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

I'm currently in what is hands down the best relationship of my life and reading all these relationship tragedy threads make me very grateful for my guy. It was, however, a rough road finding him, so I thought I'd start a fun thread where we could share our WORST first dates. I'll kick it off.

 

Met a guy online, and though I knew we weren't a match, I somehow let him convince me to go on a date. We chatted online and on the phone 3 days prior to our date. He lived 85 miles away, but I offered to meet him in his town.

 

I meet him at his apartments, but outside in the parking lot. (Never went inside) He brings me flowers, we hug, and then get in his vehicle to head to the restaurant (bad idea). Within 2 min of being in his car, he leans over for a kiss. I look at him strangely and then allow him to give me a peck on the cheek. He'd asked several times if I liked oysters and I tell him that I'd only tried them once, but thought they were good. He tells me we're going to a popular oyster place.

 

We get to the restaurant and it is fairly packed, so we have to wait for a table. As we wait, he is wrapping his arm around me, pulling me close, and kissing my shoulder like we've been dating for months. I was very uncomfortable so I excuse myself to the restroom. When I return, our table is ready, so we start following the server to our table. In the middle of the restaurant, he hooks his fingers in the back of my belt and pulls me backwards into him. I try to ignore it, and he does it again as if he wants everyone to notice that we are together. I turn and give him a "WTF??" look and he stops.

 

Once seated, he proceeds to order the oysters as an appetizer and then continues to complain about how much they cost. At some point, he notices a tattoo I got when I was 18 that I try to keep hidden, and asks what it says. I tell him it says that you shouldn't be allowed to get tattoos at 18. This is usually a good enough answer for most, but not for him. He just keeps probing me about the tattoo, so I tell him to stop asking, its just something stupid I don't care to share. He then proceeds to get upset and angry saying that he doesn't understand why I can't open up to him when he has been very open with me. Huh?? I calmly tell him that I don't like to argue, especially in a public place, and that he has a really bad temper. He then POINTS his finger at me and says, "YOU need to take a good look at yourself, cause you've been badly burned in the past, and can't even open up to me!"

 

That was it. I told the server to box up our food and that I was done. My food was $20, so I threw $40 in cash on the table, but he repeatedly refused it and paid the check. On the drive back to my car, I just stared out the window as he tried to continue this absurd argument with me. A few times he kept trying to grab my hand and say, "Baby, I just want you to open up to me."

 

By the time we got back to my car, I looked over at him and he was crying! Runny nosed crying! I thanked him for dinner and proceeded to get out and get into my car. He then jumps in the backseat of my car and hugs me from the backseat crying for me not to leave. He starts saying how he's never felt this way about anyone and would I please just go have a drink with him somewhere. It took 20 minutes to get him out of my car. I finally had to blow and scream at him that I was leaving RIGHT NOW!!

 

I wasn't 30 feet away in my car before he started blowing up my phone calling and texting me. I couldn't even get a call out to my friends because he just kept repeat dialing. When I finally answered and tried to make it VERY CLEAR that this was not going to work out, he replied, "Well at least you got a free meal out of it." Yea...I drove 85 miles and tried to pay MORE than half of my share with hopes of getting a free meal that I didn't even get to enjoy.

 

After a couple days I finally had to block the guy completely. He would send me crazy texts like, "Miss me?" or "How can you just throw it all away like this?" No matter what I said, in this guy's mind, we were in a full blown relationship and were just having a lover's spat. Months later he found me on another dating site and actually messaged me, "You still mad at me?" I blocked him again. It was the craziest date I ever had, and I had to retell the story at work at least 6 times.

[Tayken]

Errrr...see this thread ...this could end up being a buy one get one free for readers

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

Errrr...see this thread ...this could end up being a buy one get one free for readers

 

Umm...I saw that thread. I'm pretty sure he was asking for feedback on his specific situation? I was opening a thread for people to share theirs.

[pickflicker]

The dude, who, when he found out I was a vegetarian, said "I just don't think I can be with a vegetarian long term. You know, because I'd want to be able to go out for a burger with her. We'll have to start getting you to eat meat."

 

Apparently, there are no vegie burgers in his universe...

 

NB: I never tell anyone I'm a vegetarian. I just order the vego meals at restaurants/pubs/bring vego to pot luck dinners, and if someone asks me, then I tell them.

 

I replied "Well, it's ok, because you know what today is?"

 

Him: "What?"

 

Me: "Today is the day that you get to start searching for her!"

 

Then I got up and walked out of the restaurant.

 

And they say only women want to change their potential partners...

Edited February 3, 2014 by pickflicker

[somedude81]

This happened years ago.

 

Met in a Japanese class.

 

We started to get along really good, hanging out with each other on campus outside of class. Started having lunch together. Wanting to take things to the next level I ask her out. We decide on going bowling and then getting pizza together.

 

About an hour before I leave to go pick her up at her parents house, she texts me and tells me that her friend is there and asks if it would be cool if we hung out at her house for a while and play video games. I think sure, I want to make a good impression on her so I say sure.

 

I go there, meet her parents, her brother and her guy friend. Then me, her, her brother and her friend go to the game room and play video games for about an hour. Then I say something to her like, "Alright lets go bowling. She gets up and then invites her friend to come with us. I'm thinking, WHAT THE FU*K?! She doesn't ask me if it's OK for him to come.

 

Not knowing what to say to her, the three of us end up walking to the bowling alley, play some games, me and her bowl one game and then walk to a nearby pizza place and then eat there, the three of us. I'm trying to act like I'm fine with everything but I'm obviously the third wheel.

 

We walk back, to her place. I tell her that I'm taking off, she gives me a hug and asks if I had fun.....

 

I see her in class a couple of days later, ask her what happened and if she knew what I wanted that day to be. She said, "Yes, you wanted it to be a date. And just so you know, I'm not looking to date anybody."

 

We didn't speak again for the rest of the class.

 

That was one of the worst dates in my entire life.

 

A year or so later a different girl and I were at the beach on which was a date and we both knew it, and I told her, "I'd really like to get to know you better."

 

Her reply, "Well I don't want to get to know you better."

 

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

^^^Geez!! Poor guy!

[MixedUpChick]

Last year a guy 10 years younger than me contacted me on POF, I told him the age difference was too great, but he finally wore me down enough that I figured I'd go ahead & meet him. He lived an hour away from me & initially he was going to drive to my town, we'd meet for coffee, then if I felt OK with it we'd drive together to MOA for indoor minigolf. We talked on the phone & via text for about 2 weeks because he had a planned vacation, then of course we had to wait for a weekend to actually meet.

 

The day before we were to meet he texted to ask if I'd like to meet him in X town, which was roughly halfway between us. I agreed to change our plans, but asked where was a good place to meet in that town? He said we could figure it out together when we were both there. I thought that was ridiculous so I googled & found a pizza place in town & he agreed to meet there.

 

The Saturday we were supposed to meet, I had told him I had a family thing in the morning & would be leaving there about 4pm to head to the pizza place. He started texting me around 4 asking if I'd left yet, literally as I was leaving my cousin's house. He then texted me about 15 minutes later while I was driving, asking if I was still coming... I replied back just with "y" (to indicate yes) and then a few minutes later he asked why not? I pulled over so I could text properly to say YES I was coming, I'd be there shortly, and to please stop texting me while I was driving. Then he sent another text asking what I was driving, which I ignored because I was driving again & because I thought that was a little weird.

 

I got to the pizza place a few minutes after the time we'd agreed on, because I'd had to get gas on the way so it put me behind. I went inside & didn't see him anywhere, so I sent him a text saying "I'm here, waiting inside" - no response. I looked in the parking lot & saw a pickup with someone sitting in it, a little away from the restaurant. After about 5 minutes passed & he still didn't arrive or respond to my text, I tried calling him, no answer. I left a voicemail saying hey... I've been waiting inside for a while, & asking if that was him sitting in the pickup in the lot, & if it was, to come inside! A few minutes later the pickup left, and as it got closer to the restaurant I got a glimpse of the driver, pretty sure it was him.

 

I waited in the restaurant another 15 mins or so, & checked outside to make sure he hadn't just moved his truck, then I headed home. On the way I decided to call him once more & naturally it went to voicemail again. This time I just said I thought it was kind of rude to not come inside, & that the whole "dating experience" works much better when you actually show up for the date.

[mortensorchid]

2 WORST of stories:

 

 

1) In the MySpace days, met some guy there. He asked if I wanted to meet, I said ok. He shows up late to the place in question, and he clearly had just gotten out of bed (pillow creases on his face, bed head, wrinkly clothes, etc.). And he was high. He nodded off across the table from me. I don't think he was even conscious of the fact I was sitting across from him. I got up, gave the waiter $20, and told him the man over there is high and I am walking away from it. I told him I was sorry, I really was, but I won't be a part of this.

 

 

2) THE MAN WHO NEVER SHOWED - We met on a website, we arranged to meet. I get to the place on time, he is not there. I keep waiting for a half hour, called his number, no answer. I get a call from a number I don't recognize and it's him, he went to the wrong location. But he will be there soon. Another half hour goes by, nothing. I call him again, no answer. He calls from another number I don't recognize, he's lost. This went on for another hour or so, multiple phone calls and I offered to help him. "What car are you driving?!" "What is around you?!" "I'll stand outside and wait for you!" He REFUSED to accept my help. He also had no cell phone, he was calling me from pay phones. Finally, I gave up and went home. A month later he called and apologized to me, he kept circling around the same place and never turned his head to the right instead of the left. I accepted his apology, as well as his catching up with the 21st century and buying himself a cell phone. The end? No, he kept calling me for 6 MONTHS afterward! I never once returned any of his calls, when I didn't pick up the phone he would call from as many at 10 different numbers and never leave a voice mail message! Finally, one day when he called I said "Please don't call me again." And he never did.

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

You gotta love a guy that shows up high!

[Leigh 87]

Worst first date ever?

 

The first time I met my ex of 2 years:sick:

 

We met at a local hang out. He drove me back to his place right away to watch movies. Whilst driving he yelled out crap out the window at people.

 

Him and his mates were the "popular" people in high school who yelled mean crap out the window at people walking by:sick:

 

After the movie, he asked " so.. do you want to have sex?"

 

 

Honest to god; he was SO inept at relationships, as he had never had one before besides a 3 month fling he fell in love with whilst travelling.

Luckily for him, I was ALSO totally inept at dating and men, and so I overlooked the billions of red flags.

Although he DID want to be my boyfriend. While it suited him:lmao:

 

I stuck with him for 2 and a bit years. He ended up cheating on me with hundreds of women, albeit cheating online ( he had cyber sex with a lot of women and arranged to meet them and then never followed through).

 

 

 

I have spent a few years on loveshack learning about what normal, healthy adults do when it comes to relationships and love.

THANKS GOD I have now learnt how to go about having a healthy relationship with a guy who respects and adores me.

[jefermelesyeux]

my worst first date ever was with a guy i'd met online. we messaged back and forth for about a week and then texted for a few days before agreeing to meet up at a relatively low-key bar downtown. thing started off promisingly, but soon got a bit weird. we would be having a normal conversation and then i'd respond to something he'd said, and he would just look at me with the OAG (overly attached girlfriend) face before changing the subject. it was creepy and i thought i was going to die. (not really.) at one point he told me that my lips looked really soft and asked if he could kiss them. i thought it was weird but i didn't know how to say no so i agreed, and then again he gave me the OAG face. dear god.

 

after we left the bar we sat in his car and talked for about an hour. he asked me about someone who's greatly influenced me in my life. i gave my answer (which i now can't even remember) and then asked him the same thing. he began this long drawn-out story and at the end of it started crying. "oh my. i've just moved myself to tears." he said. i had to stop myself from laughing. but i also didn't respond because...i didn't know how to. needless to say, the "date" ended shortly thereafter. i surprisingly didn't hear from him for weeks, so i thought i was in the clear. until he texted me asking to meet up again. i ignored it and have been free of his odd nature ever since.

[blueskyday]

Ugh! Some bad dates!

 

I've had my share, but the worst one was the weird guy who showed up on a date, packing heat. I saw the gun, and asked about it. He told me he was "securing the site" and needed to have a gun in case some crazy guy came into the restaurant and started shooting. (No, he wasn't in law enforcement)

 

He then proceeded to tell me that he pictured his ex wife's face during target practice....(cue his nervous laughter). I silently motioned waiter over. Check please!

[Tayken]

You gotta love a guy that shows up high!

 

 

Or a woman that shows up looking like she just left the graveyard shift at the local factory

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

Ugh! Some bad dates!

 

I've had my share, but the worst one was the weird guy who showed up on a date, packing heat. I saw the gun, and asked about it. He told me he was "securing the site" and needed to have a gun in case some crazy guy came into the restaurant and started shooting. (No, he wasn't in law enforcement)

 

He then proceeded to tell me that he pictured his ex wife's face during target practice....(cue his nervous laughter). I silently motioned waiter over. Check please!

 

:lmao: CWAZY!!

[TheBladeRunner]

So about a year ago I meet this woman on OLD. We talk and agree to meet for a drink. She shows up, I am already there having a beer. She sits down and we start talking, it takes her all of 5 minutes to start ranting about her XH and what a meathead he is. OK, fine, I try to steer the conversation in another direction, we all have bad X days I guess.....I don't have mine on dates.

 

The waitress shows up and asks if she wants a drink, she says NO! Normally I wouldn't care, but I thought a drink.....or 6 would have helped because at this point she is POUNDING her fists on the table ranting about the XH. I start to look around and the entire bar is staring at her, go figure. She then proceeds to crank up this tirade even more when it comes to the custody of their child. At this point I am ready to go table to table to see if I can "Bum a Xanex" from someone . Now she is complaining about the father's rights lawyer the XH hired.....uh-oh.........that's my lawyer! I informed her of this and for some unknown reason the date (which was 20 minutes old and I was going to end anyway) came to an abrupt end.

 

Two days later she calls and leaves a message how sorry she was she lost her cool, no way I was gonna' answer that call. I texted her back that we were "probably NOT a match". I am just surprised I did not get a bill for the poor table she beat up so badly .

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

So about a year ago I meet this woman on OLD. We talk and agree to meet for a drink. She shows up, I am already there having a beer. She sits down and we start talking, it takes her all of 5 minutes to start ranting about her XH and what a meathead he is. OK, fine, I try to steer the conversation in another direction, we all have bad X days I guess.....I don't have mine on dates.

 

The waitress shows up and asks if she wants a drink, she says NO! Normally I wouldn't care, but I thought a drink.....or 6 would have helped because at this point she is POUNDING her fists on the table ranting about the XH. I start to look around and the entire bar is staring at her, go figure. She then proceeds to crank up this tirade even more when it comes to the custody of their child. At this point I am ready to go table to table to see if I can "Bum a Xanex" from someone . Now she is complaining about the father's rights lawyer the XH hired.....uh-oh.........that's my lawyer! I informed her of this and for some unknown reason the date (which was 20 minutes old and I was going to end anyway) came to an abrupt end.

 

Two days later she calls and leaves a message how sorry she was she lost her cool, no way I was gonna' answer that call. I texted her back that we were "probably NOT a match". I am just surprised I did not get a bill for the poor table she beat up so badly .

 

I've had one of these where they just keep going on and on about their ex on a first date, but he also thought it was a good idea to continuously text and check his POF messages all during the date.

[TheBladeRunner]

I've had one of these where they just keep going on and on about their ex on a first date, but he also thought it was a good idea to continuously text and check his POF messages all during the date.

 

I have had those too, checking dating related stuff while out with me.....yay!

[MixedUpChick]

I have had those too, checking dating related stuff while out with me.....yay!

 

That's so rude! If I'm on a date - even if it's not going well, I'm there 100% until it's over & we part ways. I couldn't do it any other way.

[somedude81]

Worst first date ever?

 

The first time I met my ex of 2 years:sick:

 

We met at a local hang out. He drove me back to his place right away to watch movies. Whilst driving he yelled out crap out the window at people.

 

Him and his mates were the "popular" people in high school who yelled mean crap out the window at people walking by:sick:

 

After the movie, he asked " so.. do you want to have sex?"

 

 

Honest to god; he was SO inept at relationships, as he had never had one before besides a 3 month fling he fell in love with whilst travelling.

Luckily for him, I was ALSO totally inept at dating and men, and so I overlooked the billions of red flags.

Although he DID want to be my boyfriend. While it suited him:lmao:

 

I stuck with him for 2 and a bit years. He ended up cheating on me with hundreds of women, albeit cheating online ( he had cyber sex with a lot of women and arranged to meet them and then never followed through).

 

 

 

I have spent a few years on loveshack learning about what normal, healthy adults do when it comes to relationships and love.

THANKS GOD I have now learnt how to go about having a healthy relationship with a guy who respects and adores me.

Oh my God Leigh.

 

And then you actually stuck around for 2 years when things started so wonderfully?!

 

Wait give me a second, I'm doing this on my phone while driving and some woman is wearing booty shorts when she definitely should not, I'm going to give her a piece O' my mind.

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

Wait give me a second, I'm doing this on my phone while driving and some woman is wearing booty shorts when she definitely should not, I'm going to give her a piece O' my mind.

 

BWAAAhahahaha!!

[2.50 a gallon]

I was going on 28, and though very active in the dating scene, was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to find Mrs. Right. Then one night I met her, she worked at the local sporting goods store. Over the next 10 to 12 weeks I must have asked her out at least a half dozen times. To finally be told that I was too old, (she was just 21), too short, too poor, (I am a blue jeans and T-shirt guy, and she liked her men to wear business suits) and too white (she was latino and her parents did not approve of her dating any non-latino or non Catholic, and she had also heard that I was a player.

 

Then one Wednesday we were told that there would be no work then next day as they were closing shop for the day. For me it meant a day fishing at the river an hour away. On the way home I stopped by her store to pick up a supply of night crawlers. As she was ringing me up I asked her if she wanted to go fishing with me the next day. To my astonishment she said yes. She had never been to the river and never tried fishing, and knew that I was a good fisherman and had the day off also. But she also let me know that this was not a date. See above paragraph.

 

On the way to the river all she wanted to talk about was her boyfriends. BF#1, was a store manager in another of the chain she was working with. They had been dating for about a year. She was going out with him to another expensive restaurant the following (Friday) night.

 

BF#2, was new, they had been dating just a few months, he was the son on a local latino politician, and on Saturday night he was taking her to a big fancy ball for the sons and daughters of the local big wigs. Complete with a limo, and she went on to tell about the gown that she had sown for the night. Her chance to play Cinderella.

 

I later learned that she had had sex with #1 about half a dozen times, and had already made up her mind that #2 was going to get lucky on Saturday night after the dance.

 

I did everything right that day. She caught her first fish, built her first a campfire, cooked up some hot dogs, along with a beer, went for a walk along the river bank, another first, and very romantic setting and said the right things. And slowly she began to talk about other things, our views on life, marriage family. She went back to telling me about her BFs. After lunch she stripped off her blouse and cut offs, to reveal that she was wearing this most revealing two piece. I had to hit the water to cool off and she joined me, where I had the balls to begin horsing around with her. That ended when she got close enough and I gave her our first kiss.

 

 

Back to the bank, where she once again reminded me that we would never be Boy friend and Girl friend, and I once again had to hear the story of her two BFs.

 

Late in the afternoon we went back to fishing, this time to keep what we had caught and once again we caught several fish, including a couple of large edible bass. She then expressed that she wanted to eat the fish she had caught, so it was decided she would come over to my place for a fish fry.

 

When we walked back to my truck, she shocked me by laying a good five minute lip lock on me and telling me she was very confused as she had had one of the best days of her life. Things were looking up.

 

Back at my place we ate the fish along with a bottle of wine and I finally took her home about midnight after we took a shower. On the way home after dropping her off. I was a happy to know that though I might be #3 on her list at least I was on her list.

 

The following evening about 5:30 I answered a knock on the door to find her standing there with a pizza in her hand wanting a repeat of last nights loving. She had already told BF#1 they were through and as asking me if it was alright if she went to the ball with #2 as she had always wanted to go to a ball and she would come right back as soon as the ball was over.

 

We dated for almost 3 years, were even engaged, but too many complications, and she finally broke it off with me.

Edited February 4, 2014 by 2.50 a gallon

[regine_phalange]

I remember a very awkward one.

 

I went out with this cute guy for a drink. Everything was fine, until he started analyzing his bipolar disorder, and all the details about his medical record. He had to shout in my ear, while leaning very close, because the music was loud. So sexy... Not. I was nodding, and all I said was "aww.", "poor one!" the whole time. I bet the people who watched us, thought we were flirting or saying something seductive, LOL!

 

I would leave the date before it finished, but I pitied him a little bit (I was younger and more humane). Then, the door opened, and a mutual acquaintance walked in (actually he was a friend of the illness-guy). He saw us, came to say hello and started to chat, the 3 of us. I prayed to god that he would stay with us a bit longer, since I started feeling depressed with the illness-seminar.

 

Oh well.

I ended up being conquered from both sides. The mutual acquaintance reading my palm, saying I will have 3 kids when I grow up. And the illness-guy was in ecstasy, playing with a springy hair strand of mine.

 

At some point I said "time for me to go!". They stood up and insisted in walking me home. I was like "naah, it's not far at all, no need for that!". Then they started "fighting" about who would escort me (lucky me!). Well, in the end they both did because we couldnt come to a negotiation. None got a goodnight kiss of course.

 

I never saw the illness-guy again, but the mutual acquaintance guy became a good friend of mine, and I hooked him up with a girl-friend some months later.

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

I was going on 28, and though very active in the dating scene, was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to find Mrs. Right. Then one night I met her, she worked at the local sporting goods store. Over the next 10 to 12 weeks I must have asked her out at least a half dozen times. To finally be told that I was too old, (she was just 21), too short, too poor, (I am a blue jeans and T-shirt guy, and she liked her men to wear business suits) and too white (she was latino and her parents did not approve of her dating any non-latino or non Catholic, and she had also heard that I was a player.

 

Then one Wednesday we were told that there would be no work then next day as they were closing shop for the day. For me it meant a day fishing at the river an hour away. On the way home I stopped by her store to pick up a supply of night crawlers. As she was ringing me up I asked her if she wanted to go fishing with me the next day. To my astonishment she said yes. She had never been to the river and never tried fishing, and knew that I was a good fisherman and had the day off also. But she also let me know that this was not a date. See above paragraph.

 

On the way to the river all she wanted to talk about was her boyfriends. BF#1, was a store manager in another of the chain she was working with. They had been dating for about a year. She was going out with him to another expensive restaurant the following (Friday) night.

 

BF#2, was new, they had been dating just a few months, he was the son on a local latino politician, and on Saturday night he was taking her to a big fancy ball for the sons and daughters of the local big wigs. Complete with a limo, and she went on to tell about the gown that she had sown for the night. Her chance to play Cinderella.

 

I later learned that she had had sex with #1 about half a dozen times, and had already made up her mind that #2 was going to get lucky on Saturday night after the dance.

 

I did everything right that day. She caught her first fish, built her first a campfire, cooked up some hot dogs, along with a beer, went for a walk along the river bank, another first, and very romantic setting and said the right things. And slowly she began to talk about other things, our views on life, marriage family. She went back to telling me about her BFs. After lunch she stripped off her blouse and cut offs, to reveal that she was wearing this most revealing two piece. I had to hit the water to cool off and she joined me, where I had the balls to begin horsing around with her. That ended when she got close enough and I gave her our first kiss.

 

 

Back to the bank, where she once again reminded me that we would never be Boy friend and Girl friend, and I once again had to hear the story of her two BFs.

 

Late in the afternoon we went back to fishing, this time to keep what we had caught and once again we caught several fish, including a couple of large edible bass. She then expressed that she wanted to eat the fish she had caught, so it was decided she would come over to my place for a fish fry.

 

When we walked back to my truck, she shocked me by laying a good five minute lip lock on me and telling me she was very confused as she had had one of the best days of her life. Things were looking up.

 

Back at my place we ate the fish along with a bottle of wine and I finally took her home about midnight after we took a shower. On the way home after dropping her off. I was a happy to know that though I might be #3 on her list at least I was on her list.

 

The following evening about 5:30 I answered a knock on the door to find her standing there with a pizza in her hand wanting a repeat of last nights loving. She had already told BF#1 they were through and as asking me if it was alright if she went to the ball with #2 as she had always wanted to go to a ball and she would come right back as soon as the ball was over.

 

We dated for almost 3 years, were even engaged, but too many complications, and she finally broke it off with me.

 

WOW! That's a great story!

[acrosstheuniverse]

I went on a date with a guy I met through Tinder a month and a bit ago, attractive guy, surgeon, well educated, kinda quiet but clearly just a bit nervous. We went for dinner, where he started this story of being ill in his teens and this '6ft tall gorgeous blonde' started taking care of him.. I'm thinking where is this going? Until he starts talking about the Florence Nightingale syndrome and then spends 20 MINUTES telling me all about his subsequent eight year relationship with this woman and how much he loved her and how his overbearing Asian family came between them etc. etc. I was like...

 

so I let him carry on a little while, curious to see where it was going, until he finally got to the end of his story, at which point I just said to him straight 'to be honest it sounds like you're still very much in love with her' which he denied. I told him it was a jerk move to sit and talk about 'the ex' on a first date at all, let alone for 20 minutes lol. He apologised and then we had a normal rest of the date. Turned out he was super nervous and wanted me to see where he was coming from with his history so I could see if he was 'good enough' for me, still doesn't make any sense to me. Really bizarre. But I did say when he asked me out again that it wasn't a good idea and he needed some more time to get over his ex first. I think he learnt that he needs to avoid talking about 'the ex' on a date!

 

Another guy picked me up in a monster truck (a full sized monster truck) and then proceeded to tell me he voted UKIP (a far-right fascist party in the UK that likes to pretend it isn't a far-right fascist party). The monster truck was relatively cool, the political leanings were not. Instant NO from me there.

 

Other than that I've not really had too many bad first dates.

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The moment we met, the first thing I noticed was that she had a face I could kiss good morning to for the rest of my life. That was followed by "She's got LEGS!" But I knew anyone that good looking was bound to have a boy friend, so I knew that I might have to wait to get my chance.

 

My chance finally came about 3 years later. The problem was the only night she had available was on a Sunday night and then it would not be until after 9. She had always wanted to try shooting pool, so that was our first date. The problem was the way she was dressed, short knee length skirt, semi heels, and a low cut blouse. That meant the local pool hall was out, as I did not want to get into a fight on our first date. So I took her to the local bowling alley.

 

Also, seeing all this loveliness, threw me off my stride and I started to act like a school boy on his first date. Then just as we were starting to have some fun and ordering our second drink, we were informed that they were closing in 5 minutes at 10.

 

She agreed to go to a bar we both had been to. Only to find that the power was out. So we ended up going window shopping. And me acting like a wooss.

 

It was not a good date, in fact I was lucky to get a second. Another Sunday, but this time we got an early start, and she hadn't been to the river in several years, so late afternoon we took off for the river. Only to find that the road to the river was closed for resurfacing. With no place to cook our hot dogs, we settled on McDonalds, a second bad date, as I once again, fell into the funk of a school boy. It was so bad that by 8, I had thrown in the towel and took her home. Knowing that this would be our last date, I went for what I though would be our one and only kiss, albeit a good bye kiss. That was one of the best kisses I ever had in my life. And it woke me up to getting back to the real me.

 

"I have a Jacuzzi at my apartment, what do you say we mix some margaritas or dacquiris, and enjoy the evening?" Her choice was pina coladas, and I have now been getting those good morning and good night kisses for 18 plus years.

Edited February 16, 2014 by 2.50 a gallon