Fun thread: Tell us you strangest/funniest.weirdest OLD experience

[Babolat]

I went on my first OLD "date" last night in over 2 years after being on the site for 3 weeks and being very selective/cautious. She messaged me and "liked' me first, a quick "You seem like a cool dude, lets meet". We exchanged phone #'s. Enough texting to pick a place and a time. She texted me yesterday morning asking if I wanted to meet her out last night. Yeah, I should have known since it moved that fast, but, I really did not care, I just needed to go on a date as it's been 6+ months. And I did not have the energy or time to email/text for weeks to "get to know her". And I will admit she is a hottie and figured "what the heck". Plus I was kind of in a funk mood and just wanted to go out.

 

The date was OK, she was incredibly attractive, good conversation, could be a friend, not a match otherwise. I was talking about things I like to do and she kept saying "I want to do that!", like she was asking for an invitation. She slipped and said "Did you see my picture with me in my Jeep or the one of me holding a fish?". I joking said "No, you must be on other sites". Well, she is, and showed me all of her messages and even photos from the other site. All of the photos are of her in a bikin, and she has the body for it, no doubt. She said she put up bikini photos as men kept stating they could not see her body when she was in the jeep. She kept saying over and over and over she does not want a man to like her for just her body though. Really, then why all the bikin photos? She has been on 5 dates in a little over a week. Ironically, my ex gfs best friend and husband came into the bar/lounge, I did not see them, they were calling out my name, I was not focused and the girl said "Do you know them?". I was OK with it and I am actually glad they came in as I am sure she texted the ex later.

 

Oh, and she lives 3 blocks from my house! And, I paid for dinner, no issue there, but she did not say thank you..which kind of bugged me.

 

It remined me of another experience, 2+ years ago when I tried OLD. I met a girl, she was attractive, good conversation, we had a 2nd "date". On that date she tells me she did OLD a year prior and did not say No to a single invitation to go out. She had read some book where a lady decided to never say No to a date for 12 months. When I asked her how it went, she got very excited and said "At the time I was working on my Masters, funds were tight, so the free meals were great!". On our 3rd date my age somehow came up an dshe said "I did not realize you were that much older than me". I asked her if she had read my profiel, she said "No, i only looked at the pictures". That was out last date. Guess what? She is back on OLD as I saw her picture in one of match lists recently.

 

Lastly, OLD 2 years ago I meet a woman at a coffee shop in my neighborhod. We went for a long walk. She shared enough with me to make me realize she lives in my neighborhood. We walked to her house to drop her dog off as he was getting tired...she lives on my street, 8 houses down! I liked her but felt that was too close. She texted me on Halloween night, which was a few days later, to state she had come down to my house to visit, but my front porch light was off so she did not knock. I texted back to tell her I turned the light off as I was done handing out candy. That turned into a few texts to set up a next time to meet, which was at my house. An 8PM meet up turned into almost 11PM with her texting me all night saying she was stuck at work. She showed up, we drank a beer, talked, she left, no contact after that! I see her from time to time and she waves with a big smile on her face, so I guess all is good.

[nescafe1982]

I've read that book! The Year of Yes. Hideously bad writing.

 

When I did OLD, I met:

 

1) a Polish comedian who was super-hot but incredibly unfunny. How does one get a job in performance if one's daily life is so mundane? He also expressed some very questionable views on women's reproductive rights (deal-breaker).

 

2) An architect from Hong Kong. For all intents and purposes I should have been very attracted to this man. He was smart, driven, tall, handsome, and totally into me. But no spark whatsoever. (shrugs) He actually turned up at the bar Polish comedian had taken me to on our date. Walked right by us, twice. I was dating both at the same time... so, um, that was awkward.

 

3) A dude from MIT who looked (and dressed!) like John Arbuckle from the Garfield comic strips. Houndstooth high-water slacks, garishly deep-purple oxford, and white patent leather belt and boots. Um, I don't remember much about that date because his outfit was so loud. Oh wait, now I remember, he was 20 minutes late, had no "game plan," and he complained about the food a lot. We never went out again.

 

4) The final dude, he and I went out twice. He was an activist; like he got arrested picketing the Hyatt and worked for one of the unions or something. He and I hit if off well, very well, until I said something so clearly-offensive to him politically that at the end of the date he patted me on the knee and high-tailed it out of there. I believe what I'd said was "I still believe education is an important aspect to social mobility" (I'm a professor, so go figure).

 

Never had a truly awful OLD date, though... just a collection of awkward mismatches and some weird conversations that never went anywhere.

[Babolat]

The woman last night said she has met two male strippers from OLD. They both told her they are trying to get women to come to their shows, and are using OLD for their "marketing". I asked if she met them, she said yes. Then, I reminded her that earlier in our conversation she said she would never date a stripper......crickets.

[Babolat]

I've read that book! The Year of Yes. Hideously bad writing.

 

I think that's the book, the name sounds familiar!

[Babolat]

Nobody else has a great OLD story?

[FitChick]

We're tired of telling them!

[StanMusial]

 

1) a Polish comedian who was super-hot but incredibly unfunny. How does one get a job in performance if one's daily life is so mundane? He also expressed some very questionable views on women's reproductive rights (deal-breaker).

 

 

Did he at least have some good Polack jokes?

[miss_jaclynrae]

Too many but I'll brief you about a few.

 

 

One was a famous online poker player.

He didn't state that in his profile, but after playing a few rounds of words with friends I noticed it had his name in it and googled him. He mentioned his job allowing him a lot of freedom, but did not state at all WHAT he did.

Grabbed coffee down town, and he was a cool guy! Really nice, good conversation, but no real spark. I thought it was funny how he wanted his job to be secret [he was indeed very wealthy, but just your normal everyday dude] and finally ratted him out. We had a good time, and never met again.

 

One just had open heart surgery. He was tatted from head to toe, interesting guy. He was so fricken clingy though and at the time I was not ready for a relationship.

 

One of the best dates I had was with this super hot assistant professor at UC davis. It was a dinner date at his place, and it turns out that I went to the same HS as him and was in the same class as his brother. I then asked if he was Mormon then because his family was known as the morman family. He had recently gotten divorced and no longer was, which described his impeccable taste in wines and cheeses. Such a fun date, but again went no where.

 

 

I have tons of stories of great guys I met OLD. I don't have a single bad one actually...

[nescafe1982]

Did he at least have some good Polack jokes?

 

Not even. He was utterly humorless about... well, pretty much everything!

 

I'd contacted him as the first OLD date I ever went on. I'd thought to myself "this guy's a comedian! There's no pressure at all! If nothing else he'll be entertaining to be around."

 

Oh, I was so very wrong.

[El Brujo]

Nobody else has a great OLD story?

 

Isn't "a great OLD story" a double oxymoron?

[It's Just Me]

Oh, dear. I've got so many, I should have written a book. But I haven't talked about this one.

 

Profile stated "I'm a Business Analyst (BA), and I teach three nights a week." Cool. I love stats and spreadsheets and databases, and I do respect teachers, so... game on.

 

We meet for a walk/hike to a waterfall. We start talking, and I ask him about his job as a BA. Turns out, he's an unemployed accounts payable clerk, HOPING to become a BA, but without the education required to do so. He's also confused as to why he's not getting any bites for the jobs he wants. I said, "Well, I know how to put a bandaid on a boo-boo, but that doesn't make me a surgeon." He's not impressed with that. Okey dokey. The pants weren't yet on fire, but I still smelled smoke.

 

I was afraid to ask about the teaching part, but couldn't help myself. So, I go for it. "And you said that you're a teacher! Tell me about that." Well, as it turns out... he's part of an online gaming community, dedicated to car racing. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 8-10 PM, he helps the noobs navigate the game. I kid you not.

 

There was no second date.

[It's Just Me]

Oh! And then there was the guy who insisted on going out for dinner on a first meet on a weeknight. I told him that it wasn't necessary, but he was adamant. Ok.

 

We are having dinner and chatting. He grabs my hands from across the table, and starts massaging them. "You have the most beautiful eyes," he says. Aw, shucks. The bill comes, and I offer to pay for my part by throwing down $40, so he doesn't have to. I don't like people paying for me, regardless of the relationship, and I explain my stance. He's fine with that.

 

We walk out to the parking lot, and I get to my car. He says, "Wanna come to my place to watch a movie?" I don't go to stranger's homes on a first date, and don't feel that this should be the expectation. I answer, allowing him to save face on this odd request, "Thanks, but it's getting late and I have to work tomorrow. Maybe another time?" His face changes from sweetness to instant rage, and he turns around and walks away quickly, without saying a word. Gets in his car, and drives away.

 

To this day, I have no idea what happened in his head.

[crederer]

I only been on one.

 

The girl was decent looking but not super hot by any means. Fairly overweight but that doesn't bother me as I like em all shapes and sizes.

 

I asked her what she primarily looks for in a partner, to which she mentioned an incredible amount of shallow "requirements" to which I didn't fit the mould (i.e over 6 feet, handsome, super fit, make over 100k a year, etc, etc).

 

As mentioned, she wasn't exactly a megan fox look a like, was a highschool drop out and was a cashier. All of which is fine, I basically just look for a good hearted person with a good personality and everything else is a bonus. But it was just like...wtf do you bring to the table? Bland personality, questionable morals, no education or decent job and an intense sense of self entitlement?

 

I felt like getting up and leaving but I already ordered the meal so I figured I'd stick around. I never said anything about setting up another date, but she texted me like 2 days later getting all upset that I didn't call her then proceeded to tell me how much of a loser I am haha. Jesus...

[thefooloftheyear]

Funny stories...

 

Never had an account..Did look at some of the profiles..

 

Here is my take..(only talking about 40 somethings now)

 

Women...

 

-Every profile text reads like some nonsense they just cut and pasted off the latest Cosmo mag "how to" on dating.

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-Just because you have a BMW convertible, you aren't immediately Halle Berry or something..It just means you bought the car,

 

-If you look at the physical characteristics they desire in a man and plug it into a computer, you'd wind up with a cross between Brad Pitt and Dwayne Johnson(the rock)...ReallY?

 

-Dont say you have 38DD's if you weigh 225...It doesnt count, then..

 

Guys

 

Just because you own a Harley with the matching jacket doesnt immediately make you an Angel or Steve McQueen..Just means you bought the bike.

 

Being a member of Planet Fitness doesnt instantly make you jacked and ripped.

 

The text in the profile reads like a drunken text message to their buddy.Showing grammatical skills of a 5th grader is generally not a good way to make a first impression. To most, anyway.

 

 

The whole thing just seems strange...I guess its better than the bars??, I dunno...I dont think I can participate in it, but who knows..*shrug*

 

Might be fun..

 

TFY

[Babolat]

I just had a woman message me and asked if I would take her to a local zip lining park...strange!

 

2 years ago I met a woman who was recently separated from a minister. She talked A LOT about sex, pretty much that there was none in her marriage, and, before leaving she asked me if I wanted to come over to her house later...a quick no. I bumped into her a few months later at a festival, and again she invited me over to her house, another polite no.

 

There is a current woman I have been texting with, we are trying to set up a meet up, she give me dates like "I can meet October 18, 23 or 27th. Really? You are THAT busy? I have a busy, active life, but geez, I can find an hour to meet someone for a drink. Just feels odd.

[phineas]

The "best" one's involve the woman leaving before i've even finished my first beer.

First time she just said "well, i'm not feeling it" then walked out.

She also changed the meet to 30 mins. earlier last min. so I suspect she had someone else to meet that night.

 

2nd one was so insanely insecure that she refused to believe I wasn't slaying chicks left & right (including my women friends) was talking to multiple women on the site (as if that's not allowed?) and when I wouldn't answer her questions about other women she literally just made up her own answers then decided i'd just date her until someone better came along (despite her telling me repeatedly how awesome a person she was) and left.

 

But, not before she messaged someone using her POF app right in front of me and saying "in the future, you might want to keep that stuff about other women to your self"

 

DA FUQ?

 

I NEVER said anything about me and other women.

SHE just put words in my mouth because I didn't want to discuss it for obvious reason.

 

The cray cray is out there.

[Babolat]

There is a current woman who lives 90+ miles from me (DC). I liked her profile, messaged her, and from that day forward (about 2 weeks ago) she texts me 4-5 times a day, sometimes more, with the kind of talk folks have when they are dating. Telling me what she is doing, how is my day going, kind of stuff. She sends me photos from events she goes to, texts me when she gets up, goes to bed, etc. We have not even met yet! And, I am not "feeling" it becasue she feels a bit clingy already. Stinks too as we have a lot in common and I am very attracted to her.

 

It's amazing to me, personally, how my "filter" has changed over the years.

[Babolat]

I have been chatting and texting with a girl from DC, which is about 90 minutes from me. She looks attractive in her photos, though I can't really decide. She is going to Asia for 2 months, leaving early November.

 

She texted me yesterday with the hotel name, her itenerary, etc, and said, if we hit it off when I come up to meet her she wants me to travel with her!

 

I replied "Geez, no presure there". She said something like "I know, I wish things were different and we could have met sooner, but I really like you and think we will hit it off." I jokining siad "Should I just get a hotel room to make sure we are compatabile there too". She said "I want to talk and have dinner first, then yes, hehe!"

 

Really? I don't think I will be making a trip to meet her! It's a classic case where she is very attractive in her photos, she is a fitness nut, owns her own company, works with men all day, like HOT men (her line of work) so what's wrong with the picture? Why is she getting hot and heavy over a man 90+ minutes away, a LDR? Something just feels fishy.

Edited October 4, 2013 by Babolat

[Babolat]

I went on my first OLD "date" last night in over 2 years after being on the site for 3 weeks and being very selective/cautious. She messaged me and "liked' me first, a quick "You seem like a cool dude, lets meet". We exchanged phone #'s. Enough texting to pick a place and a time. She texted me yesterday morning asking if I wanted to meet her out last night. Yeah, I should have known since it moved that fast, but, I really did not care, I just needed to go on a date as it's been 6+ months. And I did not have the energy or time to email/text for weeks to "get to know her". And I will admit she is a hottie and figured "what the heck". Plus I was kind of in a funk mood and just wanted to go out.

 

The date was OK, she was incredibly attractive, good conversation, could be a friend, not a match otherwise. I was talking about things I like to do and she kept saying "I want to do that!", like she was asking for an invitation. She slipped and said "Did you see my picture with me in my Jeep or the one of me holding a fish?". I joking said "No, you must be on other sites". Well, she is, and showed me all of her messages and even photos from the other site. All of the photos are of her in a bikin, and she has the body for it, no doubt. She said she put up bikini photos as men kept stating they could not see her body when she was in the jeep. She kept saying over and over and over she does not want a man to like her for just her body though. Really, then why all the bikin photos? She has been on 5 dates in a little over a week. Ironically, my ex gfs best friend and husband came into the bar/lounge, I did not see them, they were calling out my name, I was not focused and the girl said "Do you know them?". I was OK with it and I am actually glad they came in as I am sure she texted the ex later.

 

I just remembered, this same girl, while out to dinner, kept saying over and over "I think the waiter wants me, I think he likes me". I think I had disconnected at that point and did not even care and forgot about it...it just popped into my head now. Why the heck would one say that on a date? Strange....

[phineas]

There is a current woman who lives 90+ miles from me (DC). I liked her profile, messaged her, and from that day forward (about 2 weeks ago) she texts me 4-5 times a day, sometimes more, with the kind of talk folks have when they are dating. Telling me what she is doing, how is my day going, kind of stuff. She sends me photos from events she goes to, texts me when she gets up, goes to bed, etc. We have not even met yet! And, I am not "feeling" it becasue she feels a bit clingy already. Stinks too as we have a lot in common and I am very attracted to her.

 

It's amazing to me, personally, how my "filter" has changed over the years.

 

I feel this way also when women want to text me a lot during the day in the beginning.

It's like they have already decided we are an item while i'm still figuring out if I even really like her.

[Babolat]

I feel this way also when women want to text me a lot during the day in the beginning.

It's like they have already decided we are an item while i'm still figuring out if I even really like her.

 

Very, very strange indeed. I finally sent her a message last night stating it's too fast for me, that I could not come up to vist her.

 

I got "offer" messages this weekend from 3 women who are married! That was yet another first. OLD is definitely an interesting space.

 

I saw the girl I met 2 weeks ago at a festival this weekend. She was with a man so I did not approach her. I texted her the next day just to say I thought I saw you. That turned into 5-6 texts from her where she was asking me how she looked, was she hot, was I turned on, why did I not approach her...she said it was just a friend she ws with. I'm not interested, I was just being friendly (I could hang out with her but thats it, and with her replies, that is a No now), guess that was a mistake.

[Babolat]

I just remembered, this same girl, while out to dinner, kept saying over and over "I think the waiter wants me, I think he likes me". I think I had disconnected at that point and did not even care and forgot about it...it just popped into my head now. Why the heck would one say that on a date? Strange....

This same girl just created a new profile on the site, sent a "Like" to me. Really? Can't you remember we already met, and I did not contact you afterwards? Strange.

[salparadise]

I love reading this stuff... yea, cray-cray is definitely on there. Perpetually. That's why it seems they're mostly that way. And they're more active and less discriminating. The more normal variety tend to be on a month or three and then disappear because they are more successful.

 

My best story happened a couple of months ago when I traveled some distance on my motorcycle to meet a woman that I had been emailing and had talked to on the phone a couple of times. I made a post about it but apparently it got merged and a search brings up an invalid link. Anyway, a four hour motorcycle ride, a few minutes of conversation and a glass of water, and this pin-headed woman gets nervous, panicky and starts freaking out. Says I have to go. So I picked up my riding jacket, walked out to the bike and rode four hours back home. In hindsight the red flags were there, I just chose to ignore them because we had rapport and so forth. That was the worst misjudgment for me I guess, amplified 1000X by the distance I traveled.

 

Another time I agreed to meet a woman for drinks without knowing much about her at all. She turned out to be a bleach blonde with tattoos (not my type). So after a few drinks we walk out to the parking lot and she just lays a big kiss on me––tongue action, grinding pelvis, etc., and she keeps at it like she ready to do me on the spot. Then she breaks off the kiss, smiles at me and grabs my package... she was intentionally giving me a woodie because she wanted to see what I had in my jeans! Apparently she approved because she kept contacting me and trying to set something up. At least she knew what she wanted.

 

Otherwise, all of my experiences have ranged from neutral/boring to wonderful. I've had two nice relationships and may be at the beginning of the third. I tend to go for educated women, for one because I find smart women really attractive, and two because they seem to appreciate me and are attuned cognitively, emotionally, and usually have a lot of awareness. I recently went out a few times with a thoracic surgeon - wish that could've worked out but she was way to cerebral. I need a feeling type (NF) to balance my NT.

[Babolat]

This same girl just created a new profile on the site, sent a "Like" to me. Really? Can't you remember we already met, and I did not contact you afterwards? Strange.

 

I messaged her to remind her we already met, that I did nto contact her afterwards. Good luck kind of thing.

 

I immediately got a long series of texts stating "you do not have to worry your lil self about me" "I know you liked me"....and some other not so kind words. Very very strange.

 

 

The 2nd girl I met recently, was a major challenge scheduling a date. She would literally give me like 2 days 3 weeks in advance that she was available. "I can do Nov 12th and Nov 22nd" kind of thing.

 

We met. I liked her, probably not enough to date. She texted me the next day, saying she enjoyed meeting me, hopes to do it again. I replied stating I would like to see her again too, asked for a good date/time. She replied with her usual 2 days 3 weeks in advance. I was available after 7PM for both, told her this. she replied stating 7 was too late for dinner, I was too busy, nevermind, goodbye! Wow.

Edited October 23, 2013 by Babolat

[jwizzle]

I have defintely had a few dates from hell compliments of OLD. All of these from the Match site.

 

This guy I went to elementary school with "winked" at me and I winked back. I thought he was really handsome based upon his picture. We also seemed to hit it off online and on the phone for a few days. So, we meet up at a fancy Italian restaurant. I dressed up really nice. He shows up in a lumberjack shirt and ripped sweatpants and smelled like rotten milk. I was polite and kept the conversation going. He used the tablecloth as both a bib (yes...he pulled on the table cloth and tucked it into his -tshirt) and a handkerchief (he blew his nose on the freaking table cloth). I decided to drink more wine than usual to at least get free dinner and drinks from that hot mess of a date. He asked me out again. I said NO of course.

 

A few weeks later, I met another guy. He was good looking and very clean cut, but that was about it. We met at a local Mexican restaurant. The waitress brought us waters and complimentary chips and salsa. He yelled a the waitress, "hey, I didn't order these chips...take them back because I dont' want to pay for them." This was after I started eating the chips too. What kind of rude idiot doesn't know that the chips and salsa are always FREE at Mexican restaurants???

 

Another guy - not nice or clean cut. Just a filthy jerk. We met for a beer just to get to know each other. I asked standard questions (i.e. what do you like to do, where do you work, etc). He replied, "what is this? An effing job interview or FBI interrogation?" I walked immediately.

 

I have never had any success with online dating. I gave up dating about 4 years ago because I kept attracting jerks and losers.