Bad date stories!

[Eighty_nine]

I wonder if this would get more action in another forum, but I'm not sure so I'll start here. Who has funny/bad first date stories to share?

 

I've had some duds, but nothing as bad as this date- we were originally going to meet for a drink but he switched it to the park. He was a very granola, yoga loving guy which seemed cool online but odd in person. Anyway, we went for a walk in the park and he tried to get me to climb a tree. I politely declined. I was dressed nicely and this wasn't an easy climb. Then HE climbed the tree to show me how supposedly easy it was (I had to help him too, because he almost slipped). After this he continued to badger me about climbing the tree. I said no... again. His attitude completely changed after that and he was kind of a d*ck the rest of the date. Never heard from him again, obviously! (Which was a relief)

 

But WTF trying to make your date climb a tree and getting pissed if she won't?!

[ktya]

LOL thats straight up weird with the tree climbing. I am guessing he was trying to make it a fun date. Maybe he wanted to look up your skirt.

 

My worst OLD date this year was this chick I met on Tinder. She seemed cool enough but the first time I talked to her on the phone, she had obviously been drinking wine and was complaining about people and work drama. I was like OK and listened to her story but it was like all about her work and I was trying to switch the topic. She fell asleep on the phone and I was like, hello, helooo. She woke up and I was like did you just fall asleep and she was like no. We talked a bit more with her griping about work and then she actually did fall asleep, I could hear her snoring. I waited a bit but eventually hung up and texted her that I thought she fell asleep.

 

I was going to line up a date with her but she wanted to meet near her house. Which would normally be a good sign but I was working from home about 25-20 minutes away. We set up a date on a Sunday and I said how about mid-day. I got ahold of her at 10:30 and she said she wanted to meet me at 11:30 because she had a class at 12:30 and an appointment to get her nails done at 1:30. Which would mean I'd have to get dressed and blast out of the house in about 15 minutes. I was like hey this isnt going to work, I was thinking mid-day sunday meant an early afternoon date. She seemed a bit miffed and I was like whatever we'll set up another time.

 

In trying to set up another time I learned that she actually worked closer to my house than her house. I tried and tried to line up an after work drink near her work but she kept being busy.

 

Eventually I got a date with her near her house. I booked a reservation at this tiny upscale pub/eatery that served organic food and drinks about a block from her place.

 

I got all dressed and jetted there, it was warm outside but cloudy and instead of walking up the hill from the train station I took a cab to make sure I was there early. She was already inside and came walking outside and I saw her. I nabbed my reservation (specifically asked for a quiet romantic table) and we sat down.

 

She ordered a scotch and I ordered a rum and coke. I asked her if she'd like some food she said she wasnt hungry. I was like ok well lets get some finger food at least if we're drinking, I'm not hungry for dinner either, so I ended up ordering a cheese platter.

 

We sat and talked and she was dressed in sweat pants and a hoodie all cotton. The conversation was awkward. The cheese platter was all organic and it was some really good stuff. It was like pulling teeth even getting her to try it, I was trying to make conversation but it was awkward she was quite evasive.

 

We finished our drinks and the cheese platter was gone. She was like OK lets go so I was like ok let me catch the bill. She pulled out her card and said no you dont have to pay for me and left it on the table and went to the washroom.

 

We had already asked for the bill and the waitress came over with the machine while she was still in the bathroom. Knowing how insistent she was about paying her way and with the waitress asking me how to split the bill I was like, well uh just split it down the middle and I paid.

 

Then the girl comes out of the bathroom and brings the machine to her. She is like what the hell why is my bill $14 my scotch only cost me $8. I told her she was gone and I didnt know what to do so I just told her to split it down the middle. She then went into a rant about how I ate more of the cheese platter than her and how dare she have to pay $14 for a scotch. I was like its too late now I'll just catch you next time then.

 

So we leave the place and I say ok well I'll walk you home. I'm in dress shoes and a dress shirt dressed like I'm on a date and she's in runners and sweats.

 

She is walking like turbo and I'm trying to keep up and I light a cigarette. She's like "OH. So you smoke", and I'm like "uh, yeah." I can barely keep up to her she's walking so fast. I'm trying to talk but its like wtf I'm in dress shoes and she's walking at a speed almost like jogging without actually jogging and I'm a fast walker.

 

Next thing you know its a flash downpour. I have no jacket. We get to her building, a condo tower and I say ok, well we're here. She's like, "Ok. Bye" and closes the door. I'm standing out there with this downpour with no jacket going ... um wow. this sucks.

 

I take the train home drenched. Next day I text her, "nice date it was fun." figuring maybe she just had a bad day or something. Shes like "well the feeling isnt mutual I thought it was terrible. really??" So I was like forget this and deleted her.

 

What a waste of my god damned time. And all this from a girl who was so drunk the first time I talked to her on the phone that she fell asleep and I heard her snoring for almost 5 minutes.

[DrReplyInRhymes]

I have 2 bad dates that happened with the same girl. I guess I should've taken a hint.

 

1st bad date = Asked her if she had ever been to our cities' aquarium. She said she hadn't, so I set up a Saturday afternoon to go and check out the aquarium. It was all set to be a great time! (We had already been on a 2-3 dates prior to this and those dates seemed to have went very well...) I had made a comment in passing that she should invite her sister and her friend / boyfriend along in case they were bored and wanted to come along. (She was close with her sister and I was trying to score brownie points!)

 

When I got to her place, she had her 15-yo friend and 9 year old sister ready to go with us. She asked if they could come along, and I was taken aback a bit. This was NOT what I had planned! But, I wasn't going to be rude...

 

We get to the aquarium and go to pay for tickets. Now, I originally planned to pay for me and her. I had no intention of paying for her 22yo sister and her boyfriend...the people I originally said we should invite out of kindness. They give the total for 4 people (it ended up being close to $100) for all 4 of us. Being a gentleman....I couldn't just NOT pay for them and ruin the ...so-called date. Got into the aquarium and trying to look at the fish and wildlife with her was so ****ing hard. I understand personal space and in a museum / aquarium setting, it's expected to wander off in curiosity. However, she REFUSED to hold hands / hug / even be in the same vicinity as me. I ended up showing off exhibits to her younger friend and sister more than her! I've been to this damn aquarium more than a few times, I was there to have her experience it as well and kind of show off some of the cooler exhibits.

 

Paid for parking / aquarium / lunch afterwards for everyone and ended up spending damn near $200 on a date for people I never intended to invite and expected to pay about $50 total.. That was ...frustrating to say the least.

 

2nd date Immediately after the first one:

Labor day weekend. She told me she wanted to go fishing really badly as she hasn't been in years. In preparation, we visited a sport store and picked up a light fishing pole / reel / line / hooks for panfish. Labor day weekend rolls around, I try to get into contact with her and she replies she's in a neighboring city with her sister. I find out much much later that she had actually gone on a date with someone else.

 

You know, now that I write this down, I realize that I probably should have never even given her the time of day after that.

 

Oh well, live and learn!

Edited December 23, 2014 by DrReplyInRhymes

[Omei]

I have 2 bad dates that happened with the same girl. I guess I should've taken a hint.

 

1st bad date = Asked her if she had ever been to our cities' aquarium. She said she hadn't, so I set up a Saturday afternoon to go and check out the aquarium. It was all set to be a great time! (We had already been on a 2-3 dates prior to this and those dates seemed to have went very well...) I had made a comment in passing that she should invite her sister and her friend / boyfriend along in case they were bored and wanted to come along. (She was close with her sister and I was trying to score brownie points!)

 

When I got to her place, she had her 15-yo friend and 9 year old sister ready to go with us. She asked if they could come along, and I was taken aback a bit. This was NOT what I had planned! But, I wasn't going to be rude...

 

We get to the aquarium and go to pay for tickets. Now, I originally planned to pay for me and her. I had no intention of paying for her 22yo sister and her boyfriend...the people I originally said we should invite out of kindness. They give the total for 4 people (it ended up being close to $100) for all 4 of us. Being a gentleman....I couldn't just NOT pay for them and ruin the ...so-called date. Got into the aquarium and trying to look at the fish and wildlife with her was so ****ing hard. I understand personal space and in a museum / aquarium setting, it's expected to wander off in curiosity. However, she REFUSED to hold hands / hug / even be in the same vicinity as me. I ended up showing off exhibits to her younger friend and sister more than her! I've been to this damn aquarium more than a few times, I was there to have her experience it as well and kind of show off some of the cooler exhibits.

 

Paid for parking / aquarium / lunch afterwards for everyone and ended up spending damn near $200 on a date for people I never intended to invite and expected to pay about $50 total.. That was ...frustrating to say the least.

 

2nd date Immediately after the first one:

Labor day weekend. She told me she wanted to go fishing really badly as she hasn't been in years. In preparation, we visited a sport store and picked up a light fishing pole / reel / line / hooks for panfish. Labor day weekend rolls around, I try to get into contact with her and she replies she's in a neighboring city with her sister. I find out much much later that she had actually gone on a date with someone else.

 

You know, now that I write this down, I realize that I probably should have never even given her the time of day after that.

 

Oh well, live and learn!

 

Wow dude that is way too polite... no one, NO ONE invites many people and then expects you to pay for them and everything she knew perfectly well that she was using you sorry but cunt alert, I cant believe you went ahead with the date and agreed to pay that much at some point you just have to step back and say NO.

[AVarma]

I wonder if this would get more action in another forum, but I'm not sure so I'll start here. Who has funny/bad first date stories to share?

 

I've had some duds, but nothing as bad as this date- we were originally going to meet for a drink but he switched it to the park. He was a very granola, yoga loving guy which seemed cool online but odd in person. Anyway, we went for a walk in the park and he tried to get me to climb a tree. I politely declined. I was dressed nicely and this wasn't an easy climb. Then HE climbed the tree to show me how supposedly easy it was (I had to help him too, because he almost slipped). After this he continued to badger me about climbing the tree. I said no... again. His attitude completely changed after that and he was kind of a d*ck the rest of the date. Never heard from him again, obviously! (Which was a relief)

 

But WTF trying to make your date climb a tree and getting pissed if she won't?!

 

This is what happens when you troll elementary school playgrounds looking for dates.

[Danda]

Sounds like he was trippin balls lol.

[kolleamm]

Wow these are some good stories! The tree one was hilarious!!

[SleeplessIn]

I can share a "weird" one ....

 

This was some years back. I'd responded to a guy's In Search Of in the personals section of a local magazine. We'd had several phone conversations and they were enjoyable, so we arranged to meet for dinner. He picked me up, we had a very nice dinner, over which we lingered and talked for a while. He brought me back to my apartment and we snuggled a bit in the car, just kisses and that "yes" we'd like to do a second date.

 

Later as I was undressing to get ready for bed, as I pulled my dress off over my head I happened to be facing the wall mirror and I noticed something looked odd. Turned the lights full on to check, and I had very dark BRUISES under my arms and around my neck -- it looked like someone had beaten me and tried to choke me

 

Next day, I had to wear a turtleneck sweater to work to hide the marks. I saw a dermatologist and he had no answers -- I had not eaten anything I was allergic to, nothing like that.

 

So this fella and I dated and the relationship became exclusive. A month or so later, I was spending an overnight at his house (not for the first time). He had been drinking and went to bed very early. I told him I would be up in a little while as I had some cards to address. No problem, he went upstairs.

 

A few minutes later, I heard just a whisper of sound behind me and before I could even turn around, his arm came around my neck and he dragged me backwards off the chair where I was sitting, then got his hands around my neck and began to choke me. All the while making a strange "growling" noise.

 

Somehow, I managed to get turned so I was facing him, and grabbed a breath of air and yelled in his face, "If you don't let go, someone's going to get HURT!" I guess it startled him, and he let go.

 

Turns out that he was angry because I didn't immediately come to bed with him. I made calming, reassuring noises and immediately went upstairs with him. Lay there all night wide awake, scared out of my wits.

 

The next morning, I had bruises around my throat and on my arms from where he had tried to choke me and had grabbed me at some other point during the altercation. Just like the ones that had so strangely shown up after our first date.

 

That was the end of THAT dating/relationship experience.

[shet]

Posted on a thread just like this in another forum. I have some doozies. I'm actually going to recant though. I don't regret any of them, they were all experiences, and I'm sure they make someone else happy - in the end, I'm the one who's perennially single while most of them are probably happily married now. I don't get to **** talk them for a bad day, or crossed wires, or a headcold or popping Xanax, or whatever could explain their behaviour.

[ktya]

Weird on the choking guy. Was his name jian ghomeshi, persian iranian dude in toronto?

 

How did you get the bruises without noticing the first time?

[DrReplyInRhymes]

I can share a "weird" one ....

 

This was some years back. I'd responded to a guy's In Search Of in the personals section of a local magazine. We'd had several phone conversations and they were enjoyable, so we arranged to meet for dinner. He picked me up, we had a very nice dinner, over which we lingered and talked for a while. He brought me back to my apartment and we snuggled a bit in the car, just kisses and that "yes" we'd like to do a second date.

 

Later as I was undressing to get ready for bed, as I pulled my dress off over my head I happened to be facing the wall mirror and I noticed something looked odd. Turned the lights full on to check, and I had very dark BRUISES under my arms and around my neck -- it looked like someone had beaten me and tried to choke me

 

Next day, I had to wear a turtleneck sweater to work to hide the marks. I saw a dermatologist and he had no answers -- I had not eaten anything I was allergic to, nothing like that.

 

So this fella and I dated and the relationship became exclusive. A month or so later, I was spending an overnight at his house (not for the first time). He had been drinking and went to bed very early. I told him I would be up in a little while as I had some cards to address. No problem, he went upstairs.

 

A few minutes later, I heard just a whisper of sound behind me and before I could even turn around, his arm came around my neck and he dragged me backwards off the chair where I was sitting, then got his hands around my neck and began to choke me. All the while making a strange "growling" noise.

 

Somehow, I managed to get turned so I was facing him, and grabbed a breath of air and yelled in his face, "If you don't let go, someone's going to get HURT!" I guess it startled him, and he let go.

 

Turns out that he was angry because I didn't immediately come to bed with him. I made calming, reassuring noises and immediately went upstairs with him. Lay there all night wide awake, scared out of my wits.

 

The next morning, I had bruises around my throat and on my arms from where he had tried to choke me and had grabbed me at some other point during the altercation. Just like the ones that had so strangely shown up after our first date.

 

That was the end of THAT dating/relationship experience.

 

What the actual ****.

 

That's not ok. Man, if I was your friend, I probably would have tried to beat the living **** out of this guy.

 

How did you get bruises from the first date though? If he left after dropping you off....??

[SleeplessIn]

Re how did I get the bruises from the first date: I have absolutely NO idea. He never touched me on that date, other than the little bit of snuggling in the car, which was not in any way "rough". There was nothing else that happened that day or that evening that could have explained the bruises, either.

 

My best guess is that "something" (whether a force unseen or some deep level of my own psyche) was warning me about this guy. And I didn't pick up on it.

[ktya]

Sounds exactly like jian ghomeshi.

 

You should google him. If its the same guy, you need to call the toronto police he is up on charges.

[SleeplessIn]

Sounds exactly like jian ghomeshi.

 

You should google him. If its the same guy, you need to call the toronto police he is up on charges.

 

 

No, not him.