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I have just had a mortifying first date situation. Can people please tell me their stories for solidarity?

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FatGirlSin · 14/10/2025 20:27

I met “Tom” online and we had been talking a few weeks and getting on well.

Tom told me lots about his cat sooty and I was happy he was an animal lover.

Met up for the first date at a bar between both our houses and hit it off straight away, we had some drinks then were supposed to be going for a meal but a drunk woman knocked her drink over him so Tom suggested we walk to his house (very close by) he could change his top and at the same time he’d order us an Uber to the restaurant.

We got to his house and Tom went to change his top and I waited and had a glass of wine in his living room. I noticed a black cat on the windowsill and opened the window and let it in, Tom was ready to go so we left.

The rest of date went well until the end of the night when we parted ways. Tom rang after he got home sounding astonished and asked if I’d let a black cat into his house.

l said yes I thought sooty wanted letting in, Tom then told me that sooty is an indoor cat and was in🙈.

Sooty is a grey Persian with a black nose and tips of ears, the cat I’d let in was a neighbours cat and the neighbour had seen him through the window in Toms house and wasn’t impressed.

Both cats were unhappy about each others presence and Tom had to clean up the house and calm down his neighbour and explain he hasn’t deliberately been attempting cat napping.

I feel so embarrassed and I told my best friend that I thought it was an easy mistake for anyone to make, she said that it was just typical of me.

Has anyone else blown a decent date doing something embarrassing? I’m not sure I’ll hear from Tom again.

OP posts:
CremeBruhlee · 15/10/2025 07:17

CharlotteLightandDark · 14/10/2025 21:57

They/it goes right through me definitely means they make me need the toilet fairly immediately. Whether it’s a number 1 or 2 depends on the substance itself

Eek northerner here who would usually use ‘it goes through me’ to mean it makes me feel physically uncomfortable like nails on a blackboard. Will be more careful saying it in future 😂

BCBird · 15/10/2025 07:17

HellsBells13 · 14/10/2025 20:34

🤣🤣🤣 I think you will hear from him once he's calmed down. I remember an online disaster date where a woman had used her dates bathroom for a poop and said poop would no go round the bend! 😆😆😆

Ha ha. This is the sort of thing thst would happen to me🙄

Thingyfanding1 · 15/10/2025 07:16

Thank you for the LOL’s 🤣
Hilarious!

TicTac80 · 15/10/2025 07:15

@Chickensky, I think I'm surprised that he didn't show pics, as I'm surrounded by people who will readily show pics of their pets very quickly (myself included!) 😂

BrainlessBoiledFrog · 15/10/2025 07:13

Like your friend said this is your fault. It’s mildly funny but tbh you should not have let the cat in as you were intrusive here and presumptuous. It might have been Tom’s cat but he might have been purposefully leaving it outside on his date for any number of reasons - the cat might have been an outdoor cat prone to pissing all over house in his absence. So the right and sensible nothing to do - what I’d imagine 90% of people would do here - is simply wait till Tom came down and say hey Tom does your cat want to come in? Tbh if a date had done that with me I’d think they were overly familiar too soon. Fact it wasn’t even his cat isn’t actually that funny as it might have gotten his cat pregnant or fought with it.
If you’re going about opening windows to let his cat in, would you likewise start going in fridge and cupboards to feed it?
Try have more boundaries! Like people said it’s also not a great idea to go back on first date.

Dunderheided · 15/10/2025 06:58

Was his house clean and tidy? To have a house presentable when a visit was not expected would be a good sign in my book.

Cerezo · 15/10/2025 06:54

If he doesn’t want a second date he’s a tool. That’s a great “how we accidentally stole the neighbours cat on a first date and look at us now” story for the wedding.

MultiFucktional · 15/10/2025 06:53

I noticed a black cat on the windowsill and opened the window and let it in, Tom was ready to go so we left.

and at no time during the rest of the evening did you mention this. Hmm aye, right.

Cornflakegirl7 · 15/10/2025 06:51

DreamTheMoors · 15/10/2025 01:52

I knew a girl who said “could you please hold my bag while I use the ladies?”
And she crawled out the toilet window and he never saw her again.
Until 30 years later when they had an affair.

Did he give her her bag back?

gottamoveon · 15/10/2025 06:34

Has there been a second date OP?

Scottishlass9 · 15/10/2025 04:53

This is absolutely brilliant, OP! Started off my day with a laugh 🤭 Hope you can both move past it. Just the idea of these two cats having a face off when you and Tom are out having a laugh 🤣

daisychain01 · 15/10/2025 04:25

Mrsoftandhisstrangeworld · 14/10/2025 20:32

I'd be far more concerned that you went to a man's house the first time you've met him.

People do a lot more than just go round to a man's house on a first date, believe me.

you must lead a very sheltered life.

OpalFruitsMakeYourMouthWater · 15/10/2025 04:23

I’m surprised he didn’t name his cat Jerry 😝

🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ 🐾

Alyah · 15/10/2025 03:23

HHH

CocoaLife · 15/10/2025 03:15

MeTooOverHere · 15/10/2025 01:53

Tom then told me that sooty is an indoor cat and was in🙈.
Was in what????

The house. He was in, not out.

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 15/10/2025 01:56

“offered to lick me out behind the railway station”. 😂😂😂😂😂😂. How on earth could you refuse such a silver-tongued charmer?

MeTooOverHere · 15/10/2025 01:53

Tom then told me that sooty is an indoor cat and was in🙈.
Was in what????

DreamTheMoors · 15/10/2025 01:52

I knew a girl who said “could you please hold my bag while I use the ladies?”
And she crawled out the toilet window and he never saw her again.
Until 30 years later when they had an affair.

Chickensky · 15/10/2025 01:36

TicTac80 · 14/10/2025 23:27

Absolutely love these stories!! OP, as an owner of 3 cats, I'm amazed and shocked he didn't show you lots of pics of Sooty!! WTAF?! Most of the cat and dog slaves/people I know will show pics at any possible opportunity. Would I be upset if someone let a cat into my place? Yes. But if I'd not shown them pics of my DCats, then I wouldn't blame them. Have you heard back from Tom yet? How's Sooty?

I don't think it's strange at all. They are chatting casually and he may not want to be overly zealous in their first communication about cats? It's good he's discussed Sooty but why would he need to do more?

This comes from someone who met their husband of 13 years through OLD. I didn't even mention my cats and he was fine with them when he got to know me.

fiddleplayingbrunette · 15/10/2025 01:32

Fgfgfg · 14/10/2025 22:27

First date was fine. Two days later I saw his photo on Crimewatch. The bit where they bring up a few wanted photos.

Edited

😳😳

TrousersOfTime · 15/10/2025 00:49

Hopefully, he'll be so impressed that you actually demonstrated (attempted) care for the cat (that you thought was his) that he'll decide you're a keeper!

Katflapkit · 15/10/2025 00:43

RightOnTheEdge · 14/10/2025 23:28

That's Sweep. Sooty is yellow!

Bloody hell you are 100% right.

I am mixing up my gloves puppets. Odd to call a grey cat Sooty when Sweep is up for the taken.

EdithBond · 15/10/2025 00:43

@Beekman ah, man. That’s creepy as hell. Good story, though.

@FatGirlSin Easy mistake to make with the cat. Neighbour should be OK if he explains what happened.

bollockyness · 15/10/2025 00:31

I want the twist in the story where the two cats have mated and Tom is overrun with kittens 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

BruFord · 15/10/2025 00:27

Aww, @FatGirlSin , I can totally see your logic assuming that the outdoor cat was Sooty.

But it’s also hysterical. 🤣

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