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What's Your Worst Date Ever?

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Winenot78 · 20/08/2018 23:16

Just for fun!

I have just won a date night in London with Heart FM after telling them the story of a nightmare date I went on and I thought it would be fun to hear other people's nightmare dates!

Me? I met a guy in a pub. Seemed quite normal, out with some troubled people who he mentored. Agreed to a date, met at a pub and he turns up, middle of summer, in a thick, woollen coat, sit and have a drink when he suddenly turns and tells me to "Look up the sleeve of his coat", taken aback I nearly run away, turns out he has a pet ferret up the sleeve of his coat! He suggests we go out for dinner (after dropping off the ferret), I tell him I have can't eat gluten or anything spicy and he insists he has to take me to an Indian restaurant where he proceeds to order for me, mostly food I can't eat. Food arrives and I sit and eat plain rice (all I can eat) and decide I need some wine at which point he says "Oh... You're drinking are you? Personally, I don't drink but I suppose I don't mind if you have 1". I made my excuses soon after this...

Now about to marry the most amazing man but I have had many a dating disaster in my nearly 40 years, this is just most likely my worst!!

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Onthebrink87 · 20/08/2018 23:18

Asda. That is all

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Winenot78 · 20/08/2018 23:23

Enough said!

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tethersend · 20/08/2018 23:35

I once went on a date when I was house sitting for my mum. We ended up back at hers.

At the time, my mum had been on the receiving end of an unpleasant stalker and the police had fitted a panic button in the house.

Of course, things between us got a bit steamy and mid-embrace, There was frantic loud hammering on the door.

We must have ‘bumped’ the panic button in our haste. Opening the door to 10 police officers who bundled in, looked at us in disgust and left was a bit of a passion killer. He scarpered pretty quickly Grin

JacNaylor · 20/08/2018 23:55

Nothing to match yours but I once went out with a guy, got settled into quite a snug corner of a crowded pub. Only to discover that my date had an awful wind problem, silent but deadly. A new, noxious blast hit every five minutes or so. I was close to retching so went to the bar to get some drinks..... except, I couldn't bring myself to go back into the fart cloud so I'm ashamed to say, I ran away. I'm not proud of myself, the poor guy was probably nervous after all Blush

9amTrain · 20/08/2018 23:56

He asked me out ice skating for our date and brought all his friends along without warning, who I'd never met. I'd only met him once too.

I have dyspraxia and it turned out that I CANNOT ice skate to save my life so just awkwardly held onto the sides for the whole thing.

On the train home he sat away from me with all his friends, left me by myself and text me "I don't think we're relationship material".

That was 8 years ago and I've been on one date since.

I'm pathetic.

PocketsForMe · 20/08/2018 23:59

No you’re not 9am! Sounds like he was pathetic and you had a luck escape. Dating is scary

WitchesGlove · 21/08/2018 00:01

I met this awful cheap skate who complained about the cost of a few drinks (he earned far more than me, and we split everything anyway). But he moaned my drinks were more expensive.

He told me to dye my hair as it looked awful with a few greys (for context, he was fat and wore horrible glasses).

He was generally arrogant and rude and had no sense of boundaries.

JacNaylor · 21/08/2018 00:07

@9amTrain
He was a nob!! You dodged a bullet, you're not pathetic at all, dating's hard!

Cardiganandcuppa · 21/08/2018 00:24

Guy turned up in a Coca-cola logo T-shirt except it said “Jesus Christ.... He’s the real thing”.

He took me for a walk in a park. Mm, that didn’t cost much did it. I spent the whole afternoon trying to dodge him trying to hold my hand.

At the end he said God had told him I was going to be his wife. I said I really wasn’t sure about that and he said he would “wait for me as long as it takes”.

I didn’t see him again.

Six months later I heard on the grapevine he’d come out as gay Shock

SoftAsACactus · 21/08/2018 00:49

This one is going to sound a bit odd

I was 20 and had just moved abroad. Didn’t speak the language terribly well but got chatting to this girl, maybe 18 or 19, in a cafe who was just really lovely. Didn’t understand everything she said but we got by, I thought.

Great, I thought, I’ve made a friend! She asked if I wanted to go and watch a film with her at the weekend and I eagerly agreed. She said she’d pick me up in her car.

It was about ten minutes into the car journey that I just got a ‘vibe’. Turned to look at my new friend and realised ‘she’ was a rather feminine looking ‘he’ Shock. A few gentle questions confirmed this but I still had to style it out and endure the rest of the ‘date’ (basically gave off extreme matey vibes and talked about my imaginary boyfriend at home). The guy was fine thankfully - not dodgy or anything, dropped me home and never heard from him again

NoShitHemlock · 21/08/2018 00:55

Met a bloke many, many years ago OLD and chatted for a couple of weeks then actually met for dinner. He was pleasant enough and after dinner suggested a walk by the beach. So we went for a walk and decided to have a sit down on a bench and he announced that he would like to kiss me, but could I excuse him for a second as he was awaiting an appointment with his dentist, but in the meantime had to take his front tooth out.......... Envy

seven201 · 21/08/2018 01:04

I went on a date to the cinema. When there he told me he fancied my friend. Everyone fancied her! I'd forgotten all about that until now. He then had to drive me 25 mins home. Was not very fun.

I've also been on a first date to a supermarket. Think it was a Sainsburys.

My first date with my now DH was at a weatherspoons!

Carouselfish · 21/08/2018 01:12

Told me he was a hotel manager but when we met up, immediately he said he was actually a waiter and had lied to get the date (I don't care at all about position; lying though!) Was rather a Tim nice but dim sort who then went to the toilet, came back and took my hand in his wet one and told me I was 'good breeding stock'.

Shinygoldbauble · 21/08/2018 01:12

Mine is awful because I was the one who behaved so badly. I'm still embarrassed and it was over 20 years ago.
I had a boyfriend all through uni. I was totally in love but after nearly 4 years he dumped me and i was very hurt.
We had a huge graduation party and he unexpectedly turned up. He wasn't on my course so I was caught off guard.
I dealt with it by getting very drunk and snogging the face off a random guy.
Random guy was actually very sweet and made sure i got home safely.
He asked me on a date and i drunkenly agreed to meet him the next evening.
We went for a meal. I was terribly hung over, spilled my drink over the table and couldn't eat anything.
I told him I wasn't over my ex and left him at the resturant.
Horrible behaviour. He didn't deserve it but I was young and not in a good place.

Shinygoldbauble · 21/08/2018 01:20

Sorry, mine isn't actually funny at all. Well it was sort of funny when i poured a glass of water but being so hungover forgot to stop when the glass was full!

Ivalueloyaltyaboveallelse · 21/08/2018 02:01

Oh gosh years ago, I went on a date with a guy I knew well from uni. The plan was to have a mix of alcohol, a takeaway and to watch a movie. Got back to his place only to be greeted by his mother whom then grilled me about my attentions towards her son. Worse he wondered off while she did this. I stood there shocked, feeling like a naughty child. I finally made my way to his room and said I thought you lived in a house share, his answer well I kind of do. Even worse we had to keep the door open. I sat there most of the night wishing I had a good enough excuse to run. Fair to say I got a bit tipsy that night and stayed in the spare room. I snuck out of the house early hours. Blush

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Winenot78 · 22/08/2018 10:19

@9amTrain you are definitely not pathetic! He was a total nobhead! I’ve always hated dating, I’m so glad I don’t have to do it anymore xxx

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Winenot78 · 22/08/2018 10:24

Another one... I once went on a date with a guy who took me to a tapas restaurant, as we go to order he declares that he hates sharing food! I love sharing! Part way through the evening I also found out that he used to be a monk; I am possibly the least religious person you could meet. He’d only recently left the order because he decided he couldn’t cope with the vow of obedience and I was the first person he’d been on a date with since he’d left. There was no 2nd date.

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nothanku · 22/08/2018 10:35

I went on an awful one a few years ago.
We had arranged to meet up for a drink at the pub not far from where he lived. I was about 5-10 minutes late as I was struggling to find the pub.
I had angry messages asking me where I was. I then got a phone call from him telling me I'd better hurry up as he was looking like an idiot on his own. He wouldn't come to meet me to show me where the pub was. I was only 10 minutes late and the way he spoke to me before the first date even began told me that I didn't want to be with him!
He then proceeded to talk about himself for the entire date. He didn't ask me a single question about myself. He just went on and on about how successful he was and how much money he had 🤢.
He also told me he had just split up with his girlfriend of 8 years because she wanted to have children and he didn't. I remember thinking at the time, well it's not unreasonable to want children after 8 years with somebody! I can't believe she had managed to put up with him for 8 years. I couldn't stand 8 minutes.
He then awkwardly tried to kiss me and we kind of bumped our teeth together in my attempt to move away.
It's so cringe worthy.

9amTrain · 23/08/2018 06:15

@Winenot78
@JacNaylor
@PocketsForMe

Thanks so much :)

He was a total knobhead!

vampirethriller · 23/08/2018 07:16

I met a man who had lied about his age and was really 30 years older than me (I was 29) rather than 15 years older. We went to an all you can eat Chinese buffet that had seen better days and he spoke to the staff in what he thought was a hilarious Chinese accent. He told me how he had been given the first authentic recipe for piri piri sauce from a man who lives up a mountain in Spain and how he had brought it to England. He explained that he actually wrote "Hello" by Lionel Richie but someone had stolen the book he wrote it in when he was drunk in Brixton one night.
He ate six plates of food to get his moneys worth and asked me not to drink alcohol because he ex never had and it was bad for women!
I did not see him again.

Stefoscope · 23/08/2018 07:18

First year of uni I got sent an anonymous Valentines card. A couple of days later the sender's mate approached me, explained who had sent it and told me the guy wanted to ask me on a date but was very shy. The mate asked me whether I would go out with card guy if he asked me in person. I told him to be honest I'm not really looking to date anyone, so no.

Next thing I know card guy asks me if I want to go for dinner with him that evening. I politely thank him for the card and invitation but reiterate I'm not wanting a boyfriend. He then goes on to tell me he'll come and knock for me later, but it would have to be 6pm as that would give him time to eat dinner in the uni halls (we were catered for) but still give us time to make happy hour at the restaurant.

My friend convinced me to go out of politeness and offered to go into town and be on hand should I need an excuse to leave earlier. We went for the meal, he basically sat in silence pretty much throughout, no attempts to ask me basic questions about myself etc. His main topic of conversation was how he got so pissed at the previous month's formal meal he puked red wine all over the table. He seemed to think it was something to be really proud of. When it came to paying the bill I offered up a £20 note, thinking he would either say 'it's on me' or at least offer to split the bill (given I didn't want to be there in the first place). He used my money to pay for the entire meal (his share as well). He then insisted on going to an expensive bar, we stood at the bar and he asked me what I was drinking. He ordered my drink and his and when the bartender asked for the money my date turns to him and says 'oh, she's paying for her own drink!'

dudsville · 23/08/2018 07:32

My God, so many stories of being nice in the face of such rude behaviour!

Mammyofasuperbaby · 23/08/2018 07:37

Worst date was supposed to be the classic cinema and a meal type of date that actually ended up being a weekly shop in Iceland (not mine, his). I didn't see him again after that and met my now dp soon after. Strangely enough we didn't have our first date till 3 months into our relationship but it simple and wonderful

Ivalueloyaltyaboveallelse · 23/08/2018 08:14

@Mammyofasuperbaby This made me laugh 😂