My date suddenly started singing at the top of his lungs

[Sonjing]

I went out on a first date yesterday night with a man met on OLD.

I feel like he made such a fuss to organise what he thought was “the perfect date”. He took me to a park to show me a romantic spot (he even said he had planned the stroll from where we met to the park, in order to ensure the stroll was scenic and romantic enough!). After drinks and dinner, he insisted on taking me to a romantic belvedere terrace to show me the view, even though I said I was feeling cold.

Once we get to the belvedere, suddenly the guy starts singing “Bella Notte” from the Lady and the Tramp. Properly singing at the top of his lungs, like he was the protagonist of a musical. He then insisted I should sing with him too, and he got visibly disappointed when I said I can’t really sing. He kept singing for a solid 5 minutes and attempted a few dance moves too, while people nearby were staring at us in disbelief.

I genuinely feel like I should delete all dating apps and resign myself to a life of singledom, if this is the alternative

How was the rest of the date anyway? If he hadn’t started singing would you have seen him again? More details of his weirdness please!

I knew a guy who was totally in love with his own (awful) voice. At his wedding reception he got down on one knee and serenaded his new wife. It was clearly all about him and I imagine she had been forced to endure many rehearsals because she just sat there looking bored, playing with a straw, chatting to people, paying no attention to him at all. Meanwhile he’s crawling around the floor in a suit, screeching and paying no attention to her either. He sounded awful too. It was the strangest thing to have to watch.

Crawling around the floor in a suit, screeching

🤣 what an image!

gently led away by professionals.

This is why all first dates should involve a cup of coffee in a coffee shop, after which you can scarper.

The problem is that he may well react to your rejection by thinking he needs to go even bigger the next time....

I feel like he may have been applying this logic for many years....each rejection leading to ever more extravagant romantic planning.

A year from now you'll see him punting his way down the high street in a gondola on wheels towed by a full Mariachi band....

what an image!

It was appalling! And he didn’t drink alcohol so it was supposed to be a dry wedding too. Thankfully his parents stepped in at the last minute and said he couldn’t do that to people. They ran to the bottle shop and bought several boxes of the cheapest wine imaginable. I will always be thankful to them for that.

Priceless! I can just imagine it, the parents stepping in, hand on shoulder, 'you're making a spectacle of yourself again, son. Alcohol is required'

I've found that most men like this, the underlying root cause of it all being an over inflated ego and utter sheer arrogance. These are the type of men who say,"i'm not in a relationship because my penis is too big', 'Sing along with me', 'I'm not in a relationship because most women can't keep up with me', etc complete lack of self awareness and too much self.

I'll tell you what's bad: being told that there will be a big surprise and a special treat once we reach the top of the hill on our walk. Oh goody, I thought, hoping that he might have some food in this rucksack.

Got to the top, looking at the amazing view and the man starts reciting a long, long poem (Shelley? Byron? not Pam Ayres, though) in a loud, loud booming voice. He's like Brian Blessed on a megaphone.

What's worse is that I clapped him and murmured 'bravo, bravo', just thankful that the peace-shattering performance was well and truly over. He was delighted by my reaction, and I was inwardly screaming.

Bwahahahahahahaa

I went on a first date where the guy serenaded me with some of the work of Gilbert & Sullivan.

He also went to the loo and came back with wet trousers blaming a shallow sink (yeah right) and got us told off by police.

I'm still with him.

😆😆😆 and I thought my date from hell was awful! I got all dressed up and he took me to an “old men’s pub” in the middle of nowhere for a meat raffle. I shit you not... if hunks of meat, everywhere.

OP, what will you say to him if he wants to see you again? You could always brush up on the scores of the musical classics....”Everybody now - Ooooak-la-homa where the wind comes rushing round the bend” !

I love meat raffles. That would be a marrying point for me.

Sorry but I'm howling! 😂🤣😂

You could share a plate of spaghetti!

I would have loved this kind of date. You don't come across this type of meeting these days, usually all you see is people on phones at dinner, and walking through parks and streets, You should treasure this forever, !

Haha

Lol! I read your post OP and just realised that my DH has been known to randomly started singing in front of me on occasion and it's always really awkward. He doesn't belt out songs at the top of his voice but he has been known to start singing along to a song being played in a pub or on the radio when he's driving. Given that I'm next to him and literally a captive audience for these little performances it was really annoying, but clearly I have stripped him of his joy for life as he hasn't done it in years

@theOtherPamAyres Oh, God, the men who think 'a special treat' is to share the sound of their voice unbroken by interruptions from the little woman.
I once went out with a man who tried to talk me into bed by insisting he wanted to read aloud to me. Why would I want that?

I think you should have another date and insist he joins in with your choice of song. May I suggest:

It's my favourite competitive singing duet!

Just told DH and he too feels you OWE us all a second date....

It’s a shame you didn’t secretly record it. It’d probably have gone viral on YouTube.

glagdy I’m a veggie! It didn’t occur to me to say because we were only meeting up for a drink.

What is it with Grooms serenading their wives at the Wedding Reception? At a Reception I was at the Groom sang a self penned song to the bride. It included the line “I gots myself a beautiful wife”. I laughed. And cringed. Hard.