A friend was dating a guy who I had never met. We were good mates, but very different. She was a punk, I'm more classic and feminine.
She said her boyfriends brother always came along and they couldn't get rid of him, would I double date. I kept refusing but she was telling me how good looking he was, how I'd like him, all the usual crap. And I agreed.
Large merc pulls up and this guy gets out the back, I'm five eight and was wearing three inch heels, so was knocking on six foot. I was eighteen I think. The man was in his fifties, and tiny. Like five foot odd and about six stone. Indian gentleman, not that it matters.
He just kept staring up at me and blinking. And say oh you're so pretty. That was it. That's all he said. Repeatedly, we had to drive for nearly an hour to the bar we were going to. And I was in the back with him. I genuinely tried to make conversation but all he said was oh you're so pretty and blinked and nodded a lot. Or he'd touch my Blouse and say this is so pretty. Or my skirt. That was so pretty. It was awful.
Got to the bar, ordered drinks, sat down, and still no conversation. Just lots of telling me how pretty I was and everything I wore was.. i Don't think he had anything mentally wrong with him and I guess he expected another punk. My friend was late twenties. Not an eighteen year old in heels and a shortish skirt.
I really had had enough, and went to thr loo. And yes an ex boyfriend was there. With his rugby playing friends. Walked past their table and they called me over, and one of the friends said, are you actually going out with that guy, we are taking bets on it. I was mortified. It looked like I was dating a very petite and clearly wealthy Indian gent (clothes shoes etc) old enough to be my grandad.
I said no I wasn't, it was a blind date, and when I got back to thr table, demanded as all teenagers do, that we leave. So we did. And drove the hour home in absolute silence.
She said she'd not told me as I'd not have went if she had. Apart from thr fact her boyfriend was very tall and well built, and this man was tiny, I'd honestly have thought it was his fucking dad.