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Worst dates you've ever been on

208 replies

Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 17:28

Was having a good laugh thinking of some of mine and also interested to hear others' experiences.
Went on one once with a man who turned up 45 minutes late without good reason (I had just left him a voicemail saying that I was leaving) when he walked in.

Looked much older than his pictures, refused to tell me his age when I asked him and instead started banging on about 'objectivity and subjectivity' and sat extremely close to me. I had an 'emergency' and left.

Another one told me at the start of our date "oh btw, I'm moving to Australia next month", talked constantly about himself, was incredibly cagey about what he did for work and where he lived, started talking about his "wife", then claimed it was an ex and that they were never married but that he referred to her as his wife.
Then suddenly remembered he had "forgotten" to pay for a belt the day before so could we go and pay for it, so we had to get a bus there and on the way he seemed to know absolutely everybody so we had to keep stopping. I left, then got a random text from him 2 weeks later asking if i preferred classical or hip hop music?

Another one who turned up in a suit for most dates including the cinema, smoked Camel cigarettes and absolutely reeked of them, I told him that I taught English to unemployed people and for some reason he found this hilarious and laughed hysterically.

Quite interesting experiences Grin
Would love to hear other stories.

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FanPanCan · 29/04/2021 17:42

One bloke smelled of wet carpet.
One bloke simply agreed with everything I said, appeared to have no thoughts or opinions of his own.
One bloke had a coin purse and counted his pennies out for lunch.
One bloke wore a dirty coat and clearly needed a bath.
Most of them lied about their height.

Returnoftheowl · 29/04/2021 17:46

One guy who turned up super hungover, told me all about his soon-to-be ex-wife, then told me he "wasn't feeling it" and left...I had to admire his confidence that he thought I would be "feeling it" it after all the ex-wife tales and that he was letting me down gently!

Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 17:47

Eww wet carpet Grin so many rubbish dates out there!
I've had them lying about their height too, one even lied about his age, just made himself a year older which seemed pretty pointless to me lol.
Then invited all his mates to our first date without warning.

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Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 17:48

Ah no, it's awful when they turn up on dates and talking about exes, clearly not moved on !

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YouShouldLeave · 29/04/2021 17:50

We had been on a few dates and i told him i am asexual.
He looked all confused and after explaining to him what it means, he got really angry, cuss at me and told me i’m useless for a man.

Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 17:51

That's awful! What a disgusting attitude, you're well rid of him.

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ZombeaArthur · 29/04/2021 17:52

One guy took me to a sports bar which just happened to be showing a football match he wanted to watch. He told me if his team lost he’d always associate me with them losing. Then harassed me by phone when I declined to go out with him again.

Also the guy who refused to buy me even one drink. I’ve always liked to pay my own way on dates, however it’s simple curtesy to offer at least one drink to the person you’ve invited out. Surprisingly we became friends after and he was horrendously cheap, a real penny pincher who could not maintain a romantic relationship.

Usernameisgone · 29/04/2021 17:54

I have 2, one his wife turned up! 😕
The second said he wouldn't of asked me out if he knew I was fat... 🤦🏻‍♀️ I just turned and left.

Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 17:54

They sound awful, zero effort whatsoever and agreed he should have offered to get your drink.
Had that once where we were sat at the table, the guy announces he's going to get himself a drink, didn't offer to get me one.

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StormBaby · 29/04/2021 17:54

@Sweetaddiction88 your last one sounds like one of my ex’s 🤣 He’d wear a beige suit to walk the dogs like the man from Del Monte, but would wear a rugby shirt out to an a la carte dinner. Strange odd flamboyant man.

Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 17:54

How rude is he ! Should have replied you wouldn't have asked him out if you knew what an arse he was.

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drspouse · 29/04/2021 17:55

I had a date with a journalist who I met on a new fangled online dating site (quite some time ago obvs!) who was writing a regular column in a magazine I read, about new things on the internet.
He wasn't interested in meeting again but the expected column on internet dating didn't appear, I guess he had some shame!

SynchroSwimmer · 29/04/2021 17:58

Agreed to go on a date with a nice chap - he only divulged on the evening of the date that he was committed to a darts match, and that’s where he took me

I did marry his brother though.

Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 18:05

Haha, at least you married the brother Grin

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Overwhelmed245 · 29/04/2021 18:10

I once went on a date age 22 we where meeting for a coffee. He turned up head to toe in grey tracksuit with his cousin and then after half an hour said he had to leave because his mum was on her period and wanted her tummy rubbed for the pain.

Dogscanteatonions · 29/04/2021 18:10

[quote StormBaby]@Sweetaddiction88 your last one sounds like one of my ex’s 🤣 He’d wear a beige suit to walk the dogs like the man from Del Monte, but would wear a rugby shirt out to an a la carte dinner. Strange odd flamboyant man.[/quote]
He wasn't Michael Winner was he? 🤣🤣

Fleabagforlife · 29/04/2021 18:47

One guy I met from OLD was a policeman, and kept mentioning it. Like, every few minutes. Clearly had a huge ego. He had extremely sexist views so I made short of the date and he insisted on walking me to my car.

He told me where we would go for our second date, I said very gently I didn't think we were a good match. He turned immediately - his whole face changed and he told me to be careful driving on the way home, that someone could report me for dangerous driving.

I felt very intimidated but somehow mustered the strength to reply that he should be careful threatening women, especially ones that know what he does for a living and where he works.

Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 18:50

That's scary! Good on you for telling him straight. A very lucky escape there.

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GreyhoundG1rl · 29/04/2021 18:53

one even lied about his age, just made himself a year older which seemed pretty pointless to me lol.
🤣🤣🤣
The poor gobshite!

sluj · 29/04/2021 18:57

Not a bad date as such but I once went on a blind date with a young man whose mum had inexplicably told him to bring me flowers. He turned up with a huge ornate bouquet which I had to put on the floor in the cinema and cart around the bars of the West End. Nice idea but not practical at all. 😆

Zancah · 29/04/2021 19:01

@Overwhelmed245

I once went on a date age 22 we where meeting for a coffee. He turned up head to toe in grey tracksuit with his cousin and then after half an hour said he had to leave because his mum was on her period and wanted her tummy rubbed for the pain.

Fuck me Grin that's hilarious. What the fuck goes through these peoples minds?

Sweetaddiction88 · 29/04/2021 19:10

These stories are hilarious Grin

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ComtesseDeSpair · 29/04/2021 19:11

@YouShouldLeave

We had been on a few dates and i told him i am asexual. He looked all confused and after explaining to him what it means, he got really angry, cuss at me and told me i’m useless for a man.
To be fair, whilst he was absolutely in the wrong to swear at you, I’d be pretty annoyed if I’d wasted my time going on several dates with someone who didn’t think it was worth mentioning beforehand that they weren’t at all interested in a sexual relationship, which is a major part of what most (non-asexual) people are looking for from a partner. It’s a bit like applying for a job and then waiting until the final stage of the interview and selection process before saying “I should probably let you know I don’t actually have the qualification required for this role.”

My dates have all been pretty good. The only off one was the man who was about twenty years older than his photos made him out to be and had half-time custody of a couple of kids he hadn’t mentioned. He was nice, we had a good chat and a laugh - but I was 24, enjoying myself and living my life, I wasn’t looking for a man in his 40s and to be stepmom to a couple of tweens.

GreyhoundG1rl · 29/04/2021 19:14

@YouShouldLeave

We had been on a few dates and i told him i am asexual. He looked all confused and after explaining to him what it means, he got really angry, cuss at me and told me i’m useless for a man.
That's quite a bombshell to drop a few dates in.
Paul72 · 29/04/2021 19:30

I was on a dating site (It was good as eventually I met my wife and we have been married for 16 years now).
There were two horrors that I remember. I think the worst arranged for me to meet her off a train at the station. She arrived with a huge overnight bag and said as there were few trains back she was staying with me. She stayed the night we DTD and never saw each other again.
The other never stopped talking about her deceased husband. She drove me round the town pointing out places she had been with him. I felt for her loss but it was constant.