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Worst dates you've ever been on

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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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GreyhoundG1rl · 30/04/2021 15:54

Fucking hell, with parents like that - who needs enemies, eh!?
God yes. Actually it's a little bit creepy that your own mother would so spectacularly fail to have your back like that 😬
Sorry, LittlestBoho. You deserved better than that.

Feelinglikepoop · 30/04/2021 16:01

Well, went on a blind date with a friends colleague- MySpace days not Facebook.
Anyway, went down, I could clearly see he didn’t fancy me from the start but I was in his house and he offered wine so drank it (already established I was staying in his on the sofa). We went out and on the way to the bar I fell on the pavement. Fucking old e bay vintage boots with no soles!
So, cocktail bar and actually had a laugh and getting on well. Got smashed. Got back to his- sofa my arse. In bed and he was being really intense saying “I want you” about 50 times. So me, always classy shouted “well fucking have me then”.
He then produced from nowhere the BIGGEST tub of Vaseline ive ever seen in my life. Dunno why coz he had a small one. It was well used and not at all appealing. Blech.
Shit sex again in the morning and I left and we never spoke again.
I cringe

Toddlerteaplease · 30/04/2021 16:28

@Elsiebear90 that's incredibly unprofessional behaviour from a teacher! Shock

LittlestBoho · 30/04/2021 16:45

@GreyhoundG1rl

Fucking hell, with parents like that - who needs enemies, eh!? God yes. Actually it's a little bit creepy that your own mother would so spectacularly fail to have your back like that 😬 Sorry, LittlestBoho. You deserved better than that.
Well I don't want to derail this funny thread with my childhood of woe but my siblings and I have long suspected she has undiagnosed ASD. There's nothing malicious about her (though her actions have been terrible at times), she is just not wired to take care of her children in the traditional sense. In her mind it was simply that: she liked Mark as a person, I was single, ergo we should go out together. Thankfully my stepdad was there to thwart her!

To get back on track, I once had a date from PoF who was handsome, charming, and didn't lie about his height. We really clicked, I thought I'd found one of the few normal people on online dating. We had coffee, a walk in the park, then went to a pub, where he revealed he didn't believe in evolution due to his strict religious beliefs. I'd never met a creationist before and was gobsmacked so I just kept asking "but, what about the dinosaurs??" He thought they co-existed with cavemen, like The Flintstones.

Littlecaf · 30/04/2021 17:22

Met a guy in a pub once, (early 2000s pre internet dating!) he was funny and charming, maybe a rough diamond sort of bloke. Swapped number. Met him for a drink the following week, he suggested we meet at a particular town centre pub a short bus ride from mine (so I didn’t know it that well) walked in and he was with his mates at the bar - fine - started chatting to them, then started to notice the pub decor, what they were wearing, what they were saying - made my excuses after a hour and left ..... BNP/fascist politics...... just awful!

Darkdarkdeeds · 30/04/2021 17:55

Mine is, in hindsight, more sweet and awkward than some of these shockers but was embarrassing at the time. A guy I was friendly with who went to the football literally every home game told me he had a 'spare' ticket and asked me if I would like to go. Sounded like fun so I thought what the heck. Turned out that our friendly outing was actually meant to be a date, and his dad drove us there and back, stopping at the cemetery to put flowers on his nan's grave on the way. At some point I realised the 'spare' ticket was nothing of the sort, and I was sat where his dad would normally be while his dad was sat nearby. Soooooo awkward. We were young and clueless though.

MargotsBumpyNight · 30/04/2021 18:05

@LadyOfLittleLeisure was it Jacob Rees Mogg? It was Jacob Rees Mogg, wasn't it? Grin

Inthesameboatatmo · 30/04/2021 18:31

By far the worst date was when I was in my 20s,I had really bad dermatitis flare up on the palms of my hands because of nerves.
He looked at my hands and said, when you give me wank will i catch that !!!!
Wtf ,i threw my drink over him and made a swift exit, dying of embarrassment.

Fespital · 30/04/2021 18:50

Been on a few dates just the 2 of us (met at work but different departments). His team was having a night out so he invited me. I turned up everyone was lovely and friendly. He said hi but didn't particularly chat to me. I recognised a few people and they recognised me so got chatting and was enjoying the night. One colleague asked if I was seeing anyone. I said yes Antonio. She said 'well yes we've all snogged Antonio but is there anyone you're dating?' I was a bit puzzled but replied 'Antonio'. He didn't speak to me for the rest of the night. I got shitfaced and had a fantastic time with his team mates. The next day I got a text dumping me. His work mates kept emailing me inviting me out on future nights out but I discreetly declined.

I left the company a few months later (unrelated) but returned about a year later for a company party invited by ex workmates. Who should be a couple but 'are you dating anyone?' girl and Antonio! It was brilliant because they looked like kids caught with their hands in the sweetie jar! I couldn't have given a shit at that point but it was super awkward for them!

So my worst date was with my boyfriend's work colleagues one of whom he was also shagging!

thenightsky · 30/04/2021 19:10

@Sparklfairy

I went on a date with a South African man (relevant, and nothing against SAs!). I travelled to his town which was only a few miles away but the bus journey was particularly gnarly so took a long time to get there.

He was really late - maybe an hour? I didn't know the town so loitered in a car park while he texted me intermittently saying, 'leaving in a few'. Because I'd travelled so far I didn't feel like just leaving, especially as he kept saying he was on his way nearly

When he finally turned up, I tried to make light of it. 'Do you often keep women waiting?' He rolled his eyes and said, 'Oh GOD. You're not a feminist are you?' Hmm 'Well,' I said, 'That depends on how much of a misogynist you are.' Then he looked me up and down and said, 'Where I grew up, every one of my servants were women, and, I don't take any shit from women.'

FUCK KNOWS WHY I STAYED. But we went on a pub crawl. Clearly we had both taken a dislike to each other so just got drunk and our sniping and jibes at each other got worse and worse. By the end we were sitting in a corner of a pub just snapping at each other like an old married couple who hated each other and no longer cared.

Very very drunk, the last thing I remember is my taxi arriving. I stood up, said, 'Can't say it was lovely to meet you, you really are a cunt,' and left.

The thing I was most disappointed about was when I went to block him and he'd got in there first! Grin

That would make a brilliant one act mini-play!
SunsetBeetch · 30/04/2021 19:20

@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.
Ewww wtf?!
possumgoddess · 30/04/2021 20:01

Did OLD for a while. Got chatting to this man who sounded nice - he described himself as tall, dark and handsome. I took that with a pinch of salt but still wasn't quite prepared for what I saw when we met! He wasn't short, but not overly tall. Had quite a paunch, and the only reason his hair was dark was because it was quite obviously dyed. Obviously because his shirt was undone half way down his chest and his grey chest hair was peeking round the large gold medallion that was prominently displayed. And He was definitely NOT good looking. He knew I wasn't overly well off and had made a point of telling me he would be driving his jag. We met in a smart seaside town frequented by the yachting crowd, so there weren't a lot of cheaper places to have coffee etc. He was MEAN! I am always willing to pay my own way but he didn't even buy me a cup of coffee! He asked me to meet him and chose the place and wasn't willing to spend as much as a couple of quid on me! I ended the date as soon as politely possible and chugged home in my of banger, leaving him to enjoy the view in his jaguar.

GreyhoundG1rl · 30/04/2021 20:26

Online dating appears to be a modern day version of summoning Cthulhu.

LadyOfLittleLeisure · 30/04/2021 20:57

[quote MargotsBumpyNight]@LadyOfLittleLeisure was it Jacob Rees Mogg? It was Jacob Rees Mogg, wasn't it? Grin[/quote]
@MargotsBumpyNight ha! He was exactly like that!

SonicStars · 30/04/2021 22:51

I've not been on many dates (met my husband when we were teenagers) but I have been on two separate dates where the guy fell asleep*.

Maybe I'm the bad date here though for boring them to sleep?

  • Just to clarify it wasn't after sexytime or making out on a bed or anything. One guy was sitting in a deckchair!
CallMeCleo · 30/04/2021 22:53

[I think I have posted this before on here at some point but here goes anyway]

First date, Saturday lunchtime, beachside bar. We meet and he immediately looks down at my Crocs, frowns and complains: "You could have worn something sexy on your feet!" I got up and walked out, without a word. It was only HOURS later that the perfect retort came to me: I should have said: "Not sexy? Why, they are the peep-hole bra of footwear!"

I have about 100 other "worst date" experiences.

Cruddles · 01/05/2021 00:40

Crocs? On a date? On a first date?

ThatchersCold · 01/05/2021 00:53

Last year, a tinder date ended up turning from Friday night dinner to an all weekender. I wasn’t totally convinced about him but wasn’t unconvinced either, and had no children or anything else to do that weekend.

He had a large dog who he referred to himself as ‘daddy’ to. By Sunday, he was telling the dog I was ‘mummy’. E.g. “come on, move over, let mummy sit on the sofa too”. “Are you jealous of mummy and daddy having a cuddle?” 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

That was enough to make my mind up. It was hard work shaking him off though.

ColdTattyWaitingForSummer · 01/05/2021 01:35

None as bad as these (and my friends wonder why I don’t date 😂😂)
But in my 20’s I went on a few dates with a guy I’d had a massive crush on when we were in about year 9. You know that episode of friends where Monica says to Rachel “you know how I always wanted to go out with Chip Matthews in high school? Well tonight I went out with Chip Matthews in high school!” He was my Chip Matthews..

Cowbells · 01/05/2021 06:58

@ThatchersCold

Last year, a tinder date ended up turning from Friday night dinner to an all weekender. I wasn’t totally convinced about him but wasn’t unconvinced either, and had no children or anything else to do that weekend.

He had a large dog who he referred to himself as ‘daddy’ to. By Sunday, he was telling the dog I was ‘mummy’. E.g. “come on, move over, let mummy sit on the sofa too”. “Are you jealous of mummy and daddy having a cuddle?” 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

That was enough to make my mind up. It was hard work shaking him off though.

That would make me run barefoot from his house the moment his back was turned. Shock
redtshirt50 · 01/05/2021 07:13

I was telling him about the other girls in my dating profile picture (he asked) and mentioned one had Eastern European heritage.

10 minutes later he asked me if I could give him the number of said friend because he also had Eastern European heritage and thought they'd have more in common!

I was petty and told him he was too short for her

redtshirt50 · 01/05/2021 07:27

a few more...

One who wanted to drink cans in a park, normally fine. But it was pitch black in the middle of winter and his reasoning was that it's cheaper than going to a bar

One who text me after the first date to tell me he broke his leg and then went on to say that the doctors said he shouldn't be left alone and I was the only person he could ask to come round, so please could I come over and stay the night to 'nurse him'.

I said no and he said I was a bitch and that if he died in his sleep it was my fault

I went on a hell of a lot of tinder dates while I was at uni!

midnightstar66 · 01/05/2021 09:16

Every man under 6ft lies about his height ime. I'm 5'8 so I'll know if they aren't. I've nothing too terrible but one guy was obviously nervous and get grabbing/touching his face and giggling. He then sent me a really shitty message a day later when I hadn't text him after the date (he didn't text me either). Another was just plain awkward. Absolutely zero personality or chat. We said hi and then he went to the corner to get coffees, I knew instantly I wanted to go home. He was on his lunch break but it was a very long hour. A third had clearly managed to get some very good misleading . Pictures. He lived on the outskirts of Edinburgh but got totally lost trying to get in to the town centre on the bus. Anyone who knows Edinburgh busses know they are navigable by your average 5 year old especially if the city centre is your destination. When I finally tracked him down I nearly about turned and legged it but we made eye contact and it was too late. He'd said he worked as a plumber and part time property developer (should have realised with the latter tbf) turns out he didn't work at all but had helped his mum do up the house she'd bought for him next door to hers and learned a bit of plumbing from his uncle. There was absolutely now way he'd written the witty messages he'd been sending, he spent the date talking about his fatty liver. To be fair I expect he had some learning difficulties and he was awfully sweet but it was an incredibly misleading profile in every way. It was still one of the better dates though 😆

TedMullins · 01/05/2021 10:59

I met up with a guy from tinder and within 10 minutes he’d told me he recently tried to kill himself because his fiancé dumped him, he was still in love with her so wasn’t looking for a relationship but would consider having sex with me. Charming! He also said he’d been on benefits for ten years because he was trying to get a job in the film industry (and failing), and he couldn’t possibly do any other job because it would make him too depressed. For some reason I still agreed to go for food with him, mainly because I was actually hungry, and challenged him on his laziness and approach to dating. He had the audacity to walk out on me mid date! It was a lucky escape tbh.

TeddingtonTrashbag · 01/05/2021 13:46

about 15 minutes I looked around to see him snogging some girl on the dance floor!
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