Just had the date from hell. Come and add your own!

[poshsinglemum]

Mine wasn't bad looking and seemed really nice.

Untill he asked me if I drove. I know it's a bit lame that I'm still learning and I'm desperate to pass. But I didn't start till I was 25 as was environmentalist, had bf who could drive and lived in cities etc, etc.

He looked horrified and told me ''well I passed after 6 lessons for the first time when I was 17.'' he made me feel awful for not driving.

5 minutes later he said '' I'm going now. Nice to meet you'' and left me sitting in the pub.

I guess we all have our deal breakers.His was me not driving.

He also spent the whole date talking about himself and didn't ask me anything aprt from did I drive.

He just didn't fancy me but no need to be rude.

[OhLori]

Another, "too many shite dates, I wouldn't know where to start".

But one springs to mind. A few years ago, met this younger guy in a busy office pub at lunchtime. Even if I say so myself, I scrubbed up pretty well that day (don't think I could quite manage the sheer effort these days!).

Sitting in a bar, surrounded by suits, a trampy looking bloke appeared at the door and made his way towards me. So much worse looking than his picture. Those vague, arty, sideways shots - so deceptive .

But even worse, he was dressed in trousers and a jumper that you would wear to put the bins out. I actually felt insulted by his appearance and said sarcastically "Well, you've obviously made an effort, haven't you?". I asked him if he dressed like that for work and told him he needed to go shopping and buy some decent clothes. I left after the one and only drink.

I think he liked me though .

[boyfromipinema]

Have you lot not been reading my 'fancy a date' thread?
I can pull out all the stops to offer you the zero star treatment in the form of 'classic shit date experience'

[ethelb]

OP some people are very very weird about non-drivers. I only passed last year and a 'friend' is still so odd about it I now avoid speaking to him. He is that bad!
I wonder your date would deal with people with disabilities that mean they cant drive ffs!

[PeppaFuckingPig]

I was the date from hell.
Pre-child i lived down south, and after my marriage broke up i had a very rare date.
Got completely drunk (blame nerves and the fact i wasn't an accomplished drinker back in those days). On the train home (we were both on the train), i fell asleep - head on the table, drooling, snoring - and woke up to be sick. Cringe cringe cringe.
Puked down the side of the table (the poor cleaners) and whilst i was puking, i was farting at the same time. FUCKING CRINGE!
Two young guys sitting near us were completely creased up with laughter.

I sat up, wiped my mouth in a very ladylike fashion, looked my (horrified) date in the eye and said (slurred) "You should have taken the blame for that" meaning the farting.

Needless to say, i never saw him again.

[Passiveaggressivecakeeater]

OMFG peppa!!!!!!!!!! I would have moved to Mars.

[MaggieMaggieMaggieMcGill]

This was last Sunday as it happens, he turned up needing a shave, a haircut and his shoes falling to bits, did not look at all like his photos, his opening gambit was moaning about the fact that his ex-wife and dd had recently converted to Islam. But he really dug his own grave with the anecdote about being arrested and cautioned for being abusive to his ex. You really could not make this stuff up, at least he told me then!
But this whole turning up scruffy thing ( it's happened to me a few times) what goes through their heads, "oh yeah, I'm meeting someone for the first time but it doesn't matter about my appearence, as I'll charm her socks off with my witty banter and sharp intellect"

[SolidGoldBrass]

I've never really done much dating (usually picked men up in clubs and shagged them) but I did have a go at small-ads dating once about 20 years ago. Incredibly dull bloke who talked like Rowan Atkinson being Mr Bean and kept blowing his nose and then looking in his hanky.

[ToomuchWaternotWine]

That Gallaghers building photo from the original 2010 part of the thread STILL has zero likes and zero comments

[UnlikelyAmazonian]

And reader, I married him....

[FruitOwl]

This thread is amazing!

Mine was when I was a student. I got introduced to someone who promptly gave me his 'card' ; I asked what it was for and was told he was an unemployed actor. Fair enough, so I agreed to a lunch date

He turned up in a Hawaiian shirt tucked into high waisted Chinos with a shiny belt. And proceeded to talk about his ex wife in a rather nasty way. About 15 mins in I told him I wasn't interested, but he said that was fine and we should eat our food and go our separate ways.

Then about halfway though he started talking about how our waitress was hot, stuck his hand up her skirt and we were asked to leave. The worst bit? It was a restaurant I had previously worked in and all the staff were watching us leave.

Reader, thankfully he never contacted me again.

[rockinhippy]

My worst date was when I was young, particularly bad as I didn't even know I was on a soddin blind date at all, but had been stitched up by a friend who had invited me out for the night - turned out her new mans brother was visiting & she promised to meet up with him bring along a date for DB

If that wasn't bad enough, the DB was a lecture us tw@t found any excuse to try & grope me & then after a few pints started ranting on about "the bitch that had me sent down" I soon gleaned that he had just got out of the nick after a stretch for rape - he was proud of it too

[rockinhippy]

Oh & a blind date I did agree to go on was a corker too- months of speaking to this guy with a wonderfully sexy southern American deep drawl, telling me he was 6'3" 12 stone & well toned, worked out etc, he was an American Indian - he even mentioned having been in Dances with Wolves, very interesting character on the phone - my mind running away with me -


eventually we set up a date - I dolled myself up, arrived a little early & sat eagerly awaiting this tall dark native American sex god to walk through the door - didn't spot him - then I was tapped on the shoulder by this rather short, very round - smelly old tramp

I didn't want to be too rude as I'd been talking to him for months, so I figured I'd be polite & stay for a drink & make my excuses - it started off okay, though breathing was a bit difficult as he stank - I was very aware that were talking point for the whole bloody bar too - he got more & more bizarre, told me he was looking for a long term girlfriend to move in with - after i told him straight there was no chemistry & it wasnt going to be me, but its always nice to make new friends etc -

he ended up telling me, he didn't have time for that, he needed a "new pad soon, as his current GF - who it turned out I vaguely knew as a bit of a headcase - believed she was a vampire & wandered around an area I worked chewing raw steak - that's when she wasn't thinking she was an Indian princess reincarnate, saris agogo - she was kicking him out & he was basically homeless & looking for his next free ride.

Sigh, the imaginary him was rather sexy though, shame he was body dismorphic & needed a good scrub

[SorryMyLollipop]

I met a bloke online. We arranged to meet at a cafe. He spent the WHOLE time showing me endless (over a thousand) photos of his DS who he had conceived with his wife using his sperm and a donor egg. He asked about my DCs because he "wanted some siblings" for his DS.

He also slagged off his wife, who he still lived with!!

He said the marriage was over. I asked if his wife was aware of our date and him doing online dating. She wasn't

He was shocked when I said I couldn't see him again because he lived with his wife etc and he looked bemused when I suggested he sort out his home situation before continuing to date.

[SorryMyLollipop]

Then there was the bloke who was 30mins late - no apology - had bad breath and BO. Very awkward, talked about his boring job endlessly, nothing in common etc. Moaned repeatedly about walking 10 mins across town to get to my choice of cafe. He asked me on another date and I declined saying that we had little in common, he responded with "Yes, you are right, I was just being polite"

[OrangeFootedScrubfowl]

Blind date.

I turn up at the coffee place, it is 11:30am. He looks normal, I go to say hello but he flaps his arms to silence me - "Wait!" he says, "I think we should kiss now before we spend time talking to assess whether there'd be any passion between us."

I declined.

[Sailormercury]

I went on a blind date when I was about 19. He was in his 2Os and a skinhead (not my usual type) and was wearing all black. However the most striking thing about him was that his face was literaly covered in gigantic blackheads.
He looked me up and down and said "hhhm well you seem to know how to apply makeup, a lot of women really pile it on. Fucking slags."
We has met in a shopping centre and he wanted to go to the food court and I had not yet hatched a plan to escape. So to my eternal shame I accompanied him.
We sat down and he produced a tub of Nivea handcream and smeared it all over his face, I suppose that explains the blackheads. He proceeded to tell me "You're fit but your stomachs to big. You should do some press ups"
After that bombshell he actually had the affrontery to ask me to buy him him a KFC. My response was a resounding NO. When he finaly reconciled himself to buying his own food he got up and said "fine but I'm not getting you anything because you're fat enough already and I only like size 10s"
I seized my chance for escape and ran like a mother fucker.

The strangest thing was he sent me loads of messages afterwards (obtained my number from xfriend) asking for more dates.

[TDada]

Hahaha

[MatureUniStudent]

Rockin Re rape guy

[saintmerryweather]

I wouldnt want to be with a bloke who couldnt drive, id assume he would want lifts everywhere.

also, how come when a woman slopes off to the toilet and leaves, leaving her date sitting in the resturant like a numpty thats funny, but when a bloke says 'right this int working ill be off now' hes a nobber and a tosser?

[TheHumancatapult]

peppa that made me laugh

Saint i cant drive( before accused drip feed its due to disability ) and trust me i dont ask for lifts .I live in area deliberate with good public transport ,buses and trains. Fiercely independent to boot .

Oh and i do travel around a lot from Devon to Scotland to wales it does not stop me even if may take me a bit longer to get there

[TDada]

Yes on a serious note, horrible blokes with no self awareness. What does it say about us men

[TheHumancatapult]

i have tried dating in past do not lie or hide fact I am in a wheelchair.Yes its part of who I am but does not define me

But i did go on a date friend set up and he did the double take when i came in .He was polite at first even though could tell he was dying to do a runner from start but wanted to be fair and give him chance as know lot of peoples first reactions are the same
but after few drinks he got braver and larey and started trying make me feel grateful that he spending time with the poor single lady ina wheelchair .Now thing is i am quite happy with my life and value my Independence but i am aslo quite outspoken when needs

i could see where his questions were going ,turned round said , no i don`t need a carer , yes i am independent and yes i can have sex but I am rather fussy and it wont be with you ever.Then turned round and left him sitting there.

[Concentrateonthegood]

I went on an Internet lunch date. Arrived at the pub and text "are you in or out?" As soon as I sent the text, the date appeared at my car so we got out, had lunch. He was a lovely, genuine guy but I knew there was no spark for me. He asked me how we would proceed, a little clumsily, so I said I would like to go and reflect. When I got back to the office, I had a text saying, "you're lovely, I'm definitely in, when can I see you again?"

He mistook my earlier text asking whether he was in the pub or in the car park as a come on. He he he

[ArbitraryUsername]

3rd date with a guy I'd met through a friend (while a student). His friends from his home town were visiting and he wanted me to meet them. We all went to a pub and it was fine, although the guy was being a bit clingy. At chucking out time his best friend (who was actually good fun, and was out with his girlfriend) suggested we went on to a club. The guy got really arsey and weird because I wanted to do this rather than go home with him. We all went to the club and he was sulky and seriously possessive. He started getting all jealous and accusing me of flirting with his best friend etc. And I think there was crying. His best friend kept apologising for him because it was atrocious behaviour.

I left and went home (without him, obviously). And avoided his phone calls and weird needy/possessive texts. Then he started turning up at my flat and expecting me to let him in. I didn't. My 'this guy is clearly bad news' sense was screaming. I took ages to get rid of him.

If that's what he was like in public and very early on, I dread to think how he would be behind closed doors in an established relationship. I think of it as a lucky escape.

[SolidGoldBrass]

INteresting comment upthread about the 'doing a runner' and whether it's percieved as sensible or unkind to do so. I think on the whole women seem to do it because the man is behaving wierdly and they think that announcing they want to leave might cause a scene or even violence, whereas men seem to do it because they have decided the woman isn't pretty enough.