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Online dating. My first 'meet' was a hideous nightmare.

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ArseCrack · 09/04/2012 20:27

We'd been chatting for two weeks. Finally met up at a country pub. He was wearing scruffy jeans that were at least 3 sizes too big for him and had a hole in the knee and he wore a massive old (not fashionably old) woolly jumper that again, must have been about 3 sizes too big. I felt uncomfortable with him because to be frank, I was ashamed to be seen with him. I had dressed up, made an effort. Most people in the pub had made some kind of an effort even if it was just a nice t-shirt and jeans but this guy looked like he had been auditioning for the part of Wayne Slob.

So we sit down, I tell him straight away that i can't stay long due to unforseen circumstances. He asked me what interested me. i said travelling. He said "oo me too!!" I replied "cool! where have you been?" and he said "nowhere. yet. But I'd like to" Hmm he asked me what places I wanted to see the most. I said Thailand, New York, LA, Peru etc and then asked him where he'd like to see. He said Thailand, New York, LA .... oh and Peru maybe Hmm

I asked what hobbies he had. He said none. Seemingly realised that wasn't a great answer and then added "oh actually, mythical creatures!". I replied "that's your hobby? how?" and he replied "I just err, I just like them".

An hour later I made my excuses and left.

PLEASE tell me they're not all losers??? do normal men use dating sites or am I wasting my time? I mean, as if you don't even dress decent for a first "date"!!

OP posts:
notinbed · 11/04/2012 00:23

"don't waste time on anyone that plays games." - are we still talking "likes mythical creatures" (D&D) here? ;)

Never been on a dating website and not about to go on one, but curious given the comments above what you lot would make of my current hobby - unicycling. Weird or interesting?

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