Small things that have given you the ick when online dating

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Does anyone else fancy a laugh about the traumas of online dating (lighthearted) and that feeling of getting the ick mid-date?

I had a really silly one recently where I went on a third date with someone. I was already in the minds about him.

Anyway, we'd done an activity then went to get food afterwards and it was ordered on screens. The previous date I had paid and so it was already agreed that he was buying me lunch.

All good.

So, we got to the bit where the screens to order food were. I'm used to doing this in McDonald's for my kids 🤣 and always usher them to go ahead and put their food order in. So I suppose unconsciously I was expecting him to let me go first?

What he actually did was RUSH to the machine ahead, of me JAB in his order so hard he nearly broke the machine and just kind of....stood there. I sort of waited for him to offer me the screen and he didn't say anything. So I silently put my order in.

It seems such a small thing, and it is a small thing. But it took me back to being a child ans having a sibling who will rush to get on the swings before you 🤣

Thankfully I never slept with him but I can imagine how it would have gone.

Has anyone else got the ick from something as petty or is it just me?!

Not OLD but real life. I met a guy through a sport that we both did and had only seen him in his sporting clothes. He turned up for our date in black leather trousers. All I could think of for the whole date was Ross and the baby powder incident. Big Ick.

I matched with a man on OLD and we exchanged a few messages. He said to me he’s just made me a video that he’s going to send. I immediately asked ‘it’s not sexual is it?’ 🤣 and he replied ‘of course not’ and sent it.

It was actually even worse than him wanking - it was him doing the worst dad dancing I’ve ever seen, staring straight at the camera and looking very very pleased with himself.

He asked what I thought and I replied ‘I just don’t know what to say’ and he went ‘yeah it’s good isn’t it?’

Honestly it’s so cringey - obviously I’ve still got it on my phone and shared it with my mates 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I wonder if he was trying to gauge your sense of humour?

You've just summed up my problem! Joined up, most men were dire but even the ones who looked OK the thought of them setting up an online profile gave me the ick! What a hypocrite I am 😂

Honestly it’s not done in any sort of fun or ironic way it’s deadly serious. He really looks like he thinks he’s a brilliant dancer.

Im actually going to watch it again now - it’s been a while 🤣🤣

Plus he’s wearing terrible jeans

And you didn't marry him!?!
So sweet
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@TwistedWonder I feel like you should share this for us all

His product!!! Hahahaha!!

Another guy told me on a first date all about how his wife had had extensive affairs and he had to have STD screening and was also doing a Clare's Law request on the new partner 😱

I mean, I have a lot of empathy for his situation it it's not really a first date conversation.

I have in the last few weeks ventured into the OLD world with a healthy dose of scepticism.

About 10 minutes ago a guy asked about meeting at the weekend for a coffee, he seemed nice enough, good job etc, so I said I should be able to make a coffee meet at the weekend work.

I then rechecked his profile and noticed he hadn't said what kind of relationship he's looking for (short/casual/long term). I definitely want long term so didn't want to waste either of our times so I messaged him to say "Noticed your profile hadn't mentioned what you're looking for"

His response:
I think with the right person now I’m open to exploring something more serious. I’m not going to say I want to be your boyfriend, because I haven’t met you but if the vibe is right who know😊 What are you looking for? A fuck boy?😂.

Time to unmatch and delete the apps for a while

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Sorry to derail, I know this was a thread about dates. But I got the ick before the date with this one.

The flask and sandwiches incident now this... Why is everyone dating my (married) dad?

Not remotely a derail!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about that rapid onset ick!

I actually lol at this. Brilliant. A giant maggott

Voice notes!

Hate them, so awkward to listen to, he kept sending them. Said I don’t send them (think I sound awful!) and he repeatedly - everyday talked about me sending one. If he wouldn’t take no for an answer over a voice note what else wouldn’t he listen to.

Went on a first date with someone else, same height as me - which was fine, but he was about 4 stone soaking wet! It was like being on a date with a child.

Early on he cut his toenails in front of me and I am not a foot fan so found it not great. Also he had sex with me like he was was trying to pump up an air bed and referred to me on the phone to his mum as a "lady caller". It was just a nope all round.

Remembered another, different guy.

Messaged to let me know he was "on the choo choo" to see me.

Spoke to a guy for months , seemed decent, was an ex butler in the buff!

Met up, looked as good as pics (shockingly) but then made a point of saying how his dad had a boat (ick number one) and how glad he was he had been to prison (non violent crime I knew of beforehand) not because he’d learned from his mistake but because he was now - in these exact words- ‘ a man of the people’ after all those years of privilege and now could relate to us plebs!

massive ick

We get the ick so easily don't we, we don't have testosterone driving us

Odd socks!! Pffft!
I once went to work in odd shoes!!
Two pairs of lovely RM Williams boots, one black and one brown....
Didn't notice at 5.30am when I was up and out.
Noticed about 9am, but nobody commented

I was invited on a date a while ago. I love my sports. Anyway said guy says to me, "Why don't we go open water swimming?" I was so excited. I said to him "I have to warn you I might be a bit slow as I haven't done it for a while." He says "that's okay I can go at your pace. I'm really fast."

He then went on to tell me how he goes past everyone. I was so impressed - so I asked him, "What do you do to get so fast?" His response was "I wear flippers." It was hilarious but after that I just couldn't. I still laugh when I imagine him swimming with flippers.

No chance of a date when he told me that he couldn’t drive, but his mum would bring him!

I sometimes grumble about DH after a long marriage, but my god, I'm so, so glad I don't have to be out on the dating scene after reading all these! But they have made me laugh. 😅

Yep. Men can go ‘she’s 20 years older 6 inches shorter 8 stone heavier got no teeth and stinks like a skunk but I might as well shag her while I’m here’

The mint sauce guy OMG 🤣🤣. Its the "we weren't having lamb" 🤣🤣!