GTKY: Worst. Date. Ever.

absolutelymaybe · September 2014

It's time to dish, ladies. What was the worst date you ever went on?

absolutelymaybe · September 2014

A few months after turning 21, my mom and I were out drinking at kind of a dive bar when I met this guy. And by "met this guy" I mean he helped my mom carry me to the car at the end of the night because I was sort of a lightweight at the time. My mom (I blame her) gave him my number and a few days later I met up with him for a dinner date at Olive Garden (I love me some breadsticks!).

This was a long time ago so obviously I'm paraphrasing the following GTKY dinner conversation, but I swear it was pretty close to exactly how it went down. No exaggeration.

Me: Soooo, how long have you lived here?

Him: Oh, I moved here a few months ago.

Me: Ah, fun. Where did you live before?

Him: I was in prison for six years.

Me: Sooo…ooo. Uuuh…Really? That’s…interesting. What were you in for?

Him: Cocaine.

Me: Oh, uhm, like…using?

Him: No, I used to deal drugs and got busted. I got paroled early though.

Me: *Nervous Laughter* I see, well, what do you want to do now that you’re out? A career? School?

Him: I’m doing construction right now because I’m still on probation. Once that ends I have a buddy up in Canada who can get me good shit across the border so I’ll probably be doing that.

Celticlass6 · September 2014

That's easy. Met a guy online, and after some emails and phone calls back and forth agreed to meet in person. We went to play mini golf and then had dinner after. He walks me to my car and gives me a hug, saying that he "had a great time, Heather." My name isn't Heather. Needless to say I didn't see him again.

MrsG1019 · September 2014

absolutelymaybe said:
A few months after turning 21, my mom and I were out drinking at kind of a dive bar when I met this guy. And by "met this guy" I mean he helped my mom carry me to the car at the end of the night because I was sort of a lightweight at the time. My mom (I blame her) gave him my number and a few days later I met up with him for a dinner date at Olive Garden (I love me some breadsticks!).

This was a long time ago so obviously I'm paraphrasing the following GTKY dinner conversation, but I swear it was pretty close to exactly how it went down. No exaggeration.

Me: Soooo, how long have you lived here?
Him: Oh, I moved here a few months ago.
Me: Ah, fun. Where did you live before?
Him: I was in prison for six years.
Me: Sooo…ooo. Uuuh…Really? That’s…interesting. What were you in for?
Him: Cocaine.
Me: Oh, uhm, like…using?
Him: No, I used to deal drugs and got busted. I got paroled early though.
Me: *Nervous Laughter* I see, well, what do you want to do now that you’re out? A career? School?
Him: I’m doing construction right now because I’m still on probation. Once that ends I have a buddy up in Canada who can get me good shit across the border so I’ll probably be doing that.

Wait..... And you didn't marry this guy?!?! Sounds like solid husband material!!! Made me lol!

mamatohne · September 2014

Dh and I have been together since I was 15. We broke up for a year after I turned 21 and I moved across the country. I dated my fair share of loosers. One however takes the cake. I'm fairly confident he was a pimp or a drug dealer and took me on a "business run" in his blacked out Mercedes, and had me stay in the car in the ghetto while he "ran into his buddies house for a sec". Sketchy!

uncharted01 · September 2014

I never had the chance to have a bad date. I've been with my husband since I was 14. I guess I should count my blessings!

belmont1785 · September 2014

I have several. For whatever reason I was a loser magnet.

But the most memorable was when I met a guy for supper. He was late, and apologized and said, " Sorry I miscalculated the walk here from the halfway house I am staying at." I laughed but he was dead.serious.

I managed to make it through supper somehow and he asked me for a ride home so he didn't have to walk back.

MrsG1019 · September 2014

I tried the online dating thing for a little while and after exchanging quite a few emails as well as AIM chats (yea it was that long ago) I decided to meet up with this tall dark and handsome guy who was in his early 20s.

Get to the restaurant and am waiting outside when here comes a guy with a full head if white hair and looked older than my dad. . . And goes for a huge awkward hug. After 1-2 minutes of confused and awkward chatter heres a rundown of the conversation pretty much spot on cuz I still remember it like it was yesterday.

He: "You're even prettier in person than you were in the pictures Alex"

Me: (Insert awkward "thanks?" here. "I gotta be honest .. You look nothing like your pictures."

He: "I know, I know.. I'm sorry. You see those are my sons pictures I use on my profile because for the longest time I was using my own and wasn't even given a chance by any women cuz I was too old for them, but as soon as I started using my sons pictures I was getting dates left and right.

Me: "ummm, how does your son feel about you using his pictures?"

He: "well he Doesn't know but he's married so I'm sure he wouldn't mind"(as if that made a difference)

Me: gotcha. (As I look for the quickest getaway)

He: "so you ready to head in for dinner?"

Me: "you know I think I'm going to have to pass, I'm sorry."

He: ok, can I at least give you a kiss goodbye?

Me: (nervous WTF laugh) "no, I'm afraid not."

Lesson learned.

so72409 · September 2014

Well, it was sort of a date, but not really.

I had met this guy at an 18+ "dance club" (as much of a dance club you can have in a midwestern college town!). We exchanged numbers and started talking. I had just gotten out of a very serious relationship, and was only 19 and felt pretty clueless about boys, so I no desire for anything serious.

He was having a party the next weekend and invited me and my friends. We went and were having a good time hanging out until one of my co-workers showed up. She got super confused as to why I was there and then freaked out when she found out I had been talking to the guy she thought she was exclusively dating. Oops. Talk about awkward. Turns out the guy was a bit of a player and had several girls on his radar. I wasn't too bothered by it all, but my co-worker was all tore up over it. It was super awkward at work until she realized that he was kind of a douche and she got over it.

Dimples0101 · September 2014

I don't know that it was my worst date, but definitely the weirdest one I went on...

I was out at the bars about 11 years ago and ran into my now husband. We were friends and had been a few dates, but nothing serious. He introduces me to a highschool friend of his who somehow managed to get my number. So a week or two later this guy takes me out to dinner and seriously, 70-80% of the dinner he talked about my now husband. How great he was, what he was like as a kid, he even managed to throw in that DH was pretty into me and so this guy was hoping he wasn't upset that we were on a date. I'm like, really? He's into me? Hmmm...needless to say DH and went on a date a few weeks later and we've been together ever since. Sometimes I feel like I owe this guy a "thanks" for getting us together, but he was pretty upset when he learned we were dating, so I'll just leave that one alone...

Dumbgurl04 · September 2014

When I was working costumes for a play in college. This guy who was in the play asked me out on a date. We went out to dinner then went to a movie. Not even half way through the movie he asked me if it was ok if we left cause he was tired and wanted to go to bed......it wasn't even 9 yet. Now at first I thought "wow I must be awful at dating" and he got a message from some other girl he liked better and wanted to meet up with her. NOPE he had a rountine and usually went to bed around 9 EVERY NIGHT and neve stayed out later then 8

NLJ82 · September 2014

Probably my prom date lol. I never had any really bad dates but I was never one to go on a lot of dates so when prom time came my friend decided to hook me up with this guy she knew from church. I was all about getting hooked up with a good guy and he was BEAUTIFUL! ...and then came prom night

I was a senior at the time and didn't have a job so he asked my mom to pay to rent his tux. She reluctantly did. He picked me up but didn't talk to me much, he was just a social butterfly and even though he didn't know anyone, he was all over the place. At my prom dinner he decided he didn't like what they were serving and how they were serving it so he left for about 30 minutes to go to the store and brought back salt, a 2 liter of diet pepsi and a giant bottle of ranch dressing to appease his tastes. He didn't talk to me much during the dance but went crazy on the dance floor to some techno music and glow stick...by himself.

I got prom queen that night and not long after I was crowned he asked if we could leave so..stupidly, I did. I thought if nothing else things could get better when we had a chance to be alone and talk...but no. I went to his house so he could change his clothes and back out the door we went so he could take me home. I also, later, found out that he was living in a house owned by a drug rehab program through the church he went to because dude loved pills and was a current addict. I went to after prom alone and then to bed. "woo-hoo"

lizgrace03 · September 2014

It was 2006 and I was teaching at a charter school in eastern North Carolina. The town I was teaching in was not really a place for young people and I had moved there alone- was finding it very hard to meet friends. There was a guy student teaching at the school I worked at and I recognized him from the meat counter at Harris Teeter, LOL. He kept asking me out and I finally said yes, out of boredom more than anything else.

He:

spent a good portion of the date talking about his ex girlfriend's credit card debt
ate half of a burrito in one bite
introduced me to some weird friend of his who kept trying to do a tarot card reading for me and was WAAY too into the occult
tried to give me a Vicodin to "relax"
after the date, asked if he could "crash at my place"

AnnieRoo13 · September 2014

The worst date I ever went on was with a guy I met at a bar who was a bouncer. He looked like Michael Buble so it started out well.

We went for dinner and went on a drive- it was all very romantic until he told me he loved me and that if things worked out maybe we could get married. WTF?! I was 18 and NOT thinking about marriage. I think we went out one more time and then I broke it off. He was very upset about the break up (is that what you call it when you've gone out on 2 dates?) and he cried.

maebee87 · September 2014

Reading all these make me so happy I am married! I had an ok dating history- this was my worst date ever....

I was set up by a friend with a guy she worked with. I was 21 in University and he was 24. My friend told me how funny and nice he was and thought we would hit it off.

We met at the bus station as I was taking the bus downtown from campus and he lived locally. So my friend introduced us and then she headed to work. I figured he had something planned for us to do. Nope we sat at the bus terminal for 10 minutes saying "so what do you want to do, I don't know what do you want to do?" Finally I suggested going across the street to the diner for a meal. I tried to make conversation with him asking him questions and he gave me one or two word answers and asked me nothing in return. It was so uncomfortable. It came time to order and I was a vegetarian at the time and ordered accordingly. When the food came he said I should have ordered a burger because it was good. I explained that I was a vegetarian and was enjoying my meal. He threw is burger down and looked at me with pure disgust. Then went into huge rant about how useless and stupid vegetarianism was. I didn't argue with him or try and defend myself because I was just shocked someone could be so rude. The waitress came by and asked how are meals were and I asked her to bring the bill that I wasn't feeling well. She said sure, are you splitting it or are you (looking at the guy) treating her? His response "oh I don't have any money, it was her idea to come here." So I stood up and paid at the counter and left the diner without saying goodbye and never saw him again. And my friend got an earful when I got home.

Oddly enough like 5 years later I got a facebook message from the guy (he was not on my friends list) asking me how I was doing and wondering if I was still around town. I ignored the message and he saw that I had read it and then wrote back to me that I was a bitch. I then blocked him.

NLJ82 · September 2014

Kllopez1221 said:

Between my divorce and officially dating DH, I went on a few dates with this guy. On the second date, he took me to a really nice restaurant and out dancing. When we left the club, he asked me if I wanted to go back to his place and stay the night. I told him thank you for the offer but I would prefer to go home (we had only been on two dates). He looked at me a said (and I kid you not)

"why the fuck did I just spend all that money on you, if you weren't going to put out"

He then proceeded to kick me out of his car in Hollywood at 2 in the morning and told me to call a cab.

When DH heard about this guy he wanted to kill him.

) NU! UH! OMG! What a douche!

smboswell1 · September 2014

I don't really have a story.... I "dated" guys in high school and met Parker the summer before college. So, I've never met a guy in a bar or anything! But, I did throw up on Parker on our first date. Embarrassing.

Celticlass6 · September 2014

I also had a date with a guy in high school. Thought it went really well, but he told me later I wasn't religious enough for him.

A few years later I heard he became a priest, so.....

hiketheworld · September 2014

I had moved to a new city and knew nobody there. I took the same train as this phd student (psychiatrist) and we began to talk on the train everyday. I was really happy to have finally made a friend and so when he asked if I wanted to hang out I was excited. I didn't realize until we were on our "date" that it was supposed to be a date in the first place. I wasn't attracted to him at all so the whole thing was really awkward. I handled it terribly as well. After our date I started driving to work and didn't return his calls. I ran into him a year later. SO awkward!!

NLJ82 · September 2014

MrsG1019 bahahaha These are killing me and I would have freaking DIED in that situation!

hiketheworld · September 2014

I should add that the date was awkward because he kept talking like a psychologist does. He also dissed AA which basically saved my life (of course he didn't know that).

absolutelymaybe · September 2014

Oh my gosh, these are horrible/hilarious (horlarious?)! It just further solidifies my sentiment that I am so happy I am happily married and out of the dating scene.

I can't believe some guys!

howin23 · September 2014

My worst "date" was supposed to be with my husband (then-boyfriend). His father was in the area for work and the three of us were going to meet up for lunch, despite the fact that he and his father had practically no relationship and he wasn't really a father at all (we now haven't spoken to him in almost five years).

I arrived at the restaurant and then his father arrived, but my husband completely stood us up. It was before everyone had cell phones so we couldn't call to find out where he was. So finally we just sat down, awkwardly. Turns out there had been an emergency that he had gotten pulled into at work and legitimately could not contact me in time. He feels bad about it to this day, particularly because not even he would want to spend an hour with his father.

soulcupcake · September 2014

I dated quite a bit after my ex-husband and I separated. Aside from my high school boyfriend and the handful I met or went out with between him and my ex-husband, my experience was short lived. My ex and I married at 18 and 19.

I dated on and off for a period of time toward the end of our marriage and when we separated. It was definitely an eye-opening and introspective experience. I've never experienced a truly awful date, but there were plenty where I wasn't feeling any chemistry or the guy was socially awkward and uncomfortable.

There was one French gentleman who was new to the area I lived at the time. He was a physics professor and we had some things in common, but he was just too much, came on too strong. Just... no. His accent was also pretty thick. I'm a sucker for hopeful romantics, but he was just too much.

Another guy who kept trying to get me to go out with him also came on a bit strong from the get-go. He kissed me as soon as he saw me, as he was going in for a hug. And not a peck on the lips. I had no issues with physical intimacy from the start if a connection/rapport was established prior to that point, but we weren't at that point yet. We had some things in common, our backgrounds and going through a separation and having kids, but the part about his wife attempting to kill him and all the other stuff just left a sour taste in my mouth.

Every man I've met or dated I met online. Even my high school boyfriend. The days of AOL chat rooms!

luvalways77 · September 2014

absolutelymaybe said:

A few months after turning 21, my mom and I were out drinking at kind of a dive bar when I met this guy. And by "met this guy" I mean he helped my mom carry me to the car at the end of the night because I was sort of a lightweight at the time. My mom (I blame her) gave him my number and a few days later I met up with him for a dinner date at Olive Garden (I love me some breadsticks!).

This was a long time ago so obviously I'm paraphrasing the following GTKY dinner conversation, but I swear it was pretty close to exactly how it went down. No exaggeration.

Me: Soooo, how long have you lived here?
Him: Oh, I moved here a few months ago.
Me: Ah, fun. Where did you live before?
Him: I was in prison for six years.
Me: Sooo…ooo. Uuuh…Really? That’s…interesting. What were you in for?
Him: Cocaine.
Me: Oh, uhm, like…using?
Him: No, I used to deal drugs and got busted. I got paroled early though.
Me: *Nervous Laughter* I see, well, what do you want to do now that you’re out? A career? School?
Him: I’m doing construction right now because I’m still on probation. Once that ends I have a buddy up in Canada who can get me good shit across the border so I’ll probably be doing that.

Just WOW!

luvalways77 · September 2014

uncharted01 said:

I never had the chance to have a bad date. I've been with my husband since I was 14. I guess I should count my blessings!

Same. My husband is the first and only date I ever had. I don't know if it makes me strange, but like you, I think it's best I count my blessings.

luvalways77 · September 2014

Kllopez1221 said:

Between my divorce and officially dating DH, I went on a few dates with this guy. On the second date, he took me to a really nice restaurant and out dancing. When we left the club, he asked me if I wanted to go back to his place and stay the night. I told him thank you for the offer but I would prefer to go home (we had only been on two dates). He looked at me a said (and I kid you not)

"why the fuck did I just spend all that money on you, if you weren't going to put out"

He then proceeded to kick me out of his car in Hollywood at 2 in the morning and told me to call a cab.

When DH heard about this guy he wanted to kill him.

Can't believe men like that really do exist! Sorry for his wife if he ever gets/got married.

wallygirl · September 2014

I got set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. We were having a good time but somehow started talking about our families and realized we were 3rd or 4th cousins. Needless to say that was a first and last date lol.

Kristy774 · September 2014

I have a few, I'll tell the best one.

So it was my 2nd date with this guy I was really really in to, like totally smitten. We went to the bar and we were drinking, drinking a ton. I tried to drive home and the guy was like no no you can't drive, (not my best moment) so he said I could stay at his place and I said ok but I'm NOT sleeping with you. I've always been really good about this even when drinking. So I fall asleep in his bed and he's beside me. I wake up at 6am and the guy is on the floor in a blanket and I'm in his bed and I'm thinking wth? Aaaaand then I realize that I'm covered in pee. My own pee. I peed all over myself and his bed.

And luckily he called after the pee incident, married me and now we are on our 2nd child together.

And I don't drink anymore.

SarahHeck · September 2014

These are all so great!
I've only ever dated DH and we've always had pretty good dates. We did have a terrible double date though. I was visiting him @ college and his roommate insisted we go on a double date with him and his fiancé (he only dated her for 3 weeks). Neither H or I had met her or wanted to go on a date with them. I didn't get to see him much and wanted to spend time with just him, but we tried to get out of it numerous times and couldn't really get out of it in a nice way, so we went to Denny's (we are classy like that) and luckily had made plans right after. The second we got seated the "fiancé" got a phone call from her dad and was screaming at him at the table (guess he wasn't a big fan of dh's roommate). There was a ton of drama and crying and yelling and pacing and she kept leaving the table for long stretches at a time and he'd chase after her. Everyone was staring at our table. It was very awkward and we couldn't just leave because I had driven and was the only one there with a car. :-/

smboswell1 · September 2014

Kristy774 said:

I have a few, I'll tell the best one. So it was my 2nd date with this guy I was really really in to, like totally smitten. We went to the bar and we were drinking, drinking a ton. I tried to drive home and the guy was like no no you can't drive, (not my best moment) so he said I could stay at his place and I said ok but I'm NOT sleeping with you. I've always been really good about this even when drinking. So I fall asleep in his bed and he's beside me. I wake up at 6am and the guy is on the floor in a blanket and I'm in his bed and I'm thinking wth? Aaaaand then I realize that I'm covered in pee. My own pee. I peed all over myself and his bed. And luckily he called after the pee incident, married me and now we are on our 2nd child together. And I don't drink anymore.

Omg... SO adorable!

lisaren · September 2014

A dude picked me up with a giant overstuffed giraffe in the front seat. Buckled in with the seatbelt. I had to sit in backseat to the waffle house.

Yeah.

Alid86 · September 2014

I met a guy online...we emailed and chatted on the phone for a few months before deciding to meet up in person. He planned the date. We went to a chastity event with his ex girlfriend and her new man...

ssstephanie214 · September 2014

Ooooomg @Dumbgurl04‌ and @zengal‌ made me seriously l.o.l.

I was out with friends at a busy bar when I found $20 on the ground. Some guy was watching me celebrate my find and came over to say "you should buy us drinks with that." I kinda like people who are forward like that--in retrospect it could have been an elaborate pickup scheme (but a pretty good one I think).

SO we split off to another bar and while we're talking he says, "you're too cool, you must have been with a black guy before."

??????????? End of date bye forever.

JSwinford · September 2014

My worst ever date...

Me: Favorite baseball team?

Him: I like the Cubs and the White Sox.

Me: Umm, you can't be both. (I'm a Cubs fan...a usually sad Cubs fan)

End of date.

I can't be with someone who can't decide between the Cubs or the White Sox.

Oh, my first date with DH, he introduced me to his friend as "Jennifer".....my name's Jessica. That I can forgive...but never forget.

snarkylibrarian · September 2014

One of my worst dates ever was with my husband! I had a huge crush on him at first, but he friend zoned me and that was that. After I got over the initial rejection, we became best friends and I moved on. Fast forward to about a year later, one night we were hanging out and ended up cuddling and kissing. Then we had a long "should we, shouldn't we" conversation and decided that it might be worth risking our friendship to try dating. I was so thrilled when we came to the conclusion that we should give us a try.

On our way to our very first official date, we got into an accident. We were fine, but we totaled his car. We called for a tow truck and he called his parents to ask if we could have it towed to their place. We made it to their place and after they found out it was his fault, his mother kicked me out of house and made me sit in the backyard while she yelled at him for a half an hour. She was especially angry, because they had bought the car for him as a graduation gift. Then he asked if we could get a ride home from her and I tried to make small talk with her, but she was short with me and so we spent the car ride in stony silence. She was so pissed that she was braking extra hard and I got car sick. I didn't want to bother either of them, so I tried to hold it in until I got out of the car and then I puked on the side of the road. DH asked if I was okay and then said maybe we should call it a day. Thankfully, we tried again, had a much better date and the rest is history! Definitely not an ideal way to meet your future mother-in-law, but we all can laugh about it now.

minibean16 · September 2014

Let's just call this thread, "Why minibean is still single."

I already mentioned in another thread the guy who told me he dreamed of sleeping with a Asian woman 'to see if her vagina was slanted.' Sorry I can't help.

Then there was the guy I had been dating for weeks. He invited me to his friends Halloween party. When we arrived, he introduced me (dressed as a freaking kitty cat) as his designated driver, and told me he'd find me at the end of the night.

Then the set-up with a guy who called to tell me he'd be late because he was having trouble masterbating.

And Mr. Romantic. On the first date, he brought me a house plant named after him and invited me to his sister's wedding. On the other side of the country. 5 months away. "Because we'll be really committed by that point." Yup... one of us will be committed.

silverwings72 · September 2014

hiketheworld said:
I should add that the date was awkward because he kept talking like a psychologist does. He also dissed AA which basically saved my life (of course he didn't know that).

@hiketheworld‌
Awww I didn't know you are friend of Bill W.!! Hi sister!!! >:D< It is very rare for me to find another sister in recovery! Big hugs :x

Sorry for going off topic. Ok, my worst date was a guy I met on MySpace. He made me pay, bitched about his finances and dead end job the entire date. Then he tried to show me pics of his creepy gun/knife collection. He was a mess. Good news is that I didn't give up and met DH on MySpace a few weeks later (FML I'm old!).

Eta- tag

ejpetey · September 2014

Ha these are great. My worst was an online date that actually turned out to be about 15 years older than his pictures, he spent the whole time talking about what a c&nt his ex-wife was and how the world would be a better place if she was just struck by lightening, how many houses and cars he owned, and was constantly rooting around in his ear with his finger and then looking at it to see what he'd found. There wasn't a back door (I looked when I went to the bathroom and would have used it) and I think I just fake-smiled and nodded the entire time. Then he tipped the bartender a dollar and tried to kiss me after he walked me to my car. Um, no thanks.

sparklingwhit · September 2014

I went on a blind date with a guy that one of my best friend's thought would be a perfect match for me when I was 19. Supposedly his twin brother was a male model and he was just a super "chill dude".

So we went on the standard movie/coffee date. I showed up at the movie and he was NOT a male model. Like, at all. Not my type in any way and kind of reminded me of a young Quentin Tarentino. Anyway, I let that slide because if he was such a good guy I might grow to like him.

In the movie things got weird: About 20 minutes into it he whispers something along the lines of "I really like feet" into my ear. 10 minutes after that he pulls my feet into his lap and takes my shoes off and starts rubbing my feet. I was so shocked that I didn't really know what to do. In retrospect I should have pulled them away and walked out right then. About 20 min into this impromptu foot rub he gets up close and personal with my feet. Kissing them. THAT is when I got up and left. Didn't answer calls from him and told my best bud that his friend was just not for me.

It was literally the creepiest thing that could have happened on a first date that didn't involve a felony....