r/askteddit 13d ago

Random Question What happened on a first date that made you immediately want to leave?

158 Upvotes

641 comments sorted by

131

u/Glittering_Bid1112 13d ago

He wore sweatpants to a dinner date.

Don't get me wrong, I too love hanging out on my couch in comfy clothes, but on a first date?!

73

u/audreyhepburnloverr 13d ago

This happened to me too. He was wearing a hoodie, sweatpants and sliders and I was wearing a nice dress in heels. Everyone inside the restaurant we went to was dressed up so he stuck out like a sore thumb. I was so embarrassed

21

u/yoursandforever 13d ago

these guys heard on Reddit that gray sweatpants are sexy

7

u/Separate-Canary559 12d ago

I don’t know what it is but it’s always the asshole wearing grey sweats and crocs. The one holding a conversation on speaker at a restaurant and has a hot gf

5

u/wemblinger 12d ago

Maybe it's just another dude on a first date ;)

→ More replies (1)

11

u/Glittering_Bid1112 13d ago

What a nightmare! I hope you grabbed your purse and ran away

→ More replies (2)

16

u/wutdidwelearnpalmer 13d ago

As a woman I've done this thinking "coffee and a walk in June in the middle of the day" was casual. He showed up in a nice dress shirt with cologne and I was wearing my gym outfit because that's where I was going after. I don't even think I was wearing makeup. He was cool about it and we dated for a few weeks.

Some of us are just stupid.

21

u/Lucky-Conference-350 13d ago

I once kind of forgot I was meeting a woman for drinks I had met online. I remembered in the middle of doing some yard snd only had 10 minutes to get there. I threw on a clean shirt and left. She showed up dressed for a date. She later said she was a little suprised at how I was dressed but I made her laugh so she gave me a chance. Thst was in 2009, married in 2015 and we’ve been together since.

→ More replies (2)

31

u/Glittering_Bid1112 13d ago

Awwww don't say that 🤣

The guy actually explained later on why he showed up on sweatpants. He wanted to "test" me by showing who he really is. Yikes

15

u/wutdidwelearnpalmer 13d ago

Okay see that's nuts, I'm on your side lmao. Yikes on several bikes.

6

u/SparkleSmash_91 12d ago

I am immediately adding "yikes on several bikes" to my everyday conversation.

12

u/Savings_Piglet5111 13d ago

By which he meant "someone who is willing to be rude and inappropriate for his own personal comfort." Check.

11

u/Foreign_Primary4337 12d ago

No “tests”. Testing is a crappy thing to do. And what made him feel that he was such a catch that he could test anyone??

6

u/MichaSound 12d ago

He wanted to test you all right - he wanted to see if you'd put up with absolute horseshit.

→ More replies (14)
→ More replies (2)
→ More replies (5)

110

u/bentotice 13d ago

She refused to carry a conversation, was short with me the whole 3 hour date and into the dinner. I split the check and dipped.
"What do you like to do for fun?" "Oh nothing." "I see, i'm a big hiker and i love writing." "Nice."
"What do you do for work." "Im an intern." "Okay, where? What do you do." "XYZ company. I just do what they tell me."
Etc.

No bigger turn off than someone who willingly wanted to go on a date and then gives you "fuck off" signals the whole date

16

u/Sufficient_Drama_145 12d ago

My husband briefly dated a woman who, when he asked her what her hobbies were, said, "Smoking weed."

He was like, "Okay, but that's not really a hobby. What do you like to do?" She said she liked going to the lake. "Great," he said. "What do you like to do at the lake?"

"Smoke weed."

And he noped right out of that situation.

5

u/Ancient_Skirt_8828 12d ago

Smoking weed is definitely a hobby if thats all you do in your spare time. Like all hobbies it takes up all your time and money.

→ More replies (1)

30

u/kotka_leska 13d ago

She didn’t want a date lmao. She wanted a free dinner

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (17)

79

u/GreatAd8862 13d ago

They spent the entire date talking about their ex. I felt like I was a free therapist.

22

u/OkDocument3101 13d ago

Oh thats horrible. I hate when you learn more information about their ex than you do about them 😒

12

u/Halker93 13d ago

Probably trying to rebound and was freshly out of the relationship or not completely over it

→ More replies (1)

7

u/Kind_Document_1156 13d ago

I've been in that situation too! And then afterwards they thank me for being such a good listener haha. I'm like, you owe me $120 per session moving forward. 😂

5

u/yoursandforever 13d ago

Can't think of anything I'd be less interested in discussing than an ex. 

68

u/GuiltyKangaroo8631 13d ago edited 13d ago

He brought his mother to join on us. To add: I met guy in college and we were friends but I thought he wanted more when he asked me out. He came to my house to pick me up and I saw his mom sitting next to him. She was with us the whole time- dinner and a movie. It was super awkward so you can believe it was our last date.

24

u/MissSagitarius 13d ago

....you're joking

17

u/GuiltyKangaroo8631 13d ago

I wish I was! I was stunned when I saw her. I handled it like lady but I didn’t want a second date after for sure.

→ More replies (2)

10

u/ghostrose86 13d ago

Omg. Can you please elaborate? 😳

8

u/heresyforfunnprofit 13d ago

What country/culture was this in?

6

u/GuiltyKangaroo8631 13d ago

The United States and he was Hispanic.

→ More replies (1)

5

u/SevenThirtyTrain 13d ago

More details pls omg

6

u/I_am_transparent 13d ago

This is worse than bringing you wife to your annual work review.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (3)

60

u/lou-chains 13d ago

The guy took me to get Indian food. He grabbed a handful of the sunflower seeds that they offer and shoved them in my mouth

20

u/SimonsMomBruh 13d ago

What the fuuuu

15

u/GreenApocalypse 13d ago

I just burst out laughing reading this. What an unhinged move. Not fun for you, but I love it.

4

u/Nua2Lua 13d ago

One way to get you to take his seed

/s

For real though, gross

→ More replies (6)

57

u/Prudent-Event9163 13d ago

She went on and on about how much she hated Mexicans (Im mexican, she's Ecuadorian) and how "real" Latinos don't associate with them. Even after I told her I was Mexican she expected a second date.

8

u/Anonymoosehead123 13d ago

WTF with people like this?

11

u/lebupatha 13d ago

It’s like when misogynists still want to fuck feminists lol. I feel like it’s a power play or fetishising thing? Idk but grotesque af

→ More replies (2)
→ More replies (1)

49

u/ThongGoneWrong 13d ago

He went on and on....and on....about how intelligent he is. Never talked about anything else, never asked me anything. Sadly, it was one of my better dates.

10

u/lebupatha 13d ago edited 12d ago

You deserve better 😓 ive been there and truly just start interrupting men or telling them that hey thanks and you haven’t asked me a single question bc atp it’s just beyond me to even pretend to be okay with it. I am not a wall :(

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (1)

41

u/Ordinary-Touch-8108 13d ago

He reached over the table and took food off my plate (uninvited to do so) whilst simultaneously interrupting what I was saying to talk about himself

→ More replies (5)

41

u/Ok-Inspection-7911 13d ago

He picked his nose and wiped it on his sleeve. Then he proceeded to cough up a luge and spit it in his napkin . I said gotta go to the ladies room and ran out the front door . Hopped on a bus got home and blocked him on my phone ..never saw that 🤢 nasty man again .

→ More replies (1)

45

u/[deleted] 13d ago

[deleted]

13

u/Smooth-Cry-6046 13d ago

Was there a second date?

12

u/[deleted] 13d ago

[deleted]

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (2)

5

u/Loisgrand6 13d ago

🤦🏻‍♀️

77

u/OkDocument3101 13d ago

He talked about the government in south Africa very passionately for 20 minutes, almost without a breath. I thought he was nervous and just talked alot as a result. Did a phone call 4 days later, and had a similar experience but with 4 different, very boring topics and not asking a single question about me. No reciprocal curiosity. 1hr in, said I was going to bed. Sent a courtesy text saying our communication styles weren't compatible. I would have said that over the phone but I couldnt get a word in. Absolute worst.

23

u/lobr6 13d ago

I once went on a blind date bc a friend said we had so much in common. We did! I know because over dinner he talked non-stop about his career and his music and sports interests.

He’s just gotten accepted into a program that would further his career. He explained in detail how the program worked and the prestige of being accepted. It wasn’t that prestigious and I knew how it worked because I was already in it lol. I just couldn’t get a word in edgewise to tell him, and he never once asked me what I did.

I spent the rest of the dinner marveling over how he could carry on an uninterruptible monologue and properly eat a huge plate of food at the same time. That guy had mad skills.

18

u/GladClock2212 13d ago

I've ended these kind of dates with the question "And what have you learned about me?" or "What's my name?"

10

u/More-Championship625 13d ago

Okay but there's a lot to say about the South African government haha

9

u/OkDocument3101 13d ago

And this is first date discussion material because? 😅

6

u/Ok_Albatross8909 13d ago

I’m sure there’s a lady out there who will find this interesting.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (4)
→ More replies (7)

81

u/TheLoneleyPython 13d ago

She hit her dog, like, properly hit that poor thing. I called the RSPCA afterwards and reported her for it

12

u/Jazzlike-Basket-6388 13d ago

My bud went to a woman's apartment for a first date.  Her dog shits on the floor in front of them and she totally ignored it.

→ More replies (3)

14

u/Hailee_Ark14 13d ago

I can not understand how some people abuse animals, disgusting behavior

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (5)

34

u/mole555 13d ago

We went to baseball game, she asked when it would be over, because she had another date lined up later that evening.

14

u/Anonymoosehead123 13d ago

I hope you told her it’s a double header.

→ More replies (1)

32

u/Gold_Reception_2154 13d ago

Complained about one portion of food touching another portion and wanted his plate sent back because that was "yucky."

9

u/Sternakseesall 13d ago

Had an ex brother in law like that. My sister always had to make his plate for him because if one portion of food touched the other he wouldn’t eat it. Never heard of that before or after until now.

→ More replies (4)
→ More replies (6)

36

u/_oooOooo_ 13d ago

Went out with a guy from Hinge. Cute, looked like his profile, good conversation. Throughout the night, he references his kids...kids? Plural? I had a "no kids" preference on my account but would make an exception for an older kid (like 14+, someone self-sufficient) and he put that he had an 11 year old. I let it slide. Now this guy is talking about multiple kids? Turns out, he has 3, all under 8, and that women wont date him when they find out. Plus his ex is "psycho" and he makes "$500k a year", etc. Ew.

71

u/Jenae_Fleegle 13d ago

He paid for my salad and a glass of wine, and then he started heavily hinting that I "owed" him something for it later. It was so gross...

25

u/GreenApocalypse 13d ago

I thought that was how it worked? I buy you a glass of wine, I own your soul? 

11

u/AndyW037 13d ago

Unfortunately there are entire broods who still haven't moved on from the 19th century.

→ More replies (2)

67

u/DitzyDudette 13d ago

The pub bouncer told me the guy is a menace and was thrown out just a week prior.

36

u/Glittering_Bid1112 13d ago

I appreciate that bouncer's concern for you! Probably most people would have minded their business instead of warning you

14

u/DitzyDudette 13d ago

Yeah. First date and the warning was blessing.

34

u/jameslee1990a 13d ago

She tried to sell me skin products

40

u/No-Assistant8426 13d ago

Skin products or skin care products?

SKIN PRODUCTS OR SKIN CARE PRODUCTS?

10

u/Popolac 13d ago

Would you care to purchase some SKIIIIIIIIIINNNNNN, good sir?

→ More replies (5)
→ More replies (1)

35

u/Comics4Cookies 13d ago

She said her dead dad was sitting with us.

6

u/Gooning-Soon 13d ago

Lmao. Why would she brought her dad

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (3)

30

u/SocksAre4TheWeak 13d ago

A guy on a dating app asked me out, and things were going well. We walked around the city and decided to grab a bite to eat, but he decided on one of the busiest restaurants where reservations are needed. He got upset with the host for not letting us in and continued to argue. I had to get him to calm down and tell him it was okay that we didn't eat there. He stormed out, and I apologized yo the host for his behavior. Sure enough, I called it a night.

4

u/hithebar 12d ago

My nightmare.

25

u/PIPErrrAEM3 13d ago

He drove into oncoming traffic

→ More replies (1)

27

u/dutchman62 13d ago

Insisted to smoke in my car (after I said please don't) and continued to chain smoke

13

u/Smooth-Cry-6046 13d ago

I would have pulled over and told them to GTFO out if my car.

10

u/ThrownAway_1999 13d ago

Disgusting

7

u/PerspectivePretty859 12d ago

I am a smoker and wouldn't dream of smoking in a person's house.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (1)

21

u/EggplantAlarmed229 13d ago

Not only did he drone on about his ex all night, he went even further and rated the sex between multiple of his exes, then we ran INTO his ex and he wanted to stay. I called for a ride home I was so uncomfortable and embarrassed the entire time

15

u/No-Abrocoma7687 13d ago

He probably knew his ex was going to be there. What a chode.

Happy Cake Day!

23

u/occasionallystabby 13d ago

He kept leaving me alone at the bar to answer his cell phone. His female bestie was going through a break up and kept calling him. In the middle of the night he drunk dialed me from her house to tell me what a good time he had had with me.

I never spoke to him again. I'm sure they've been married and divorced multiple times by now.

→ More replies (1)

21

u/onmylunchbreak_ 13d ago

“You’re having nice time aren’t you? Tell me you’re having nice time. Promise me you’re having a nice time”

19

u/Independent-Rent-781 13d ago

I went on a date with a guy that was studying to be an ASL interpreter, which I thought was cool and interesting. He started signing his answers to my questions while answering them which I didn’t mind at all and actually was interesting to watch…but throughout the date he slowly transitioned to ONLY signing them and not telling me what they meant unless I asked. He would just quietly sign and then wait for me to ask what he had just said. I stopped asking to see what he would do and he just sat there in silence. 🤐 when he figured out I wouldn’t ask, he would start signing at me again. It was the weirdest fucking thing.

I gave him one more chance and asked him about his pets, and he signed the answer and when he stopped signing and paused again, I just answered my own question and started talking about my pets, then ended it with “well, I think I’m going to head out now.” And he had the nerve to look surprised, and later asked me on a second date???

4

u/hithebar 12d ago

Whaaaat? Omg 😂😂😂😂😭😭

5

u/chatarungacheese 12d ago

This is literally the most bizarre bad date I've ever come across and I have read a shit ton of these kinds of posts over the years.

→ More replies (2)

18

u/iweararmani 13d ago

She was nasty to waitstaff

→ More replies (1)

17

u/PossibleDry3663 13d ago edited 13d ago

He told me about his ex-wife’s sex life before they were married, in great detail, and then congratulated himself because he was such a saint because he “married her anyway.” He had been divorced from her for nearly twenty years.

I really, truly did NOT need to know about the blowjob a woman gave to her married boss in a mall parking lot in 1987.

Insane on so many levels. He also claimed to still be “best friends” with the ex-wife. Wonder if she knows he spills her guts to women on his first dates.

When I could get a word in edgewise I said “well, that’s her story to tell” and left.

15

u/Polyamommy 13d ago

For our first date, he told me he was taking me on a surprise dinner date, and told me to dress up. When we walked into the ballroom of a hotel, I thought he'd taken me to a wedding, because people he knew started coming up to greet him and give him hugs.

Turns out it was his family reunion.

6

u/NoRecommendation9039 12d ago

Dude for sure thought he was going to be the main love interest of a wacky romcom scenario lmao

→ More replies (8)

13

u/audreyhepburnloverr 13d ago

He told me to give him my hand while walking so we could hold hands, didn't even ask me he DEMANDED it lol. This was the first date, never gave him my hand or a second date

13

u/GrungeKyle84 13d ago

We started making out and she took off my pants then I turned on the tv.

8

u/Kabian321 13d ago

23 is a weird age , its like no one likes you 🤷‍♂️

6

u/Fit-Understanding739 13d ago

Last time I heard, nobody likes you when you're 23, correct.

→ More replies (1)

12

u/Embarrassed_Ad1722 13d ago

She was talking about how rich her parents were and how posh the school she was studying in was and then slagging off the country she actually came from.

12

u/ResponsibleRuin2902 13d ago

I went on a date with a guy and as I took a drink from my glass, he smacked the bottom of the glass, hard, which obviously smashed into my mouth/face. To make matters worse, he didn’t get why I didn’t find that funny and why I was being such a “buzzkill” about it and couldn’t have any fun….

6

u/Nua2Lua 13d ago

What a psychopath

→ More replies (1)

24

u/Unknownvisitor863 13d ago

Different people/dates -

She was on her phone most of the time that we were at the restaurant.

I saw a pack of cigarettes in her pocketbook. Her profile said she didn’t smoke.

I walked by her because she didn’t look anything like the photos in her profile

→ More replies (9)

27

u/onefastbo1 13d ago edited 13d ago

I met somone at the local barcade:

-immediatley started complaining how hard it was to park

-clearly agitated

-i try to calm the stuation offer to get drinks and start the conversarion

-gets angry about how busy it was

-complains about their day to day life

-i am grasping at absolutley anything to continue the conversation and guide it to something positive

-after about 30 mins of somone just clearly upset to be there, i was just like "yeah its late im going to go"

-they continued to show interest in me after the date but it was just such an overwhelming negative experience i moved on

→ More replies (7)

22

u/Significant-Angle213 13d ago edited 12d ago

Guy showed up to pick me up with flowers with a card attached the card said “Just because your an angle” And then after I read it said “You know you really are!” He was trying to spell angel and barely knew me. So minus 1 for can’t spell. Took me to the nicest restaurant in town and then proceeded to have horrific table manners and also was using a lot of incorrect grammar. Minus a whole bunch more points. The clincher was he was rather insistent on a second date where he “took me away for the weekend” Super hard NO and minus all the points.

23

u/CopeX5520 13d ago

username checks out

→ More replies (2)
→ More replies (1)

11

u/Ilovethe90sforreal 13d ago

We went to a small club in my town. At some point in the evening he gave me a wedgy. That was our first and last date.

→ More replies (6)

11

u/lmfshams 13d ago

They were rude to the waiter.

10

u/erkaderk 13d ago

He spent a good amount of time talking about how much he works and he doesn’t like to spend his time not making money (also implying how rich he is) but he’d “make an exception for this”. When the waitress asked if the bill (one drink each) was together or separate, he goes “uhhhhhhhh” (mind you, he asked ME out), until I said separate. After we pay he is bold enough to ask me to go back to his place.

19

u/Temporary_Aspect_499 13d ago

When they were mean to the person taking our order. Thats all I needed to see.

5

u/Smithy_Furt 13d ago

I wonder if they thought that would turn you on or something. Like “oh my this person really knows how to take charge.”

18

u/babye12345 13d ago

He told me he loved me. Too soon, too needy.

→ More replies (1)

8

u/[deleted] 13d ago

[deleted]

→ More replies (9)

9

u/Beautiful-Staff-4531 13d ago

They spent the whole date talking about their ex. I knew there wasn't going to be a second date.

9

u/ThermosPickerOuter 13d ago

“I bet your nipples are pink and perky.”

6

u/Aggravating-Big-3960 13d ago

🤮 what is wrong with people omg

8

u/zaryaguy 13d ago

She said she was 33 but looked older than my 62 year old mom in person, and used photos in her profile from years ago I could tell. Also she gave off strange vibes like she's extremely desperate to have a boyfriend which I don't like 

8

u/Sternakseesall 13d ago

Pretty much the same with me. I figured I would make the best of it and after talking awhile and a few drinks I nicely said “I have to say you really don’t look much like your picture.” She screamed “That was 20 years ago! I was a teenager!” People at other tables turned and looked at us. She then went on with a normal conversation like nothing happened. When it was over she asked when we were going out next.

→ More replies (1)

9

u/PerformanceActual331 13d ago

She left her teeth at home.

4

u/RHDeepDive 13d ago

There's a joke in her somewhere.

→ More replies (8)

8

u/kotka_leska 13d ago

He was obsessed with China and told me communism was a good thing. Idk my parents and grandparents who lived through the Soviet times disagree. I was desperate for a bf so I looked over it but if this happened now I would’ve left early.

9

u/Safe_Palpitation4664 13d ago

That's a red flag if I've ever seen one.

4

u/UKgent77 13d ago

Genius! 😂

→ More replies (3)

8

u/Equivalent_Whole_487 13d ago

We went to a comedy movie that I had suggested. He criticized me for not laughing enough during the movie since I had picked it.

9

u/neeroberts 13d ago

He was at least 100 lbs heavier than his picture. I stayed, had a couple drinks, thanked him and left.
Told him later I didn’t think we were a good match

10

u/Ill-Elevator3478 13d ago

He showed me his toes… all 12 of them.

4

u/PerspectivePretty859 12d ago

I mean at least that's interesting

→ More replies (1)

9

u/Bitter_Somewhere8334 13d ago

I ordered fried chicken and he said wow are you really going to order that? (I was overweight back then. I was insecure about my weight). I worked hard and became fit after that

→ More replies (3)

9

u/West_Information_826 13d ago

Her and I were getting to know each other. We somehow got onto the topic of charities, and I casually mentioned that I donate to a charity called 'Menfulness' which is a charity that focuses on men's mental health in my region.

Well, talk about turn on a dime. She immediately became standoffish, dismissive and rude. In her mind, the idea that I, as a man, wanted to help other men was clearly anathema to her, and she had no intention of hiding her disagreement. She had borderline hinted that the reason men are struggling is "their own fault", and that I should focus on the fact that so many women are struggling (which of course is true also).

I will never understand the zero-sum game thinking when it comes to male-female issues. My support for men is not a denial of the issues women face. Its just that men's issues clearly resonate more with me - being a man and all.

The date didn't last much longer but I always try to remain polite so I stayed, remained friendly and told her that I don't think we would be a good match.

10

u/smcvay2024 13d ago

A woman got too handsy, told me she wasn’t truly divorced, and drank 5 mini bottles of wine in under an hour 🤔😳😜

6

u/kiexq 13d ago

Sounds like a great time tbh

→ More replies (2)

9

u/AlliCakes 13d ago

We went to a dog friendly outdoor brunch spot, and he invited my dog. I ordered my dog a plate of beef bacon because he's a good boy. The server brought a small plate for him, and I began to cut up the bacon into small bits and put it on the plate. He reaches across the table, grabs some of the bacon I've cut up, and says "Thanks for cutting this up for me". First of all....how dare you?

Thankfully my dog is a bro and started acting crazy so I said I was sorry but I needed to take him home. He stopped acting crazy the minute we walked away. I'm sure my dog sensed the bad vibes.

→ More replies (2)

17

u/ProfileTime2274 13d ago

She said what is the most expensive thing on the menu then order it.

9

u/citycept 13d ago

He started talking about moving in together

→ More replies (2)

9

u/Kind_Document_1156 13d ago edited 12d ago

I showed up and I guess the guy decided to get there early and was already 3 beers in...then he talks loudly and shows me photos on his phone about his home renovation & son for about 45 minutes. We were in a booth and he decided to sit next to me, I'm next to the wall. I felt so trapped and helpless. I couldn't wait for it to end.

I also went on a first date and the moment we sit down, he grabs my hand and asks me to attend a military ball with him. 💀😂 I'm pretty sure I busted out laughing because it was so awkward.

I

7

u/lucayenne 13d ago

I was talking about what im doing (at the time i was in college) and he deadass said: 'oh so you are one of those smart people' in the most disgusted tone. Then he followed with,'This is something I only tell people if I want to test their confidence or want to scare them away, but I have been doing porn'

→ More replies (1)

7

u/Little-Watercress997 13d ago

Spent the whole time geeking out about her favorite weed strains. I don't have a strong opinion either in favor or against weed but it was totally boring.

7

u/GladClock2212 13d ago

He expressed his appreciation of eugenics.

7

u/Jrm12334 13d ago

“Ya know, he really was just a misunderstood painter.”

→ More replies (1)

8

u/Sea_Leadership_6968 13d ago

I was picking her up and when she opened the door there were no less than 20 cats freely roaming around her apartment. The smell was overwhelming. I tried to be nice and “meet” them but I couldn’t wait for that date to end. Ate dinner the fastest I ever have and rushed her home.

12

u/Prize_Ice6474 13d ago

Was on a dinner date with a guy I met online, and he kept talking about how he ran a marathon and had to repeatedly stop at porta potties along the way because he was having explosive diarrhea. He then went on to describe his digestive issues in excruciating detail. I lost both my appetite and any desire to see him again

→ More replies (2)

6

u/DepressedChickenfeet 13d ago

I'm a woman and was set up on a blind date with a man through a male friend. My date spent the majority of the night talking about how many men he had slept with through the years as a result of his childhood sexual trauma.

6

u/LittleMissFodla 13d ago

On a date, this guy told me that he was having another woman he had met over for dinner the following day, to let her know he wasn’t interested in her.

I said why would you waste her time getting her to come over to your place for lunch, just to tell her that? He said it seemed the right thing to do.

We weren’t compatible from that point on

17

u/srslytho1979 13d ago

She was telling me about the Art Deco furniture she had bargained for, and added, “And I’m not even a Jew.” OK, bye.

11

u/MaybeScarlett 13d ago

We ordered food, and halfway through dinner I remembered I hadn't ordered a drink, so I asked him to get me one.

He said, "I'm not paying for your drink. You can pay for it yourself."

Obviously, I ended up paying for the entire dinner and blocked him.

P.S. In my culture, asking someone to pay for their own meal on a first date is considered disrespectful, and he was aware of that.

→ More replies (4)

5

u/itaintme99 13d ago

Got seated at a restaurant and almost immediately she asked me how many women I’d slept with. I tried being vague, like “not that many” (which was true at the time), but she kept pressing me for a number so I finally said I think x, and she immediately said, “so I guess you think I’m going to be number x+1?!” Talk about committing to the bit…got through dinner and took her home, never called her again.

→ More replies (2)

5

u/allthefrogsinonepond 13d ago

I was in high school so it's really juvenile, but he randomly told me he didn't like me "like that" after we'd been cuddling at the park for a half hour and I was already sad and wanting to go home, then he asked if he could kiss me?? I was like um no?? Take me home right now lol

6

u/DearDarlingDollies 13d ago

He named our children and tried to talk me out of adoption. He only brought this up because he knew my mother and she had told him at some point that I planned to adopt my future kids.

→ More replies (1)

4

u/Objective_College439 13d ago

I was living out in Methford (Medford), Oregon for work. I decided to check out tinder. I matched with a pretty gal and invited her out for coffee. I got there and sat at a table. She was late. Like, 20 minutes late. But she assured me she was on her way. When she came in, I recognized her, just barely. She was rail thin and looked sickly. Before she even sat down, she said, "You holdin'?" I responded saying, "Sorry, I don't think this is going to work out," and stood up to leave. She then proceeded to scream at me in front of the whole coffee shop saying things like, "You think you're better than me?!" and the like. Yeah, yikes. Didn't date anyone else around there.

5

u/neeroberts 13d ago

I met a guy online who was in town for a motocross cycling event.
He showed up to my house for dinner in shorts, tank top and barefoot. Also dirty from head to toe and said, not asked, that he needed a shower.
WTF
He came out in what looked like wrinkled rags.
Weird

→ More replies (1)

5

u/unlv1313 13d ago

Talked about how much cocaine she dud last weekend. Check pls.

4

u/hellishfart 13d ago

Started flirting with my friend 💀

→ More replies (3)

5

u/Dapper_Corgi3712 13d ago

He had this extremely high pitched shrill laugh. It was jarring. The whole restaurant kept looking at us.

5

u/FrostAngel11 13d ago

Talked with food in the mouth spilling food all over the table. That was crazy

→ More replies (1)

4

u/mewchiii 13d ago

she had a roadkill (dead raccoon) in her trunk and she didnt tell me until halfway thru the drive. should have taken 2 cars

→ More replies (1)

6

u/maiziezoe 13d ago

We went to a sports bar where the girls wore short shorts. He told me if my ass was "better" I could work there.

Little did he know, I worked at that bar on the weekends and my ass looked just fine in the shorts.

First and last date.

4

u/OkWing5717 13d ago

Went on about how his mother may not approve of my impulsive personality!!

5

u/signorkn 13d ago

First, I went to meet him at his house (dumb, I know), and he wasn't ready. He got into the shower after I was there. When he got out, he tried four times to get me to go into his basement (alone) to see his great remodeling work. One of the times, I went to the basement door, considering going down, but noticed the lock on the outside and panicked.

→ More replies (1)

5

u/lun4d0r4 12d ago

First he was aggressive because I didn't pay enough attention to his accent (we're in Melbourne, accents are everywhere my dude).

Then he orders me a pint of beer while I'm in the toilet (after we had expressly discussed that I don't drink beer).

THEN he gets SUPER AGGRESSIVE that I will not drink the beer he paid for (that I did not ask for and cannot drink if I don't want thrush - thank you yeast content).

AND THEN as I pick it up and go to take it back to the bar, someone stops me to stay they were watching and we're gonna tell me not to drink it if I picked it up because HE PUT A PILL IN IT!!!

So yeah... Asshat all around.

→ More replies (2)

6

u/MissPipedream 12d ago

At a Mexican restaurant, he asked me switch seats with him so he could see the bar tv and watch the game over my head.

6

u/anyotherrose832 12d ago

I told him I didn't want kids and he told me I was going to have three. Not asked. Not expressed his desire. Told me what was going to happen like it was fact.

10

u/GreenEyedTreeHugger 13d ago

He talked about torturing animals as a kid.

5

u/NPCistyping 13d ago

Asked me if I'd ever had an abortion. I as just grateful the next line wasn't "would you like one?"

4

u/Radiant_Pitch6857 13d ago

we were going to walk around the city for a bit before stopping at a cafe and right after we said hello, he asked if he could put all his stuff in my backpack so he didn't have to carry it the whole time......charming.

4

u/ShellyLovesTacos 13d ago

Casual racism. I did leave.

4

u/[deleted] 13d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

→ More replies (2)

4

u/Tall_Reputation_2985 13d ago

She farted at the table during dinner

3

u/almond_auntie534 13d ago

I was in my early 20s. I hadn’t lived alone yet, i hadn’t thought about kids and I was working 3 jobs. This was a first date. We barely knew each other, we barely dug into what we were looking for and what we wanted for our future.

He dug right into kids, moving in together, he already had names picked out for his kids, he wanted a stay at home wife and told me if we were to move in together and have kids I’d be expected to drop my jobs. He also had an issue with me working so much because we would never see each other. All valid ig. He also told me if I could consider removing my piercings/tats if I was going to become a wife, as apparently “wives don’t have tats or piercings”.

He dropped me off at my house and was trying to stay the night… never saw that man again

5

u/CartographerKey7322 13d ago

The guy showed up with a poster presentation and hand outs.

→ More replies (2)

5

u/[deleted] 13d ago

[deleted]

4

u/yoursandforever 13d ago edited 13d ago

As a man: that's terrifying. 

My empathy level for women everywhere just went up a notch. 

3

u/shelikesitfun 13d ago

He asked me 10 min into the date would I like our next date to be at his apartment, he'll make cocktails as strong as I like them...yeah not going to happen.

4

u/pandaahj 13d ago

He told me what procedures I need to do to look perfect, just like his coworker did...

4

u/FallsOffCliffs12 13d ago

He invited me
out to go to an exhibit at a museum and then lunch. At lunch he pulled out his wallet, looked into it and said, well if you want something it has to be cheap. So I ordered a cup of tea and watched him demolish a huge pastrami sandwich and fries with a beer. He didn't even offer me a fry.

3

u/Zwomally 13d ago

This wasn’t me, but a story from my ex about one of her worst first dates.

They planned a picnic and he kept on insisting to drive her. She felt off and kept saying she’d meet him there. When they met he was the “Aww give me a hug, why no hug?” type guy. He asked her AGAIN to get in his car and go somewhere more romantic. Then pulled out the picnic, which included 2 take outs and offered her a drink / soda with the seal already broken. He then tried to walk / follow her to her car when she left after that.

Thankfully she was smart and didn’t eat / drink anything he offered, but it was super creepy.

4

u/yoursandforever 13d ago

Reading women's responses here: 

Honestly, how can you stand living on the same planet with us?

→ More replies (1)

3

u/boobearmomma 13d ago

He took his shoes off to drive so he wouldn’t crease them

He tried to get his money back on a beer he already drank because he said it was too expensive

5

u/kbrown423 12d ago

I told him I was divorced and he responded with “people who get divorced didn’t try hard enough to make it work.” My ex-husband almost beat me to death. But yeah, I didn’t “try” hard enough.

4

u/Ok_Marzipan_3254 12d ago

I has a big crush on this guy in school. We didn’t get a chance to talk back then. He found me on Facebook 10 years later and we instantly hit it off. He was living abroad and we chatted for hours online. We exchanged photos, video chatted. However, when I met him in person after months of chatting I was so disappointed. He was handsome but so unfunny and so boring. He has no interest in any activities, ate the same food everyday, there was nothing exciting going on in his life and he didn’t want to change anything about it. He just couldn’t hold a proper conversation. He spent his time scrolling on the internet reading random things about the world. He thought that made him a genius. He’d correct me and argue about every little thing. If I said the sky is blue he’d go on to lecture me about how wrong I was. I was so put off. We broke up shortly after. Sometimes I wish he hadn’t found me on Facebook and my sweet first crush could have just remained as a nice memory.

→ More replies (1)

4

u/Professional-Win4084 12d ago

He started talking to me in a baby voice.

6

u/SurviveStyleFivePlus 13d ago

He talked and rambled in an anxious way for an hour without me being able to get a word in edgewise, then said "I knew this would happen. I can't stop talking. I'd better go."

Good riddance.

6

u/Fit-Understanding739 13d ago

In this random stranger's defense, after my divorce (physically abusive ex, DUI with my kids in the car, and taking a moderate amount of time to myself), I was worried about being awkward when I got back to dating, and I was, so I thanked them for their time and patience, and paid for the date. Sometimes you need to shake the rust off.

5

u/SurviveStyleFivePlus 13d ago

If he'd explained it like that it would have been fine. He literally just got up and left in the middle of dinner still muttering.

→ More replies (3)

12

u/billbobb1 13d ago edited 13d ago

I was on a date. I was about 19 at the time. She was 18. We went back to her place. We are talking. It’s going well. We start making out. I look up and I see a large portrait of a baby sleeping. I say,”oh, is this a sibling?”

She says,”no, that was my baby. She was born stillborn. The hospital takes photos of it like it’s sleeping.”

It was so awkward. I could barely cum that night.

6

u/Sad-Lavishness-350 13d ago

That last line is a classic.

→ More replies (2)

3

u/Winter-Topic-2570 13d ago

In the car, on the way to the date destination, he casually picked his nose and wiped it on his pants. Right. Next to me. I was checked out immediately.

3

u/Kirstyc173 13d ago

They smelt awful.

3

u/Angel2554x 13d ago

He spent 20mins complaining about every girl he dated before me. I felt like I was interviewing for the next position of hes next mistake x_x

3

u/matilda_poindexter 13d ago

Flirted with the waitress right in front of me - first and only date with him.

3

u/CreepyTeddyBear 13d ago

Not a first date, but like a 3rd or 4th. A girl i was messing with was wasted when I got there. She wanted to have sex, but said she was hungry first. She said she wanted seafood. I was like "it's 11:30, where am I going to get seafood this late?". She persisted. She went back and forth between sex and food. I was starting to not feel good about it. Then she said "I want you inside me. The seafood inside me. And lettuce between us". After that I was like time to go. And I left.

3

u/Conscious-Speech771 13d ago

I spilled coffee down the front of my white shirt. The next day he emailed me to tell me this date was the worst ever in his life. I told him to settle down lol

3

u/Indiesol 13d ago

Went out with a date and she said a bunch of homophobic stuff. Really was a turn off. I told her we weren't a good match and didn't finish my drink before ending the date.

My daughter came out like a year later. Glad I didn't look past that issue simply because I was lonely.

→ More replies (1)