"Didn't Ask Me A Single Question": 51 First Dates That Crashed And Burned Like A Shooting Star

He dropped me home. My dog went to say hello, he kicked her.

CyberBit:

I would’ve immediately swung on that jerk for kicking my dog. Wow that’s insane.

Took me to an upscale Steakhouse. When our dinner was served...He picked up his Steak and ate it with his hands! 🤦.

Unumbotte:

Oh, that's just Derek. We’ve mostly got him to stop biting waiters and wait for the food.

Met for a coffee after 3 chats because she said she was better in person. I get there early, she walks up to the table, says my name, I turn to look at her and she says "If you're not planning to propose in the next 6 months you're wasting both our time" I said ok and walked out. I felt that was a red flag they probably saw from the international space station.

CraftsyDad:

The great red flag of China.

Went on a date with a woman who said she was a designer dog breeder... proceeded to tell me that she had a litter of puppies that came out 'wrong' that morning, and she got rid of them.

this was 8-9 years ago and I still can't believe I was told this on a first date.

one of the most horrific things I've ever heard from anyone in person, in my entire life.

Meeepyy:

That is defo a reportable crime.

The Hinge date who got irrationally angry with me for showing up five minutes late. I had texted him to let him know there was a delay on the Metro. Later in the date, he volunteered that he had anger issues and had punched a hole in his wall because he was angry with the noise his neighbors were making.

NOPE. Bye!

Happy postscript to that terrible story - five months later, I had given up on dating and was focusing on my hobbies and interests. I joined a writers group that was meeting in the cafe next to the restaurant where that terrible date happened. Several new people also joined the writers group that night - including my future husband.

Was getting ready to meet a girl for a date. We were going to a fairly nice restaurant. Average plate would be about 80 bucks a person. She asked if she could also bring her friend along. I immediately canceled.

miraculum_one:

Agree to it, don't show up, tell them you're running late and that they should sit down and order food and drinks, then block them.

Pressured me to leave the bar and go home with him then slammed his drink down/got very angry/stormed out when I said "I'm good staying here". He seemed normal before that but clearly was NOT normal. Anyone who has a problem with your boundaries/limits is a huge red flag.

Didn’t ask me a single question. Just kept talking about his high paying job.

DigNitt:

UGH
I went on a first date with this girl. She just one word answered my open softball questions.
“So you’re a music major, you must play an instrument?”
-yeah oboe
“…cool…you must be pretty into oboe if you’re getting a degree in it.”
-yeah I played in high school
“….well, …you know I play a bit of piano, I used to teach it.”
-cool
“Yeah…uh, probably not at the college level, music wise, like you are…”
-yeah probably
ON and ON this went. The whole time. Got home and just figured there’s no connection there. The next day, I thought “you know, I’ve been on a first date before, I’ve been nervous, maybe one date isn’t a great litmus test.” So I text her, “hey had a good time last night. Want to grab a drink tomorrow?”
And she texted back “that’s okay, not sure we have a great connection. And FYI, don’t spend the whole first date doing all the talking next time.”
I literally aimed my phone at the wall to throw it, then just calmly set it down.

This guy literally said to my face at dinner, “by the end of this date you’ll want to come home with me.” So arrogant. Biggest turn off ever 🚩🚩🚩🙄.

We went to get some ice cream, found a nice spot to sit down and chat a little bit, her first question was “So, how much money do you make in a year?”.

Chemical-Swing-420:

I know a woman who demands to see financial statements on the first date.
Credit Rating
Pay Statements
Bank Statements
Full Investment Disclosures
401k and Retirement Statements
Like, everything!
...and of course, she is insanely private about her financial life. She pushes all purchases through Apple Pay and a privacy screen protector on her phone. So no one can even figure out what bank she has accounts with.
She legitimately has no idea why people don't voluntarily give her all these details within 5 minutes of meeting her.
For those wondering, she's perpetually single.

He told me he considered himself a virgin because he uses condoms when he had intercourse. (??????) I asked the obvious follow up question & he confirmed that he did not think the women he slept with were virgins.

I am not sure how I made it through the rest of the dinner to be honest. It was one of the strangest things I have ever heard someone say, much less on a first date.

SvenBubbleman:

I know someone who tells every girl he dates that he's a virgin because he prays to god for his virginity back.

Before I met my fiancé I went on a date with someone I met at the gym. He struck me as outgoing and artsy and the fact he was disciplined enough to go to the gym regularly was what kinda threw me for a loop regarding how the date went down.

He showed up 20 minutes late, and proceeded to say he did it on purpose to “build the tension”. I am a big believer in respecting people’s time and showing up on the dot— it’s really not that hard. Later on we began to discuss our careers and aspirations, when I told him I’m a graphic designer working in the tech field (my role is a mishmash of design and web development), he scoffed and said that’s not actually a real job and I would lose it to ai in the next five years. Super cool he said that and I’m sure he didn’t feel threatened by my successes in any way. His job? Director of internal expansions at a marketing agency. I already knew where this was going so I asked him to elaborate— “well, I was hired on a few months ago and already made it to the director level, my task is to recruit people in the hopes of them opening their own marketing agency affiliated with my company”. It was a MLM. He worked for a MLM scheme. I didn’t walk out or anything but I switched gym locations not even a week later.



I’m reading this back and realizing that I’m pretty lucky this has been my ‘worst of the worst’. I heard it’s brutal out there.

Healthy-Garlic364:

Don’t you just silently laugh at how MLM members try to make their situation sound so exciting and successful? All a ploy to reel you in.

She got super drunk and put it on a tab for me, got furious, tried to punch me, fell down some stairs then was so confused told the police I might have pushed her. Fun night in police custody while we got the CCTV, not the best first date ever tbh.

She told me how loyal she was by explaining how she’d helped facilitate her best friend cheating on her husband for over a year.

thelaidbckone:

I actually got a version of this once
She told me 2 of her friends were in a relationship and one of them was cheating...but bc the one cheating was the one she knew longer, she didn't say anything

"Oh yeah that photo is old and I'm older than I said and I hid the fact I have 2 kids...".

Cltspur:

Yeah the worst red flag I ever got was finding a C-section scar from a woman who said she didn’t have kids. Oh, and she used a fake name. Oh, and she lied about her age by 7 years. Oh, and then she stalked me for 4 months. Fun times…

Went to a restaurant. As soon as we sat down, she pulled out the report of her past stay in a psychiatric clinic.

Unumbotte:

Sigh, people say they hate small talk, but do they like it when you try to provide stimulating source materials for the conversation? Nooooo.
You probably don't want to see my colonoscopy video either. Apparently that's not what's meant by "movie night."

They asked me if I was “one of them women’s libbers.” Sigh.

Pandaburn:

“Women’s lib” meaning liberation.

unrepentantgeraldine:

Were you dating a time traveller from 1943?

They kept checking their phone the entire time but then got genuinely offended when I glanced at mine once. The double standard was wild.

letsmakeart:

I went on a date once and one of my very, very good friends was in labour at the same time. As soon as I got to the date, I told the guy I might glance at my phone occasionally for updates because my friend was in labour. He went to the bathroom and I took my phone out while he was gone and saw that my friend had texted me a photo and info that the baby was born and doing great. The guy came back and said “you’re that bored huh?” and gestured to my phone. Very weird behaviour !!!!

I had a great first date with a guy several years ago. We met at a pub about five minutes from my apartment. I did not want a stranger knowing exactly where I lived. Wonderful first date, maybe the best ever. We say our goodbyes then I leave for my five minute drive home. By the time I walked in the door, this guy had called me 82 times, left several voicemail, and text messages. I was in utter shock. Needless to say, definitely no second date!

Rude to the staff. Instant no.

Wedgerooka:

I bet you'll say something about not returning carts next.