First dates can be nerve-wracking, but these 15 stories feature some truly difficult partners.
Fifty-fifty
The guy ordered two appetizers, a Wagyu steak, a dessert, and at least five cocktails. I had a salad and sparkling water. When the bill came, he said we’d split it. I asked if he was joking, and he replied: "So much for feminism!"
Thanks
During dinner, he said: "If you lost five or six pounds, you’d be a ten." I ordered dessert.
The Eternal Mystery
Once, I was chatting online with a girl and we arranged a date at a cheap little restaurant. There was only one blurry photo of her, but she looked good in person. However, she didn’t say a word during dinner, ate her food, then got up and left without a goodbye. I checked my phone and saw a message from her saying she couldn’t make it—and then she blocked me. To this day, I have no idea who I actually had dinner with.
Yikes
He asked if I was one of those “crazy” girls who checks if a guy has been to jail before a date. When I said no, he said: "Good."
Strong Start
The guy greeted me with a big smile and said: "Based on your photos, I thought you were too good for me, but it’s good to see that’s not the case."
Not the First
I was happy because he took me to a really fancy restaurant. When he went to the bathroom, the waiter whispered that I was the third woman he’d brought there that week. By the time he returned, I’d already moved past the disappointment. We laughed through the menu and I messaged him the next day saying I didn’t feel a spark.
Oops
The girl kept fiddling with her phone and it turned out she was posting on Facebook about how "awkward" the date was. That’s how I found out she’d called in sick by mistake.
Uh...
He took me to the Abonyi Butcher Festival, but we had to leave quickly after ten minutes because his wife was there with a restraining order against him.
Private Matter
We’d been chatting for a while, so I invited her over for our first date. While I was cooking, I heard a strange noise and turned around to see her opening one of my letters.
True Gentleman
It was raining while we had coffee, and when we stepped outside, it was chilly. He said: "I guess this is the moment I should offer you my coat... but then I’d be cold."
Expectation
He paid for lunch, looked me in the eye, and said: "You ate more than I expected."
Family Tree
I started telling a story about my uncle when she asked if I was talking about Pityu or Laci. It turned out she’d scoured my entire social media presence and knew everything about my family and friends. She even told me that one of my friend’s sisters had just passed her driving test.
Shades
She brought me a box of blonde hair dye because she didn’t like my hair color.
Utter Gentleman
He was 40 minutes late but said he’d make it up to me by taking me to the zoo. On the way, he stopped at a drive-thru McDonald’s—without asking if I wanted anything—then parked on a side street, turned to me, and said he had condoms. I got out silently and took the bus home.
Important Info
I took her to Starbucks because I forgot her name. To be fair, her name was pretty unique: Sejla.
