Yahoo Lifestyle 36 Breaking Points On Dates That Made People Say, "Get Me The Heck Out Of Here Right Now!"
Reddit user CosmosisJones42 recently posed the question, "What's the biggest 'Nah, I'm out' moment you've had on a date? The thread promptly filled with dozens and dozens of disastrous date stories that might've just convinced me to ditch the dating apps for good. Here's what people shared:
1."When he told me he drank his own urine for health benefits. This was an educated guy with a good job. No, I'm not kidding."
2."We went to a movie, and as we got up, she threw the popcorn on the floor. She flipped the bag and gave it a good shake. I said that wasn't nice, and she said they have people to clean up. I wish I had said something else, but I sorta just went on autopilot until I dropped her off."
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3."It was our first date at a modest little bar. He opened his bag and pulled out a beer that he bought at a supermarket. He knew which beer they sold at the bar and bought the same brand. He brought three beers in total. He was too cheap to even pay for one beer at the bar he frequented several times a week. No one is cute enough to make up for that."
4."He asked me how many other guys I was talking to, and when I said no one else, he said, 'Fine, lie to me if you want. I'm talking to seven other girls. It's kind of a slow week for me because it's usually like 15-20.' LOL. I laughed because I thought he was joking, and that pissed him off even more. He told me he could have anyone he wanted and left."
5."Third date. We had a picnic in the park by his apartment. All signs were positive: great conversation, shared interests, and good vibes. He invited me back to his to watch a movie, and before the movie started, I popped into his bathroom to freshen up. The bathroom was beyond gross for a single guy living alone. The toilet was black with mold, and the room smelled like pee. The shower had no curtain, and the tile had black streaks. There was shaving debris and tiny hairs all over the sink, and no soap to be found. I literally gagged. I faked a stomach ache and left. There was no fourth date. I'm still unsure how someone could live like that, especially since the rest of the apartment appeared tidy/clean."
6."We went mini golfing where they had an ice cream shop attached. He emptied his milkshake cup and peed in it while sitting at a picnic table. The ice cream shop had public bathrooms."
7."I went on a first date wine tasting in Napa with a man I met on Facebook dating. He told me he was bringing along a 'friend.' He met me at the first winery with his friend, who was also a female. When he went to the bathroom, I asked the other woman how they became friends. She told me they had just met in person for the first time that morning and that they had been messaging on FB for an entire year before this first meeting. This man was literally on a first date with the both of us at the same time!"
"After realizing we were both getting played, I was seething inside, but I played it cool. When it came time for us to leave for the second winery, I told the two of them I'd meet them there. I let them drive ahead until I couldn't see their car in the distance. I turned my car around and drove right back home!"
8."She drove through a red light going 50 mph and totaled two cars. Almost killed me."
9."She showed me two pictures of her exes and asked where I would rank myself with them."
10."He asked me how much the bill was for his portion on our first date. I scanned the bill and said it was fine for him to put in $15, and I'd get the rest. He grabbed the bill out of my hand and explained to me the exact amount he owed for about five minutes as if I didn't underestand basic math."
11."It was a blind date. Surprise! Two of her friends 'just happened' to show up. She invited them to join us without even asking me. They pretty much ignored me and ordered the most expensive items on the menu, including drinks. Every time I tried to join the conversation, I was rudely dismissed. I realized pretty quickly that I was being scammed. They barely paid attention when I finished my meal, and I excused myself to go to the restroom. I went to the bar and had the bartender call my server over. I was a regular there, so they knew me. I told her what was up and said I wanted to pay my share of the check. I tipped her generously since I knew my 'date' was probably going to screw her over. I warned my server that they might try to run out on the bill when they figured out I wasn't a sucker. I left and met some friends at a bar I knew they would be at. We had a good laugh about it."
"A few days later, I stopped back in the restaurant for lunch. The bartender told me I was right. He said it took them a while to catch on that I'd left. They tried to dine and dash but got caught. The manager threatened to call the cops. They ran up a huge tab because they also had several drinks. One of the girls had to have her dad come down and pay the bill."
12."She littered fast food wrappers out my car window. I made a U-turn and took her home instead of the movie we were supposed to see."
13."He told me I reminded him of his sister and then wouldn't stop talking about her."
14."When he asked me if I thought he smelled nice, I politely said yes, and he reached into his leather jacket and brought out a little sample atomizer of Ferrari cologne. He proudly presented it to me, saying I could keep it as a memento of our date and him. In the right way, it could be rather kitschy and cute, but this guy was fully into himself all night, and this was the cherry on top. He was shocked when I didn't want to go home with him that night."
15."Before the date, he told me he had a son. During the date, he casually mentioned he actually has three children, but two didn't count because 'their mom is a bitch.'"
16."First date: We drove past a cemetery, and she said they were beautiful. I said, 'Yeah, my father is buried in that one.' She said, 'Do you mind if we stop and visit his grave?' This woman was stunningly beautiful but a little quirky. I fumbled over my words for a moment and reluctantly said, 'I guess so.' I was weirded out but curious about where it could possibly go from there (this was within the first hour of the date). We were standing there, and she pulled me so close I felt her breath on my neck. I was still wondering if someone was about to tase me and steal my organs. Suddenly, she said, 'Let's take a picture to remember this moment.' It was weird, but we moved on."
"The next day, she posted pictures all over social media of us with my father's headstone. It was super creepy. I called and messaged her to please take it down. I felt so violated. She did not understand my reaction, and truthfully, neither did I. I just got an ick from her."
17."So when I was 21, we went to the movies for our first date. We were watching The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Everything was great until, about an hour into the movie, he started rubbing my belly (I was plus-sized, so I had a little stomach) like I was a freaking Buddha or a magic lamp. I asked him to stop and said it was weird, then about 15 minutes later, he leaned over and said I can't wait to put a baby into your belly! I said, 'Ummm, excuse me? We just met, and I don't know anything about you.' I got up and left the theater without him. There were too many red flags that were just too creepy for my liking."
"A few years later, a new friend went on a few dates with the same guy; he put a tracker on her car and stalked her. I’m glad I followed my instincts. I only met her a few weeks after her mechanic found the tracker."
18."It was our fourth date. She brought up the exes conversation (how many relationships have you been in, why didn’t they work out, etc.) Without skipping a beat, she told me she’d probably still be with her last partner, but he left because she lied about taking birth control."
19."He licked his dessert plate clean. In the restaurant. I excused myself and hightailed it out of there."
20."She asked if I wanted to go to a club with her. I delightedly said yes, not realizing that she was actually DJing at the club, and after carrying her record box through Soho for her, I was pretty much left to my own devices. Reader, I bailed."
21."Definitely the time a guy took me to see some Silence of the Lambs sequel (was that a thing?) and laughed through all the disturbing parts. Then, he told me how he'd looked into hiring someone to kill his ex-girlfriend who'd cheated on him but decided against it because he 'didn't want to leave her sons without a mom.' We were at the beach after the movie when he told me this, and then he followed up with, 'Do you know the best way to hide a body? You go out as far as you can at low tide and dig a hole so that way when the tide comes back in, the sand keeps getting pushed on top of the body.'"
"Clearly, that wouldn't work, but the fact that he took pride in almost hiring a hitman and would brag about a (foolish) way to hide a body was like, 'Oh, fuck, no.' He was in the Navy (no more military for me) and shipped out the next day or the day after, so I never had to see him again."
22."First date. We met for coffee. He talked about his tractor for the entire hour. Literally nothing else and didn't ask anything about me."
23."On our first date, he showed up with a framed photo of himself and his dog for my apartment."
24."Second date. We were sitting at an upscale bar on a festive night out. He reached into his suit pocket and pulled out a vocabulary test he had prepared for me."
25."We met online and agreed to meet up in person at a bar. He arrived looking 20 years older than his pictures, wearing loose-fitting khaki dad pants, a button-down shirt, and socks with sandals. He asked if I wanted to play shuffleboard. A woman and a different man joined us at our table shortly after I arrived. After being introduced to the couple, they seem more interested in visiting with me than my date does. Within a few minutes, the woman revealed that my date was her husband, and the other guy was her boyfriend. It seemed they were looking for a fourth. I'm not anti-polyamory, but this was never mentioned nor discussed. And my date's wife looked so young. She could easily have been a kidnapping victim with Stockholm syndrome."
"The entire interaction was wrought with red flags. And my date didn't have a personality. I can't imagine how he managed to land this young wife. Needless to say, I left soon after. No, thank you."
26."He drove his Jeep into a rushing river, trying to show off. He got stuck and had to swim to shore. I walked to the road, got a cab, left him there to deal with it, and never spoke to him again."
27."When this first date of ours turned out to be an Amway recruitment meeting."
28."He constantly tried to convince me to convert to his religion because his mother would never allow us to marry. First date, blind date."
29."He asked me to go to a movie, then pulled up in Crocs and pajamas. He said we were going to go to his house instead of the movie theater. Then, he told me he didn't actually have his driver's license."
30."I gave her my phone to put music on in the car and saw in the reflection of the passenger window she was going through my texts."
31."Some guy I'd only been seeing for a few weeks wrote a poem about wanting me to have his babies. He showed me the poem on our second date. I couldn't have gotten out of there faster."
32."It was a first date. The conversation was fine until he told me that before I met his mama, I would need to hide my tattoos because she thought they were trashy. We literally JUST met and never brought up meeting parents. Also, he didn't look at all like his photo."
33."I had a guy say he needed to take a pic of my license plate to give to his mom since I was picking him up. Literally noped out at that moment. My instincts kicked in."
34."He brought a watermelon and asked if he could film me trying to crush it with my thighs. I attract a certain type. 😔"
35."He tried to feed me my dinner. Afterward, he texted me while I was getting into my Uber and told me to have fun with my boyfriend. The Uber driver?! Blocked!"
36.And: "During a disagreement, he said, 'You wouldn't be talking to me like this if my mom were here.' He was in his 40s."
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