50 Hilarious Moments People Eavesdropped On From Someone’s Awkward Date (New Pics)
There are plenty of words to describe the 21st-century dating scene. Hilarious, awkward, exhausting, painful, headache-inducing, depressing, cursed, and sometimes even horror-movie-worthy certainly come to mind.
“You’re just searching in the wrong places!” you might say. Then, by all means, if you’ve got better spots, let us know! Because if you’re not convinced that modern romance is a battlefield, just take a peek at these conversations from real dates shared by the Instagram account ‘Overheard Dating.’ They’re… well, just scroll down and see for yourself!
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Even before my husband and I got married, every time I would get my period, he would open a bottle of bubbly and we both do the happy dance.😂
I don't know about extravagant, however, I will be doing this from now on 😂
Wish I'd thought of that during my fertile years... missed out on so much extravaganza. But hey, at least I can enjoy my old age eve more by catching up every week for at least the next 10 years :D
This is my style as well! I do stupid things, on purpose, and then I do good things to balance it out.
Doing the right thing for the wrong reason will just bury you even deeper.
Why would you go and even get the table? Thats an extra type of karma so you may want to get tables for other couples a hundred times NOT at the expense of a date to even stevens that §hit out.
With over 386K followers on Instagram, ‘Overheard Dating’ collects interactions people have eavesdropped on or experienced online. And since the submissions are anonymous, it keeps things light-hearted and guilt-free.
“Dating is like a rollercoaster,” the Overheard HQ says on its website. “Sometimes it’s fun, other times you are left crying, screaming, throwing up in public. Some people fall in love, others send us dating app conversations that will make you want to launch yourself into the sun. Ah, romance!”
followed by increasingly hilarious ways that you got back at them after they dumped you by filling their bathrooms with larger and larger rubber ducks.
Load More Replies...OR - for a couple hundred bucks I will act like I am madly in love with you to get your Mom off your a*s. I can then die in an horrific auto accident, leaving you devestated and not ready to date again anytime soon.
"Dental and can drive at night." That's all I'm looking for these days.
Load More Replies...Ha. I have a FWB that doesn't involve sex. We pet sit for each other, she has her packages sent to my porch (safer), I sometimes pick up prescriptions or something at Costco. I fixed her toilet and replaced some lights this summer. So yeah, benefits I guess. :)
The only thing you mentioned that even hinted at reciprocation was pet sitting. Everything else is stuff you're doing for her. If you pet sit for her, receive her packages, pick up prescriptions or groceries and work on her house you are friendzoned, not FWB. I see why she keeps you hanging around. She seems to be getting a lot out of this "friendship".
Load More Replies...I once waa called an "added value friend". My friend said having me visit meant her dishes would get washed, laundry folded and trash taken out. I think it was one of the nicest compliments I have ever received.
I actually know what they statement means. It's a female that only gets to give him a blowjob and wonders when the sexual intercourse will get round to happening. Its the typical one sided thing!
I would just consider a friend with benefits to just be a guy with a pickup truck
Overheard HQ also runs accounts that capture everyday conversations from cities like London and LA, covering more than just dating talk. They describe themselves as “the social-first public service organization with an ear for city life and local culture.”
“The first eavesdropper was a social-climbing Neanderthal who overheard where the best overpriced berries could be gathered. Renaissance artists shared marketplace banter on frescoes, which townspeople would tap twice to ‘like’. By the 1930s, walls were made thinner to bring overhearing to the people. Overheard continues this rich history of overhearing in our society, getting all up in other peoples’ business for the future of humankind,” the organization proudly and wittily states.
Yes do it in front of them let them know money talks bs walks
Load More Replies...If you don't ask, you don't get...he's just on the wrong web site.
Reminds me of the profile that tried to match with me on one of those apps, all the pictures were of a white guy in a red satin nighty...🙃
No, but you're now my pay pig. Here's the first amount you'll send me...
But let’s get back to the topic of modern love—is it really that bad? According to the Pew Research Center, it might be. Their 2020 survey found that nearly half of Americans believe dating is harder now than it was ten years ago.
Of those who feel dating has become more challenging, 21% point to increased increased dangers, including both physical threats and the potential of being scammed or lied to. Others cite reasons like the impact of technology (12%), dating becoming more impersonal (10%), the rise of casual relationships (9%), and changing societal expectations around morals or gender roles (8%).
Buddy was working the door, and I actually witnessed it. Her: Can I see your I.D.? Him: Are you effing kidding me?! Her: Not at all. 21 and up. Him: We slept together two nights ago. Her: Oh. No cover.
Once got a dm from a guy when I first moved back from college saying damn where were you when I lived in (town name) I told him I was 3 seats behind him on the bus
LOL this happened to me! Sister set me up on a date w/someone who worked for her husband. We went out, no sparks on my end, told him I wasn't ready to date. Single mom of 2 small boys. 6 years later, at my sister's Christmas Eve party. Doorbell rings, I answer it because she's busy. Hi, I"m OttoKatz! He answers Hi, i'm Mike, and my face turned beet red, I hadn't recognized him! But I guess those 6 years made a difference because we talked non-stop, and have been happily married 21 years now.
Lol. I had a time with a guy named Ryan. He came into where i was working several years later. He remembered me. I did not remember him.
He just realised that he was the only one ever initiating dinner plans. He stopped and waited for you to actually initiate… which you never did.
yup. you can't keep expecting someone else to always make the first move.
Load More Replies...Ha, I have a Casper in my past. Though he hasn't spoken to me since I hooked up with someone ekse at a mutual friend's wedding last year instead of him
i look younger then i actually m so before i met my husband id find out if they were too young by bringing stuff up like the nokia cell phone that never died or broke. if they dont kno it or kno of it from an older sibling they r too young. now that im married i dont need to do that but it gets damn akward wen high school seniors or young college students hit on me. bringing up things from ur childhood is a sneaky way of finding out how old someone might b without being rude
Can't say I have ever tried to insert tamagotchis in a conversation since elementary school
A significant part of dating today takes place online, and for many, this brings its own set of obstacles and frustrations. A 2022 U.S. study revealed that four in five adults experienced some level of emotional fatigue from using dating apps. Similarly, research from Hinge found that 61% of their users describe the dating process as “overwhelming.”
"I'll have what she's having..." "30% of his annual income and a venti Americano?" "Yeah, but if you could switch out the Americano for a new Merc I'd really appreciate it."
I mean, that's fair. I would feel weird dating somebody under 25. Hell, it would be weird dating somebody under 35. But since she's asking like this, I'm guessing she isn't a middle-aged woman
Love doesn't know your age... Unless one of you is under 18, then the other better be very close. Or the older one is rich/famous and that is the basis of your relationship. i have cumpleanos problem with a 25 year old saying's a 50 year old it it's because of love. However, I would caution that 25 year old to think about what it will be like when the other person dies 25 years before them...
I get it. I'd find it weird to date anyone wasn't born during the Reagan administration.
I never dated anyone who doesn't *remember* the Reagan administration.
Load More Replies...Until somebody can give me an example of a suspicion that changes my mind, I'd say you're 100% correct
Load More Replies...“Dating apps changed the digital dating landscape due to the collection of convenient features they brought to the table, which I have called ‘intimacies of convenience,’” explains Dr Rachel Katz, a digital media sociologist at the University of Salford, in an article for Vice. “They are often image-based, mobile, geolocative, use a swiping mechanism, and have a ‘consent to chat’ feature. People had an active role in choosing who they wanted to match with.”
I was thinking the same thing. I wonder what came of them?
Load More Replies...This is kind of sweet, and since she played along with it, maybe things worked out!
The light yellow letters in the somewhat darker yellow rectangles... I can't read the text like this
"I'm like 15-20% gay, tops." "So you're bi? Pan? Something else?" "No, just straight, with a little bit of gay for good measure."
This reminds me of a gif I once saw of 2 girls kissing and one of them was suddenly very... cold. 😏
You can make out with whomever, but if nothing stirs down there it doesn't count towards your orientation :)
Load More Replies...You play dumb and act like you thought you did, or you tell them “oh, one must’ve crept out”. The second one especially if you don’t find any attractive or interesting
Load More Replies...How about you just buy one of their hunky calendars and don't waste their time? You could always ask for a tour of the firehouse or find some volunteer work!
“People like the convenience these features enable,” adds Katz. “But at the same time, this convenience can also bring negative experiences: transactional language, ghosting and objectifying language. Moreover, there are fewer social ramifications to these behaviours on dating apps compared to real-life interactions—it’s possible that repeated negative experiences might lead to dating app fatigue.”
Any chance he has the same initials as a certain website? Untitled-6...266393.jpg
I feel this in my soul! If I'd had to parallel park on my drivers test I'd still be bumming rides
I've only parallel parked a couple of times since getting my licence. I'd rather find other spots than hold up busy traffic.
I've got a strong suspicion that if they can't see you parallel park until the 3rd or 4th date then there's a good chance that nobody should ever have to see you (try to) parallel park.
One tricky part of trying to find a spark online is that it’s hard to form a meaningful connection through a screen, especially when you’re not fully sure of the other person’s intentions.
“Dating apps make initial matches text-based,” says psychotherapist and couples’ counselor Hilda Burke. “In his book Silent Messages, Professor Albert Mehrabian developed the theory that only 7 percent of meaning is communicated through what we say: 38 percent is through tone of voice, 55 percent is through body language. We are so text dependent on dating apps, we’re only getting about 7 percent of what that person means. It allows for ambiguity to develop.”
He can't talk. The only thing about him is the way he walks....
Load More Replies...In his defence you can't walk normal steps in those things, it's like quick little steps, but too little and not too quick but definitely not too slow, it's a rollercoaster 🙂
They'll believe anything except you have a brain and your own ambitions. That is hit or miss.
Or are able to make decions concerning your own body and welfare
Load More Replies...even the lies they tell themselves, like how much he loves your independence & strong-willed nature, and the fact that you aren't helpless...then spend the whole relationship trying to make you dependent on him to validate his manhood...but I'm not bitter...lol
Another unfortunate part of today’s dating scene is how ghosting has become a common and accepted practice. It can happen in the middle of yet another chat on a dating app, or even after spending months with someone, only to suddenly find yourself blocked on social media. A study by the University of Georgia last year revealed that two out of three people have both ghosted someone and experienced being ghosted themselves.
I've never understood why society has developed so many rules that interfere with the ability to eat efficiently. If there's a good sauce on the plate the only practical options are bread or my tongue, and a lot of things that have a good sauce may not come with (enough) bread.
I had a friend that use to do that. He also would clean the yogurt cup with his fingers to get all the yogurt out.
I do that too, just not in front of people. Lol
Load More Replies...Oh...oh no...! When someone shows you who they are, believe them! Then Run!
Always look on the bright side of your life! 😃
Load More Replies...Sounds far more like an open relationship. How stupid would you have to be to spend 18 months as a secret and not figure it out?
Load More Replies...A successful poly relationship is one where everyone knows about each other and y'all are all able to communicate effectively and like adults. This was not the case here.
“People that ‘ghost’ are too afraid or too rude to address their own feelings of discomfort,” says Dr. Tirrell Degannes, Psy.D, licensed clinical psychologist in New York City. “You don’t want to be with someone that cannot comfortably address their feelings anyway; you’re better off not hearing from them. Letting go of hard feelings means appreciating the nuances that separate them from those you clearly dislike.”
Are they really your friends if they're f*****g your boyfriend? Or Even your casual booty call
I would've friend zoned him immediately and went out and had a blast. Why waste a good evening?
Load More Replies...I mean, when you've already f****d up the date, what do you have to lose?
When it comes to dealing with the ups and downs of dating, the Thriving Center Of Psych suggests that embracing these difficulties is part of the journey and can help you move forward. “Finding someone to date, opening up, and having a spark is hard, and that’s just the first part of dating. You then want to agree on important things and figure out if they are someone you can see yourself being with,” they explain. “Dating is so hard, and there are obstacles. But there’s no need to rush. Take your time, do something you enjoy, and learn to open up so that you’re ready to have an honest conversation when the time arises.”
I mean sometimes it works out. I’ve see a few stories here about situations where it does work out. Also where it definitely doesn’t.
I met my wife in May, got married in August 16 years ago. She's also 15 years younger than me. Im 68 now.
Is it suppose to be a insult? This only tells me this girl is someone you don't want to date. Ever.
I disagree. Considering the comment she was replying to I'd say it was appropriate, and there's a good chance neither one was being serious.
Load More Replies...Apparently at least 13 states in the US have cities/towns called Dublin XD
Americans are unoriginal with place names but I can get naming them after places in other countries - you moved for a better life but you can still be homesick, especially when it's week long sea voyage to get home. What gets me is when they name them after other US places - if you like it so much there, go back!
Load More Replies...When I first moved to Toronto, I kept being confused why the news reported such minor stuff happening in London
I'm sure you're not alone. There must be others, but there's a London in Kentucky. Almost all of the posts in TripAdvisor's forum for it are from confused people with questions about the one in England. The forum for Rome, NY also gets plenty of confused people.
Load More Replies...I live about 40 minutes from Dublin Texas, where they still make original recipe Dr Pepper with cane sugar. Don't ask me why they thought putting prune juice in a soda was a good idea 🤮
Nail clippers are okay (one can always sanitize them) - but one inevitably wonders, was the ironing request for the pants he was currently *wearing*, or had he brought another pair with him? XD
Also worse if you're a Brit and "pants" has a different meaning....
Load More Replies..."send us the worst date you had this weekend" -- are people going on multiple dates per weekend??
I think they meant as opposed to the worst worst date ever.. like, the worst one you've had recently..
Load More Replies...I'd have ironed his pants.... maybe. But my effing nail clippers?! Hell NO! (not even my husband is allowed to use them)
came here to ask this. who leaves their purse or wallet at the table when they go to the bathroom???
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Load More Replies...Ouch. I dated someone 6 years younger than me, but he was just constantly trying to argue with me whenever I said I was too old for something
Sometimes I feel like I should mentor some of the guys I text about how to not give the next girl the ick, but I can't be bothered
After dinner with a college housemate that I just met that day. Him: "Is this where we kiss goodnight?" Me: "um, this wasn't a date" Him: "It wasn't?" Me, "um, no, it was just two housemates going to dinner"
I was just looking at a couple on a park bench leaning on each other's shoulders today and wondering whether they're sitting there having a nice time or if they're in a fight. Because I don't recall ever doing that except when in a fight.
Okay then.. I guess she's not in my dating pool. What oil would she prefer we use? I mean I use olive oil and coconut oil too, but I use them for different things. I'm not about to deep-fry something in olive or coconut oil.
Canola is rapeseed that has been genetically modified to have less erucic acid, and is processed using solvents. Cold pressed rapeseed oil, by contrast, is the oil from a rapeseed plant.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of a woman I know who dumped a pretty good guy because he had plastic cutlery mixed in with his regular silverware. She said that he just didn't live the kind of quality life that she wanted.
Canola oil is the best for cooking and way healthier than f.e. sunflower oil.
Or ghee or coconut oil. Palm oil if sustainability sourced. Tallow, lard, even butter. Never canola and not olive oil unless your idea of heating food is gently blowing on it.
Load More Replies...I'm Gen X, I don't send emojis at all, but I do occasionally use emoticons ;-)
Load More Replies...GenX. I probably use the same 5 or 6 constantly. Usually just 1 at a time, though
I have to do things in threes... Dots, or emojis, not two, not four, in groups of three or multiples of three. This isn't really a Gen X thing, it could be an OCD thing
i only do one emoji (rarely 2), but always 3 exclamation poits--what does that make me?
Well, I've never dated in Los Angeles, but I do have access to my birth certificate, so I know what time I was born as well XD
My birth certificate doesn't have a time stamp, only a date. I asked my mother and she said, "I don't remember."
Load More Replies...I mean, how else are you going to tell if your stars were aligned when you both were born, thus making you compatible??? Duh... (Speaking as a former Valley Girl 😂🤣)
I always like to remind people that the doctor delivering your baby had a greater gravitational influence on the child than the planet Jupiter.
Load More Replies...Announcer, What does that last sentence mean to you? I don't get it.
Load More Replies...Dolphins rape people, so pretty much the opposite of a nice guy.
Load More Replies...Me neither. I dated tall tall men and men shorter than myself. Height doesn't equal being a good person with a great sense of humor. My hubby is one inch taller than me, and I think he is perfect.
Load More Replies..."At 7'2" you can wear the skins of your exes and we can still go out." (Joke...)
Now i”m curious what does a 7 foot person get a pass on? Put the toilet paper on the wrong way or wear socks with sandals?
NO height is good enough for putting the toilet paper on the wrong way. that is what serial killers do and you need to leave asap
Load More Replies...Seriously? WTF is wrong with these people? And edit to add dark sheets show more IMHO. I have glow in the dark fake star wars patterned sheets and they show nothing (other than neon tie fighters).
Those sound incredible. I must find some like them haha
Load More Replies...I have dark teal sheets. I love them. I don't care what anyone says.
What’s wrong with navy sheets. My favorite sheet is navy
My grandma would say, "Never marry a man for money, just hang out with rich men til you fall in love."
Got to live how this was screenshotted by the clueless guy, apparently thinking he'd shame her when he's the weirdo
What kind of dogs has this person known that they can use "slimy" as an adjective on them? XD
I'm going to open a combination sushi/bait shop. Our motto will be "Today's Sushi is Tomorrow's Bait"
If you looked at my Notes app, you'd see a note with all of my pets' neck and back-length measurements in the off-chance I find a REALLY cute collar or costume that I absolutely HAVE to buy for them. I suppose seeing my Notes app WOULD tell you a lot about me, by this rubric...
I have songs in my notes app, my diary, and my crush count. 😭😭😭
Load More Replies...The app I use for notes is full of random things. Anything from fun village names I come across on trips with my bf, ideas for gifts to my youngest kid, links for used cars we could look into when we're gonna get a new car, ideas for stories to write, some random history facts I find cool, quotes I like, etc. Am not sure if it would really say anything about me other than make the reader confused? Perhaps I'm a person who confuses?
I've never used my notes app, no idea how to. But my 3yo grandson has tons of his favorite phone videos there! Along with minions. 😄
My husband and I have been married 10 years and I would not dream of showing him my notes app If he needs something specific out of there he gets a screenshot lol
if you looked at my notes app you'd see a lot of videos and tons of my writing and bot ideas
Seriously. Even if you do share a bath, make sure it's big enough for everyone to have their space...and have a half bath down the hall for the other person's toilet emergencies
Load More Replies...Actually, my partner & i live side by side (separate houses) & we're pretty sure we're gonna keep it like that, lol. And there's another couple down the road who've been married 28 years & they also live in separate houses next to each other... 😂
This is ideal. I always thought so, even as a child. I so regret succumbing to tradition. You are living the life!
Load More Replies...Tell me you're high maintenance without telling me you're high maintenance.
Who says the boss is a man? Or has a wife? Or that that workplace bans such relationships?
Load More Replies...I met my wife when we were both at a blood mobile. She fainted and wet herself, and the nurse asked if she could wear my cardigan sweater around her waist
I would assume you said yes. Please relay the full story , in need of some sappy romance.
Load More Replies..."Stanning" is when you're a huge fan of something (usually a celebrity.) So to say "I stan Stephen King" means "I'm a huge fan of Stephen King." So, the person is saying that they like "slúts" and are asking how many guys the person slept with because they are apparently turned on by the person being a "slút". The term "stan" comes from a song Eminem wrote in the early 2000s which was basically a mini-story about a fictional crazy fan of his named Stan.
Load More Replies...And make sure you have a toilet plunger and a sink plunger. You can use the same for both, but the toilet plunger doesn't work as well for sink. Plus, I don't want the toilet plunger used in my sinks or tub, even after bleaching it! 🤮
Sink plungers are just slightly smaller versions, and are easier to handle in smaller spaces
Load More Replies...Only an idiot would flush again if it clogged. Doesn't anyone else know how to use a plunger? Idiots, the world is filled with idiots. My wife is so lucky. I can clog a toilet and then unclog it.
Had to Google it myself. "A chain of eclectic boutiques, stocked with trendy women's clothing & accessories." I imagine the meaning behind the person saying that is they mean that the salespeople working in an Aritzia make a fuss over you and compliment you in order to butter you up to buy expensive products.
Load More Replies...At least it wasn't a video. My ex recorded a significant portion of 4th of July fireworks show we went to early on (first 6 weeks-ish) of dating. Should have predicted he'd spend the next 8 years experiencing life through his phones lens and constantly sending me videos to watch. "WHAT? You didn't watch the video?!" No. I hate videos in general as you really should know by this point..
I don't understand. Doesn't one generally approach a buffet and take an empty plate from a stack of them near the buffet? And if the buffet is busy, one must wait their turn rather than just ramming through the other people getting food?
Yea that’s the thing, they got the ick from them doing something strangely normal and it’s apparently funny too 🤷🏼♀️
Load More Replies...Seeing them standing in line for a buffet with an empty plate turned them off from that person. Was something that made them basically be no longer attracted. I guess it’s funny because it’s strangely normal and it still turned them off 🤷🏼♀️
Load More Replies...1) thank God I'm old and don't have to worry about this bs anymore and 2) we as a species are doomed by our own stupidity and good riddance to us.
1) thank God I'm old and don't have to worry about this bs anymore and 2) we as a species are doomed by our own stupidity and good riddance to us.
