Women Share 40 Bizarre Things Men Did On Dates That Made Them Ask “What The Hell?”
Dating is tricky. You want to be yourself, but also impress the person; have a fun time without appearing aloof. Hold an interesting and meaningful conversation but not go too deep and bore them. A sprinkle of romance doesn't hurt too.
It's a delicate balance and to make matters worse, you have to find it with a person you don't know that well. So, not surprisingly, sometimes we go a little too far. And while nobody is safe from crossing the line, one Twitter user was interested in hearing how men do it.

Image credits: sohosatan
A few days ago, @sohosatan asked everyone to share what was it that guys did on a date that seemed really weird, and got plenty of replies. 2,172 to be exact. Here are some of the most memorable ones.
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For those of the world who are not in the US: OR DMV stands for operating room drink more vinegar.
Because strange things doesn't always mean bad things.
Uhmm....... ok? Lol Seriously, so great you had the happy ending! He could have driven you out of state to an isolated area for nefarious reasons. Lol You had a happened ending. You go, Girl!! :)
Exactly what I was thinking, which sadly reflects my penchant for distrust :'-(
Load More Replies...I can hear donkey from shrek here and I love it
Load More Replies...My dad was the person who taught my mom how to drive and they have been together for forty two years.
Ok when I think "driver's permit", I think "minor", then think "WTF this man doing driving a minor over state lines?!"
But many if not most people in the military see the killing bit as a necessary evil to achieving a greater goal and not as the main reason for signing up. I could well imagine his colleagues might be watching their back.
Load More Replies...I joined the military because I couldn't afford school anymore. Guess my country
I hate those people who go into the military with this attitude. you are fighting to protect your country and the countries around the world, not to go on legalized and permitted killing sprees!
I'm gonna disagree, slightly. She absolutely should have left but not right then. If he's got a functioning brain cell he's gonna know not to say that again, putting the next woman at risk.
Load More Replies...At least you got a beer out of the date. Or at least I hope you did. Good job on leaving as fast as you could.
We often use the word "creepy" to caution our friends about people to avoid. "Watch out for him," we warn a person we care about, "he's a total creep." But what, exactly, makes someone seem that way?
According to a study published in New Ideas in Psychology — the first-ever empirical study of "creepiness," its authors say — analyzed the perspectives of 1,029 women and 312 men with an average age of 29 to determine the most common markers of a "creepy" individual.
That poor guy. He probably still lays awake at night thinking about that.
I hope he happens to read this and sees how adorable we think it is!
Load More Replies...It's kind of funny but it I would also have huge problem with it. Fish in an aquarium don't really do anything but swim and that makes him angry... I shudder to think what else makes him angry.
And then we ate dinner at Long John's Silver's! Take THAT, you stupid fish!
And by "ex-wives" he quite clearly meant "victims buried in a shallow grave in the back yard".
Every time. Whenever I see a man cry the compulsion to pop a tit out is overwhelming 😂
Load More Replies...How do guys find five women to marry them and I don't have a girlfriend and I'm not a psycho.
The results of the research show that men are more likely to be seen as creepy than women, and women who feel creeped out are more likely to also feel sexually threatened than men are.
Furthermore, unpredictability is often associated with creepiness, which we can see a lot in these tweets.
And it makes sense. Think about it someone laughing at seemingly random times or making sudden and unexpected attempts to hug you. A big part of the uneasiness they make you feel comes from not knowing what to expect from them next.
The emoji combined with your avatar.. Perfect reaction :D
Load More Replies...I'm torn between this guy was making a (bad) joke, he'd been told he does it and doesn't understand the concept so looking for someone else to explain it, maybe they do a better job, or he knows what he's doing, doesn't care, and won't stop. Mom and ex are wrong because that would make him the bad guy, and no one believes they're the bad guy, the just justify/rationalise everything
He doesn't know what it is but somehow knows they're wrong. Maybe it was a joke but it was a bad one
Load More Replies...This seems off. There’s implication he’s already had it explained to him, so it sounds more like he was either joking or, here me out, cowardly used it a line to end the date or let her know they don’t connect. He hears date say it once and is curious enough to have it explained, but when been called it by others he knows better isnt curious at all what it means????? Joke or scapegoat.
Agreed, it's sort of like when someone explains what condescending means in a very condescending way as a bit of a goof.
Load More Replies...That’s pretty funny, he wanted to make a confession right up front, so you’d understand, going forward that he’s a bonafide narcissist. LOL.
I don't believe in owning a firearm because I don't have any hobbies that utilise them. Sometimes I think I'm the only american without a gun. I do believe in gun safety though, and a gun range close by does a family gun safety course. I knew plenty about guns myself having served in the military but my wife and kids extent of knowledge was don't point it at something you don't intend to shoot. Anyway we did a class on gun safety and then everyone got to shoot a few rounds at a target. Kids really liked it and I'm much happier knowing they are better educated on firearm safety. I think something like that would make a great date or family fun day
Sounds like every date in my hometown. I didn't date anyone from my hometown.
Having to wear earmuffs is always great when youre getting to know someone...
I would actually really enjoy something like this, but not as a first date. Head down the arcade and shoot zombies instead
At the dump, really? I mean, no problem with shooting small nuisance animals, but preferably someplace less... odiferous.
Load More Replies...Oh heck.. I was hoping this was a "We went to the gun range on ladies' night" or something fun... rodent murder is not high on my list of fun ways to get to know some one..
needs a lot more red flags if im honest , i wouldn't have stopped and i'm male
Load More Replies...what you didn't know was that Apple cider killed his whole family, and now he hates them for it, poor guy
I'm happy he is working on his anger. Bravo. Do not get in a relationship if he has to show so much "restraint." Because that restraint will only last till u do something else he doesn't like. *I'm a person with anger management issues. I see this guy and even I get red flags.
Domestic violence or even murder ready to happen.
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Not sure what hot apple cider tastes like but I would have exaggerated how wonderful ever tiny little sip was then left
I see a lot of red flags here. If he feels the need to choose what you drink/eat and get angry if he can't it's not only a rage issue. It's also a control issue. Those two in combination are very dangerous. It's great that he's working on the rage but if he still has values that's off this is just the beginning and what if you do something else he doesn't approve of? So, run.
Wow. That's a hell of an opinion about apple cider. It's almost impressive.
Your username seems to match your reaction to this guy.
Load More Replies...I never understand this mentality... why do something that the other person does not like and then get offended? What kind of high do you get?
Always wondered this too. Haven't eaten meat in probably 15 years or so, but a few incidences on dates of "I'll get you to eat a steak again." But why?? I never gave a s**t if my date ordered a steak, I'm just not trying it or ordering one. Not sure why the guys would be offended somehow??
Load More Replies...Went on a 1st date with a girl who was vegan. She recommended a vegan place and we went there. I was floored by how good some of those vegan dishes taste. My fellow meat eaters, give vegan dining a chance. I didn't do the switch myself, but don't rule out a business just cause it's vegan, I promise you can find some real gems out there
The food might be just fine, but I can do without the side dish of sanctimonious smugness. If you meet vegans who are actually tolerant of others' dietary choices, that's great. The ones I've met are very in-your-face bullies about it.
Load More Replies...After a couple of dates my husband suggested we could go out for dinner to a steak house. He said, "They have nice salad there. With chicken." About half a second after he finished that sentence, it became clear to him that chicken was meat too. We've been together for 11 years now and I still tease him with that on a regular basis 🤣
This world is so bizarre that primarily men harass people for being vegan, like how they harass women for being.. women. Four comments here alone prove that. Bizarre asf.
It's just an extension of toxic masculinity. Veganism is seen as the "opposite" of masculinity (Western masculinity putting an emphasis on meat--the hunting, preparing (grilling) and eating of meat as male occupations/status symbols), and so veganism becomes a threat to toxic masculinity. This is because toxic masculinity is not secure enough to exist with things unlike itself. In toxic masculinity, feminity is "allowed" to exist as a weaker, lesser, wanting-to-be form of masculinity, but something like veganism is an outright rejection of a masculine ideal, so whether they are a man or a woman, a vegan is a threat to the toxic-masculine. Note that men who are secure in their masculinity don't give two shits about what other people are eating, as long as everyone's having a good time.
Load More Replies...If someone took it upon themself to order food for me on our first date, that would be an instant clue for me to walk out of his controlling presence.
thats just ignorant , why would he even think you'd break your beliefs to please him ? i cook meat for the wife and kids , dont often eat it but they dont expect me to eat
I assume, or should I not, that you meant animal meat, and that THE wife and kids are your own?
Load More Replies...I don't think that's actually the point of this post.
Load More Replies...Vegan non-drinker here. If a dude ever pulls this on me, I will empty the bottle on his head.
Or just walk out. Pouring the drink on his head, while both satisfying and sit-com-esque, is actually assault. You can be fined, or even arrested if he decides to press charges. As insulting as it is, him pre-ordering food you won't eat isn't illegal.
Load More Replies...The researchers highlighted that these findings support the idea that being “creeped out” is a response that we evolved to pay more attention to something that could turn out to be a threat.
When your gut feeling tells you that something is off about someone, don’t instantly dismiss that reaction, even if you can’t pin down exactly why you have it — more often than not, it's there to protect you.
To identify the behaviors likeliest to make someone seem creepy, researchers instructed respondents to rate 44 different patterns on how likely they thought it was that a "creepy" individual would demonstrate them.
Not a bad exit strategy when you're on a date that's not going well, though.
Load More Replies...I will probably get lot of negatives for it but..im kinda intrigued on how this guy knows how well skin crisp up.after roasting .i dunno maybe in odd
That’s the kind of curiosity you might want to keep to yourself. Not just because you’ll creep people out, but because you may run into someone who decides to show you.
Load More Replies...I would stop using whatever method you use to get dates. It is horrible.
Thanks... that actually did make me laugh out loud...I hate lol way overused.
Load More Replies...What can you say, except, no. 1 . Is beyond bizarre & no. 2. Is beyond scary & I'm glad you’re safe.
The first one wasn't too strange but the second one.........
A guy that not only seatbelts a walking stick, but a foldable one (that's like clip on suspenders) in the front and makes his date sit in the back...what is strange to you?
Load More Replies...Who does that? Is that some odd learned behavior from a neighborhood sociopath?
i'm just going ti go pack my stuff and leave, 'scuse me please, f**k this s**t i'm out!
Last week, during lunch time at a restaurant close to work, I saw the waitress spit on her hand, rub them together with satisfaction then walked into the kitchen to take out hot food. We've finished eating by then and were waiting on our coffee. Glad it was someone else who brought it to us.
Should've stopped and let him keep walking to see how long until he noticed he was alone
Same...then turned around and went back home. He's so full of himself that he wouldn't be needing my presence...
Load More Replies...As soon as he said 'Alpha Male' I would've been out of there, and he probably wouldn't even have noticed
Any man describing himself as an "alpha male" needs to be voted off the island immediately.
Perhaps to show that even apparently well-educated people can be bafflingly clueless when it comes to other people.
Load More Replies...After that line it's time to stop, turn around and walk back to the car.
I’m guessing he thought (if he thought about justifying it at all…) that his number of stunningly amazing other qualities would make up for that teeny white lie. XD
Load More Replies...In my personal experience, any dude that self-identifies as "alpha", has antiquated views on gender roles, has little respect for women, and has a higher than average likelihood of getting into a fistfight with another dude over something idiotic. The only faster way to identify a douchebag is if they have the "sexy woman silhouette" somewhere on their vehicle. Guaranteed sex offender right there.
Calling yourself Alpha means no one else ever has or would. That's as bad as giving yourself your own nickname sheer douchery.
Load More Replies...Anyone who buys into the "Alpha male" thing is a scientific ignoramous who buys into a world-view to shore up his fragile insecurities about his manhood.
It's also important to gain enough momentum in midair that your feet look like wheels. That tells you you're fast enough to leave a could of dust behind like octopus ink so he can't follow you.
Load More Replies...you are extremely lucky. Never go to some dude’s house ever ever again
The teeth and hair were his, taken by the girl he lost his virginity to when she realised he had finished and was now cutting a bit out of her mattress.
Load More Replies...One solid piece of advice here to you ladies - NEVER - EVER - do a first date at the guy's house - NEVER!!! (or yours either, for that matter). Always have a first meeting in a public place, like a coffee shop or cafe. Never have a first date with someone where you are completely alone.
1. He watches you before interacting. Being watched by someone before he introduces himself or joins the conversation can make your skin crawl — you're wondering, What is he thinking? while dreading that whatever it is, it's inappropriate.
2. He touches you frequently. Even a "friendly" hug or kiss on the cheek is unacceptable if it's not invited.
3. He steers the conversation toward sex. Unwanted intimacy can be verbal too.
OMG unrelated topic but I LOVE your profile pic of Genya lol he's my favorite character
Load More Replies...As a person with alopecia, having lost my eyebrowns, a friend did that to me, in the middle of lunch at a restaurant, nobody plans a murder out loud 😭😄😇
omg! i have half brows which means without pencil/powder i either resemble mr. spock or as if i am in a constant state of surprise. if this happened to me i would have wiped him a good one.
Was jealous of my ex’s perfect eyebrows thinking they were genetic or something then found out he gets them shaped at the barber lmao
This is why I don't draw in my eyebrows, who wants to risk smudging them? All you need to do is shape them a bit with tweezers. eyebrows3-...849248.jpg
This comment makes no sense. Filling in your brows and tweezing your brows accomplish two different things.
Load More Replies...Tell me, you were dating a younger guy, he was like 13 and you were 14? That is insane. The child hadn’t developed impulse control. I’d like to hear how u handled it? And this is why we need to know karate, (among other reasons).
Also, is it wrong that I think sneaking out is sh*tty? Unless you suspect an immediate danger to your life or limb, man/woman up and say you aren’t feeling it and leaving. Or at the very least, leave then shoot a text and say “I’m not feeling it. I’ve decided to leave”. Or even ask the wait staff to give you 10 minutes and then tell your date you’ve left. Letting someone just sit there, particularly of a different gender when they can’t enter the restroom to check on you and realize you aren’t there, is cruel.
In this particular situation, I agree. But in some situations, it can be an issue of personal safety.
Load More Replies...Anyone else quietly seething that she said "conscious" instead of "conscience"?
Me. I reread it a few times fruitlessly hoping it would change.
Load More Replies...Either that or he just doesn't know what vegan means.
Load More Replies...I think he got his words wrong and he’s actually vegetarian (didn’t know what calamari is because it doesn’t resemble common meat) or pescatarian. But that’s probably giving him too much credit and he was just cheap.
It's not cheap to not buy the other dinner. It's lying if you say you're something you're not, and/or stupid to then make it so obvious. Or to not know what vegan is.
Load More Replies...and cheese isn’t vegan. that is a pescatarian. and it’s absolutely insane how many people say they’re vegetarian but they eat fish… there’s a word for it and Jesus Christ was a pescatarian so it’s not like a weird or new concept
This comment is of extreme interest to me. I'd love to know what Jesus ate. My impression is that he ate lamb at the Passover meal.
Load More Replies...And I'll bet your coworkers also wear leather & real fur. I had a coworker who claimed to be celiac & bought into the gluten-free hair & body products. I tried to explain to her that gluten only affects you intestinally, even gave her links to reputable research. Nope, she wasn't having it. She turned out to be a real backstabber too.
Load More Replies...Your name, with your comment here, absolutely f*****g epic! 🤣
Load More Replies...That sounds like a guy who has no idea how to talk to a woman. LOL! I would suggest a simple conversation, and if he couldn't handle that, then I'm gone, straight home. LOL!
Now you order another one and drink it like a normal human being while we get to know each other
And now we sit here and chat while you watch me sip my coffee like a grown-up.
Yeah, that's covered assault (at least in the US). Knowingly giving someone a communicable disease could get you sent to jail.
Please make sure you never, ever have anything to do with this person ever again!
I found out my ex was cheating on me when I went to the Dr and found out I had chlamydia. Hey babe, care to explain this one?
Please say he must have caught it from a toilet seat.
Load More Replies...4. He asks to take a picture of you. Unless you are balancing 10 plates on top of your head while also riding a unicycle, there is no reason a rando should want a photo of you.
5. He asks for personal details about your family. Hey, dude, stick with complaining about the weather or asking me if I have any restaurant recommendations. That's what we call "small talk" — leave my family out of it.
6. He has greasy hair. Well, there are many possible explanations for having greasy hair, but let's just say it generally isn't a turn-on. Bad hygiene can be a sign that someone isn't aware of or doesn't care about the impression they make on others, a definite creepiness red flag.
How the hell did you get your moniker past the censors?
Load More Replies...Saturday Night Live sketch comes to mind. Juliana Margulies chewing food for date with no salivary glands. And his brother.
I'm watching her on an ER rerun this very moment!
Load More Replies...Why is the posters name so aligned with the story? It’s awkwardly weird.
Maybe she takes care of birds, used that as her dating profile name, and attracted a guy with a vomit fetish? >.> (just spitballin here)
Load More Replies...He seriously thought you'd say "you're so funny and clever, here, I'll take out my gazongas, have fun".
What are gazongas??? Am curious!! Are they fun wobbly stuff?
Load More Replies...He probably required it be filled out on a scantron sheet in number 2 pencil
Load More Replies...i think it's better to just throw away the whole suitcase
Load More Replies...Just pat his hand, tell him he hasn't done anything bad, and that he had better get home incase his wife calls after the birth. He should probably drop his friend who set him up on the date though.
Going to the strip club with a date while your wife is in labor is pretty bad....
Load More Replies...Not the same but a student of mine (adult) constantly tried asking me out and we found him at the club one day with his pregnant wife. His face was epic
Why the f did your friend set you up with a married man with a baby on the way
At that point, I'd wonder if someone had slipped me some acid or something.
I find this extra despicable. Maybe I'm extra sensitive about this because it touches on two former jobs (McDonald's and delivering pizzas, not at the same time). Continuing with the date after the pizza thing means OP is an accomplice, not a bystander.
And you went on a second date with him after he stole from a delivery guy? Poor dude probably had to pay for those pizzas from his own pocket, and delivery people aren't exactly known for having big salaries.
It was all one date. Maybe it became a sociology study after awhile. I ended up on one around the same time I went to a "party" that was a Bible study! Argh! I was/am well acquainted with the Bible which is why I’d been doubtful since about age 4, certain atheist by Lutheran Confirmation age … It wasn’t a fun "party" and it wasn’t a fun date it was pre-cell phones too.
Load More Replies......and you stayed after the first scummy incident where they stole from the pizza guy?? 🙄
I think you meant to say WE stole the rest of the pizzas. You two seem like a match made in heaven or maybe hell.
Ok, but this girl continued with the date after the pizza incident? That's on her.
My thoughts exactly. And apparently she stood by while he stole from charity and claimed a hair was in his burger without ever calling him out.
Load More Replies...I would like to hear that she reported these dirtbags to the restaurants and the cops
And at no point you told him to stop being a thief? That's a bit spineless, imo.
7. He never looks you in the eye. This can come off shady and disengaged, as though he's plotting something.
8. He's significantly older than you. To be fair, this one doesn't make someone "creepy" in and of itself, but combined with other behaviors, such as frequent touching or sex talk, it can make someone seem predatory.
9. He shows little emotional expression. A deadpan stare is disconcerting. Again, what is he thinking — or hiding, for that matter?
this is random but i like spinning chairs! . the dizzy feeling is so fun!
Load More Replies...So leaving his piss all over their home is supposed to somehow show he is a true man? I wonder what his home and his family is like. Do they just live in pee?
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Load More Replies...Where do these absolute bonkers beliefs come from? Trauma and reddit?
My boys have the worst aim ever I swear. My wife calls them future storm troopers
Their aim might improve if cleaning the bathrooms(s) becomes their responsibility.
Load More Replies...Mental illness doesn't make you an entitled @22hole.
Load More Replies...on behalf of males everywhere we do not claim him gonna have to exile him to the shadow realm
If he's such a great guy why would he have to trick them? The fact that he thinks this way is proof that he's not a great guy.
Load More Replies...Leaving the door open probably saved you from either rape or murder. Smart move.
Are you pointing out the irony of that being a movie about a guy who lied to a woman to trick her into a relationship?
Load More Replies...Wow. That would be impressive if it didn't make me want to leap out of my skin.
I'm not saying he should have done this on the 1st date... but YES, Thanos was right
No. If he took out half the life in the universe that would include crops/livestock. The universe would be in exactly the same position as it was before except now everyone is in mourning.
Load More Replies...Thanos could have doubled the resources of the universe instead and solved the same problem. He was a control freak with a God complex.
Now I know it may seem shocking but maybe Thanos did have a bit of a point.
When my grandmother was young, there were only half as many people as there are now. So, it probably wouldn't change much at all. Could us buy some time to figure something out though.
Load More Replies...I mean, at this point aliens are pretty much the only possible solution
Did he make any tinfoil comments or brandish some about? Dude sounds down-the-road wacko!
The first guy was probably pretty broke and too proud to fess up. The second one though, I'd keep his contact info, just in case lol.
Was the first movie The Black Phone? If so that is an amazing horror film! Not really appropriate for a first date though :|
I think "extramarital" implies it's not sanctioned by his wife.
Load More Replies...i think so too i think maybe he thought was just an outing with a friend
Load More Replies...Maybe it was a body switch situation and somewhere else in doggy day care a fluffy bobtail was begging for a coffee and the Sunday Times.
Please don't bark at dogs. If you do, don't be surprised when you get attacked and stop blaming the dogs for it.
Smack him on the nose with a newspaper. (Note: I would NEVER smack an actual dog. I love dogs. 🙂)
Don’t know if I’m weird for this, but I used to honk at geese. Only if I was safe as they’re pretty nasty. I stopped doing this when I thought there was one and I ended up honking at a girl learning how to ride a bike. To this day I still can’t remember why I did it
I bark at squirrels, in memory of my beloved greyhound Henry. Only things he ever barked at
Load More Replies...The date went really well until he took off, after two cats in the alley.
dude was actually a werewolf, and couldn't contain it when he seen other dogs lol
This reminds me of a first date I had with this guy who took me to the zoo. He knew I love animals so I thought it was a fun gesture. Until we got to the wolves enclosure and he started howling at them. He informed me that they were his true brothers and he was communicating with them that he was sorry they were caged up. He told me that our 2nd date should be breaking into the zoo and letting his brothers out to roam free. We didn't have a 2nd date. Hell we didn't even finish our first date after that conversation.
Man they are doing weird things to introduce people to Jesus nowdays
That's probably the weirdest missionary effort I've heard of. Would you like to know more about Jesus? Just let me get half naked real quick and introduce you.
HIM: "Have you met this guy before?" YOU: "No, who's he?". HIM (incredulously): "He's Jesus, our Savior". YOU: "Never heard of him. Is he an Influencer on YouTube or something? Or did he play for Barcelona with Messi? Wasn't he injured?". Then watch him turn beet red. The only problem is that after that he'll want to proselytize, so have an escape plan (I did this once with JW. It was pretty funny).
i would have said to wind him up of course thats Obi Wan Kenobi i love star wars
Load More Replies...Never talk to this man again. Don't ask why, just listen to the advice.
Considering no-one really know what Jesus looks like, I find this funny. However, I would have left rather speedily while chuckling to myself.
"If you told me you could not understand the play, I could have explained it to you"
I had a similar thing happen on a first date at a comedy film. And no, I don't have an annoying, or loud, laugh. Guy was just weird and controlling.
I would be extremely offended. Who wants to be talked about like a object, to a dog, in front of themselves. It's definitely a weird flex at the very least.
Load More Replies...Ah - a man who can't talk to a woman directly, so he talks through his dog, which allows him to say a LOT more than he could to your face. Run Jane run!
It could have been a ventriloquist dummy instead of a dog. Other than that worst case scenario, pretty weird.
More importantly does he have an inheritance that he cannot access until he paid a sum?
Load More Replies...Or he's a very horny but very devout religious person who can't have sex outside of marriage.
Load More Replies...Uurgh. I had a random guy do this to me on a bus in Cambodia. He came and sat next to me. The first half hour (of a three hour trip) was quite pleasant. We had polite and interesting conversation. Then it started getting weird... by the time we arrived in Phnom Penh he announced to everyone that we were getting married and then tried to hold my hand getting off the bus and insisting that I was coming to live with him. A wonderful stranger assisted me in my escape.
When I was about 20, I was studying in the campus library, and got to chatting with a Nigerian guy. Within five minutes he'd asked me to marry him and go back to Nigeria with him. What is it with Nigerian guys?
I had similar situation once. I live in Albania due to employment reasons, though I am not local and speak no Albanian. Once a random guy, who looked like he was 20 years older than me, had started talking to me in Albanian. This had happened when I was waiting for a bus on the bus stop. So I told him that I don't speak Albanian (holy truth!). Normally on this stage every street pickupers are giving up, but he was a stubborn one. He started talking to me via Google Translator 😅 After two minutes I've already knew that I am the best woman he met in his entire life (what a f) and other b******t. I was trying to dump him, but no luck. At the end he offered me coffee like 10 times (I refused obviously), offered me to RENT HIS HOUSE, and other s**t. Finally the bus arrived, so he finished our funny conversation by buying me a ticket (it was 10 cents ticket and I swear, he looked like he was a hero when he bought it!).
Load More Replies...Plot twist...he wasn't a dental student he thought he was the tooth fairy!
Load More Replies...A very very good example of why you should always maintain your boundaries no matter how the other person reacts. No means no. It doesn't mean, no, unless you beg, guilt, cajole or otherwise coerce me into doing what you want.
If a guy’s being weird and you’re uncomfortable the last thing you do is give in to them!
He probably ran out of family and friends to practice on and is now torturing strangers. Bright future ahead.
a space between your gums and teeth that isn't supposed to be there. it's also called a periodontal pocket gum-disease3.jpg
The dental students who have worked on my teeth in the clinic have all been perfectly normal, thank goodness.
First guy could have been traumatised by nice eyebrow girl in the story above. Now he needs to check.
What is it with these dudes and eyebrows... OR WAS IT THE SAME GUY FROM EARLIER POST😂
How did either of them think that date was going to end well?
Look on the bright side! At least you didn't waste 2 hours in his company to find out what a loser he was (likely still is!).
I would have snatched the ticket and said: "Thank you, that was so nice of you." Then go in and enjoy the concert!
Why do men think they can just touch ppl like that without asking? How about just say "are your eyebrows fucken real?" Is that really so hard?
People. It's people. Not only men. Some women love to touch muscles and stomaches without asking, a friend of mine got groped in the croch area from two women that said they wanted to check if he has a big thing, some fondl their date's cloths until it sits better (without being asked to do so, or ask themselves), etc. It's PEOPLE, not mEn.
Load More Replies...He must have just had a date with that other woman above who inexplicably told her date she filled in her eyebrows.
I feel like your username is perfect for this story
Load More Replies...On the plus side, he is working and did his best not to be late for the date.
I kinda feel sad for that guy. Life is made of up and down, but you should never being denied the right to try to go up
Compared to other dudes in this thread, I settle for relatively wholesome for this man sized toddler - at least no animals were killed for fun and he didn't appear down right violent... Yep, the bar is on Mariana trench level low.
Like tripped and fell punching a hole in a million dollar piece of art?
As deeply concerning as that all is, of all the things he could have said, that's not as bad as it could have been
Yeah, but that holds no meaning. Just because something could be worse it doesn't mean that it's not more than super bad already.
Load More Replies...One duck? For a faith healer, that's a pretty small flock. Hee hee hee.
So, wait... she didn't eat anything there and just put all her food in a leftovers box? That's pretty weird, too. As a guy, I would have never went on another date with her. Also, how long was she in the bathroom where someone was able to eat an entire entree of pasta?
That is how I read it too. Like she just goes on dates to get food to eat at home.
Load More Replies...as someone with a cane that cant stand long to cook, leftovers are mana from heaven, I would have beat him with my cane
Same. Not only was he super-rude and entitled, but he was literally taking food from her mouth and with the "sensitivity" of a drunk ostrich at that.
Load More Replies...She ordered a full meal to takeout on a date? Who paid? Sounds like she's just looking for free food.
It says the leftover box was full, not that she packed up the entire plate.
Load More Replies...I just thought you were f*****g weird. But, it turns out you're a f*****g k**b too. Laters b*****d!
Aww.. The boys I went to high school with, would've done that while trying to be romantic.
Maybe the fact he weighed just 60 lbs had something to do with it and was 6'4"
Yeah, let's body shame them, not us! Rules for thee but not for me!!1!
Load More Replies...Must be a marine my popo ( my mom's dad who was a helicopter pilot for the marine core) says the red ones are the best
(Also no it is not poopoo it Is pronounced poh-poh idky I came up with it when I was a toddler....)
Load More Replies...That’s just gross. You can pee into your toilet and then not flush until it becomes absolutely necessary…
Yeah, if you like the smell of stale piss you can do that
Load More Replies...Seriously why not just piss down the shower drain? Wtf is wrong with people?!
And to think the guy is still out there, doing that, in public restrooms!!! BARF!!!
Now I understand why Trump pays people to pee on him! He is just thinking of the environment!!!
Knew a guy who liked to 'christen' people's houses by peeing in their sinks.
He then took the paid receipt and deducted the date on his taxes because he talked business.
Sounds exactly like a really good "friend" of my ex-husband. He owns a small trucking company and recently acquired a mobile home sales lot. 99% of everyone he has contact with is a yes man or a parasite. He always told me that he really liked me and appreciated my honesty, because I'd tell him the truth, even if it wasn't the popular opinion.
Load More Replies...if he invited her on the date, then yes, he shoulda paid. whoever does the inviting, does the paying, be it man or woman. period.
Load More Replies...Those little figurines with a head on springs so that the head literally bobbles and bounces on the body. If you google "bobble head" or "bobble head toy" you should get relevant results
Load More Replies...I had to actually sit here and pantomime the action to figure out what was meant- wow!
Load More Replies...He really wanted to be seen/validated as being flexible. Literally and figuratively.
He sounds like fun :] I have a plastic rat skeleton (halloween decoration) named Gerard.
Load More Replies...My grandfather had a huge marble garden table - the marble wa a reversed tombstone (he was a gravedigger)
Dated a guy who had a full suit of armor in place. Like why you live in a loft not a castle.
"You knew so much it made me suspicious". Eh. No. That's the type of guy who will get mad at you for using "big words". Just block and never talk to again.
Let's meet up so I can berate you for having more knowledge than me. My fragile little ego needs to bring you down.
He TOLD you to stop licking your ice cream? what did he expect, you to bite it?! He's a monster. (to gums)
somewhere along the way friends told him that the dates were just using him for a free meal. And when this happened he thought the only retaliation he had was to take the free stuff. But the jokes on him because he probably missed out on having a great friend. And depending upon how old he is friendships tend to last a lot longer.
Unless he paid AND had too many dates with that exact outcome. Someday he might have got tired of paying food for strangers that could become friends only. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♂️
Load More Replies...Is this a joke because the rice paper looks transparent like plastic cling wrap?
That's the official mating dance of my people. OK to judge this one.
Your people sound like a hoot! I wanna hang out.
Load More Replies...my question is....why didn't you join him on jumping on the bed. I'm sure the knickers on head would have been optional
NONE of my exes have been this interesting. My last one was an accountant whose hobby was to read up on tax laws.
How high was he bouncing? He might have been trying for a Guinness world record?
Why? Because he's taking marriage not serious enough, of because op who dated him ONCE was paranoid about getting murdered? He did literally nothing to indicate danger, other than being not really into the person.
Load More Replies...This is actually pretty common for young guys who just joined the military. He's not creepy, just stupid.
Hopefully you are being sarcastically c. Otherwise, your comment just sounds really rude.
Load More Replies...Mine would be more of "please forgive the cherrio's and happy meal/baby toys" I vacuum the thing out like every 2 weeks and next day i feel like it's a mess again
Pro tip: do not talk about your erection during dates unless you're some sort of structural engineer.
I’m involuntarily defensive about my face and I’ve learned quite a few people are. For me, it probably stems from acne as a teen. Grab my ass, you may get an elbow. Reach for my crotch, you might get a shove. Try to touch my face, you’re definitely getting hurt. It’s like an abuse reflex and I’m not proud of having hit people who’ve tried to wipe something off my cheek.
I was thinking that too. I'd call the cops on him
Load More Replies...WTF? WHY do guys think that this is an appropriate way to behave? I would have kicked him in the nuts and called it self defense.
HOLY S*** That's messed up, I hope you slapped him for that. SO out of order.
If my anger could take form at that moment someone did that to me, it would set his ass on fire.
Just want to say, ANT MAN IS AN AMAZING MOVIE!! And your date sound weird
The dude just wanted to talk, whos to say that if he was planning on killing himself then remembered the date and went to that instead? she wasn't being used as a therapist, he just needed someone to pat his bad and say "it's ok" instead she probably ended up making it worse and probably put the bullet in the gun
Well, in a way it is kind of being thrust into a therapist role, but I think the way she stated it implied that he was doing it on purpose. He sounds like someone who was in deep grief and overwhelmed by his feelings. Is it uncomfortable for her as a virtual stranger to have that suddenly dumped on her? Yes. Do I think it's understandable if that whole situation was more than what she wanted to deal with so she declined a second date? Yes. Do I think she's being really harsh in the way she talks about him? Yes. She seems to lack basic empathy about what he's going through. She's probably done him a favor not going out with him again.
Load More Replies...Maybe it's just me having been the class clown for majority of my existence, but the teaching profession is a noble one and I'd be pretty lucky to be able to date a teacher. Something about an going out with an intelligent lady passing her wisdom on to others is a very big turn-on, probably because I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
Yeah, I guess everyone at the restaurant clapped as well.
Load More Replies...Don't watch it, it's way more disturbing than the first, as it is set around a man, that copies the doctor's work of the first movie.
Load More Replies..."Tamed"???? Oh honey, you are about to see some wild-a$$ $hit here in a minute!
A man once said this exact sentence to me, I was also in his car. Traumatising.
That's when you say, "I told all of my friends and family members about this date, what your name is, and texted a description of your car before I walked out my door."
Load More Replies...The appropriate answer is „so could I“ followed by a huge fart and a self congratulatory cheer.
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER let them know where you live!
Load More Replies..."I could also kill you and I'd celebrate on social media. Everyone would know, you coward."
People are horrible but it’s a reminder of how quickly you can become a victim.
I was 15 w/ a friend in a guy's car & he said the same thing while driving thru the marshlands in NC. My friend & I were from PA (in NC for vacation).
And a damn good reason to never go anywhere unarmed. Guns aren't the only weapons, folks. Get comfy with bladed instruments - it can be fun :D
Not necessarily. Maybe the toilet was broken or something?
Load More Replies..."Couldn't" might mean he has a hangup about using other people's bathrooms. I mean, he's weird enough to use the cat's litter box...
Plot twist: This guy was the date of the girl earlier in the thread whose date ate all her food!
When it is biryani in front of you, these things are normal... forgiven
You have my sympathy. Had a couple over for dinner once, had asked in advance if they were ok with Chinese food, assured it was fine. The wife ate NOTHING. I was so embarrassed.
You had no reason at all to be embarrassed - you confirmed in advance what the food would be. This is 100% on the wife. She must be a real piece of work!
Load More Replies...I think it's time to cancel the date after the first hour of being late.
Either the person you lie to about your height doesn't care what height you are, so why lie, or they are shallow enough that they do care in which case they will definitely notice you lied and then be hacked off about it so why lie? Makes no sense.
As a tallish woman who has had no problem dating shorter guys, I would definitely be hacked off by the lie, too. My first impression of him would be that he's dishonest and more than just your garden variety insecure. That's a pretty deep hole to try to dig yourself out of on a first date. Seriously, dude, you're worried you're going to look small to me? You just made yourself look like a tiny baby man in ways that are actually important. Add to that, he either has a critical fail in his ability to anticipate consequences of his actions or he somehow thinks a fair number of us women are incredibly unobservant.
Load More Replies...Also, it shouldn't matter, seems very superficial, but it is bananas to lie about. 🍌
It’s the lying that’s the huge turn off right off the bat. Can you trust anything else they tell you after that much of a BS lie?
Load More Replies...Do people who lie think the fabulousness of their personality makes up for the lie?
Some guy I worked with would always say he was 5'5". It bothered me so much since I'm 5'8" and he's effing taller than me. I don't know why he insisted he was smaller.
Hubby will let out a SBD (silent but deadly) in the bedroom then call me in there. Then he says he wants to share something with me. *rolls eyes* No, you're trying to kill me
Now this blows me out of my chair laughing ;p A man with a sense of humor, always extra credit ;)
Short for "crunchy granola," which is American slang for someone who is very into all-natural, holistic, etc.
Load More Replies...What does he think about someone pulling a razor down his little head? Did I hear a "f*ck that"? Yeah. Shut up.
I feel your pain! I don't hate my feet, but strangers touching my feet makes me cringe. I'm unable to get pedicures!
exactly. and feet touching things that are in my possession or even being near me *shudder* ... glad I'm not alone...
Load More Replies...I dated that guy. Apparently, it’s a test so he knows you aren’t a gold digger. Generally, guys who do this have very little gold to dig. A guy told me this when we were on our third date - apparently, he does it with all his dates and was very proud of it. He was very into his little tests and I noped out of any further dates.
Yep. I'm not putting up with that kind of manipulative bull crap. Back when I was single, I always paid my own way on dates, too. Though I suppose it's a useful filter for them in another way. Sure, there are some non-gold-digging women who will nope out, too. However, they're also filtering out women who they can't run a game on. It's like the PUA crowd and their negging thing. They maintain it works on all women (because we're simple creatures in their minds). It's been tried on me. I walked away. Strong women do. But they want weak, insecure, gullible women, so negging is a quick filter to weed out the ones they can't manipulate.
Load More Replies...and this is why i ALWAYS drive myself to the first, second, third, even fourth date. that, and the fact that i don't want you to EVER know where i live until i've FULLY vetted ya a*s...
i don't know that i would have gone with the full 64 on a first date, but that seems pretty cool to me.
I signed up for Match when I was 19/20. The other gay men on there acted like they OWNED me. It was insane, I'd get hateful messages if I didn't reply in 5 seconds. They would tell me what I should be doing blah blah blah. I left match.com and never looked back.
Eating off your plate is horrible! Especially if he has all that food! -not being sarcastic-
that’s strange but at least he wasn’t full of it like the other guy who talked about how rich he was, but couldn’t afford the bill!
The idiot missed a perfect opportunity to be the sweet considerate guy. “I would rather have you happy than 20 dollars”
sounds kinda sweet, i mean he could have asked but probably thought he was just being nice, I would love if a guy i dated did that {sadly I'm a huge guy and most men are tiny compared to me}
Kinda. Until it sounds like serious boundary issues.
Load More Replies...Recreational Equipment Coop. It’s a chain that started in Seattle and sells all kinds of camping gear and related stuff. Awfully nice stores, generally speaking, but tend to be pricey.
Load More Replies...i’m that picky too. f**k all of you for shaming food preferences. that literally has no bearing on how nice or good a person is. if he acted like a baby about it, that’s one thing. but politely wanting plain food is completely fine. i actually just chose a different place over a sandwich shop because i hate how weird they make me feel about not getting toppings and my fiancee said i shouldn’t worry about my food preference and if someone doesn’t like to eat one thing even, they should understand.
I don’t even see a way someone could act like a baby about it, some people really do find certain tastes and textures unbearable and that’s okay. They have as much right to order food that they like as a restaurant as everyone else it’s not a hard thing to just treat normally
Load More Replies...Are we just shaming people for harmless differences now? Not to mention, this kind of thing is pretty common for autistic people who have a hypersensitive sense of touch or taste. You could very well be insulting someone for being disabled. Just let people eat food they like lol
At a nice restaurant, I'm sure he would have eaten something else besides a burger... BUT when it comes to burgers my 20 year old son prefers a plain cheeseburger.
It literally says he told her he only eats plain burgers, chicken nuggets, and fries.
Load More Replies...My son only eats "widow" burguers (plain, just bread and meat). But he does like it like that. Does not have sensory issues. He does not like ketchup or mayonaise, and he eats tomato and cheese on other plates, no problem.
Now you made me worry about him being on a BP just because his taste...
Load More Replies...Why for the love of God do these people let someone they just met and barely know drive them to the place? Best end of bad date they're weird, worse they're jackasses, worst case scenario they are dangerous and could assault you and/or kidnap you. Don't. Ever. Let them. Drive you. On the first date.
Ok so you brought someone to an authentic taco joint who has no clue about the culture or the food and instead of educating him you online shame him for not knowing anything about the food or culture and then make fun of him for liking you? And you think you had the date from hell?
I mean el pastor is pork so I can see how he'd call it ham since he didn't know better. Also, an authentic taco has onion and cilantro on it. This whole thing seems over blown. His reaction was terrible but I'm sure he could post this whole story online and say how awful she was and it would also get upvotes.
Sounds to me like the other way around, the OP sounds like the date from hell. How stuck up of them.
Maybe you should of been the cool one and playfully picked up on his lack of taco knowledge. Then made suggestions and shared, great conversation starters.
Went on a date with a guy in my 20's who told me he was a pastor... No judgement, that's fine by me. I had my sister drop me off at the restaurant (I don't drive). We had dinner, nothing seemed weird at the time. We drove around town, just talking, getting to know each other. We pulled into a parking lot and he asked me if I wanted to help him j@$k off!!! I was mortified! Told him no, then he refused to open the doors until he was done! I was freaked out, to say the least! He said he would drive me home, I had him drop me off at the house my brother used to live in (it was empty at the time), then called my sister to come get me. No way I was letting this creep drive me home. I hid in the back yard until she showed up. Blocked him as soon as he drove away!
You wanna slam somebody for lying about their height, fine. We all have our preferences. But to shame someone who has never had tacos, and not take the opportunity to teach them about one of the most delicious, simple, and versatile foods ever invented......I mean, you're just a terrible person.
Lying about their appearance is not cool, they shouldn't lie. But what's with the food shaming? "I went on a date with this person who ORDERED SOMETHING I WOULDN'T CHOOSE YOU GUYS, worst date ever, am I right?" Meanwhile the person higher up this list is in the guy's car listening to how he could kill them and nobody would find out?! Like have some perspective, for God's sake.
It's actually concerning how accommodating a lot of these women were - to avoid offending? We need to be strong enough to just walk out.
On a first date, the guy told me about how much he loved meeting new people and hearing their stories. He spent the whole date telling me all the ways he loved to meet new people, through travelling, through backpacking, by renting out his house to back packers, through volunteering, he had even couch surfed, amazing! He spoke about himself so much he didn't ask about me once. Insufferable twat.
The physical assaults are horrible, the ego and insecurities are bad. Some of these are hilarious eccentricities that can totally define a couple. If my now wife didn’t find me doing backflips off her deck funny as hell we wouldn’t be together.
First date and he invited me to go bowling. I'm terrible at bowling but I can laugh at myself so okay . Sounds like a lighthearted date - talk some and also have something fun to do so I'm down. We get to the alley and he won't shut up about bowling - how he's been bowling competitively since was like 7 (we weee in our early 20s) - he tries to correct everything I'm doing and he's coming off very condescending. While he was driving me home his car ran out of gas and we had to walk something like 1-2 miles to the nearest gas station. Weirdly enough, that walk gave us time to talk about something other than bowling and we actually had a lot in common. TBH that walk was the best part of the date. We ended up dating for a year. (I just never went bowling with him again lol) We're still friends nearly 20 years later and we still make jokes about how getting stranded on the side of the road is a much better 1st date than bowling.
When I was 35, I went on a first date with a guy I met on a dating site. I was already wary of him, because his profile said he was 42 but only wanted to date women aged 25-35. I asked him why he had set 35 as his maximum age when he himself was older than that. His answer: "Well, let's face it. Women lose their looks a lot earlier than men." Then he confessed to me he actually, wasn't 42. He was 48. Obviously there was no 2nd date.
I went on a date once with a guy who told me that when he was 19 he took some pliers and took two of his teeth out because he wanted to put on braces. Yikes
I’m a teacher for a population of kids with diagnosed trauma and behavioral issues. I am also a human who endured a massive amount of trauma and developed pretty serious issues as a result…. And what I see is that society punishes people for having struggles. I see a lot of loneliness. I see kids playing video games instead of interacting in board game play….. as a result they do not learn social skills. You’d be surprised how important board games are for social development….. and I see where depression and mental health issues are all at crazy high frequencies in our population. But treatment for these issues is lackluster at best unless you can afford the best physicians. I also see where social media cripples social development and healthy adult expression….. I know this isn’t super rested to the article but. Just throwing it out there into the world and hoping our society and mental health supports and screenings improve soon.
My first date with my husband could've gone the other way for sure. He picked a super corny romance drama for the movie and we ate pizza. The movie and what he said were the issue, not the rest. I asked about what movie we'd be seeing and he told me romance "because girls like that stuff" and that he couldn't watch the only other romance because he'd seen it with his ex a few months back. I was offended and started making jokes about how he didn't need to lie about loving chick flicks because fragile masculinity. He laughed so hard he spilled the popcorn and we spent the rest of the movie making faces at each other and whispering jokes about the movie. We were alone in the theater! JS. Lol. Almost 15 years later and we still make jokes about that date. And him sticking his foot in his mouth bringing up the ex.
It's actually concerning how accommodating a lot of these women were - to avoid offending? We need to be strong enough to just walk out.
On a first date, the guy told me about how much he loved meeting new people and hearing their stories. He spent the whole date telling me all the ways he loved to meet new people, through travelling, through backpacking, by renting out his house to back packers, through volunteering, he had even couch surfed, amazing! He spoke about himself so much he didn't ask about me once. Insufferable twat.
The physical assaults are horrible, the ego and insecurities are bad. Some of these are hilarious eccentricities that can totally define a couple. If my now wife didn’t find me doing backflips off her deck funny as hell we wouldn’t be together.
First date and he invited me to go bowling. I'm terrible at bowling but I can laugh at myself so okay . Sounds like a lighthearted date - talk some and also have something fun to do so I'm down. We get to the alley and he won't shut up about bowling - how he's been bowling competitively since was like 7 (we weee in our early 20s) - he tries to correct everything I'm doing and he's coming off very condescending. While he was driving me home his car ran out of gas and we had to walk something like 1-2 miles to the nearest gas station. Weirdly enough, that walk gave us time to talk about something other than bowling and we actually had a lot in common. TBH that walk was the best part of the date. We ended up dating for a year. (I just never went bowling with him again lol) We're still friends nearly 20 years later and we still make jokes about how getting stranded on the side of the road is a much better 1st date than bowling.
When I was 35, I went on a first date with a guy I met on a dating site. I was already wary of him, because his profile said he was 42 but only wanted to date women aged 25-35. I asked him why he had set 35 as his maximum age when he himself was older than that. His answer: "Well, let's face it. Women lose their looks a lot earlier than men." Then he confessed to me he actually, wasn't 42. He was 48. Obviously there was no 2nd date.
I went on a date once with a guy who told me that when he was 19 he took some pliers and took two of his teeth out because he wanted to put on braces. Yikes
I’m a teacher for a population of kids with diagnosed trauma and behavioral issues. I am also a human who endured a massive amount of trauma and developed pretty serious issues as a result…. And what I see is that society punishes people for having struggles. I see a lot of loneliness. I see kids playing video games instead of interacting in board game play….. as a result they do not learn social skills. You’d be surprised how important board games are for social development….. and I see where depression and mental health issues are all at crazy high frequencies in our population. But treatment for these issues is lackluster at best unless you can afford the best physicians. I also see where social media cripples social development and healthy adult expression….. I know this isn’t super rested to the article but. Just throwing it out there into the world and hoping our society and mental health supports and screenings improve soon.
My first date with my husband could've gone the other way for sure. He picked a super corny romance drama for the movie and we ate pizza. The movie and what he said were the issue, not the rest. I asked about what movie we'd be seeing and he told me romance "because girls like that stuff" and that he couldn't watch the only other romance because he'd seen it with his ex a few months back. I was offended and started making jokes about how he didn't need to lie about loving chick flicks because fragile masculinity. He laughed so hard he spilled the popcorn and we spent the rest of the movie making faces at each other and whispering jokes about the movie. We were alone in the theater! JS. Lol. Almost 15 years later and we still make jokes about that date. And him sticking his foot in his mouth bringing up the ex.
