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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

What was your worst dating disaster?

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I loved being single, no question, but I don't miss all the high jinks and shenanigans that dating so often entails. Serial dater Kate Hudson just relayed an incident to a little magazine called People about her own worst experience in the trenches, "'One date, I just left before we even ordered food because the guy was just so deeply boring that it was like, 'I'm going to just save us from all of this and just leave,' said Hudson, 29, adding that her date 'was in banking. I'm not kidding.'"

I know, yawn. But still, it got me thinking that about my own (probably equally boring but highly relatable) dating blunders and faux pas and downright disasters, and yours too, which I really hope you'll share with the class here. There was the time I had really high hopes that were dashed um, way down low when I realized that my blind date was a guy who was several inches shorter than me, and I'm only 5'4". Hey, I know it's superficial, but as if that wasn't enough of a dealbreaker, he seemed to possess a lot of undesirable character traits as well. Needless to say, I was outta there before dinner, too. Then there was the guy I had been on several dates with. He invited me to a party. Fun! There, I met a lovely young lady who gushed about the new guy she was seeing. Turns out, we had a lot in common! Homey was a serious player, and he was unabashedly obvious about it, too.

Then there was the won't-stop-talking-on-his-cell-phone guy, the wastoid, the sports fanatic... Ah, I could go on and on. But I'm sure you could too. If I may, now that I'm retired from the field (for now anyway), let me impart this wisdom: When you're going on a blind date, schedule drinks and drinks only, so that if it becomes apparent that this person is not what you had in mind, you can gracefully exit without having to endure a painfully awkward dinner. And oh yes, if you meet a woman who is also dating the guy you're seeing, don 't get drunk and make out with her in front of him. (Scratch the latter, I think he deserved it.)

Anyhoo, your turn. Remember your worst dating experience? Spill it. And what advice do you have for all the ladies and gents out there who have suffered at the hands of a date gone woefully wrong?
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  • Sher Bear's Avatar
    Posted by Sher Bear Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:30pm PDT

    I started seeing a guy who seemed really sweet, spiritual, and fun to be around. He invited me to a small party at his friends house, he said he would call me when he got over there. I waited around a couple of hours and he called me sounding angry that I hadn't called him to go over there. I just explained that I was waiting for his call. I went over there and was just hanging out, then the guy throwing the party kept trying to kiss me and I told him no. He then told the guy I was seeing that I wouldn't kiss him and then he didn't say or do anything. So then his "friend" Kristen showed up. He left me alone and dissapeared in the back room for awhile, and then left with her. I left the party and told him to lose my number. What makes things even better, is I found out he had just gotten out of prison for biting someone's ear off, FOR THE SECOND TIME!!! It was a very bad experience, but it happened for a reason. That night at the party this other guy was flirting with me and asking me to go home with him (because no one even knew i was there with the other turd). I didn't go home with him but started seeing him a short time later, and i don't want to sound cheesy, but I seriously did not know what love was until I met this guy. If I wasn't hanging out with the other douchebag I probably would have never met the love of my life.

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  • ALIZE's Avatar
    Posted by ALIZE Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:56pm PDT

    I have had way to many bad experiences with dating, I dont even know where to start...lol

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  • Sylvia's Avatar
    Posted by Sylvia Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:56pm PDT

    I too have had a "bad date". How can I word this... I was dating this guy about 3 1/2 years ago on and off because he was still married with children. That area was not really the problem, since he was seperated from her. The issue is this... I had made a comment that his friend was "addorable" in the way of a funny guy. Plus his friend was like 5'0" even so he was a character. Suddenly I recieve a call and it's the married guy telling me that if things with him and I were not going to go anywhere then his "adorable" friend would want me. This married guy tried to pawn me off to his best friend by putting the balme on me. Excuse me!! Mr. Married guy, you were not going to legally divorce your wife, so why would i have put myself in that position? Idiot!!! I looked at him and replied "what type of girl do I seem like to you?" Made it clear that I was not going to happily go with his friend. Then he replied with "wow!! you are a classy little lady. So whats up with you and me?" That's when I decided to get out of the car and walk away!!!

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  • Squared's Avatar
    Posted by Squared Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:18pm PDT

    Big egos, small minds. Big spenders, small tippers. Big heads, small peters. Big deal. These guys I've dated them all. The one I fell in love with is juuuuussssst right in the middle of everything. A perfect fit for me. Not some loud crazy obnoxious jackass. A smooth person with a kind way. Gentle with children, animals and me.

    A mild spender, big tipper and fantasy b-tween the sheets. A purrrfect fit. At last.

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  • Robo Patty's Avatar
    Posted by Robo Patty Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:35pm PDT

    Bad date number...but who's counting! Let me tell you about underpants man. I met who I thought was an artistic, sensual, non-smoking/drinking and honest guy, he invited me to his house for dinner and a movie. I arrived at his house with a lovely bottle of red wine to compliment the Italian dinner he was preparing. There was no dinner, not even a take out pizza and he didn't even own a DVD player - so far two for two. We sat and talked briefly then he proceeded to tell me how comfortable he felt around me and proceeded to take off his pants! He then lit up a cigarette and popped the top off a beer. I politely said I needed to leave, he offered to put his pants back on to walk me to my car, I replied, "don't bother" and saw myself out. Freak!

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  • Ashley Lash's Avatar
    Posted by Ashley Lash Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:08pm PDT

    So I'm in college when one of my girlfriend's boyfriend's comes to visit for the weekend. The entire weekend, he is completely hitting on me. I tell him, no, that's not okay while you're still dating someone. So, ends up that they break up. And every couple months he would call and try to get me to go out with him. Just never worked out. Fast forward 5 years later, this guy is still trying to get me to go out on a date with him. So finally, we both happen to be in NYC, so I finally agree to let him take me out. Buddy shows up in a HOOPTIE of a car. Not that it matters what kind of car you drive, but what irritated me is that he made this excuse up - oh, my brother needed to borrow my other car, so I had to take his... Yeah whatever. If it's your car, say its your car. Don't like about it. We go out to eat at like this little diner. I'm like, you've been waiting 5 years to take me out on a date, and all you could come up with is a diner???? Ok, so we get ready to order our food, and he asks me, so is this dutch or what? I was sooo taken aback!!! So I just agreed, sure whatever. I'm completely irritated at this point. So he orders like a side soup, while I order a complete meal! I was like, what the hell?? That makes me feel really uncomfortable having to basically eat a meal by myself. Anyways, we get done with dinner, and he is like, oh, I'm forgot my wallet!!! Im like fine, I'll pay. I just want to get home by this point. He's like, well I have a couple dollars on me so i can leave the tip. I watch him as he walks back to the table and he fakes like he put money down on the table for a tip. He didn't even leave the tip! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! I just couldn't believe it at this point. So he's driving me home, and as we're in the car, he grabs my hand and puts it on his thigh!!!! His upper thigh!! I'm so disgusted I'm nearly gagging. I take my hand back. So then he gets back to my hotel, and is completely pushing for me to give him a kiss before he leaves and asking to come upstairs, i like seriosly have to fend him off!!!! Can you believe he would even think to go for a kiss at this point?????

    So, needless to say, as soon as I got in the door, I called up a girlfriend and listed all the things he did wrong in the span of like a 2 hour date - like 10 things horrendously wrong.

    So he calls me the next day, and I b---- him out and tell him everything he did wrong. He stopped calling for about a year. I just got an email from him saying he's still very sorry about how the date went and wants to get back in touch with me! Ughhh!!!! I think i can feel the puke trying to come up again.

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  • Rae's Avatar
    Posted by Rae Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:01am PDT

    My worst thing, event, I dont even know if you can call it an official "date". The guy shows up at my place very late with a case of beer in his arms. He is allready too drunk to drive, has a lame excuse that he got lost trying to find my place, so I tell him to go ahead stay, he offers me some beer I say no, then he says he is hungry, it is the middle of summer and I am not cooking when we were supposed to be going out, so I drive us to Popeyes Chicken because we both didnt have alot of money to play with ( I had more than he did ) and he gets mad at me because my order would cut into the money that he would need towards toll money to get back over the bridge! So I break out a 20 to make sure he would be fine with making it back to wherever his HOME is...and he gets mad at me because I didnt let him be "THE MAN" and cut back my order to a smaller order because he couldnt afford more! Reminder: This is fast food! I am ashamed I ever had anything to do with this guy but hey, everyone gets a little humbling lesson to remind them that finding the right person is a special thing...and there are alot of wrong persons to sift through. He made it home fine (yes I did let that drowning fish go) and we never spoke again after I found out he was OK. THAT date will never happen again, hehe. Take Care-Rachel.

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  • Farooq's Avatar
    Posted by Farooq Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:04am PDT

    good

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  • hotchocolate24's Avatar
    Posted by hotchocolate24 Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:25am PDT

    wow.. i remember i was dating this guy.. he had came to my previous job like every other day to see me.. he kept bugging about wanting to take me out and blah blah! so i finally gave in and went out with him.. we end up at his crib.. he kept leaving and then when he came back he had this girl with him.. she acted like she was sprung out on drugs talking bout how much money she was going to make and how he was like a mentor to her... so i'm calling him on his cell because he left da girl with me.. he like .. i'm grabbing yall some dinner..i'm like wtf!! is this.. i got mad and hitched a ride back to my car, which thank god wasnt far away...

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  • echo's Avatar
    Posted by echo Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:08am PDT

    i never have blind date.

    First we should be friend.then close friend. then i will date with him

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