Dating can be like playing poker, because you never know what hand you are being dealt. You come away with surprises and insights in the woman’s character, habits or eccentricities, however appealing or unappealing they may be. Wild cards may appear in the form of quirky or even troublesome experiences with the opposite sex. This is especially true on blind dates or the first few times you go out with someone new. If you think you’ve had a bad date recently, consider these dating disasters reported from men around the country to see where you stack up:
1. The date who rubbed him the wrong way
Bob, 41, had a few dates with an attractive woman, and says that “after two or three dates, we wound up at her place.” It was a warm summer night, and he was wearing sandals. Bob doesn’t particularly like foot massages, so he declined when his date insisted that she wanted to give him one... not once, but twice! By her third request, Bob firmly declined the offer, got up, and walked out the door without looking back.
2. The mixed-messages mom
Joey, 40, was set up with an attractive woman through a mutual friend. He took her to a nice restaurant, but was bothered when the lady in question left the table a few times to answer her cell phone. Joey suggested she turn it off for the remainder of their time together, but his date explained that her twin boys were staying with her ex. “During dinner, I felt as if I was being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey,” says Joey. Afterward, they went to see a movie... and she fell asleep. “She woke up and told me to take her back to the meet-up spot so she could go home. As I walked her to her car, she became critical of me for picking such a long movie — although she had originally suggested it.” Joey then returned to catch the end of their movie. Although he politely left her a message the next day to relay how it ended, Joey never heard from her again.
3. The lady litigator who lost her appeal
Jake, 39, had a few dates with a successful attorney. Because of her stature, he was offended when she didn’t offer to pay for anything. On the third date, he took her to an upscale restaurant. After dinner, they went out for drinks. Following the first round, he went to the restroom. “While I was gone, she ordered another glass of wine for herself, but not another beer for me, although my glass was empty,” Jake relates. He assumed that she had paid for her own drink, but the bartender said it was $9 for the glass of wine when Jake sat down upon his return. She then asked, “Will you get that?” Jake thought that his date wanted him to retrieve her purse from under his bar stool so she could pay for her drink, so he graciously did so. Upon realizing the mix-up, Jake turned beet red and paid for the woman’s drink himself. “She noticed I was perturbed and asked what was wrong. I didn’t hesitate to tell her,” says Jake, adding that his honesty only made things worse: “She started crying and created quite a scene!”
4. After three strikes, he was done playing her mind games
Ron, 40, was set up with a woman and arrived at her apartment as scheduled. She kept him waiting half an hour before she got off the phone to buzz him into her apartment building. Since they arrived late for their reservation, Ron dropped her off at the restaurant entry while he parked the car. Once inside, he had to search for her because she had gone to the restroom. Afterwards, at a piano bar, he accidentally knocked over a glass of wine into her lap. “The bartender brought her a towel. My date asked me to dry her off, and I suggested she do so herself.” She ended up passing out in the restroom, but Ron still ushered her home safely. “She crawled up two flights of stairs on her hands and knees,” Ron recalls, shaking his head. Wanting to give her another chance, he took her out again, hoping things would go differently. “The second date was quite normal, but the third was spent listening to her tell me about this hot new guy she’d just met. End of story!”
1. The date who rubbed him the wrong way
Bob, 41, had a few dates with an attractive woman, and says that “after two or three dates, we wound up at her place.” It was a warm summer night, and he was wearing sandals. Bob doesn’t particularly like foot massages, so he declined when his date insisted that she wanted to give him one... not once, but twice! By her third request, Bob firmly declined the offer, got up, and walked out the door without looking back.
2. The mixed-messages mom
Joey, 40, was set up with an attractive woman through a mutual friend. He took her to a nice restaurant, but was bothered when the lady in question left the table a few times to answer her cell phone. Joey suggested she turn it off for the remainder of their time together, but his date explained that her twin boys were staying with her ex. “During dinner, I felt as if I was being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey,” says Joey. Afterward, they went to see a movie... and she fell asleep. “She woke up and told me to take her back to the meet-up spot so she could go home. As I walked her to her car, she became critical of me for picking such a long movie — although she had originally suggested it.” Joey then returned to catch the end of their movie. Although he politely left her a message the next day to relay how it ended, Joey never heard from her again.
3. The lady litigator who lost her appeal
Jake, 39, had a few dates with a successful attorney. Because of her stature, he was offended when she didn’t offer to pay for anything. On the third date, he took her to an upscale restaurant. After dinner, they went out for drinks. Following the first round, he went to the restroom. “While I was gone, she ordered another glass of wine for herself, but not another beer for me, although my glass was empty,” Jake relates. He assumed that she had paid for her own drink, but the bartender said it was $9 for the glass of wine when Jake sat down upon his return. She then asked, “Will you get that?” Jake thought that his date wanted him to retrieve her purse from under his bar stool so she could pay for her drink, so he graciously did so. Upon realizing the mix-up, Jake turned beet red and paid for the woman’s drink himself. “She noticed I was perturbed and asked what was wrong. I didn’t hesitate to tell her,” says Jake, adding that his honesty only made things worse: “She started crying and created quite a scene!”
4. After three strikes, he was done playing her mind games
Ron, 40, was set up with a woman and arrived at her apartment as scheduled. She kept him waiting half an hour before she got off the phone to buzz him into her apartment building. Since they arrived late for their reservation, Ron dropped her off at the restaurant entry while he parked the car. Once inside, he had to search for her because she had gone to the restroom. Afterwards, at a piano bar, he accidentally knocked over a glass of wine into her lap. “The bartender brought her a towel. My date asked me to dry her off, and I suggested she do so herself.” She ended up passing out in the restroom, but Ron still ushered her home safely. “She crawled up two flights of stairs on her hands and knees,” Ron recalls, shaking his head. Wanting to give her another chance, he took her out again, hoping things would go differently. “The second date was quite normal, but the third was spent listening to her tell me about this hot new guy she’d just met. End of story!”
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