Ok - cool stories chic here. Here's 2 more .... Enjoy! None of this stuff is made up.
Another guy I met online was a manager at a sushi restaurant. Well, as you can guess, I met him at 6 p.m. on a Saturday for casual sushi dinner. The guy was 42, a former teacher with DC Public Schools, got annoyed with teaching, and decided to get into the sushi business. All good, but then he told me he lives in a group house, they all do pot together all the time, and Saturday nights are so much better to go out because on Friday nights everyone is so tired from the work week. He was yawning too. I asked him “Who do you date… 25 year olds?” It became very awkward and after 45 minutes we just sat there in silence. Really uncomfortable. So I said, well I’m going to get another drink before I go meet my sister. He just sat there and wouldn’t leave. Meanwhile I was desperately texting my sister to come meet me earlier. Finally the rain stopped so I told him that I was going to go. Suddenly Sushi Guy perked up and asked “Do you want a ride?” I asked how, and he said on my bike. Turns out the guy had a motorcycle. I had never been on a motorcycle before so I said “Fuck it. Sure, I’ll take a ride”. So I put on a helmet, grabbed on, and we took off on the two-block drive to where I was meeting my sister. I got off, gave him a hug, and never saw him again. So, bucket list check: I now know what it’s like to be on a motorcycle. I now know it’s not something I like to do. Thanks Sushi Guy! I met another guy from online and shocker… he ended up not being who I thought he was. He told me he ran a lot and was constantly buying new sneakers. However, when I met him, he was not a runner.I was a little ticked off because I felt like he lied to me. I made nice and had drinks and appetizers at the bar. He was nice enough, but I only liked him from the neck up and not the sound of his voice. At some point I went to the bathroom trying to get my girlfriend to come out. I came back and told the guy that my friend was coming and I was just going to stick around. I guess he thought that meant that he was going to hang out too. So he got another beer. I began to get frustrated. I really don’t like being the person to say “Ok, I’m not feeling it, gotta go.” I wanted him to leave! But he didn’t, so I found a small corner of the bar and hid. Finally, the bartenders came over and asked if I was ok. I asked if he left and they said yes. Phew! However, the story goes continues… I took a cab home. I was $5 bucks short of the fare, and the cab driver proceeded to lock me in the cab and call the cops. Two cop cars arrived, agreed with the cab driver, and proceeded to watch over me as I went to an ATM to get money out. Just crazy! Lesson learned - Uber is always a good choice to make.
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| When I was in grad school I was bartending at night. So I was always meeting bar guys. My dad told me, ask a guy out for coffee, if he can't go out for coffee and only wants to stick to the bars then you know what he wants. A good guy will be able to go out and have a coffee with you. He was right. I married the guy that was able to go out for coffee. |
I'll try the coffee idea. But being mom and working and such, doesn't give me much time. So I do what I can. And I just don't want to do coffee at 7pm. And for what its worth, I never tried to meet up with anyone after 8pm. It's smart to be safe.
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Did you just say "sorry" to the driver and expect him to waive the fee? That's a little weird ... Honestly, a lot of your stories sound kind of ... childish ... to me. Why are you going places with no way to get yourself home? Why are you sneaking away from people? Just leave. A lot of weird drama here. And yes, I am a woman who has had her share of uncomfortable/bad/unpleasant internet dates. After one kind of scary one where I was out on the water with no way to get home except for this guy I'd just met, it never happened again. You're setting yourself up for some of this stuff ... |
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Huh? These stories are from a couple of years ago when I had dated since 1998. I didn't have a clue. Now I do. I shared be isse I thought they were funny.
I am never going to act like a 42 year old stick in the mud. I'm a fun girl, fun mom, a hard worker and a young spirt. Much like y 80 year old dad. No Shane here baby! |
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Beta man??? Really? Who are you? Alpha Man? Because I dated Alpha Man and he definitely did not talk like you write. |
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Again this the 3 years ago and I didn't have a clue. My self esteem was in the toilet after my divorce. I'm in a much better place now. . Yeah for me!
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My bad date was actually the 3rd or 4th date w/ this guy. (met online, chatted some, he was funny and seemed nice enough etc...)
We went out to eat in Bethesda and had kind of mediocre service. He was an ass to the waitress (after the mediocre service had become a significant issue), and then had to stop and talk to the manager on the way out- where he was just childish and unpleasant. I was embarassed, and was also trying to communicate to the manager that while it wasn't great service it wasn't the end of the world. When we got out of the restaurant the date turned to me and was made that I hadn't "backed him up". So the waitress saved me the time of any further investment in that relationship!
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Aww, come on PP, this is a fun thread! Can we keep the chiding in the other threads? Maybe she is young! Although my responsible 30+ self agrees that $5 is not like asking someone to waive 30 cents. |
Oooh, this story reminds me a little bit about when I went out on a date with a guy who asked me very early into our first date how I would handle it if he had a disagreement with his mom and sister. It was a long time ago so I don't remember the details, but he gave me a real example, and essentially he wanted to know if I would "back him" 100% or if I would try to get him to see his mom and his sister's point of view. Despite the fact that this obviously belied a very weird hang up!, I told him that I would tell him whatever I thought, but I did say that I wouldn't get involved directly with his mom or sister about a disagreement between them. That was not good enough for him! He decided we were not to be. I've been crying ever since.
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| I once went out with a guy who lived in the area but had no idea how to get around. He also casually mentioned that he has two kids with two different women both under two. This is after I asked him if he had kids when we were first chatting on the phone; he said he didn't have any kids. He then said he was wondering how crazy I can get. My response was "check, please!" |
I was freaked out that he seemed a little obsessed with my cousin. He seemed so normal when we met that it shook my confidence in my skills at detecting weirdos. |
I also went in a date with a guy whose Match profile said no kids. He kept adjusting the number he had. By dinner's end, he had 5 kids. Check, please. |