Life dating first dates

People shared their bad date stories that were so awful they’re brilliant – 18 hilarious tales from the front line of relationships

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‘I got a phone call from his wife (who, to be clear, I did not know existed) halfway through dinner, and then got landed with the bill. Still, I suppose my evening wasn’t as bad as hers.’
@Whoozley

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‘Guy once told me he had one foot bigger than the other. I didn’t know what to say, before I could stop myself I said “so you walk round & round in circles”? He was so annoyed he got up & walked out. I sat there laughing with tears for the next 10 minutes.’
@paulywauly_74

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‘When a young teenager I met a girl in a disco,at the end of the night I asked did she want to come back to my place,she said “ok but you should know I’m on my menstrual cycle”,I said “that’s ok I’ll follow you on my Honda”…..’
@whitehallgate1

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‘A date lead back to mine for some movies. My cat came in to say hello and she told me that it was ‘weird’ that a guy had a cat. Literally said ‘cats are for girls’ and it was her or the cat, so I watched movies with my cat instead.’

@Nerdfury2

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‘I went on a date to a national park. My date decided to race me back to the car park (on bikes) except she took a wrong turn and took a high dive into a lake and vanished beneath the surface, emerging covered in reeds. I was on my knees with laughter (after seeing she was ok)’
@TheRaw_D

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‘Went on a coffee shop date with an obnoxious guy who kept saying he wished the UK had ‘stricter laws’ to deal with ‘problem people’. He eventually said that women should be made to abort their babies if they don’t pay taxes and I walked out there and then and left him.’
@etheridgeDM

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‘On a fifth date, I was invited around to meet his parents ( which I thought was too soon anyway ), and his mother brought out a HEOOGE binder with wedding/bridal ideas, over coffee. I. Shit. You. Not. I can only think that she was trying to palm him off on anybody who turned up!’
@jobabybear

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‘Lots of these are from the perspective of ‘the other person was the bad date’?

So, to break the mould…

I’d had food poisoning but thought I’d be ok. Went in for a ‘hello’ hug, realised I wasn’t ok, projectile vomited on him and me, apologised, turned and ran away shamed.’
@dan_allenmusic

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‘1973 Shakin’ Stevens gig, got with fellow art student. Didn’t fancy him, but he was persistent. Spent evening (his 21st party) trying to avoid him. He said he’d meet me next day in student bar. I hid round side of building. He found me, took me in to bar. Been married 47 years.’
@jillreidy

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This American local news programme went wildly viral for this guest’s hilariously inappropriate dating story

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