10 Outrageous Stories That Prove First Date Can Turn Into Real Disaster

A first date is like a lottery — you never know what you’re going to get. It could be a perfect match, an awkward disaster, or just another story to tell. It’s all about taking a chance and seeing where it leads.

• Talking to this beautiful girl, we just connected, then we made a plan to meet at a local pub. Show up and turns out it was my younger sister. © Iranisforlovers / Reddit

• Met up with a girl for the first time after talking for a few weeks. She is attractive and fun. Lots of things in common. During the date, she keeps checking her phone and acts annoyed by someone. Finally, she apologizes for it and tells me about some creepy stalker dude that won’t leave her alone. And I guess to prove it she calls him and kinda loudly says, “Stop contacting me or I will call the police!” FWD to end of date, she says she had a good time and wants to do it again sometime, kinda flirty. Then outside before she gets in her car she goes in for a long passionate kiss. Then says, “Call me” and winks! So I call a couple of days later. No answer. Text the next day, no answer. Call in 2 days and finally, she answered the phone and says kinda loudly “Stop contacting me or I am calling the police!” I could just see her on a date playing the stalker victim again! Crazy! © rainmanak44 / Reddit

• He stuck his fingers in my dessert, licked his fingers and did it again! I ordered a lemon meringue pie and offered him some, he said “no” only to then proceed to say “actually that looks good” and stick his fingers in for a taste. Yuck. © lilbebele / Reddit

• My friend’s sister was mid-20s and getting serious with a guy. He told her there was something important he needed to share. She’s thinking he wants to move in or pop the question. She goes over to his place, and he shows her his secret room.
  It was a walk-in closet, and he had it set up with a huge replica of Smurf Village and liked to play there in his free time more than hanging out with friends. Acting out storylines with his smurfs and pretending he was one too. It was a big part of his life and he hoped she was as into it as he was. She was not. © horsecalledwar / Reddit

• A guy took me to what he thought would be a very romantic place — a butterfly gallery. There are dozens of all kinds of butterflies flying around, it’s all fancy and he rented it from like 8 pm to 10 pm, so there were no people except for us and a member of staff. Dimmed lights, candles, dinner... very cool and romantic except for one detail. Butterflies are my worst fear. First and only date that ended with me having a panic attack. © creaturefromabove / Reddit

• Met this guy on Tinder, he was actually really interesting for once, and we chatted for weeks. We arranged a date and met up, conversations flowing, fantastic banter, everything is going great, he walks me home, we make out for a while, and he says he’s looking forward to another date and so am I.
  When I get home, he’s added me on Facebook and I see he’s been in a committed relationship for 4 years. I still see him and his girlfriend around Uni. They look super happy. © PonsonbyTaniwha / Reddit

• I was 28 or 29 years old at the time. We’d been talking for approximately 10 minutes over one drink... Him: So do you want kids? Cuz if you do, you don’t want to wait too long. You’re drying up. Me: ... Him: It’s biology. Don’t be mad. © CaliAv8rix / Reddit

• My friend took this girl out to The Cheesecake Factory as an 8th grader. They sat down, and when the waiter came over, he just asked for water, nothing else, and wouldn’t let his date order anything. She was pissed, and confused to say the least.
  The waiter brought their water, and my friend sent him on his way. My friend takes the water, dumps it on his date, and says, “I just watered a beautiful flower.” The girl walked out right there. He really thought it was romantic. He was crying about it at a party I had later that night. © FantasticCynic / Reddit

• We went out to a nice restaurant, had a nice dinner and everything was good. The check came, I paid with my debit card. It was declined. The credit card was sitting on a desk at home. Checkbook? At home too. Cash? Who carries cash?
  After sheepishly explaining the situation and promising to pay her back ASAP, she paid. Walked out to the car and found no car. I discovered it was towed. Took a cab to the towing yard. No money, she had to pay for a cab.
  Got into an argument with ignorant tow truck guys who refused to release my car even though it was parked properly, and we had restaurant receipts to prove it, etc. $125. She had to pay. Worst date ever for me. © beyerch / Reddit

• I matched with a guy on Tinder, and he offered to take me out to dinner. We were driving, and he asked me where I wanted to go. I told him I was fine with anything. He said, “Okay,” and pulled into Subway. He told me that he wasn’t hungry, but that I should eat! So he stood outside of the Subway and watched while I went in and got myself food.
  I was already mentally done, but I wanted to see how much worse it would get. I’m sitting in the car with the sub on my lap, and he decided that it was a great idea to drive around through a dark, isolated ravine that was nearby. He drove for about 10 minutes into the ravine, parked the car next to an abandoned tennis court and said, “Okay, you can eat now.”
  I choked down the soggy sub while he stared at me. The second I was done, he pulled the car out and drove me back home. I was grateful to make it home, and it took me several days to process the entire date. © bi_ochemist / Reddit

Avoiding a person after a terrible first date might seem easy, but dealing with a partner you’re breaking up with can be much harder. It can be one of the toughest things to face, especially if you’re unsure how they’ll react. Some exes handle breakups well, while others don’t, making the end of a relationship even more complicated.