Dating stories from hell

People Share Their Blind Dates From Hell Stories

I once came across a contest to describe the worst date that you had ever experienced. Looking back, I might have preferred the Hunger Games. All of my married and totally loved-up friends seemed amazed by this decision — as if they wanted to try it out too. Ummmmm, helllllllllll no back off and get your own mortifying life experience! Afterall, all of the people looked gorgeous and happy in the website promotional photos for the service. I mean really, how bad could it be……. If this was the Universe attempting to give me a survival of the fittest test, then Charles Darwin would slap his forehead and bid me adieu. Once we got there, we realized we were early. We take a seat at the bar, each order a beer and wait; however, my self diagnosed ADD immediately becomes peaked by a large gong at the front of the room.

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When I first joined an online dating app after separating from my husband, I thought it would be a joke. I was an overweight mom of two children, one of whom has special needs, with no great wealth or high income. I never expected to meet the love of my life. I was 39 years old when we initially separated, and there were two messy years before the divorce was finalized. It took going to therapy, life coaching, and fitness coaching for a year, to completely change my outlook on what a relationship means, and to find my self-esteem again.

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Over on Reddit , people are discussing the very valid, very awful yet fun to read reasons why a first date went from good to bad in record time. From bringing a gaggle of previously unmentioned children along for a free meal to being rude to waitstaff, here are a few tales of terror to keep anyone away from Tinder. First date was uneventful. We talked about what we did, our backgrounds, upbringing, etc. Vapid, nebulous stuff. This was late afternoon Saturday.

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Real-life dating horror stories

From strange behavior to messy misunderstandings, these singles share their blind date horror stories. After reading these stories, I think I would rather stay single! All content has been edited for clarity.

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