The dating scene can get a bit crazy at times and all too often we hear of a horrible dating nightmare from one of our mates, so here are five dates we certainly wouldn’t want to be on. We feel sorry for you if they sound all too familiar.
Inappropriate first date conversation
Imagine yourself sitting there with your date. She’s a tall blonde with a MASSIVE set of personalities (wink, wink), gorgeous blue eyes and a face you could write home about. So far, so good.
You listen intently to everything she says throughout the date and just when you think the night is going swimmingly she says, “What do you think about the name Brian?” At this point you say, “What?” as you try to figure out if she said her brother or dad was named Brian. That’s when she comes out with, “No, silly. For a boy! I think Brian is a great name for our first kid, don’t you think?” That’s when you excuse yourself for the toilet, pay the bill (like a gentleman) and don’t look back. There are a few things you shouldn’t talk about on a first date and ‘the name of your future kids’ is definitely the worst.
This is related…
Gone are the days when you’d have to go down to the pub with a wingman in tow in order to bag yourself a date. These days, you can be cosying up to someone you hardly know with just a few clicks of a mouse. However, there are some pitfalls you have to look out for when you go in search of a date online. We can’t imagine something more embarrassing, or filthy (not in the good way) than hooking up with someone over the net, going out on a lovely date, going back to her house and ‘sealing the deal’, only to find out… you’re both related.
While this might be some people’s cup of tea, it certainly wouldn’t be ours and we’d need a few hours – if not days – in the shower afterwards.
Sending the right text to the wrong person
Texting on a date is a bit of a social ‘no, no’, as it’s rude to give someone else more attention than your date. However, we all like to send the sneaky text off to the lads when she nips in to the loo to let them know how things are going… and this is often when things start to go wrong.
Seeing as you’re out on your date, the last person you text was more than likely your date herself, so you’d want to be extra careful who you text next. Your mates might understand if you said, “She’s alright… we’ll see what she’s like later on, if you know what I mean ;)”, but you wouldn’t want to mistakenly send that message to your date. It might explain why she didn’t come back from the jacks. Dave O’Doherty summed it up in a song nicely in this tune…
Blind date – Been there, done that, got the signed t-shirt
Blind dates very rarely go well, just ask Cilla Black. However, we have heard of instances when a blind date got off to a bad start without any words being uttered. How? Well, imagine being set up with someone who you’ve already been set up with – and for her to be the worst date you’ve ever been out with… morto. You can only do two things in this case. Sit through the awkwardness and make small talk as you remember yourself tip-toeing out of her room at six in the morning, only to never call again. Or you can pretend like you’re there to see someone else. Either way, not an enjoyable experience.
The clinger…
Most of us have experienced a ‘clinger’ at some point in our life, but if you haven’t then count yourself lucky. A clinger is someone who just can’t take the subtle hint that you’re not interested. They’ll persist to text, call, Facebook message, Tweet and Instagram pictures of their sad face to you until you reply.
Sometimes, the only solution is a restraining order. Take this poor guy, for example, who was barraged with texts after just ONE date. Remember lads, there isn’t always a Hollywood ending.
