We’ve all had bad dates, some worse than others. Almost all of us have at least one story where the date was going so badly that we had to somehow find a way to leave. Today’s Reddit post is about such moments.
Reddit user Eseohii posted a question on AskReddit, asking the community to share their “I’m out of here” moments when they went on a terrible first date. And because bad dates are so common, the post got viral and received thousands of answers. While some of them are pretty funny, others are a bit more serious. Here are seventeen of the top answers.
1. tristanbrotherton likes good manners:
“She stuck her chewing gum under the dining table and started looking at her phone.”
2. Amos_Moses83 got disgusted, and rightfully so:
“Went to meet a guy for the first time at his house. There was a pile of toenail clippings on his coffee table. And it wasn’t one recent clipping. It was like, many clippings. Out the door I went.”
3. Kultaren saved herself from being in a terrible relationship:
“This guy and I were eating dinner after chatting for a couple of weeks, and unprompted (in the middle of something I was saying) and completely unrelated to what was being discussed he said something along the lines of, “So you know in order for this to work you’re gonna have to share yourself right? My friends and I like to pass girls around.”
“I was pretty dumbfounded and after a bit of stuttering I told him I didn’t think it was going to work, asked for a to-go box and my portion of the check, and noped the f**k outta there”
4. Outlander56 shared his less-than-5-minutes story:
“Went to pick up my blind date. She opened the door and looked at me.”
“‘Ew'”
“I looked at her and said “Yeah, I agree” and turned on my heel and left. Total date time Less than 5 minutes.”
5. RPO1728 dodged a lot of toxicity:
“I went to the bathroom, but left my phone. She texted every girl name in my phone’ i miss you'”
6. guacnchip saved herself from a complainer:
“I had to pick him up and he complained about everything. My car, the way I drove, my music taste, why was I being so quiet while carefully plotting my escape plan. Definitely the moment he said ‘My friends really want to meet you. I need them to know you’re real.’ Annnnnnndddddd that’s when I bounced.”
7. anarchypretzel had an awkward experience, to say the least:
“Great chats online, decided to meet in person.”
“He’s got a blue tooth headset with a little LED light that shows it’s on. He keeps it on during drinks. I work up the nerve to ask if he can take off the headset while we’re eating dinner.”
“With pride and complete confidence he says, ‘Don’t worry! You totally have my full attention. This isn’t a phone headset, it’s a camera.'”
8. gold_and_diamond met a confused girl:
“I had a first date with a girl who told me, ‘Actually I’m engaged but I’m not 100% sure if he’s the right one. So I’m going to go out on a few dates to see if I change my mind.’
“Check please!”
9. imdungrowinup met a married, cheating, man:
“This guy told me he was married!? So I stayed till I finished eating the wings and then I paid the bill and left.”
10. gil_beard received zero attention:
“The whole date she wouldn’t get off of her phone. She would only answer any of my questions with a ‘hmm’ or ‘ok yeah’ without even looking up. I finally gave up and said I was going to use the restroom and never saw her again.”
11. thingswillbeokay_ met a strange man:
“He stared at my chest the entire time and told me he was in love with me.”
“We had known each other three days.”
12. Exodus425 met someone with an “ex” problem:
“She talked about how much she missed her ex and how she used to stalk him. They got into a fight one time at the airport, he left to go home, she raced to his house, went up the balcony to sneak into his house just to wait for him when he got home.”
13. wrenisanecklace met a man who didn’t even think before answering:
“He was on the phone taking private calls and texting the whole time. At first I tried to have a conversation but when I asked him if he sees the yellow elephant outside and he was like ‘yeah sure’ I left.”
14. darell108 met a rude woman:
“She was incredibly rude to the waiter in the restaurant. It was completely uncalled for as he was just double checking a drinks order.”
“I ended the date by telling her to wind her neck in, then I apologized to the staff, settled the bill and told her to never contact me again.”
“Woke up the following day to a whole essay via text how I was incredibly rude for defending the waiter and not supporting her.”
15. ClafoutisLover had a strange date:
“He refused to tell me how old he was and asked me out thinking I was ‘max 20 years old’ (From our conversation, I gathered that he was in his late 30s/early 40s, I was 22). I faked an emergency and left.”
16. LightningZ71’s date was just there for the food:
“Sat down for dinner and had a decent but uninspired conversation. Ordered, food arrives. As we started eating, she shushed me and said, ‘No More talking, I’m just here for the food.'”
“I dropped a $20 on the table and walked out.”
17. sayziell’s date had a bigger “ex” problem:
“She was on her phone the entire time and when she told me she was on her phone with her ex. I waited until about half through the movie said I had to pee got up and left. Best part was, I was her ride.”
This post is archived and it has over 4.8k answers and comments, you can read them all on Reddit here.
Have you ever had to find a reason to leave a date? Share your story in the comments below!
Source: Reddit – Those who’ve walked out on first dates, what was your “I’m out of here” moment?
A guy asked if I liked
Steak.. I said yes. He took me to his house where his mom made steaks. He asked if I like biker flims I said no. He took me to a biker flick at a drive in. He asked if I liked beer I said no. He bought beer and nothing for me. He borrowed his moms car because it had bench seats. He was a friend of the family but I was over this date the first 5 min.