Think Your Ex Lover Was Bad? Browse These Terrible Dating Stories

Buddies of FLARE rounded up their legit worst dating experiences—all for the satisfaction

By Laura Hensley March 15, 2020

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Dating could be the worst.

Between deadbeat dudes, f-ck boys, ghosting and straight-up terrible first impressions, getting to learn some body romantically can keep you feeling… drained. Simply view any season regarding the Bachelor or The Hills if you’d like further evidence. In the event that you’ve ever experienced like love is really a battlefield full of shitty dudes waiting to stomp in your heart which makes you choose the cheque up (or at the very least waste your valuable time), have no fear—we’ve all been there.

For the reason that nature, some friends of FLARE generously decided to share their most terrible dating tales.

From not-so-discreet hook-up needs to poop-stained PJ pants, listed below are tragic items that have actually occurred to us IRL. You’re welcome, with no, we’re perhaps not sorry for sharing.

Unforgivable dates that are first

The man whom valued “experiences” over “things”

The Starbucks date didn’t get started terribly—he was about 5 ins smaller so I felt like it all balanced out than he’d claimed to be, but was also WAY cuter than his profile photo. (and also to be clear: their real height is really a non-issue; lying about this was the downside. ) Nevertheless when we actually began speaking, we felt as with any this dude desired to do ended up being sexactly how how

And differing he had been. Hit one: He stated he preferred to pay their cash on experiences in place of things. We consented, and began speaking about my passion for travel—at which point, he interrupted me personally to state We probably “still owned Uggs though”… after which he LOOKED OVER our FOOTWEAR TO SEE IF HE HAD BEEN RIGHT. At that true point, we noticed i did son’t have to watch for three hits. We instantly created an exit plan: We necessary to select up a present for my niece at Sephora. I was followed by him towards the shop, sharing their applying for grants makeup products and views on girls whom wear an excessive amount of all of it the way in which. We failed to carry on a date that is 2nd

Date rating: 4/10

The man who was simply creepy that is next-level. My foray into online dating sites had beenn’t precisely what we expected.

Prior to this date that is particularly horrendous I’d just met somebody from Tinder when (he had been a bouncer at a club I frequented therefore we played Mario Kart for just two dates before calling it quits). After hearing a few success tales, I made the decision to offer it a go once again. I became 24 and coping with my parents and figured brand new 12 months, new me personally, right? INCORRECT. My Tinder date, first, turned up to our date spot—a Timothy’s Cafe—unfashionably thirty minutes later. Then he proceeded to inform me personally about their anti-sex Catholic upbringing, their wish to have a homemaking wife and their penchant for foot. I’m not someone to judge individuals due to their fetishes but, correct me personally if I’m incorrect, this defs wasn’t a primary date point that is talking.

The date finished having a significantly undesirable kiss that is sloppy my parents’ van when you look at the parking area, and a stronger want to never ever see this person once again. Works out, he previously other plans. I’d allow it slip where We worked, that was a reasonable distance from where We came across him and where he lived. Per week later on, he showed up inside my host to work… for a—wait for it—interview. He reached an entire level that is new of. Once he got employed, I asked for change times that didn’t overlap together with. Ultimately, he got fired for harassing a customer, that I warned my employer about at that time. Hate to state we said so, but… JK, i enjoy it. —Meaghan

Date rating: 1/10 (the tea I was purchased by him was good, so that the “1” is for Timothy’s)

The man who wanted something…

Whenever I ended up being 17, this person through the senior high school across city would not stop texting me personally. I ended up beingn’t super into him, however when you’re 17, WTF do you realize? (I’m 22 now once, therefore I think about myself exceptionally wise without any such thing left to learn JustKidding that is#). Anyhow, this guy kept asking me personally to go out at his house—which I was generally not very interested in—so we switched it and asked him to fulfill me during the neighborhood restaurant. We figured, because of this, i really could see if he had been down seriously to talk or if perhaps he simply wished to hookup. Unsurprisingly, it absolutely was the latter. He texted that one thing suddenly “came up” when I’d been already in the conference spot for half an hour. The kicker? We went along to the exact same celebration a few months later on, and then he a) acted like absolutely nothing had occurred, and b) attempted to move. Gross, huh? —Meghan

Date rating: 5/10, because even it would’ve been weird though it didn’t happen, I’m sure

The man who desired to reinvent the dishwasher and hang with Obama

After online dating sites for a time, I became so over trading endless text communications before actually making plans for the very first date. Rather, if your guy did actually have decent spelling and a work, I happened to be down to get together and determine in-person if there is one thing here. I put up one particular date that is first the pub across the street from the house. When you look at the full hour prior to the date, my phone wouldn’t normally. End. Buzzing. “I’m driving to the subway station, ” my date composed. A quarter-hour later on: “I’m getting in the subway. ” Twenty moments later: “I’m getting from the station. ” Two moments later: “I’m walking up the street. ” Cool tale bro, simply arrive here.

After which he did—wearing sweatpants that are grey a Bob Marley t-shirt. We sat down in a booth in which he straight away beginning speaking about sets from their youth to their task. We began purchasing increases. Clear that it wasn’t likely to be a conversation that is two-way we went into meeting mode. He talked about which he would be in a photo with the then-U.S. President Barack Obama, pointing at his new bud and saying, “Yeahhh, this guy! That he was an inventor at heart, and that one day, he was going to be so successful”

OK, just what exactly are a few ideas you’ve got for inventions? We asked. He proceeded to inform me personally about how exactly he desired to revolutionize the typical kitchen area, constructing a wall surface with a number of different sized slots with it. Each slot corresponds to a certain form of dish or bowl (Note: the associated dishes must be purchased individually through the home reno, but while he explained, that could be a “one-time purchase”). After consuming on these meals, the consumer would place it to the appropriate slot where it might go in to the wall surface, get washed, dried and place away. And it was called by him the “T-Wash” because their name had been Trevor. THIS MIGHT BE A DISHWASHER BUT therefore, A GREAT DEAL WORSE.