Going on a date with someone you don't really know is awkward enough. Add in a bizarre behavior from your date that makes your jaw drop to the floor, and it's time to say goodbye. So when Reddit user Bubba4205 asked the r/AskWomen subreddit: "What was the weirdest thing that happened on a first date?" so many women provided their experiences below:
1. "Dude went on a tangent about how he believes women shouldn’t be allowed to drive. He was 100% serious."
2. "My date left his retainer on the tray at McDonald's. Then he remembered he had put the tray in the garage bin. Instead of going through the garbage bag to look for it, he grabbed the whole bag, flung it over his shoulder, and said he'd look for it later, at home."
3. "Got catfished. I thought I was meeting a 6ft 27-year-old Chris Evans type, but the man who showed up was in his 40s, 5'8-ish, wearing jorts, had one of those rat-tail ponytails, was bald on top, and had a beer belly. The weirdest part was that he insisted those pictures were of him when he was younger. Just to push him to tell the truth, I asked to see his ID. First, he lied and said he left it in the car (when I can obviously see the outline in the back pocket of his jorts). Then, he pulled his wallet out. I snatched it to look at his ID and found several identification cards from several states with different identities. After all that, this MF still asked me if he could take me home."
4. "He was already sitting down with his coffee when I got to the coffee shop (I was even a few minutes early). I said, 'Okay, well, I guess I’ll go get my coffee!' I waited in line for like five minutes and got my coffee. Then, a few minutes after, I sat back down with him, and he said, 'I’m going to get a refill,' so he got up and waited in the line to get his refill. Then, as we were leaving, he said he was going to get another refill on the way out, so I just walked myself out, lol."
5. "A guy from OkCupid invited me to his house to BBQ. This isn't an uncommon thing in the rural area I grew up in. You meet dates at their homes for a bonfire in the backyard and throw back a few beers. I had hung out with this guy when we were both much younger, maybe 10 years prior, but he had a girlfriend at the time. Anyway, I drive up to his house. I brought sides (potato salad, coleslaw, and beer). He answers the door in his pajamas (first red flag). He says he likes to be comfy after work. Whatever. He turns on a Sons of Anarchy spin-off show. I offer him a beer, but he declines. That's ok. I tell him I brought sides. He says, 'I don't eat stuff like that. Vegetables and such.' Ummm, ok?"
6. "This is a college story. A guy invited me to hang out with his friends and suggested that we meet at his house beforehand, as it was close to the bar/restaurant. I was young and dumb, so I said yes. He lived in a studio apartment, which was really just a bedroom with a kitchenette. The only place to sit was his bed. So, with me perched very awkwardly on the absolute edge, he decided to tell me that he had a girlfriend, but he wasn't attracted to her. And then he tried to push me onto the bed and kiss me. I was unimpressed with the situation and told him as much. He then went to the bathroom (very small, right next to the bed) and called his girlfriend."
"The thin walls blocked absolutely none of the sound as he lied to her and told her that he was running late but would meet her soon at the bar with his friends. He came out and told me that his stomach was unsettled and he'd thrown up in the bathroom, and was going to need to cancel our plans that night. I wish I could remember his name so I could look him up. So bizarre!"
7. "He told me how I could improve my look, lol. Told me in a very matter-of-fact way that I looked better with straight hair, that I should dress more feminine, like in skirts and such, and that my makeup-free face was the right move. To be honest, I found the whole thing kind of amusing and went along with it, but when I asked if I could return the favour, he declined to hear my thoughts on how he could improve, lol."
8. "On a first date, we went to a small club together. He thought it would be funny to reach down my pants and give me a wedgie. A fucking wedgie. There was no second date."
9. "We stopped by his parents so he could shower after he picked me up and before we went to the pub. He left me with them while he showered, lovely parents but a tad much for the first time we hung out… He was 36, by the way, and didn’t live at home."
10. "His girlfriend showed up at the same restaurant with her friends, and he hid under a table."
"I sat there for a few minutes kind of processing what was happening, then I went over to the table he was crouching under and told him I was going to go!"
11. "The guy used my Little Trees car air freshener as deodorant."
12. "First date at Olive Garden, 16 years old, I go to stand up from the booth right as a waiter rounds the corner with one of those big-ass trays that holds all the plates. It hit me square in the back of the head and knocked me out, and when I came to, there were so many lovely people crowded around helping me up and asking if I was okay. Not the guy I was on a date with, though. Nope, he took the opportunity of the commotion to dine-and-dash and immediately blocked me, which I only found out because I texted him asking him where he was because he was my ride."
13. "He got offended that the waitress complimented me on my outfit and not his. It wasn't a joke either. After she complimented me, he goes, 'Well, what about my outfit?' and then just stood there waiting for her to compliment him. She was clearly weirded out and said, 'Uh, yeah, you look good too, I guess.'"
14. "He showed up sipping from a pint of milk. Straight from the carton. No explanation, just sipping away as if it were a can of Diet Coke. During the height of summer. Needless to say, there was no second date."
15. "I showed up to the date (we were meeting at a food hall for lunch), and he had his dog with him. Okay, cool, I like dogs. But that meant we couldn’t sit inside, and there wasn’t outdoor seating, which meant we had to get our food and walk a few blocks to find a spot to eat. Except when I asked what he wanted to eat, he said he had just eaten fast food, so he wasn’t hungry. So I got food for myself and ate it while he sat there, literally watching me. On the walk back, his dog got diarrhea, and apparently, I 'made a face,' so he exploded on me and said I was calling his dog disgusting, lmao. I’ve never speed walked away from another person faster in my life!"
16. "This guy did not speak a single word to me unless he was spoken to or asked a question by me. It was so strange and painfully awkward. I hightailed it out of there as soon as we were finished eating. The date lasted a whopping 53 minutes."
17. And finally, "I went on a sushi date, and we ordered a huge platter of sushi. He eats his fill, there’s still some left, and I’m still eating. This man blows his nose into his napkin and places it on top of the remaining sushi. It was our one and only date."
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