The Absolute Worst Ways People Have Seen Someone Ruin A Date

Things started off promising until they weren't.

He Was Thirsty

"She told me she had pretty bad anxiety being in public and asked if she could make me dinner instead. We went for a walk prior to the dinner so we could see if we wanted to do the dinner after. She was super stoked for dinner after our walk."

"Dinner was great and she asked if I wanted to watch a movie. About 20 minutes into the movie she started nudging into me and initiated making out. After starting to really get into the heavier side of things I felt something tap my shoulder. I turned my head quickly as it startled me and I am met eye to eye with a 4-5 year old boy who then asks me if he can have a cup of water."

"His mom starts screaming at him to go back to his room which he runs as fast as he can back too. She starts apologizing and tries to reinitiated. I told her to give me a minute. Got a cup of water and called for him to come back out which he did. I handed him the cup he took a drink and said thank you and ran back into his room."

"I was pretty riled up at the idea she had her kid there without saying anything AND screamed at him for asking for something so basic as water. I left after that and vowed to never be that parent with my own kids."

– adtSacklunch

Heartless For Sentimental Values

"I was out with a guy having a lovely time and he made a comment about a copper bangle bracelet I was wearing. I told him that it was really special to me, I got it during my semester abroad in South Africa from a local. It was a solid copper band but in the middle there was copper wire woven around. He asked to take a closer look so I took it off and handed it to him. He then snapped it in half thinking the copper wire was a spring. I was visibly upset and he said that it was a sign that I needed to move on from my trip and stop living in the past (?!!?). I never spoke to him again."

– kelseyboo1001

Well, Look At The Time

"Ordered a pint of beer, it was really good. Got halfway through waiting for the date to show up. She sat down, chatted and said 'this isn't what I was expecting' then got up and left. Ruined my beer."

"My dating pictures were accurate, so not sure what happened."

– Tiffanlyn

These were totally unexpected.

So There Were These Two Dudes

"I met off a site he was nice (if a little awkward) and he couldn't help but show me his Twitch stream gameplays for 25 minutes straight, watching me expectantly. (Which, might have been okay for a conversation starter actually, I love gaming but there's only so much of watching someone else's stream with no funny commentary or context one can handle before mentally checking out)"

– scuttlebuttleducky

An Unstaged Event

"We had dinner and all was going well, and we were wandering down the dark sidewalk engaged in conversation, when she walked straight into a signpost that neither of us noticed. I let out one nervous laugh before I could stop it, and she accused me of engineering the event for my amusement."

– FrightenedOfSpoons

​Rude Social Engagement

"Like the first 80% of it was a nice/awkward but cute first date. Then at the end she pulled out her phone and started fighting with people on Twitter and narrating all of it. It was a long drive back."

– No-New-Therapy

Confidence is one thing but this is just going too far.

Slow Your Roll

"Literally went on a date last night and was going really well until dessert when he said 'god, I can’t wait to put kids in you.' We hadn’t even talked about kids at that point."

– Hannah1308

Moving Too Fast

"I was on a date with a newly divorced woman. We were having a nice dinner and getting to know each other before it turned awkward. She didn't tell me she had kids until we were eating dinner, and she began moving things way too fast, talking about me meeting her kids right away, moving in together, etc. This was on our first date, and I didn't want to be anybody's step parent, much less get U-Hauly so quickly."

"We finished our dinner and parted ways amicably after a heart to heart, and there were no hard feelings. She was simply getting carried away with the excitement of being single and going out with new people. She agreed that she needed to let the ink dry on her divorce a little longer and take her time before introducing new people to her children, and we fell out of contact soon after."

– ThingsOfThatNaychah

Unexpected Cameo

"Not me, but a female friend of mine was just telling me about her most recent OKCupid date. Her description went something like this:"

"Everything was going really great. He is smart and funny, and easy to talk to. He seems like a great dad to his kids and gets along ok with his ex (always a good sign). Just really down-to-earth guy and it seemed like there was some nice chemistry. After dinner we decided to go have a drink at a fun little bar about a mile away. We got in his car to drive over there. He kissed me, which was nice."

"Then he took out his junk."

– Candayai

There's nothing worse than having your expectations fail you after a date turns sour.

But rest assured, there are plenty of fish in the sea–and as much as the supportive cliché is overused–there is truth to the fact that the right person will come along at the right time.

So don't lose hope, all you single people out there.

Cupid may land the target when you least expect it.