A Bad Case of the Dates

No go on. More stories please! Makes us realise ho...

2012-06-03T16:13:11.923-04:00

No go on. More stories please! Makes us realise how lucky we are...

HOLY CRAP @Sarah and @Christine. Bad things can ha...

2012-06-03T14:41:25.816-04:00

HOLY CRAP @Sarah and @Christine. Bad things can happen to people anywhere. Cool it with the horror stories.

You never ever ever go to someone's house for ...

2012-06-03T12:20:19.937-04:00

You never ever ever go to someone's house for a first date. My Mum is a physiotherapist who told me a story of a man who came through rehab at the hospital to learn to live with a colostomy bag. He was lured to a house and sodomised with a broom handle which completely destroyed his bowel. All because he wanted to keep drinking with a guy he met at a pub. You never ever go home with someone until you know them! Damn, girl.

I'm not sure that going to a garage as the fir...

2012-06-03T11:56:51.819-04:00

I'm not sure that going to a garage as the first date/meet is a great idea for anyone! Google the name Mark Twitchell and you will see - he was convicted of brutally murdering a guy (he lured men using a dating site pretending he was female) to his garage and then prceeded to cut him up into pieces, Dexter style. This happened where I live in Canada - Edmonton, Alberta ... I've been on my share of dating sites and always always always, meet public until you trust someone.

I could understand being proud of BUILDING a garag...

2012-06-03T07:32:54.701-04:00

I could understand being proud of BUILDING a garage, or expanding a garage, or finishing a garage into a room, but being that proud of just CLEANING a garage? Dude probably expects praise for putting his shoes on the right feet in the morning too.

I had food poisoning for ten weeks before the anti...

2012-06-03T03:45:03.397-04:00

I had food poisoning for ten weeks before the antibiotics worked. It really sucks. She was probably late because of the illness too. Also, vomiting only starts at like six weeks.

I can't imagine even attempted physical assaul...

2012-06-03T01:55:03.969-04:00

I can't imagine even attempted physical assault even if I thought a date was being rude. I dated several men who paid for everything. I didn't ask them to and would offer to cook instead, I was a single mom making barely enough to live on, but they never had a problem with paying. I, in turn, would try to do nice things and was always sure to be good company, even on bad days. It was the least I could do.

Nice!

2012-06-02T20:46:20.704-04:00

Nice!

Great job OP!

2012-06-02T07:45:41.494-04:00

Great job OP!

Again? You lucky guy! Enjoy the trip :)

2012-06-02T06:24:49.393-04:00

Again? You lucky guy! Enjoy the trip :)

OP seemed slightly like a doormat, but I th...

2012-06-02T00:31:18.228-04:00

OP seemed slightly like a doormat, but I think he was just being polite and giving them the benefit of the doubt. Once he realized some sort of weird game was going on, he gave them the brush-off pretty quickly.

well handled. and kudos for "Thanks, but not ...

2012-06-01T18:11:24.109-04:00

well handled. and kudos for "Thanks, but not on a first date. Or, at this point, any date."

I think its a case of "Hey I know something a...

2012-06-01T08:06:43.496-04:00

I think its a case of "Hey I know something and its Important and everyone will know that I know and I will be important".

OP was a little bit of a doormat but at least he h...

2012-06-01T01:08:34.094-04:00

OP was a little bit of a doormat but at least he handled it well enough to get rid of them and stop the games she was playing pretty quickly.

and he says HE won't tolerate baby behavior? H...

2012-05-31T23:18:03.198-04:00

and he says HE won't tolerate baby behavior? Hello, Kettle. Pot speaking.

OP should have just said 'Beat it, Chris, I do...

2012-05-31T18:55:10.068-04:00

OP should have just said 'Beat it, Chris, I don't let douches hang out at my place'.

And OP gave them 20 minutes to clear out. Was he ...

2012-05-31T15:26:00.438-04:00

And OP gave them 20 minutes to clear out. Was he cast as the Doormat in the play?

Yeah, I don't know why he buzzed that guy in, ...

2012-05-31T12:57:52.143-04:00

Yeah, I don't know why he buzzed that guy in, but seems like he fixed that situation pretty quickly, kudos.

What's with all the stories on here about uninvited guests coming over and asking for a beer or whatever, and the OP goes and gets it? I have no problem sharing with friends, but if someone showed up unexpectedly and uninvited and asked for a beer and was rude about it, why can't anyone ever say "Yeah, I got some, why, what did you bring?"

This is child abandonment. In all 50 states it is ...

2012-05-31T11:24:48.849-04:00

This is child abandonment. In all 50 states it is illegal to leave a 6year old alone. Next time call the cops.

OP must have put out some serious "puppy dog&...

2012-05-31T09:03:35.631-04:00

OP must have put out some serious "puppy dog" signals for Gwen to have gotten crazy ideas.

Glad you got that out of the way. What a twat!

2012-05-31T08:32:20.621-04:00

Glad you got that out of the way. What a twat!

Why on earth would you have let him up? I can'...

2012-05-31T07:24:56.382-04:00

Why on earth would you have let him up? I can't imagine a single scenario where that could have ended well.

It is a deal breaker for some. Ok no problem. I en...

2012-05-30T21:04:54.439-04:00

It is a deal breaker for some. Ok no problem. I enjoy going to the range and firing off my weapons and fully understand people who aren't into it. I used to hunt on occasion not really my thing. I respect the sport if done properly, no baiting or trapping, it helps thin the herds so animals don't starve to death in harsh winters. The deal breaker for me are the people who think I want to kill everything in sight because I own gun.

Too many people confuse spontaneity with being chi...

2012-05-30T17:14:01.860-04:00

Too many people confuse spontaneity with being childish. Sure if the guy and I are raking leaves, great leaf pile! On a first date with me in one of my best first date outfits? Hell no! When I refer to being spontaneous, I mean driving to the beach at 1:00 a.m. or going out at midnight to breakfast or cocktails after a long day working or whatever. How about on a long car trip, pulling over to a secluded rest area to make love or flying to NYC or Vegas on a whim. This stuff makes life fun and connects you to the people you are engaging with. Not swing sets or leaf piles a first date. Know your players. It's difficult to be spontaneous with someone you just met, you don't know them yet.

Thank you. I like it when people figure out the re...

2012-05-30T17:08:05.297-04:00

Thank you. I like it when people figure out the references.