Dating horror stories 86 Articles

by Synthetic Fibor

I have been single for a while and occasionally my friend Suzanne drags me along to singles events in London organised by youthful matchmaking companies. Can't stand them, but if I go with Suz, we can survive the night by ...read more

by Lori Voth

The Accidental Date. Embarrassing, repulsive, unbearableand totally accidental. His name was Dirk. I tried to avoid having to actually say it during the entire accidental dating horror story but as the name seemed to ...read more

by Alexandra Heep

After spending 20 years (all of my adult life) in two back-to-back marriages, I found myself separated and on my own at age 38. I asked myself: how do I get back into the dating scene? Since I did not have a friendship c...read more

by Rex Coker

I had a dilemma during the fall of 1979 and it was the most unnerving situation I had in my young adult life. My girl friend and I had broken up about a month prior to the problem and I thought the relationship was over bu...read more

by Ophelia

A very long year after separating from my husband, I decided to cautiously dip my toe back into the dating pool. It had been a very long time since I'd been dating, and I wasn't quite sure how to get started. I felt a bit ...read more

by Kathryn LaVon Davis

The Fifteen Minute Date I'd met him on line, his name was Rick and he wrote very well. We seemed to have a lot in common in our emails back and forth. I was a single mom raising two young boys and Rick was single and ...read more

by Tracy Mcalpin

I have one to top the charts. I was on the first date with a guy I had met at the mall while working at a game room. I was so nervous and had no idea how to act. I didn't date much, so this was a new experience. I wasn't e...read more

by Mark Murphy

So there I was in Guam. The year was 1996 and I was an enlisted man living in the dormitory. We just had a new Airman get assigned to the base and she moved in down the hall from me. Her name was Kelly and I was smitten. I...read more

by Sarah Thomason

You know, there's a lot about me that's pretty great. Not to toot my own horn, but (ahem) beep-beep. I'm female-which, some would argue, already slots me in "Choosers" over "Beggars"-I'm really very physically attractive, ...read more

by Blair Mahoney

In my dating life, a few dating horror stories really stand out; in fact, they're becoming legend in my family. And honestly, I'm not looking for bad stories on the dating front, far from it in fact. It's amazing to me h...read more

by Jackson Pain

I have always heard women like a guy with a sense of humor but after this date I never wanted to make them laugh again. It was at least 10 years ago while driving to a party my buddy notice that the car next to us was occu...read more

by Stacy Murray

I will never again trust a friend or family member when they tell me they have someone perfect for me to date. The first, and last time I did thisI was completely disappointednot to mention mortified. After talking to "S...read more

by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

The following is a true story. It was 1985 and I was just seventeen years old and on my way to my history class at college. Suddenly before me stood Mr Wonderful, complete with a hint of bronzed body, white teeth under his...read more

by Cindere11a

That's it!, I swore under my breath while practically running to my car. I've had it! No more blind dates, Internet or otherwise. How could a man be so rude, so uncouth, so...so...disgusting?! Especially on a first date! ...read more

by Dawn M. O'Neal

It was the year 2000, and I found myself back on the dating scene for the first time in over 13 years. Boy, how things had changed. I was no longer eligible for the high school crowd and having a status of separated with...read more

by Emily Wickersham

I should have known better than to go on a blind date, but my friend Andy insisted Clyde would be perfect for me. "What kind of person is named Clyde?" I wondered. Against my better judgment I decided to go. Clyde t...read more

by Gerald Davis

I had awaited this day for some time. I had butterflies in my stomach. Everything had been planned out. All of the preparations had been put in place. I was ready. The apartment had been meticulously cleaned down to t...read more

by Aimee Bushong

Note to self: Do not ever go on a weekend date with a guy you barely know. Oh how I wish someone would have told me this when I was nineteen, the age of which I experienced the worst date of all time. I was in college, ...read more

by Susan Clark

The most horrible date of my entire life, is the first one I ever had. Boy! Can I pick 'em! My parents had strictly enforced the "no dating til you're sixteen" rule in our house. They would have been so devastated, had ...read more

by Trina Whitlock

I have been on one blind date in my entire life. It was a disaster. I thought we might at least have a couple things in common, since the friend I'd talked to had told me so much about him. We both like Jim Carrey. We were...read more