“My funniest dating disaster” - While most put the brakes on a budding love affair, every once in awhile, Cupid’s arrow manages to hit its mark despite such ruinous situations. We asked men and women who consider themselves to be relationship veterans to recall their best (or worst) dating disasters, and here’s what they told us:
Disaster #1: An alarming disappearing act
“I was having an OK time when my date excused herself, saying she had to use the bathroom,” recalls Austin, 30, of Evanston, IL. “The next thing I knew, sirens blared, and we were told everyone had to evacuate the building. I ran to the women’s room to make sure my date was all right, only to discover she was the one who’d set off the alarm. Apparently, she was so desperate to ditch me that she ran out through the emergency exit. The EMTs who arrived only had my ego to resuscitate.”
Disaster #2: Technical difficulties? Please hold...
“I’d ended the day with a particularly tough call,” notes Steve, a tech support specialist in San Jose, CA. “While I waited to meet my blind date, I tried hard to forget about the belligerent woman who’d given me such a hard time about such a simple problem. I was grateful when my date arrived, and I made small talk by asking about her day. As she recounted how she’d been on the phone for an hour with an ‘incompetent nincompoop’ from tech support, I slowly began to recognize her voice. I never confessed the truth about who I was, but I bailed after one drink. There was no way I was going to date her.”
Disaster #1: An alarming disappearing act
“I was having an OK time when my date excused herself, saying she had to use the bathroom,” recalls Austin, 30, of Evanston, IL. “The next thing I knew, sirens blared, and we were told everyone had to evacuate the building. I ran to the women’s room to make sure my date was all right, only to discover she was the one who’d set off the alarm. Apparently, she was so desperate to ditch me that she ran out through the emergency exit. The EMTs who arrived only had my ego to resuscitate.”
Disaster #2: Technical difficulties? Please hold...
“I’d ended the day with a particularly tough call,” notes Steve, a tech support specialist in San Jose, CA. “While I waited to meet my blind date, I tried hard to forget about the belligerent woman who’d given me such a hard time about such a simple problem. I was grateful when my date arrived, and I made small talk by asking about her day. As she recounted how she’d been on the phone for an hour with an ‘incompetent nincompoop’ from tech support, I slowly began to recognize her voice. I never confessed the truth about who I was, but I bailed after one drink. There was no way I was going to date her.”
Disaster #3: Damages for pain(t) and suffering
“A cute gal from the rock-climbing wall asked me out for a paintball game,” recalls Santa Fe, NM resident Chaz, 37. “It seemed unorthodox, but fun. Just before the end of the ‘battle,’ she opened fire on my ‘demilitarized zone.’ It was no mistake — she clearly took aim and then ran off.” Unsure if the fire was friendly or not, Chaz crawled off the course and hitched a ride back to town.
Disaster #4: Victor’s secret — half off!
“Things were getting a little hot and heavy, and I was ready to make a bold move,” says Sue, 27, of Denver, CO. “I undid the first few buttons of his shirt only to see pink lace. He was wearing women’s undergarments! I didn’t stick around long enough to see what other surprises awaited me.”
How one couple turned their disaster into a smashing romantic success:
“Our second date was at a very chi-chi restaurant on the Upper East Side,” remembers Manhattan resident Shari, 44. “We had just gotten our entrees when my date saw his godparents come in. He got up to greet them and somehow managed to knock over the table — onto me. There I sat in my best dress covered with filet mignon and asparagus tips.”
Tom cringes at the memory, adding: “I thought it was over.” The next day, he dispatched a dry cleaner to pick up the dress and sent a huge bouquet of flowers. The card read: You wore the filet mignon, but I’m the one with egg on my face. Sincerest apologies, Tom.
“How could I resist that?” Shari says. “I called him immediately and we’ve been together ever since.”
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