WorstFirstDate: People share funny first-date stories

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People share their worst first date stories – can you beat THAT?

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Embarrassing silence, misinterpreted looks, raspberry pits between the teeth – all these are trivialities compared to the first-date stories that are collected under the hashtag #WorstFirstDate on Twitter …

We owe it to Jimmy Fallon that we are currently able to read loads of fresh first-date stories on Twitter under the hashtag #WorstFirstDate, which only real life can write. In his late night show "The Tonight Show" (after which the tastiest Ben & Jerry's variety in the world is named), the moderator called for first-date anecdotes to be shared, whether funny or embarrassing, and with the appropriate hashtag mark. Numerous users responded to the call – and we are torn between laughing, being ashamed of others, feeling sorry for ourselves, simply being speechless or being all at once …

WorstFirstDate: People share their bizarre first-date stories

1. Too skinny jeans

"I took them out to bowling. I wore skinny jeans for the first time to be cool. Of course I had to tear the pants open at the front of my leg. With every throw the tear got bigger – just like the embarrassment." (@BaconTap)

2. Not roadworthy

"It was agreed that he would pick me up for dinner – he hit me with his bike and expected me to sit in the front of his handlebars. He was 33." (@ kaka51680106)

3. Unexpected connection

"I had a really great date with an online friend. We had a great time. By the time we finished eating, she found that she had missed over 15 calls from her family. Apparently her mom had Googled me. Surprise She found out that my date is my cousin. " (@TheDanEtheridge)

4. Sensitive stomach

"We went to an amusement park and rode a spiral roller coaster. After that, he said he had to go to the washroom and disappeared for over an hour – because he was sick. I later married him." (@ RosemaryBalla17)

5. Surprising business meeting

"My friends organized a blind date for me – as it turned out with my landlord. And I was a month behind with the rent." (@ 110Macomber)

6. Lint phobia

"He used a lint roller on my shirt and pants before letting me get into his car." (@ denise_9973)

7. MUCH too fast

"A blind date and he introduces me to his parents." (@ ocean_eyes98)

8. Who is Drew, please?

"He was talking about his friend Drew all the time. 'Drew doesn't like bananas' in the organic market. 'Drew needs a beer' in the pub … then it came to me. His name was Andrew. OMG, he's talking about himself. I paid for my two beers and left. My penultimate date with a guy from the gym. " (@kp_momma)

9. A warning would have been nice

"A blind date, he takes me to a family celebration and introduces me as his boyfriend without warning me. All evening I didn't know whether to say something immediately or later. Only when his grandmother came to see me and told me I had good hips for babies, I did. " (@MRollered)

10. If at least it had been the ex …

"I met his wife on our first date. I didn't know he was married." (@collette_andrea)

Sources used: Twitter.com, boredpanda.com