Once, while having dinner with a friend, we decided that the perfect dessert to end the dinner would be memories of our first date.
So, my friend once ended up on a Tinder date in a bar in Riga. Everything was fine, but after a few beers, the guy decided to open his suitcase and reveal its contents. My friend thought the suitcase was strange from the start, but who knows, maybe he works in an office. Unfortunately, hidden in that suitcase were not important company papers, but various clippings and several books about… Scientology. This dude not only tried to tell her how good this religion is, but also offered to join a sect of Scientologists already working in Latvia. Only before that… she needs to pay. As the friend tried to be very polite, she replied that she had no money, but the guy didn’t mind at all, because the gold chain around her neck would be enough for the first payment. After the classic “I’m going to the bathroom” maneuver, she walked away from the date and continues to live happily agnostic.
We discussed quite a few dates that night, laughed until we cried, although I won’t lie, some of the stories were scary. The truth is that a first date is unpredictable. You can never be sure if it will be fun, scary, weird, a little boring or something unpredictable. Here’s a look at the dark side of first dates.
First date with the whole family
“First date. He invites you to visit him. I’m not one of those brave people, but since we have mutual friends, I agree. I got dressed, bought a bottle of wine, went to his house and knocked on the door. An elderly woman, who I later find out is his grandmother, opens the door. Turns out he still lives with his parents and his parents had planned a family dinner that night so he thought it would be a great opportunity for me to get to know his family. During dinner I had a strange feeling, exacerbated by his grandmother asking if I thought her grandson was my ‘THE ONE’. I smiled, but I didn’t have the courage to say that I was seeing her grandson for the first time in my life. After dinner, he even offered to let me stay the night, but I not only refused, I blocked him. Meeting the family is a big step, but definitely not on the first date. Thank you no. ”- Caroline
Making out and urination
“We met through Tinder. We went to the bar. One beer, then another, then shots, and we were both overly ejoyed. Somehow those animal instincts took over, we started kissing in the bar, then we went outside to smoke, and there he pressed me against the wall and we started making out. Everything would have been very nice if a hot stream had not started flowing down my leg. At first I was afraid that I was too excited, but then it turned out that my tinder didn’t last and just started peeing on me. No, we didn’t meet again after that yellow shower.” – Lina
Time to go to the altar
“Once I met a girl who clearly wrote in large font on her profile that she does not tolerate one-night stands. It worked for me because my last serious relationship was a few years ago and I was tired of dating different girls. I wanted stability. We decided to meet on Friday – to go somewhere to eat, and then to a bar. Everything went smoothly, or rather – perfectly. Finally after the third cocktail she invited me to her house. I was quite drunk and agreed. We had another cocktail at her house and then it started… First she confessed that she loved me and started asking if I loved her too. I was terribly confused, I muttered that I am not the kind of person who falls in love so quickly. Then she started getting aggressive, raised her voice and again asked strange questions like – do I promise to love her, will I be faithful to her, how soon will I fall in love with her, how long will she have to wait… Finally she started asking about children and when we can plan them , and when she saw that I could no longer answer her questions, she began to shout that I wanted to use her, that I did not even love her. I got really scared and tried to convince her that these things take time and then she took my phone from me and asked me to unlock it so she could delete Tinder. That was the last straw and I just grabbed my mobile from her hands, put on my shoes, grabbed my coat and ran out. It feels like I went through a three-year relationship in three hours, which made me realize that I’m not ready to get back into a serious relationship.” – Tom
Lettuce in a pizzeria
“I think that must have been the worst date I’ve ever been on. We agreed to meet in one of the most popular pizzerias in Riga. I was a little late for our meeting and while rushing to him I received a message not to rush, he had already ordered for me. I didn’t really understand, but after a few minutes I was there. We say hello, I take off my coat, sit down and barely catch my breath – the waitress puts on the table pizza and salad. I still don’t really understand what’s going on here or why it’s happening, but ok. He’s enjoying his pizza and I’m trying to figure out why I don’t have cheese and salami in my mouth, but a lettuce leaf. After half an hour of conversation, I find out that his ex-girlfriend is a model who is not only brutally beautiful, but also sexy. She worked as an underwear model for a long time. The last red flag was when I said I hate it when people smoke next to me, and when we left the pizzeria, he lit a cigarette and blew the smoke in my face.” – Dana
Me, him and his son
“There was a guy who looked 10/10 in the pictures. We chatted, thought of meeting, drinking coffee and going for a walk. A few minutes later he texts me and asks if I can pick him up on the way. Ok, I drive over to pick him up, he gets in the car, everything is perfect – he is very sweet, funny and looks just like the pictures. We decide to drink coffee and have dinner, since it is already evening. Everything is going very well, he asks me again to take him home too, because it is on the way. We drive, talk and then out of nowhere he pulls out his phone, shows a picture of a child and starts crying. It turns out that he recently divorced his wife and now sees his son less often. We are already at his house, I stopped. He keeps showing me pictures of his son one after another and takes at least a minute to look at every other picture. He tells me every detail about that day and his son. I didn’t want to offend the person, so I listened to dozens of stories about his son, saw at least 50 videos and more than 200 photos of him! Really! I’m not joking! It was two hours from the time I pulled up to his house until he got out. TWO HOURS. After that date, I told him I wasn’t ready for a relationship and being a potential stepmom.” – Rene
Future Ted Bundy
“We corresponded for several days. Normal, simple guy, no suspicious offers. We met in the evening for tea. Immediately at the date I felt a strange energy. He was looking at me very intensely the whole time in the cafe. I told him I was uncomfortable and asked him not to look at me like that. Then he sat down next to me, said that maybe it would be more comfortable for me, took my hand and started caressing it. As he stroked my hand, he said that my skin was quite dark. I was confused. And then, continuing to caress it, he says, “I LIKE VERY WHITE SKIN, AS EHITE AS MY MOTHER’S.” I’ve never come up with an excuse so quickly for why I need to get away from this murderous type in such a hurry.” – Eve
Mission – baby
“The only Tinder date I went on was with a girl who told me within the first fifteen minutes of the date that her goal within a few months was to… get pregnant. Because she really wants a baby. Thanks, but no. Goodbye.” – Wayne
Back to the 1930s
“A guy I met on Tinder tried to explain to me during the whole date that it is scientifically proven that women have smaller brains than men, so we are a little dumber, less developed, less understanding. And it is precisely for this reason that a woman must always have a man by her side, otherwise she will not survive and achieve nothing. Goodbye, jerk!” – Nadine
Steven the Caucasian
“I had just moved to London and it was such a dating frenzy because it’s such a big city, so many people and of course guys. Latvians had somehow become boring for me. And one day I met this Steven, a very athletic black guy who had a dog, who loved the outdoors and went hiking all the time. In short, my type of guy. After about five days of very pleasant correspondence and good vibes, we decided to meet. He announces that he will be a little late. I take a table at the restaurant where we agreed to meet. And five minutes later, a very thin, six-foot-tall Caucasian man with glasses sits down next to me and says, “Hi, I’m Steven.” Within five minutes, I found out that he really wasn’t lying about the name, but that they were photos of his former roommate. I got confused and left him sitting at the table. I don’t believe he learned from his mistake because it didn’t seem like it was his first time. Since then, all dark-skinned people on Tinder associate me with Caucasian Steven.” – Dakota