Today, I went to a coffee shop to meet an online date. I couldn't spot him, so he eventually came up and introduced himself. It seems his on-line picture must have been taken before I was born. I spluttered "This isn't going to work," and promptly scuttled out. FML
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Today, I went on an online date. I'd spent a while getting ready and making sure I looked good. When I arrived at the café, I saw my date and approached with a smile. He stood up, looked me over, and said, "Oh, I thought you were your profile picture’s friend." Then left. FML
Today, I met my online date at a café. As soon as I walked in, I walked straight up to the wrong person, and launched into a 2-minute ramble about how excited I was to finally meet him. He just blinked and said, “I’m married.” My actual date was sitting right behind me, albeit a similar but not as good looking man. FML
Today, I went on a blind date at a coffee shop. I walked up to who I thought was him, smiled, and said, “Hey! You look even cuter in person!” He looked horrified. It wasn’t my date. My actual date witnessed the whole thing and ghosted me mid-latte. FML
Today, I went on a date with someone I've been talking to online for weeks. Unfortunately, it turns out they'd used old photos and misrepresented themselves, and I didn't find them attractive at all. Even I'm not that desperate. We ended up having an awkward dinner and I couldn't wait for it to be over. FML
Today, I met up with a guy from a local dating site for coffee. He walked up, looked me over and said "Ummm, no", then walked off. FML
Today, I finally met the guy I've been getting to know online in person for a date. When we saw each other, we both realized that we had heavily Facetuned our profile pictures. The awkward silence that followed was the longest five minutes of my life. FML
Today, I had a date with someone I met online. We agreed to meet at a nice restaurant. I got there early, ordered a drink, and waited. And waited. An hour later, I texted to ask where he was. His response? "I’ve been watching you from my car for the last hour. Decided you’re not my type." FML
Today, I planned to go on a date with a man I met online. He came to my apartment to pick me up, and I told him I'd be right out as I grabbed my purse. When I got outside, he was gone. FML
Today, I met a blind date from a dating app. He looked nothing like his pictures, but I tried to be polite. I said, “Wow, you look different in person!” He smiled and said, “That’s not me. He’s probably just running late, and I’m just sitting here.” FML
Today, I went on a blind date that my friend set up at a coffee shop. I arrived early, feeling nervous but excited. As I sat waiting, I noticed a person waving at me from across the room. I smiled and waved back, only to realize that they were actually waving at someone behind me. My date never showed up. FML
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Lolzords 11
Nice use of the word scuttled.
amerwin 3
You could have least gotten an actual free coffee out of him, instead of stealing your coworker's.
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Lisa89 3
He was dishonest about his appearance; and got you there under false pretenses. He deserves it. However, I hope you learn OP to get to know the person better before you meet them. At least get them to go on webcam, or get them to take a photograph holding a piece of paper with your username on. Just be careful.. just common sense stuff when meeting people from dating sites.
marcranger 28
op totally did the right thing by not wasting anyone's time or money here. to those saying she should have given him a chance or sat through the date, I'm curious. when should she have told him she wasn't into lying old men? after the first date? after they'd had sex? after they were in a relationship and she (justifiably, I think) cheated on him? there's never a good time to tell anyone you're not attracted to them, and the date violated any chance they could have had at friendship by being deceitful. at worst, date goes home with a bruised ego but hopefully learns from his mistake. op was right all the way.
edwardo86 0
you should tell him to up date is pictures
alicia_was_here 3
so i guess beggars can be choosers after all :) you still did the right thing, i agree with 184. try getting to know the next person more before you decide to meet up. next time you might not get the chance to just scuttle out. be more careful! hopefully you both learned something from this.
stormzaii 0
I don't think people who date someone from the net qualify as beggars. Seriously.
detolicious 2
well, he had it coming.
Winter247 2
you deserve it for saying scuttled.
xxjohnnyxx89 0
He should written this FML instead a little bitch like you
irelandguy 0
YDI for online dating. if you got pressured into it by a friend, then they organised the date with this guy, thats a FML. but if you signed up of your own free will...
hunter1130 0
that's what you get for online dating.
kbball95 7
hey giv the girl a break! what if he was like 80 yrs old!? I woudnt want to date either gross. :p