Today, I went on a coffee date with a man I met online. His "friend" had tagged along. We were having a good conversation, until the friend pulls out his laptop and says, "So let me tell you a little bit about our travel business," and talked about a pyramid scheme for an hour. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went on a coffee date with the man I've been in love with for a while. Before I knew what was going on, he'd started chatting up a pretty girl sitting nearby. I had to drink my coffee alone while he got her number. FML
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 went on a coffee date with a guy I'm interested in. He picked up his phone mid-date to finalize dinner plans with another girl. FML
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
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 date with a guy I've been flirting with at work. Some coworkers had discreetly warned me about him, but I thought he was cute. We get to the date, and after an hour of small talk, he spent the next two hours trying to get me to invest in his crypto coin thing that "is definitely going to be huge." FML
Today, I went on a date with a guy I met online. It was going OK, until he started asking me if he should stick with the site until he finds the right person. I guess I know how he feels about me, at least. FML
Today, I met a cute guy for coffee. Everything was going fine, right up until he started telling me about his alien encounters and super psychic powers. 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 went on a date with a guy that I really like. At the last minute he informed me a friend would be tagging along. To keep his friend from being a third-wheel, I kept up a conversation, and managed to piss my date off. He thought I would be a better match for his friend. FML
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TeacherTeacher 11
Why didn't you get up and leave? You don't have to be polite to rude people.
Colon_Man 17
"Let me tell you a little about the Glock model 19." *audible click under the table*
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Comments (35)
SOILEDIT 51
That sucks OP, online dating can be quite mysterious at times.
TeacherTeacher 11
Why didn't you get up and leave? You don't have to be polite to rude people.
whysobeachy 37
Maybe OP just really, really liked her date?
maddisoleil 7
He was really cute lmao. I really couldn't be impolite even though I felt used the entire time. He didn't even buy my coffee!
Colon_Man 17
"Let me tell you a little about the Glock model 19." *audible click under the table*
whysobeachy 37
"It's just a prank, bro"
tranced_ 45
unless he's selling a pyramid, you're good to go.
whysobeachy 37
So, it's cool if he's selling a building?
TheGreatPotato 19
I don't know about you, but I'd find it pretty cool if he was selling an actual pyramid.
kdgsmiley 23
"It's not a pyramid, it's an upside-down funnel!" -It's Always Sunny
thejonac 21
how did your date react?
R2Y2 22
Who cares?
Pop_And_Lock 14
He probably went along with it, the friend said "OUR travel business".
maddisoleil 7
The "friend" was actually the guy's mentor for the business; my date had only considered it a sales pitch. When I politely told him how much I didn't appreciate it, he said "gotta do what you gotta do"
cacheson 42
Rage quit! (The date...)
S_Gnu 17
Yeah, that happened to me once with a former coworker who I thought wanted to meet up for job search advice. I only humored her because she was an exceptional employee when we worked together (I was her manager for a while), but I couldn't believe that someone that sharp had gotten sucked into such unmitigated advantage-taking bullshit.
PingusTheDingus 31
Step 1 : Show up. Step 2 : ???. Step 3 : Profit.
InfiniteSunshine 32
I probably would have said no to the date when I saw that the friend tagged along, and scheduled it for another time. From what I've seen, a friend accompanying on a date rarely turns out well. It's a date, a third person is unnecessary, and if you're just getting to know each other, dates can be awkward enough without a third person there. A third person just makes it more uncomfortable because it disrupts the balance, it's no longer 1 on 1. You're getting to know each other, that comes first, meeting friends can be scheduled for later, when it isn't a date.
maddisoleil 7
It was because they had "somewhere to be right after," and I didn't mind because it made me less nervous; it was just a coffee date. But turns out he was just the pretty face and the "friend" was the boss. xD
bad_boyfriend 10
I know a guy this happened to. He thought he was having a good date, then she started giving him the bootleg amway speech. He stayed for the whole thing, I still have no idea why. The best part was he bought her coffee so he basically paid for the sales pitch.
sirrubberduckie 37
If you're a guy, you know *exactly* why he stayed until the end.