Today, after having set up a date with a wonderful guy who seems to really like me, I caught a cold. I have also lost most of my voice because of it, so I now sound like an angry, deranged goose when I talk. This will be the first time he meets me in person. So much for a good first impression. 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, it's my first day at my new job. Unfortunately, I have a very bad cold. When my boss leaned in to show me something on the computer, I sneezed all over him. A hell of a first impression. FML
Today, my friend fixed me up with a guy from her workplace. I'm painfully shy, so I really appreciated it and was looking forward to meeting him, since she described him as very sweet. Once the date got started, he continuously made fun of my speech impediment, until I finally left in tears. FML
Today, after weeks of flirting with the hot guy at the gym, he finally asked me to meet up with him outside. I was diagnosed with strep throat just hours before our date. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's mother for the first time and hoped to make a good first impression. When I tried to say 'Hello', a loud rippling burp came up from my throat, and not only that. A small chunk of mucus flew out and landed on the floor between us. So much for a good first impression. FML
Today, my friend set me up with a cute guy who is very germaphobic. So, I spent four hours cleaning my apartment. Two minutes into the date, I sneezed. He politely told me he wasn't feeling well and left. FML
Today, after a great first date, he leaned in to kiss me. I held my breath slightly. This resulted in me breathing out through my nose, blowing a huge snot bubble, which then burst on his face. He looked at me in horror and walked away. FML
Today, a guy I like tried to talk to me. I got so nervous that I had a panic attack and puked in front of him. FML
Today, just before a job interview, I coughed so violently that I lost my voice. FML
Today, at work, I was standing at the till helping an attractive man. I have a cold and could feel the snot bubbling up. He orders and we flirt for a bit. Just as I'm about to hand him his product, I sneeze quite loudly and forcefully all over his face. Guess I won't be getting that number. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend’s parents for the first time. I got nervous and tried to say, "Nice to meet you, I’ve heard a lot about you!" when I should’ve just said, "It’s nice to meet you." To make things worse, it came out as, "Nice to hear you, I’ve met a lot about you." FML
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milford_mom 3
No stress. I met my husband at a bar when I had a sore throats and sounded like an 80 year old male smoker. And things ended up great for us!!
MidnaLink 35
So? Just text him and explain you have a bad cold. It sucks, but it happens and dates are postponed all the time.
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Comments (15)
samomaha 17
Make a new date with him; he will understand when you explain why. If I were your date, and you showed up sick like that, it would be a very short first (and only) date. Going out with someone when you're that sick is a sign of bad choices.
cheshireau 26
Actually, if it works out, sounds like a magnificent thing to reminisce on in the future
Suaria 38
Reschedule if you aren't feeling well. He'll understand if he's a keeper.
squizzlebee 19
I had this happen a few weeks ago, no joke. We met on a dating site and were planning to meet for coffee, but I'd completely lost my voice from singing Disney songs too loudly with a sore throat a couple of days earlier. I just texted him before the date to let him know I sounded like a rusty chainsaw and he just laughed and said "as long as you don't sound like one normally" (and he found the Disney song explanation pretty amusing). If he's a good guy then he won't be put off by something so trivial.
NeedALittleRoomToBreathe 17
Just an update (after we rescheduled the date): We finally had our date, and it turned out that he too had lost most of his voice from a cold, but it all seemed to go well and we got along great. We're hoping to have a second date but preferably once we've both fully recovered and are done honking every time we laugh.