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"That was when I said to her, 'The plan was to grab drinks to get to know each other, not be the wallet for your friends. I'll cover the drinks, have fun with your friends.' Then I left to pay my part of the bill.

She tried a little puppy-dog act: 'Oh, but we were having such a wonderful time, stay around, it will be fun!' But when I was clearly done and didn't fall for it, she wasn't upset at all; she said 'bye' and went back to texting.

She tried a group foodie call — it certainly acted like it wasn't the first time she did it."

Years later, I worked at a business that received many donation requests. He contacted our generic email address, looking for a significant donation. DELETE."

"I stuck it out, and the rest of the date included walking through an arboretum so that she could finish her extra credit assignment for a class. Two hours later, she said that she had a biology exam, so she needed to run off to that. We exchanged social media handles, and I only saw her again briefly at graduation. It was the weirdest date ever, but I stuck it out because it seemed like she just really needed someone to vent to."

"Keep in mind during the date, he talked about all of these amazing international trips he’s been on, so he definitely had the time and money to see his kid. 

This was my third date ever in my life, so I didn’t know how to react to that. I believe I said, 'Uh…okay,' and just awkwardly scurried to my car (and blocked him on Bumble 😂)."

"On the 1-10 high-maintenance scale, she was an 11. I learned a good lesson about digging deeper and looking for common interests before meeting. My time is too valuable to waste."

"That came after a few weeks, and he didn't seem to remember my answer when he asked the first time. Then he wanted to know what I thought about his hair. He said he usually had it shorter and didn't have time to get a haircut. I told him I saw nothing wrong with it, but he just kept going on about it, which really got on my nerves after a while. 

Jeez, if you need approval that badly, either get a haircut before the first date or don't and live with it. The nagging about such a trivial issue did it for me. No second meeting."

"I walked up to him and he blurted out, 'Please don’t be cross with me. I sent my son’s pictures. Otherwise, I knew you wouldn’t have anything to do with me.'

I smacked him in the face with the orchid and told him I’d rather date a significantly older man than date a liar. 

I’m bawling my eyes out as I storm back out of this bougie restaurant with everyone’s eyes on me. I’m just thankful this took place long before camera phones. Never heard from that guy again."

"During brunch, he asked how long I had been working out, to which I replied, 'Most of my adult life.' After finishing breakfast, we headed to the river. Once we got on the water, I thought this would be our common ground, but I couldn't have been more wrong. 

We launched into the water, smacking our paddles together the whole time. He had zero cadence and was fighting me on steering. Frustrated, I asked my date if he had ever gone kayaking. He responded with 'Sure, but it never mattered the direction I was going.'

I put him in the front so I could see him paddle. Everything seemed great, but then he stopped abruptly. I asked why he stopped, and he said, 'My arms are tired.'  I then watched him struggle to stand up out of the boat. I asked him the same question he asked me during brunch, 'How long have you been working out?' to which he replied, 'Two weeks.'

I felt such disappointment that he wasn't honest. Needless to say, I paddled us both back to the car, and I unloaded the kayak while he rested in the passenger seat. I never tried to bring a man on such an ambitious date after that. Strictly coffee or a beer."

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