15 People Who Witnessed Firsthand That Anything Can Happen on a Date

Dating is always an adventure, full of expectations and hopes. Who knows, you can meet the one and only on your first date. But fate, as we know, has a very peculiar sense of humor. And sometimes it arranges such surprises that you can either laugh or cry.

• I met a guy. On the sixth date, he invited me to his place. I dressed up, came all beautiful. He said his friends were coming over. Then, 2 men about 50 years old and a woman show up. And the four of them start luring me into their cosmetics business. I’ve never run away from a date that quickly. © Not Everyone Will Understand / VK
• I went on a date. We were walking in the park. The guy said he’d be gone for a second to get some goodies. In the end, he was away for 40 minutes, I was about to leave.
  And then he appears and nonchalantly says, “Sorry, it’s just my aunt lives nearby and invited me over for lunch. I didn’t want to miss this opportunity.” © Chamber 6 / VK
• That was my best date. The guy couldn’t pay for the coffee and said, “Climb out the window, I’ll distract the waiter, they won’t run after you!” I had to pay the bill myself. The guy still texted me for a couple of months and sincerely couldn’t understand why I left without saying goodbye and stopped answering his calls. © Overheard / Ideer

• The guy insisted that we meet after my work, even though I said I’d be hungry. That’s okay, I’ll feed you!
  When we met, he pulled a crumpled chocolate bar out of his pocket. I said I was diabetic, I don’t eat such things. He keeps shoving it at me. Then he took me to the bakery (thank you, I don’t eat baked goods, especially in the evening), bought me tea, and for the next hour we sat on perches, because there were no normal chairs there.
  During that hour, I listened to him talk about his adventures. I left with the excuse that there was a hungry cat at home. The next day, he texted me, “We had a good time, shall we do it again?” No way! © Anna Artobolevskaia (Aloria) / ADME
• I met a charming guy online, we chatted for a long time and then decided to meet in real life. He came without flowers but with a big backpack, I was a little surprised, but then thought that everyone has their own quirks.
  We walked around the city for more than 3 hours, talked about literally everything in the world, and then he walked me home and said, “I have a gift for you, I hope you’ll like it.” He pulled a bag full of books about the Land of Oz out of his backpack.
  It turns out that in one of my messages, I mentioned that I had always dreamed of having the whole series. He memorized it and has been carrying 14 books on his back for so long. It was love at first sight! © Ward 6 / VK
• I met a girl online. The girl was very pretty and nice. We decided to meet in a café. She came with a friend, and I can’t stand it. It’s a date, not a meeting of friends!
  I went to make a phone call and overheard their conversation, “The guy’s okay, but he’s not my type. Let’s have a nice meal as usual and say goodbye.” I’m not a cheapskate, but I didn’t want to feed 2 girls. I discreetly approached the waiter and told him to make separate bills.
  The girls ordered salads, soups, main courses, drinks, and desserts. I ordered coffee and cake. In the end, I asked for the bill. When they gave me 2 bills, the girls suddenly started screaming that I’m poor, a mommy’s boy, etc. I just paid my bill, tipped the waiter, and left. © geektatoo / Pikabu

• On the second date, the guy bought warm socks at the supermarket because he wasn’t ready for a walk in the park that we had agreed on. The funny thing is that he chose them so carefully, as if he really wanted to go for a walk, but in reality we just went back to the car and our date ended there. © Overheard / Ideer
• A guy asked me out on a date. Took me to a rather expensive restaurant, ordered all sorts of delicacies. Cool, I thought, romance! They brought the bill, and I was stunned — the guy asked me for my phone, but not to call, but to give it to a pawnshop to pay for the dinner.
  I felt sorry for him, gave him the phone, and after a couple of days he actually found the money and bought the phone back. But I never met him again. © Overheard / Ideer
• Was on a date. At the end of dinner, the guy asked for separate bills. It was unexpected because he had paid for my taxi and bought me flowers. Okay, I thought.
  I pulled out my wallet, he said, “Wait, we haven’t figured out who’s paying yet.” Then he put his elbow on the table, letting me know there was going to be an arm wrestling match. I lost and fairly paid for the two of us. © Ward No. 6 / VK

• I’ve been texting with a guy for 2 years, finally arrived in his city. He asked me out on a date to dinner at a fancy restaurant. I was so excited!
  I put on fancy earrings and eye makeup, which, by the way, I had never done before. He picked me up, we went to the restaurant. And then I realized I’d forgotten to change my shoes. I was wearing my bath flip-flops!
  On top of that, they weren’t plain, they were bright purple with flowers. Throughout dinner, I tried to hide my feet by crossing them under the table, but I felt like an idiot the whole time.
  On our next date, before I even got in the car, the guy looked at my feet and I blushed. To this day, he still reminds me of it and teases me all the time. © Harshita Muralidhar / Quora
• It was our first date: dinner at a restaurant, a walk around the city. The guy ordered me a premium taxi, choosing to pay with his bank card.
  A luxury Mercedes pulled up. I almost squealed with delight! We said goodbye, I got into the taxi, and on the way I heard, “Payment by bank card has been changed to cash.” © Caramel / VK
• We agreed to meet at the subway station. However, the guy didn’t deign to come. His mother, father and aunt showed up instead. They wanted to look at me.
  And I stood there and wondered why some strangers were staring at me. © VividIcyMAri / Pikabu

• On my first date with the man I ended up marrying, we went out to dinner. The salad I ordered had pear tomatoes — little yellow tomatoes shaped like pears. I took a bite out of a tomato, and its innards flew up in the air quite high, then came down and landed in his eye.
  I thought, “Well, that’s it.” Then he laughed. 3 months later, we were engaged. And we’ve lived happily ever after. © Leslie Hammer / Quora
• On our first date, the guy invited me to a sushi bar. I hate raw fish, so I took some chicken with me, so I didn’t sit hungry all night. It turned out that we both didn’t eat the sushi and constantly went to the toilet.
  When I came back from the ladies room, the guy took a piece of chicken off my blouse and said, “Mmm, chicken. And I’ve got a pie.” That’s how I knew we were meant for each other. © SITUATION / VK
• A handsome guy asked me out on a date. We met, walked around, went to a fast food place. We sat down at a table, the guy said that they make delicious ice cream here, asked me to wait.
  He came back with one cone, which he started eating himself. He also said, “Thank you, for keeping the seat for me!” © Chamber 6 / VK

And here are stories that were about anything but not romance.