THE WORST ENDING TO A DATE

(February, 2025) Reddit asked, “What’s been the worst ending to a date you’ve had?” Some of the responses:
– “I had to call his mom to let her know her son had appendicitis, and until she showed up, I had medical proxy.”
– “He called me by his ex’s name mid-kiss.”
– “I had a guy who stayed over at my place. In the morning, he started reciting his extremely long and terrible Harry Potter poetry. He told me he’d write me poetry for every morning we wake up together. I did not invite him back.”
– “Drove 45 minutes to her place to pick her up — she wanted to go to a bar near me so it was 45 minutes back. We go into the bar, pay the cover, get a drink, and she says, ‘I don’t want to date you.’ Another 45 minutes back to her place, 45 minutes back home.”
– “First ever date. 16. Her dad called and told us to cut it short because there was a mass shooting down the street.”
– “I held the door open for her, and she walked right into it. I tried to laugh it off, but it was awkward and she left immediately after.”
– “We were playing pool. Got really into a story I was telling and waving the cue around and smoked her in the face. Right in the mouth. That was that.”
– “Met a guy online. Chatted for a week or two before meeting in person. The date went really well. He texted me the next day, saying he was really just looking for casual sex. When I said I wasn’t interested in that he asked if I had any friends who might be.”
– “The girl that pushed me down a flight of stairs in panic because she saw a cockroach.”
* PHONE TOPIC: How did your date end badly?