From Soft Hands To Pug Ownership: 41 Of The Pettiest Reasons People Decided Not To Go On A Second Date
"Her dog and I had the same name."
Let's be honest here – dating isn't easy. Sometimes, you find someone who looks completely different to their picture; maybe they're rude to the staff at a restaurant; or perhaps they're just straight-up boring.
We thought we'd share 41 of our fave responses:
1.
Instead of sending me the address of the place, I was sent coordinates.
— love is love (@MehIGuess) July 1, 2023
2.
She wore a pair of those toed shoes. I mean it wasn’t the ‘sole’ reason, but it didn’t help lol pic.twitter.com/BdtYpN8hwa
— Dylan Toback (@DylanTobackShhh) July 1, 2023
3.
I finished my cocktail and he said, "were you thirsty?".....
— Queen B (@KelliAnnaQ) July 2, 2023
4.
She took two bites of her food and didn’t bring the leftovers home.
— Brock Briggs (@BrockHBriggs) July 1, 2023
5.
He didn’t use ketchup on his burger and fries. Just ate them dry. Also he wore cargo pants and a hooded sweatshirt. To a first date.
— Blair (@bkrdrt) July 3, 2023
6.
His truck was too nice. https://t.co/eKqO9sNYyi
— Dessa (@dessadarling) July 2, 2023
7.
dude wanted to be front row at the concert
— ham cat (@ham____cat) July 1, 2023
8.
He called radicchio "basically lettuce." https://t.co/hFdfhSPcBB
— Sam Bergman (@violanorth) July 2, 2023
9.
It’s been years but I remember it like yesterday: On learning I was a classically trained vocalist she said “I love to fall asleep to classical music.”
— STEVE HUFF (@SteveHuff) July 1, 2023
10.
He owned a copy of Infinite Jest. I don't even know if he'd read it. Just owning it was enough to send me running.
— Sarah Watson (@SarahWatson42) July 1, 2023
11.
HE MISSED OUR FIRST DATE BECAUSE HE KNOCKED HISSELF OUT WITH ETHER IN THE LAB WHILE ANESTHETIZING LAB RATS AND SPENT HOURS ON THE LAB FLOOR.
— Laocoon (@Laocitheronia) July 2, 2023
12.
His cat’ name was Mike (his name was also Mike)
— breezy (@woahbop) July 1, 2023
13.
He ordered at a coffee shop and started eating before I got there
— Sasshole McSassy🖖 (@Magical8Ball123) July 1, 2023
14.
She kept describing herself as “a savage” because she had a Corona in the shower before our date.
— Thurgoodness (@forddodd) July 2, 2023
I made a mistake there, ran into her a few times since and she’s cool as hell.
15.
He thought the moon landing was a hoax
— Introvert Collin 🏳️🌈 (@IntrovertCollin) July 1, 2023
16.
He was allergic to all dairy. Sorry. Cheese has always been there for me. He hasn’t.
— Jamie (@Kurtz406) July 1, 2023
17.
she had sharp vampire-style fang teeth
— alex furlin (@thefurlinator) July 1, 2023
18.
Didn’t think “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” was funny.
— Jack McDonald (@LaughJack15) July 1, 2023
20.
It was my reason for not going on a third date (sorry).
— Yael Moise 🇮🇱 (@GineaMoya) July 1, 2023
We were at this bakery cafe.
The place smelled of their latest batch of fresh croissants.
He sniffed the air and said "Gah, this place reeks of butter🤢"
21.
He didn’t stop talking about cannibalism…supposedly as a joke, but he stayed joking and talking about that for about two hours and in this world and age, I wasn’t going to risk it.
— 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 ✨ (@JennRobinEvans) July 2, 2023
22.
She didn’t know who Michael Jordan was. I mean how in tf?
— Burnt Biscuits (@stavis29) July 2, 2023
23.
We discussed what we were going to order from the menu, I nipped to the bathroom and while I was gone he ordered different food for me as my choice wasn't 'good enough'.
— Helen Alexander 🏴 🐀 (@Eilidhexmo) July 2, 2023
24.
He argued with me about the mechanism of action of warfarin. I’m a pharmacist 🤔
— Pickle (@phillies809308) July 1, 2023
25.
He corrected my posture with his hand when he came back from the bathroom.
— The Monndalorian (@Monn_26) July 2, 2023
26.
He wore an Eagle Scout Leader fit to the first date.
— MediKated (@kindamalicious) July 1, 2023
29.
We went on a second date, but as soon as she started playing country music I knew it wasn’t meant to be.
— Sir Fussypants (@BDLoki) July 1, 2023
30.
He said he liked good Italian food and then took me to Olive Garden.
— ThisIsMeTrying (@ThatsTrying) July 2, 2023
31.
She talked in third person, and kept on using her name instead of I, or me, in a conversation.
— Kumon (@yogasuud) July 2, 2023
32.
Her dog and I had the same name.
— Steve Quick (@amy_surplice) July 2, 2023
33.
Didn’t like his last name
— prophesy&&tent-pegs (@sailemptyskies) July 3, 2023
34.
He wore contacts that changed his eye color. On purpose.
— Theo-sophy (@notquiteold) July 2, 2023
35.
She drank everything with 2 hands. We even did a shot and she used 2 hands.
— Jo-Nathan (@jhealy2337) July 2, 2023
38.
one of the first things he told me when we sat down was that tomatoes gave him indigestion
— facetious.ish (@fa_she_shush) July 2, 2023
39.
My cats and my dog hated him.
— Dee (blue m&m) 🫶🏽 (@MissCWilshire) July 2, 2023