A blast from my past!

Went on a first date back in the day that was for lunch. Horrid!! And I do mean absolutely Horrid! Had met him casually and thought he was interesting enough to have lunch. I was with a group so I really didn't get much chance to really talk to him and thought lunch would be a good way to get to know him. I was NEVER so wrong in my life about accepting a date!

Rude to the server and obnoxious to the hostess, found out in record time that he had an ego bigger than the Space Station. Keep in mind we had talked previously for about an hour and he had been a little quiet, but nothing that would suggest any of that. I hadn't even gotten to know him well enough to know if he was a native to MI (I had just moved here for the first time, had a handful of friends). It was a bar, large crowd, and of course, louder than a jet engine. Talking about anything serious just wasn't real feasible.

I never got a chance to ask him a single question about himself when it got completely bizarre. He proceeded to tell me what he felt my every fault was within about 15-20 mintues and what I should do to fix my life. WHAT?!!! How in THE hell did he have a clue about me?

I sat there in simply stunned amazement!! I mean deer in the headlights, can't move, jaw on the floor, had no clue what to say if I could speak, total shock. I caught the server's eye when she came to take our order and her expression was priceless. I ordered soup and a side salad just because I had no idea what to do. People all around us heard this wind bag and stared in disbelief. I imagine the shades of crimson my face was turning were pretty incredible.

Not only did he accuse me of being stupid, an empty-headed "cheer leader" type, some floozy who used her body to get what she wanted (that was bizarre), he knew for certain that I had absolutely no future in the business world and would likely end up in some mini-mart because I wasn't capable of competing against the "real men" of the world.

Where any of this was coming from I had zero idea! I mean zero. Other than group converstation the night before, small talk in the car on the way there, how could he possibly come to see any of the multitude of flaws he rattled off? I could only assume this guy was not only obnoxious and egotistical, but he was downright NUTS!!! Obviously I was naive and not prepared for the situation, no problem admitting that, but a floozy, air-head cheerleader, destined for the mini-mart?!! Wow, I mean just WOW!

I excused myself to the restroom and tried to call ANYONE from the hostess' phone! My Mom didn't answer, all my friends were out and this was before most people had answering machines (my parents didn't), much less cell phones or ATM cards. It was also before the Internet and folks really getting smart about driving separately. Unfortunately, because I didn't know the area well, we had met at a place I was familiar with and he had driven to the restaurant, I couldn't drive away. I also had absolutely no cash for a cab.

Needless to say, I sat through the remainder of lunch in horror, embarrassment and silence. My Mom told me later that I should have excused myself and hidden in the coat check until I could have gotten her on the phone. I can't tell you how much I wished I had thought of it at the time. She also reminded me that girls didn't go on dates without cab fare home. Not so much of an issue nowadays, but that was standard advice when I was young and it's still good advice!

And no, he never called again. Thank God!!

You can't leave us in suspense like this!!

How did the date end? Did he try to kiss u g'nite?
What did he say when u let the car?

Originally Posted by catchsky

You can't leave us in suspense like this!!

How did the date end? Did he try to kiss u g'nite?
What did he say when u let the car?

Sorry, the funny part really took over, the rest was boring.

Well, we got in his car and he drove me back to mine. I hightailed it into the driver's seat and drove off. I didn't even say thanks for lunch or give him a chance to try to kiss me, much less give him a chance to say anything. In fact, I don't remember saying anything but "Bye"! If he did say anything, I must have blocked it out because of the trauma of sitting through lunch with him. LOL

Even when I haven't liked guys after the first date, I've never been so rude as to say nothing or not even say thanks. In this case, I think the rudeness was what he deserved.

WOW! And I mean WOW! Such an awesome story!