17 Dates From Hell That Would Send Me Into Hibernation For The Rest Of My Natural Born Life (2025)

Earlier this month, Redditor u/D1ndonlyaliboo asked the Reddit community, "What’s something someone once did on a date that gave you immediate 'nope' energy," and thankfully, for readers, bad dates seem to be a universal experience for a lot of people.

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Here are a handful of the responses:

Editor's note: Comments have been edited for clarity and/or length.

1. "I had him drop me home, and then I told him that I have no interest in seeing him again."

"Went on a date with a guy, and it was great — funny, handsome, great chemistry. Then, while we were taking a walk because neither of us wanted the evening to end, he randomly punched a drunk guy walking past us, minding his own business and laughed about it. As if he thought I'd be impressed by random, pointless violence against an innocent man.

I had him drop me home, and then I told him that I have no interest in seeing him again because if he could hit a random guy when he was in a good mood, what would he do to me if we had an argument?" —u/AnnastasiaBloom

2. "She went and sat with a bunch of friends, and totally ignored me."

"A girl I liked invited me to be her date at her company Christmas party. I was excited because Christmas parties are a pretty big deal. Shortly after we got there, she and a couple of her coworkers talked me into playing Santa, suit and all (I was by no means fat, just since none of the kids would recognize me, I guess). Well, she went and sat with a bunch of friends and totally ignored me while I spent a couple of hours entertaining kids. She never came to see how I was doing or brought me a drink, nothing. As soon as the last kid was done, I went in the back, ditched the costume on the floor, and left. I didn’t even make it to dinner. Never talked to her again." —u/Rayzor766

3. "He tried to chase me but couldn't."

"First of all, he lied about his pictures. It’s like he used someone else’s photo. And after the horribly, boring date ended, he pushed me against the wall of the restaurant as we were leaving and forcibly kissed me. I’m a damn good sprinter, so I ran away. He tried to chase me but couldn’t. He messaged me later that night telling me he loved me. I reported him on the dating app." —u/Appropriate_Sky_6571

4. "We were talking about our last relationships and how they ended."

"It was late at night, and we were sitting in his car, so we got into one of those 'heavy subject, light conversation' conversations. We were talking about our last relationships and how they ended. His ex pushed him into an open relationship and then slept with his best friend. I was like, 'Well, mine never did that, but he did call me a worthless slut and strangled me.' We kind of laughed about it in a 'people are crazy, what can you do but move on' way.

Later when we were kissing, the guy grabbed me by the throat and said something to the effect of, 'You're such a worthless slut.' I was like, 'Yo, what the fuck is wrong with you?' He apologized profusely and said he didn't know what he was thinking.

*Not a date, just a casual first meeting before the actual date. The actual date never happened." —u/dishearthening

5. "I went on a date with a guy who turned up very late (45 mins)."

"I went on a date with a guy who turned up very late (45 mins). We met outside the train station and walked to the pub. I asked what he wanted to drink, and he said he didn’t want anything, so we sat in the pub whilst I drank a glass of wine and he had nothing. When we left, we saw a homeless man vomiting, and he spoke about it the whole way back to the station. Once we said goodbye, he messaged me to tell me that he didn’t think it was very ladylike to wear Vans with a dress." —u/discopanda_35

6. "He went on a 20+ minute rant about how he hates cats."

"Asked me about my pets, I told him about my cats, he went on a 20+ minute rant about how he hates cats and anyone who likes them is stupid/boring." —u/MoreLikeHellGrant

7. "Rude to a server. [The] server was great...last date."

—u/Altitudedog

8. "He slept on it naked every day."

"He took me back to his place and his mattress was bald. He slept on itnakedevery day. I was so grossed out I couldn’t even sleep with him." —u/SympathyFar4971

9. "I had paid for my own drinks and everything that night."

"He brought up on the date how women are all gold diggers. This was out of nowhere and I had paid for my own drinks and everything that night already. Also, I’m almost positive I made more money than him or at least the same amount." —u/AGirlDoesNotCare

10. "He only stopped ranting about his son to assure me that he never sees him."

"Told me he had a kid, which was fine with me. Then he went into a long rant about how he never wanted him, told her to abort him, and how she won't leave him alone about child support. He only stopped ranting about his son to assure me that he never sees him, so he'll never intrude on our time. Needless to say, there wasn't a second date." —u/discovertigo

11. "He'd been so nice until that point."

"Trapped a bumble bee under his beer glass and then exhaled cigarette smoke under it to suffocate the poor creature.

He'd been so nice until that point, charming and sweet and kind, very lovely with my dog, a perfect gentleman with zero red flags showing. Then, out of nowhere, this random act of cruelty. His response of 'it's only a bee' when I knocked the glass away and let the poor thing out just cemented my decision to grab my stuff and leave immediately." —u/Ok-Somewhere911

12. "I just had this feeling like I really didn't want to go."

"I didn't even make it to the date before getting the 'nope' energy kicked in. We were texting and had planned to go out on a date, but I just had this feeling like I really didn't want to go and shouldn't. So, I texted him earlier in the day and said, 'I'm sorry, but I won't be able to make it.' He went full-blown psychopath on me, calling me a bitch, and saying I'm a fucked up person, etc. Bullet dodged." —u/humblekanyepie

13. "Accused me of flirting with the waitress."

"Accused me of flirting with the waitress 'with my eyes,' then tried to hand feed chicken wings into my mouth in public." —u/noleval

14. "He was sitting on the floor crying."

"Came up to the bathroom door while I was using it. Knocked and asked if was I okay. I said yes — I had only been in there like a minute. When I opened the door, he was sitting on the floor crying, writing me a note, hoping I was okay." —u/Local-Park-322

15. "She sold pre-arranged funerals."

"She sold pre-arranged funerals and asked me if I would introduce my parents to her." —u/Fantastic-Throat-127

16. "She asked me to take my glasses off."

"On a first date, she asked me to take my glasses off so she could see if I was better looking without them." —u/Amazon_was_MY_idea

17. Lastly, "He whistled at me like he was calling a dog."

"He whistled at me like he was calling a dog and even added a 'come on' hand gesture with it. This was my first (and last) impression. I walked away." —u/MowBooVee

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