How To Torpedo A First Date

cbs ^ | 2-4-06

[LouAvul]

SNIP

Among the possible deal-breakers they discuss are:

too much perfume/cologne

talking about a past relationship

a guy ordering an apple martini

woman who does the old "I'll have a salad" routine

body odor and/or bad breath

checking out the waiter/bartender

setting up the date via text message/e-mail

too much make-up/plastic hair

So what exactly are the very worst deal-breakers? Depends on whom you ask. Speaking for women, Nicole's top picks are :

guy that is down on his luck--pathetic!

guy that acts rude or cocky

guy that talks on his cell phone

And the top three for men, according to Ian:

woman who acts like she's interviewing a guy

woman trying to make over a guy

woman with restrictive eating habits (Do I look fat?)

[LouAvul]

For me it was the neighborhood. The girls were mean. How mean were they? They were so mean that when you took them home after a date.............they'd stab you goodnight!

Bada boom!

[Moose4]

I find "Code Pink" T-shirts an instant turnoff.

}:-)4

[mtbopfuyn]

What's a date?

[Lazamataz]

What's a date?

[Lazamataz]

Top 10 dealbreakers for women:

1. Man who puts armadillo down his pants (leaving me right out).
2. Man who goes by Native American name of "Messes With Ostriches" (leaving me right out).
3. Man who puts armadillo down his pants, then smiles (leaving me right out).
4. Man who wears colored contacts, and the color is plaid (leaving me right out).
5. Man who's idea of foreplay is a slap on the back and a hearty "Let's ****!" (leaving me right out).
6. Man who puts armadillo down his pants, then bounces around the room, yelling "WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOOOOOOOP!" (leaving me right out).
7. Man who's favorite flavor of wine is Strawberry, and who's favorite vintage is last month (leaving me right out).
8. Man who starts EVERY story with "So there I was! There I was! In.... the CONGO!" (leaving me right out).
9. Man who's high-heels are sexier than yours (leaving me right out).
10. Man who has a trapeze over the bed, a large vat of orange marmalade next to it, and a big cage of Howler monkeys in the corner (leaving me right out).

[PzLdr]

Yo! What's with the armadillo fetish? In New York, go to a deli, buy half a mortadella.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The armadillo's a bad idea. Look what happened to Chad Fairbanks.

[Dashing Dasher]

Your vast knowledge is needed here!

Tell us about the things you HATE on a date - or - tell us about your worst first date!


;-)

[Feiny]

My date once spoke in a very condescending manner to the waiter. I had no idea if he was trying to impress me or if that was normal behavior, but I was horrified & never saw him again.

[Hoodlum91]

I think we found a cross-thread for the Weekend Singles Thread!!!

[Feiny]

Oh My God,....I did see him again. I forgot that he contacted me to apologize & I was naive enough to believe him. I agreed to another date....He wanted to cook for me at his new home. It turned out, all he wanted to do was show me how rich he was & then attempt to grope me. I had to actually push & kick him off of me while verbally abusing him. Luckily, I had driven to his place & did not need a ride home. This guy was a gigantic prick.

[Dashing Dasher]

My best first date...

He called me up and said... Fly up to my airport, I'll take you for a ride in the Eagle (2 seat biplane) and teach you how to do a few flip flops. We'll have a little lunch, do some more flip flops. After, we'll head back to my place, you have the guest cottage, we'll get cleaned up for dinner, reservations at 8pm. After dinner, we'll head back to the compound. The next morning, I'll bring you back to your airplane and you head back to your life. How does that sound?

I know it sounds crazy - but I was crazy about him from that moment on... I lived in the guest cottage every weekend for the next four months...

[Dashing Dasher]

I dated his older brother, Groper Senior. I slapped his face and walked away. It was quite a slap, if I must say so myself!

He called to apologize - and I hung up.

FYI, Boys!

Groping is BAD!

[Incorrigible]

No "Happily Ever After..." ?

[Dashing Dasher]

We were happy for four years. Then... we weren't.

[Yossarian]

If it wasn't for the plane (and the fact you're a FReeperette in good standing) I would have thought you were dating John F'n Kerry.....

[Dashing Dasher]

No, mine was much meaner and braver than he.

[Yossarian]

Let me try that again.... (with quote for context):

He called me up and said... Fly up to my airport, I'll take you for a ride in the Eagle (2 seat biplane) and teach you how to do a few flip flops. We'll have a little lunch, do some more flip flops.

If it wasn't for the plane (and the fact you're a FReeperette in good standing) I would have thought you were dating John F'n Kerry.....

[Dashing Dasher]

My second favorite first date...
He picked me up at my local airport and took me for an aerial tour of Yosemite. We headed to Monterey for chowder and oysters and flew back. On the way back, he dialed in the Giants game on the radio....

How romantic....