Posted on 10/14/2021 4:07:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A woman who went viral with the hilarious story of her “worst first date” is now claiming that a “drove” of other women have come forward with stories of a strikingly similar — and awful — first dates, perhaps with the very same romantically-challenged bachelor.
Elyse Myers, a web developer and content creator from Nebraska, first shared the tale of her disastrous 2011 date on TikTok last week. As she explained in the video, Myers met her suitor on a dating app before driving to his house, where she assumed they would be meeting up and leaving for a restaurant. Instead, the man hopped into her car, directed her to a Taco Bell drive-thru, and proceeded to order 100 crunchy tacos.
Worse yet, Myers says he forgot his wallet, forcing her to shell out an estimated $149.07 on Taco Bell tacos.
“This is happening. I’m committed to this now. This is happening,” Myers deadpanned.
Taco Bell bringing back the Doritos Cheesy Gordita Crunch As Myers went on to explain, she and her date went back to his house — where his dad was hanging out — and started eating tacos at the kitchen table.
“We are eating hard-shell tacos in complete silence. You can hear both of us chewing. It’s absolute chaos,” she joked.
Finally, Myers says she decided to leave when her date’s dad grabbed a taco and asked if she’d like to see his “studio.”
Before fleeing, she also gathered up the remaining 94 tacos “because I paid for them.”
Not surprisingly, Myers’ horrific story has been viewed almost 16 million times. More surprising, however, are the women who contacted Myers to say they had experienced nearly identical dates, possibly with the same man.
One woman, named Jen, contacted Myers to ask where and when the date occurred “because she had a similar experience,” Myers told Nexstar. As it so happened, Jen’s date took place in California… where Myers was living in 2011 when she met her Taco Bell boy.
“Then a drove of other women started telling me they went on a similar date,” Myers told Nexstar. “I don’t know how this isn’t the same guy going around and running this play on other women.”
In a series of follow-up videos, Myers admitted that she ignored a slew of red flags during the date. But as she told Nexstar, she was a “naïve” 18-year-old who “just wanted to go on a date because I could.”
“I honestly just felt like I needed to do whatever it took to get the date over with so I could leave safely. That’s why I bought all ONE-HUNDRED of the tacos.”
“I totally understand why people think it’s crazy I would have let even one red flag pass (let alone all of them) but I was doing what I thought was best,” she added. “And clearly I made the wrong choices. Lesson learned.”
Why one company wants your used Taco Bell sauce packets As for the 94 leftover tacos? Myers said she “ate all 94 of those soggy boys” because she spent two weeks’ worth of grocery money at Taco Bell on that fateful evening in 2011.
“I’m still waiting on my $149.07,” she added.
Stopped reading there.
Now why didn’t I think of this when I was single?
Better luck in a bar.
That's how they do.
That’s how horror movies start.
For us old-timers the notion of a dating app is hilariously funny—there are about a zillion things that could go wrong...
There’s some good steak houses in Omaha…a much better place to forget one’s wallet.
So what’s the problem?
Why is this important? Why is another’s failed date even remotely worth learning about? Has FR become the new online tabloid?
She could have Internet Dated Adam Laundrie and see how that worked out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp42V938eBA
I would never do that. That is demeaning. I'd let the woman use her GPS.
Was the guy’s name Allan? From Two and a Half Men?
Sounds bogus to me. 100 tacos and she had to pay for them. I small BS.
I had a bad date once. I bought this dame shrimp cocktail and the best fine wine, then a movie. and after that a dessert.
She didn’t put out.
small should be smell.
Lady, what do you expect? “Dating” is a euphemism for quick sex. Don’t expect to find your prince through electronics.
Now just a dang minute there. Do I ask for a doggy bag when my date doesn't finish her steak? Come on now, there are certain matters of etiquette in play here!
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