People Share Their First Date Horror Stories

It starts with a loaded question. How many other guys is she talking to? When she answers honestly, he doesn’t believe her — and immediately counters with his own stats, like this is a leaderboard no one asked to see.

From the outside, it’s painfully awkward. What he thinks is confidence lands as insecurity wrapped in bragging. The date stops being about connection and turns into a one-sided performance about how in-demand he allegedly is. The nightmare isn’t the honesty — it’s realizing he’s more interested in winning an imaginary competition than getting to know the person sitting right there.