People Share Their First Date Horror Stories

It begins awkward and somehow keeps escalating. A casual dinner date turns into a family event when his parents are already there, smiling like this is perfectly normal. The surprise barely has time to settle before things get dramatically worse.

Mid-meal, he drops to one knee. No history. No relationship. Just confidence and a ring, apparently skipping several critical steps. From the outside, it’s less romantic and more alarming — like watching someone fast-forward through an entire life plan with a near stranger trapped at the table. The date doesn’t end in love, just stunned silence and a story that will never stop being told.