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There are bad dates, then there are really effing bad dates. And if you want a big helping of the later, Twitter has come to the rescue. With the trending hashtag #TheDateWasGreatUntil, people are sharing the exact moments their dates took a turn for the worse. From true dates from hell to horrors that you really hope aren't true, this is the hashtag just keeps on giving.
So if you've ever had a bad date that's taken a sharp turn into terrible territory, it's time to sleep a little easier, because you are not alone. And if you're on a date that goes wrong, please remember that you don't have to stay there.
"The overall philosophy should be that dating is an exploration of yourself and other people," John Keegan, dating expert, tells Bustle. "It's about two people coming together, connecting and creating experiences together." If you're not connecting or enjoying the experience, there's no need to stick it out. There are ways to remove yourself without being rude, so don't be afraid to make your goodbyes.
Plus, as this hashtag shows, first (or second or third) dates can get oh-so-bad. How low can they get? Well, here are some of the top #TheDateWasGreatUntil tweets. You can start cringing now.
1
When You're Related
I mean, that's pretty distant — right? OK, maybe not right.
2
When It's Summer
I FEEL FOR THIS PERSON. FLAT SHOES IN SUMMER ARE A TRAP THAT SMELL LIKE ANGRY EGGS AND REGRET.
It's not your fault, whoever you are.
3
When They're A Little Too Seroius
A bit keen there, hey? Surely conversation and meeting the grandmother are second date topics.
4
When They're An Idiot
At least unprompted criticisms of feminists are a good way to weed out the jerks right from the very beginning. In a way, it's actually helpfully efficient.
6
When They're Wrong
This is the most offensive tweet on this list. End of story.
7
When A Girl Needs Her Chew
When they say "hiding" — hiding how? Holding it under the table all night? Leaving it on the floor and having good enough aim to spit into it? I want some details on this one, please.
8
When You Get Very, Very Lost
This sounds like a genuinely sketchy date. Although my first boyfriend drove us three hours away from home because, in his words, "ALL ROADS LEAD TO A HIGHWAY."
Spoiler alert: No, they really don't.
12
When You Can See The Future
I don't know who you are, Julie, but you are a wordsmith and a scholar.
13
When He Just Needs To Move Some Supplements
He has a garage full of blue green algae and broken dreams — are you happy now, Rachel?
15
When He Makes The Greatest Faux Pas
Waitstaff and former waitstaff of the world salute you, Dawna.
17
When Things Get Meta
It all comes full circle.
Sure, you've been on a bad date — but has it been find-out-they're-a-Scientologist-and-your-cousin bad? It could get worse, just remember that it could always get worse.
