More from CafeMom: 16 Online Dating Stories So Freaky We Want to Quit the Internet
Dating as a single mom is not easy. And one would think that dating online would give single moms the ability to catch bad signs early. I mean, all the red flags should be clearly there on a guy’s profile, right? Well, not exactly. Even the most discerning mom might find herself on a date from hell with a guy who is 100 percent trash. Believe us.
More from CafeMom: 10 Signs a Marriage Is Really Over
So, let’s read on for some of the craziest online dating stories from moms who went on the Internet to find love and found, well, total weirdos instead. The good news is that most of these daters have since found love. The bad news? These guys are still out there somewhere …
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For some stupid reason, we went on a second date, during which he got mad at me for 1) insisting I meet him there and 2) not agreeing to go to his company Christmas party (that was six months away). He also was mad when I told him I thought we had different interests and there wouldn’t be a third date." — E.J., Saint Paul, Minnesota
Kudos to him for getting help, but DUDE, why are you still dating right now?" — H.D., Tucson, Arizona
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Then, I was starving, having just come from work. Nope, he wanted to go straight to my apartment after. I literally ran out of the car and in the door so he couldn’t get in the front door of the building. I think one of the neighbors called the police because he was out there forever!" — J.J., Saint Paul, Minnesota
We emailed for a few months and he invited me to fly out to Austin to see him. I look back on this now and think, ‘What the hell was I thinking flying halfway across the country to meet some person I don’t really know anything about and who could be an ax murderer for all I know,’ but you know, youth and all.
So, I fly out to Austin and he picks me up. It turns out that in person, we have ZERO chemistry. None. Zilch. At least on my end. But he CLEARLY has expectations that things will be physical. Fortunately, he didn’t force me or anything, but once it became clear that there would be no shenanigans, he left me.
That’s right. HE LEFT ME. He said his mom called and that he had to go home to a funeral three hours away and LEFT ME IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, IN HIS APARTMENT WITH NO CAR AND KNOWING NO ONE. (Oh, he did say I could have some of his weed, which was in a bag under the sink in the kitchen.)
I called my mother and she paid for me to change my flight, I called a cab that took me to the airport, and I flew home. I was there less than 24 hours.
I look back on this story and can’t believe it actually happened to me." — L.N., St. Louis, Missouri
I showed up and there were like 10 people there and one of them was my ex! You guessed it, he was ‘happydude123,’ and yes, we did have a lot in common! Like two kids and a mortgage and eight years of history. So awkward." — R.R., Ogden, Utah
Technically there would be nothing inappropriate about us going out now, but it was just too weird for both of us to contemplate." — M.A., Colorado Springs, Colorado
More from The Stir: Confessions of an Online Dating Virgin
About five minutes into the conversation, he started asking me all these questions about why I wasn’t Catholic and if I would consider becoming Catholic to date someone. I was like ‘I’m Lutheran, I’m cool with being Lutheran, let’s talk about something else,’ but he wouldn’t let up. He was quoting Bible verses at me, telling me why the whole Protestant Reformation was a ‘sham,’ just going on and on. I couldn’t even get a word in edgewise, so I just hung up on him.
I ended up getting a very snotty message from him that he was going to pray for me to ‘see the light.’ I can’t imagine why he was still single." — W.T., Tucson, Arizona
When I got home, I checked my messages and he said he went to the coffee shop but saw me and knew it ‘wouldn’t work’ because I wasn’t ‘fat enough.’ Apparently I’m too fat for regular dating sites and too skinny for plus-size sites. What is a size 18 woman supposed to do? This stuff is so depressing." — F.B., San Diego, California
I know breakups are hard, but c’mon, maybe don’t dive back into the dating pool the same week you get dumped." — O.W., Wichita, Kansas
I like the interest, but get a grip! My kids come first." — G.S., Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
title: “14 Online Dating Horror Stories From Single Moms” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-04” author: “Lenore Kelsey”
More from CafeMom: 16 Online Dating Stories So Freaky We Want to Quit the Internet
Dating as a single mom is not easy. And one would think that dating online would give single moms the ability to catch bad signs early. I mean, all the red flags should be clearly there on a guy’s profile, right? Well, not exactly. Even the most discerning mom might find herself on a date from hell with a guy who is 100 percent trash. Believe us.
More from CafeMom: 10 Signs a Marriage Is Really Over
So, let’s read on for some of the craziest online dating stories from moms who went on the Internet to find love and found, well, total weirdos instead. The good news is that most of these daters have since found love. The bad news? These guys are still out there somewhere …
Image via Martin Dimitrov/iStock.com
For some stupid reason, we went on a second date, during which he got mad at me for 1) insisting I meet him there and 2) not agreeing to go to his company Christmas party (that was six months away). He also was mad when I told him I thought we had different interests and there wouldn’t be a third date." — E.J., Saint Paul, Minnesota
Kudos to him for getting help, but DUDE, why are you still dating right now?" — H.D., Tucson, Arizona
More from The Stir: 17 Politicians Who’ve Admitted to Smoking Pot
Then, I was starving, having just come from work. Nope, he wanted to go straight to my apartment after. I literally ran out of the car and in the door so he couldn’t get in the front door of the building. I think one of the neighbors called the police because he was out there forever!" — J.J., Saint Paul, Minnesota
We emailed for a few months and he invited me to fly out to Austin to see him. I look back on this now and think, ‘What the hell was I thinking flying halfway across the country to meet some person I don’t really know anything about and who could be an ax murderer for all I know,’ but you know, youth and all.
So, I fly out to Austin and he picks me up. It turns out that in person, we have ZERO chemistry. None. Zilch. At least on my end. But he CLEARLY has expectations that things will be physical. Fortunately, he didn’t force me or anything, but once it became clear that there would be no shenanigans, he left me.
That’s right. HE LEFT ME. He said his mom called and that he had to go home to a funeral three hours away and LEFT ME IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, IN HIS APARTMENT WITH NO CAR AND KNOWING NO ONE. (Oh, he did say I could have some of his weed, which was in a bag under the sink in the kitchen.)
I called my mother and she paid for me to change my flight, I called a cab that took me to the airport, and I flew home. I was there less than 24 hours.
I look back on this story and can’t believe it actually happened to me." — L.N., St. Louis, Missouri
I showed up and there were like 10 people there and one of them was my ex! You guessed it, he was ‘happydude123,’ and yes, we did have a lot in common! Like two kids and a mortgage and eight years of history. So awkward." — R.R., Ogden, Utah
Technically there would be nothing inappropriate about us going out now, but it was just too weird for both of us to contemplate." — M.A., Colorado Springs, Colorado
More from The Stir: Confessions of an Online Dating Virgin
About five minutes into the conversation, he started asking me all these questions about why I wasn’t Catholic and if I would consider becoming Catholic to date someone. I was like ‘I’m Lutheran, I’m cool with being Lutheran, let’s talk about something else,’ but he wouldn’t let up. He was quoting Bible verses at me, telling me why the whole Protestant Reformation was a ‘sham,’ just going on and on. I couldn’t even get a word in edgewise, so I just hung up on him.
I ended up getting a very snotty message from him that he was going to pray for me to ‘see the light.’ I can’t imagine why he was still single." — W.T., Tucson, Arizona
When I got home, I checked my messages and he said he went to the coffee shop but saw me and knew it ‘wouldn’t work’ because I wasn’t ‘fat enough.’ Apparently I’m too fat for regular dating sites and too skinny for plus-size sites. What is a size 18 woman supposed to do? This stuff is so depressing." — F.B., San Diego, California
I know breakups are hard, but c’mon, maybe don’t dive back into the dating pool the same week you get dumped." — O.W., Wichita, Kansas
I like the interest, but get a grip! My kids come first." — G.S., Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
title: “14 Online Dating Horror Stories From Single Moms” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-30” author: “Bonnie Castillo”
More from CafeMom: 16 Online Dating Stories So Freaky We Want to Quit the Internet
Dating as a single mom is not easy. And one would think that dating online would give single moms the ability to catch bad signs early. I mean, all the red flags should be clearly there on a guy’s profile, right? Well, not exactly. Even the most discerning mom might find herself on a date from hell with a guy who is 100 percent trash. Believe us.
More from CafeMom: 10 Signs a Marriage Is Really Over
So, let’s read on for some of the craziest online dating stories from moms who went on the Internet to find love and found, well, total weirdos instead. The good news is that most of these daters have since found love. The bad news? These guys are still out there somewhere …
Image via Martin Dimitrov/iStock.com
For some stupid reason, we went on a second date, during which he got mad at me for 1) insisting I meet him there and 2) not agreeing to go to his company Christmas party (that was six months away). He also was mad when I told him I thought we had different interests and there wouldn’t be a third date." — E.J., Saint Paul, Minnesota
Kudos to him for getting help, but DUDE, why are you still dating right now?" — H.D., Tucson, Arizona
More from The Stir: 17 Politicians Who’ve Admitted to Smoking Pot
Then, I was starving, having just come from work. Nope, he wanted to go straight to my apartment after. I literally ran out of the car and in the door so he couldn’t get in the front door of the building. I think one of the neighbors called the police because he was out there forever!" — J.J., Saint Paul, Minnesota
We emailed for a few months and he invited me to fly out to Austin to see him. I look back on this now and think, ‘What the hell was I thinking flying halfway across the country to meet some person I don’t really know anything about and who could be an ax murderer for all I know,’ but you know, youth and all.
So, I fly out to Austin and he picks me up. It turns out that in person, we have ZERO chemistry. None. Zilch. At least on my end. But he CLEARLY has expectations that things will be physical. Fortunately, he didn’t force me or anything, but once it became clear that there would be no shenanigans, he left me.
That’s right. HE LEFT ME. He said his mom called and that he had to go home to a funeral three hours away and LEFT ME IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, IN HIS APARTMENT WITH NO CAR AND KNOWING NO ONE. (Oh, he did say I could have some of his weed, which was in a bag under the sink in the kitchen.)
I called my mother and she paid for me to change my flight, I called a cab that took me to the airport, and I flew home. I was there less than 24 hours.
I look back on this story and can’t believe it actually happened to me." — L.N., St. Louis, Missouri
I showed up and there were like 10 people there and one of them was my ex! You guessed it, he was ‘happydude123,’ and yes, we did have a lot in common! Like two kids and a mortgage and eight years of history. So awkward." — R.R., Ogden, Utah
Technically there would be nothing inappropriate about us going out now, but it was just too weird for both of us to contemplate." — M.A., Colorado Springs, Colorado
More from The Stir: Confessions of an Online Dating Virgin
About five minutes into the conversation, he started asking me all these questions about why I wasn’t Catholic and if I would consider becoming Catholic to date someone. I was like ‘I’m Lutheran, I’m cool with being Lutheran, let’s talk about something else,’ but he wouldn’t let up. He was quoting Bible verses at me, telling me why the whole Protestant Reformation was a ‘sham,’ just going on and on. I couldn’t even get a word in edgewise, so I just hung up on him.
I ended up getting a very snotty message from him that he was going to pray for me to ‘see the light.’ I can’t imagine why he was still single." — W.T., Tucson, Arizona
When I got home, I checked my messages and he said he went to the coffee shop but saw me and knew it ‘wouldn’t work’ because I wasn’t ‘fat enough.’ Apparently I’m too fat for regular dating sites and too skinny for plus-size sites. What is a size 18 woman supposed to do? This stuff is so depressing." — F.B., San Diego, California
I know breakups are hard, but c’mon, maybe don’t dive back into the dating pool the same week you get dumped." — O.W., Wichita, Kansas
I like the interest, but get a grip! My kids come first." — G.S., Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
title: “14 Online Dating Horror Stories From Single Moms” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-25” author: “Margaret Starks”
More from CafeMom: 16 Online Dating Stories So Freaky We Want to Quit the Internet
Dating as a single mom is not easy. And one would think that dating online would give single moms the ability to catch bad signs early. I mean, all the red flags should be clearly there on a guy’s profile, right? Well, not exactly. Even the most discerning mom might find herself on a date from hell with a guy who is 100 percent trash. Believe us.
More from CafeMom: 10 Signs a Marriage Is Really Over
So, let’s read on for some of the craziest online dating stories from moms who went on the Internet to find love and found, well, total weirdos instead. The good news is that most of these daters have since found love. The bad news? These guys are still out there somewhere …
Image via Martin Dimitrov/iStock.com
For some stupid reason, we went on a second date, during which he got mad at me for 1) insisting I meet him there and 2) not agreeing to go to his company Christmas party (that was six months away). He also was mad when I told him I thought we had different interests and there wouldn’t be a third date." — E.J., Saint Paul, Minnesota
Kudos to him for getting help, but DUDE, why are you still dating right now?" — H.D., Tucson, Arizona
More from The Stir: 17 Politicians Who’ve Admitted to Smoking Pot
Then, I was starving, having just come from work. Nope, he wanted to go straight to my apartment after. I literally ran out of the car and in the door so he couldn’t get in the front door of the building. I think one of the neighbors called the police because he was out there forever!" — J.J., Saint Paul, Minnesota
We emailed for a few months and he invited me to fly out to Austin to see him. I look back on this now and think, ‘What the hell was I thinking flying halfway across the country to meet some person I don’t really know anything about and who could be an ax murderer for all I know,’ but you know, youth and all.
So, I fly out to Austin and he picks me up. It turns out that in person, we have ZERO chemistry. None. Zilch. At least on my end. But he CLEARLY has expectations that things will be physical. Fortunately, he didn’t force me or anything, but once it became clear that there would be no shenanigans, he left me.
That’s right. HE LEFT ME. He said his mom called and that he had to go home to a funeral three hours away and LEFT ME IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, IN HIS APARTMENT WITH NO CAR AND KNOWING NO ONE. (Oh, he did say I could have some of his weed, which was in a bag under the sink in the kitchen.)
I called my mother and she paid for me to change my flight, I called a cab that took me to the airport, and I flew home. I was there less than 24 hours.
I look back on this story and can’t believe it actually happened to me." — L.N., St. Louis, Missouri
I showed up and there were like 10 people there and one of them was my ex! You guessed it, he was ‘happydude123,’ and yes, we did have a lot in common! Like two kids and a mortgage and eight years of history. So awkward." — R.R., Ogden, Utah
Technically there would be nothing inappropriate about us going out now, but it was just too weird for both of us to contemplate." — M.A., Colorado Springs, Colorado
More from The Stir: Confessions of an Online Dating Virgin
About five minutes into the conversation, he started asking me all these questions about why I wasn’t Catholic and if I would consider becoming Catholic to date someone. I was like ‘I’m Lutheran, I’m cool with being Lutheran, let’s talk about something else,’ but he wouldn’t let up. He was quoting Bible verses at me, telling me why the whole Protestant Reformation was a ‘sham,’ just going on and on. I couldn’t even get a word in edgewise, so I just hung up on him.
I ended up getting a very snotty message from him that he was going to pray for me to ‘see the light.’ I can’t imagine why he was still single." — W.T., Tucson, Arizona
When I got home, I checked my messages and he said he went to the coffee shop but saw me and knew it ‘wouldn’t work’ because I wasn’t ‘fat enough.’ Apparently I’m too fat for regular dating sites and too skinny for plus-size sites. What is a size 18 woman supposed to do? This stuff is so depressing." — F.B., San Diego, California
I know breakups are hard, but c’mon, maybe don’t dive back into the dating pool the same week you get dumped." — O.W., Wichita, Kansas
I like the interest, but get a grip! My kids come first." — G.S., Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
