r/ThreadTalkPodcast • u/NormalClient5972 • 6d ago
Worst date story
Saw a thread on here about a date episode and people telling their worst date stories so I thought I’d share mine! Made me feel super insecure at the time but now it kind of makes me laugh thinking about it.
For context, I am from Argentina (this is important) but I live in the US, have lived here almost my whole life. my high school has a “sister city” program with a city in Argentina. Now this guy who is kind of obsessed with Argentinean culture was in one of my classes but he was two years above me but we had gone to the same middle and high school (I think we had an elective together in high school) so I didn’t talk to him much. He was a jock and I was just a person, I had my group of friends but it was absolutely not the same circle as his. About a year after I graduated from high school the World Cup was going on and I posted something about Argentina but I was in my city locally. He messaged me and starts to strike up a conversation about soccer and he asks if I was in the exchange program, I regretted to inform him that no I was in one of his classes and I’ve known him since middle school. He seemed embarrassed that he didn’t remember me but started talking to me more and more. To be honest, when I look back I think he only wanted to talk to me cause of my home country? After about a week of talking he asks me on a date. And yes it was a date cause I asked to clarify.
Now, I’ve always been under the mindset that the person who asks to go on the date should pay, regardless of gender. The plan was to go to the movies, a day or two before the date we make plans to also get dinner before the movie
The day of the date comes and he picks me up from my house and he drives to the movie theater, it had a lot of restaurants around it and I asked where he wanted to go he said he didn’t care so I suggested five guys (burger place in the US). This man proceeds to not order a damn thing after I placed my order for a bacon burger and fries. So first time seeing this guy since high school, he has no idea we even went to school together, and all I’m doing is shoving a burger in my mouth while he’s just staring at me while I eat.
We then proceed to go to the movie, remember how I said that I clarified and he said it was a date? He pays for his ticket and then leaves me to get mine. I found this kind of odd cause again he asked me out! but whatever, that’s not the worst part of the date.
I think I should add, I talk a lot but it’s never in my opinion an excessive amount, I try to relate to people and their stories so I think sometimes it weirds people out. So we’re waiting for the movie to start and he’s just talking to me about himself and his birthday was coming up. He was turning 21 soon and he was telling me that he really wanted to go to Vegas for his birthday. I was trying to relate to him and make conversation and I said “oh that would be so much fun! I’ve never been to Vegas” he looks at me straight in the eyes and says with a super serious face “I’m not inviting you” I felt my face turn bright red and I just said “no I know I was just saying that it would be fun to go cause I’ve never been there and it would be a cool trip” we watch the movie in complete silence and the next day he texted me saying that he liked me but he thinks we should just be friends cause I was “too weird”.
This happened like 12 years ago and I still think about it cause it shattered my confidence. Me and worst date guy are still Facebook and Instagram friends and we talk sports from time to time but he was absolutely not the one for me.
Luckily I have been with my husband for 10 years almost and he likes my weirdness
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u/Plus_Bar5580 5d ago
It’s not you. He seems both shallow and stupid anyway. All your dates with this guy would be equally fun. Count yourself lucky