Embarrasing onling dating mishaps

Cameron_1969
Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
I just sent an opener to a girl on Match. .

Then. . as I looked closer I realized she looked familiar. .

Yep. . it was a girl I'd gone on one date with almost 2 years ago!

In my defense She looked a LOT different (better) and had changed all her pics and her username!. .

Still . . what a dope! :tongue: :laugh:

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  • Carlyannabelle
    Carlyannabelle Posts: 621 Member
    lol. Oh well. Maybe it will workout this time! :o)
  • dbrightwell1270
    dbrightwell1270 Posts: 1,732 Member
    If she looks a lot beter I think it would have only been a mishap if you didn't send her a message.
  • jesusHchris
    jesusHchris Posts: 1,405 Member
    Yeah, you gotta try to play that one off like you knew, or just work it into a well crafted compliment.

    Hope you get a reply!
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    I reached back into my memory and somehow dredged up her name! (which is a feat for me). . so. . yeah. . I sent her another message admitting my mistake, carefully and tactfully complimenting her on how good she looks (this is tricky, as you all know) . . and using her real name. .
  • Skinny_Jeans_Soon
    Skinny_Jeans_Soon Posts: 326 Member
    One time I ended up on a date with someone who was 10 years older than his pics and he was saying he was 40. In reality this guy could of been my dad...ewwww.
  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
    Why didnt you like her the first time round? :tongue:
  • 2stepz
    2stepz Posts: 814 Member
    I had a guy do that last weekend... I responded using his name and asking him if he was ready for school to start (he's a teacher). Freaked him the he|| out. He asked if I knew him or what... I told him we talked at length last summer, and then he finally remembered me.

    Good or bad, it was rather entertaining.
  • kimad
    kimad Posts: 3,010 Member
    oops! but if she looks better and the first date wasn't a major fail, then why not try again?

    I have had plenty of duplicate messages from men, but not from ones I have met before.
  • Mighty_Rabite
    Mighty_Rabite Posts: 581 Member
    Hahah, mine trumps everything so far, I think.

    About six years ago I was talking to a girl online, getting to know her somewhat. She was quite a looker and seemed like a great person. Even texted with her a lot. We planned to actually meet up on Halloween, but before that could happen, she confessed that she was actually not straight.. and not a girl after all (it was a gay guy using some poor lady's pictures). Luckily his conscience got the best of him and I didn't end up quite as catfish'd as I could have.

    I didn't even go off on him or get pissed off. I was just kind of "meh" about it.

    Aside that, nothing real noteworthy. Everyone else I've met in person has been who they stated they were from the internet.
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
    I ended up on a lunch date with a guy 30 years older, had kids my age. People in the cafe kept looking at us and snickering. I politely gave him about 30 minutes of my time (after all, he paid for lunch) and made my phone go off as a departure excuse.


    Another time, I couldn't find my date because in his Match.com profile he was long-haired, one-week beard, shaggy rocker type but in person he had a military buzz cut and was about 60lbs heavier. This guy, you might remember, had the nerve to tell me I was awfully broad shouldered.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    This guy, you might remember, had the nerve to tell me I was awfully broad shouldered.

    wow.

    Speaking of the age thing, you look great for 88! :laugh: (going by your MFP profile) What's your secret? :tongue: Is it to ward off the creepers? I've heard from other ladies on here that they fake their age so as not to get as many creepers.
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
    Speaking of the age thing, you look great for 88! :laugh: (going by your MFP profile) What's your secret? :tongue: Is it to ward off the creepers? I've heard from other ladies on here that they fake their age so as not to get as many creepers.

    Yes, that's part of it.