Chicago Speaks

This month’s question:
What is the worst date you’ve ever experienced?

Elizabeth | West Loop
“The night before my 18th birthday, we had front-row tickets to one of my then-favorite groups, 311, at the Assembly Hall in Champaign. As an underage female (and freshman in college), I was unaware of the effects of vodka and was ‘over-served.’ I didn’t make it through the opening band before I got tossed out of the concert for ‘tossing’ on the floor.”

 

 

Bill | Lakeview
“It was with a really attractive girl whom I had met at a wedding and thought I really hit it off with. While on our first date, this girl basically told me she ‘hates sports’ (strike one), does not like doing things ‘that involve physical activity where she would break a sweat’ (two), and that she liked to go ‘antiquing’ and practice ‘decoupage.’ Strike three.

 

 

Amy | Lakeview
“His name is Billy. He took me to McDonald’s. And he wouldn’t even let me super-size my fries.”

 

 

 

Nina | Wrigleyville
“I was at Sushi Samba, and we split a salmon dish that was tiny. He proceeded to get bombed. He then took me to the W Hotel and introduced me to his friends as ‘Gina,’ but I couldn’t bring myself to correct him. I faked a stomach ache and went home.”

 

 

Ashley | Lakeview
“I went out with this guy, and he turned out a lot nerdy. We had nothing to talk about. I can talk to anyone, and I couldn’t talk to this guy. It was so uncomfortable, and then he tried to kiss me goodnight, but I turned my cheek and told him I didn’t kiss on the first date.”

 

 

Elise | Viagra Triangle
“I don’t go on bad dates. It has to be a really good offer for me to go at all.”

 

 

 

Tony | Lincoln Square
“I was out with this girl, and the whole dinner she was telling me about how she tried to kill herself the year before. Where do you go from there? I was trying to replace the steak knife with the butter knife when she went to the bathroom.”

 

 

Nina | Lakeview
“On a first date, I forgot my ID and so we couldn’t get in anywhere to get a drink. And he had to slide me drinks at the Cubs game like a 19-year-old. Funny thing is, he’s still my boyfriend.”

 

 

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