The Dating Scene – Eerie Encounters

The Dating Scene

Eerie Encounters

Compiled by Cheryl Lakes

When you’re single, there are moments that happen during the course of time you wish to forget.  Here are a few …

Julia – “I was at home entertaining a second date with a guy who had a lot of potential when my crazy ex-husband showed up unexpectantly at the door.  When I wouldn’t answer it, he used his key and came in.  It was a lock I planned to change but never got around to it.  He walked up to my date, introduced himself and asked him to leave. My date didn’t even say goodbye when he got up and left.” My ex-husband subsequently left when I called the police, but the guy never returned any of my calls.”

Joe – “One night after suspecting my girlfriend was seeing someone else, I followed what I thought was her car for twenty-five miles outside the city. I realized I was following the wrong car when the police pulled me over and accused me of stalking the driver. I  ended up being briefly arrested for stalking a woman I’d never seen before.  I’m a policeman and after I flashed my badge, I lied and told them I thought I was following a suspect in a robbery case.”

Carly – “I was out on a blind date with a guy, who was attractive, polite, and hard to read. I couldn’t tell if he was interested or not because he kept the conversation light and friendly.  When he got up and went to the men’s room, and was gone awhile, I decided to go to the ladies’ room.  When I came out and passed the men’s room door, I heard him on his phone describing me as ‘frumpy, dumpy and dull.’  I kept walking straight out the restaurant door.  Meanwhile, I got great satisfaction out of picturing him coming back to an empty table.  As I walked to my car, I pacified my hurt feelings with the memory of a wonderful meal.”

Marla – “Last month, I went out for the first time with a guy I met online. After the check came, he grew silent and then asked me to pay half the check without any explanation. I was stunned and angry, but I paid it without question.  I didn’t understand, but I was too intimidated to ask why.  As we rode home, he broke the silence by informing me that I had ordered too much food, and therefore had gone over his budget.”