"My Date Had Gas" and Other Dating Dealbreakers

What makes you ditch a guy before date number
two? Here, 10 women share their funniest red-
flag moments.

Merry, 22
“My date was driving us
home when a dog
jumped into the road. He
swerved right into it and
laughed. I think the dog
actually lived—but our
relationship died.”
Lori, 30
“Dinner with a new guy was going great until an
awful smell started coming and going. We
complained to the restaurant, but they had no
idea what it was. Right before we left, my date
used the restroom, and our waiter came up to
me. He said he knew what the smell was—my
date had bad gas, which was why he was taking
so long in the bathroom. That was the end of
that guy. I couldn’t believe he blamed the smell
on the restaurant when it was him all along!”
Katie, 30
“My date showed up at my door with a shirt for
me to wear. He thought it would look sexy on
me. Creepy!”
Chana, 26
“I was on a date with this guy, and we decided
to take the subway to a baseball game. Then,
all of a sudden, he started talking dirty to me.
He had a volume control problem, so everyone
around us heard him. After he stopped the
raunchy talk, he told me a story about his friend
and herpes—loudly, of course. I’ve never been so
embarrassed.”
Catherine, 29
“When a guy I was friends with asked me out, I
thought it was strange that he gave me his
number on the back of an ATM receipt. During
our date, I found out the real reason: He said he
searches ATM booths for receipts with large
balances. Then, when he meets girls, he writes
his number on the back so he looks wealthy. We
definitely never went on another date.”
Jyl, 28
“We were leaving the bar after a fun night when
my date said, ‘Excuse me for a minute,’ and
stopped to pee against a wall. We were on a
busy street with cars passing by! He talked to
me the whole time, then zipped up and
continued walking to the car as if nothing had
happened.”
Sangeeta, 26
“When the bartender asked for my date's ID, he
said he didn't have it because of a DWI.”
Jessica, 29
“Dinner went well with this guy, then we went to
a party. There, he led me to a bedroom. When I
said I wouldn’t hook up with him because there
were people on the other side of the door, he put
a dresser in front of it. When I said we needed
to get to know each other better, he said, ‘I’ll
love you for tonight.’ At that point, I shoved the
dresser aside and left. No thanks!”
Allison, 27
“I showed up for a blind date. He looked good
and dressed well, so I was excited—until the snot
started flowing. He stayed at the table and let
his nose run all night instead of getting a
tissue. My friends and I refer to him now as the
‘booger monster.’”
Shannon, 25
“My date’s cell phone rang several times while
we were out. He answered all the calls—each
from the same girl. Finally, after the last one, he
hung up and told me the other girl was on her
way to meet him. He said they had a lot of
catching up to do and asked if I wouldn’t mind
leaving.”