When I told them that I wasn’t interested in a second date, they would text me things like “You weren’t that great anyway” or “Get over yourself.” I decided to start agreeing to dates that had some sort of adventure attached because that way I would have fun regardless.Īs I wandered through the woods while hiking with a seemingly great prospect, he made his move under the shade of a willow tree and immediately announced: “You almost made me ejaculate.” Gross.
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I would go on dinner dates with men who acted like they were pitching their LinkedIn résumé while checking out every midriff-baring waitress in the place.
But nothing could have prepared me for the dumpster fire I was entering. I was an attractive 40-something who was successful, smart and independent, so it wasn’t hard to find a date. I set up a profile and started swiping away.