Hey, This Isn't What I Ordered

Submitted by Stacy:

The first time I ever tried Internet dating, I was naive enough to make a few mistakes, one of those being not getting a photo before agreeing to meet.

I had emailed back and forth with Henry for a while and he seemed really nice and eager to meet me. So, being flattered, I agreed. He said he didn't have a photo, but described himself as 6'1", about 185lbs, with dark hair and "funky Drew Carey glasses."

Physical attraction may not be the most important aspect of a person, but it still has to be present for there to be chemistry. Given his description of himself, I was interested. I also described myself to him.

We agreed to meet at a restaurant for coffee. I got there after him, and looked around for the tall guy with dark hair and funky glasses. In his place, was a guy who was a good 100 pounds heavier than he'd said he was. He even had those fat-guy droopy pants. You know the ones that don't fit quite right so they have to wear them under their belly, making the seat of them droop?

He blurted that he had already been there for a half hour and had smoked a joint outside because he was nervous. That's ok, I'm fine with a moderate amount of recreational marijuana use, so I let it go, thinking it odd nonetheless.

Then he started asking me what kind of panties I was wearing and if I was horny. I was also lucky enough to hear about his estranged wife who had recently had their child, his failure as a used car salesman and how he was struggling to make ends meet.

So I count that date as being the one that taught me a few lessons about mistakes I never repeated again.