The worst first dates ever revealed

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One person recalled how their date asked for advice on how to complete their tax return, while another remembers one man who “fired questions at me like it was a job interview” in a date that lasted just half an hour - time is money, people. “Over dinner, I remember being asked what my job was, if I ever had been arrested, how was my credit, and how many ‘partners’ I had in my life,” added another user. Never asked that friend to set me up ever again.” Other common tropes from the anecdotes include those who simply couldn’t get a word in edgewise - “he never asked me a single question about myself” - to being superseded by someone’s smartphone at the cinema: “Whole movie she played with her phone”. Some lamented the paucity of conversation, however, a few sound like they simply took a turn for the downright bizarre: “Ended up being chased by her cousins and their dog through the woods while trying to get my jeans back on.” Who said romance was dead?