Dating peeves

[lostindc]

What are the most annoying things that members of the opposite sex do or don't do when dating?

Personally I hate it when women give phony excuses for cancelling/refusing a date. I'd rather they just be honest about not wanting the date. It isn't hard to sort out the phony excuses from the real ones.

After reading all the complaints about guys not calling, another peeve of mine is when women don't return phone calls. If you want us to call at least respond (witin a couple of days preferably with a phone call instead of an e-mail) when we do leave a message on your voice mail. We like getting calls too after all.
Also along similar lines - don't screen us out when we do call.

Lastly I think women should drop the "let's just be friends line" when they really mean they don't want to see you again. It seems like a strange interpretation of friendship.

[pisces2473]

1. Don't take a super interest in me (calling EVERY day, wanting to hang out, etc.) and when *I* reciprocate, you drop me instantaneously and stop calling.

2. Don't say "This was fun, we should do it again...I'll call you" when you DON'T mean it. Just say, "It was nice meeting you."

3. If you don't think it's going to work out, email or call. Honesty is ALWAYS the best policy, saves a lot of problems and hurt in the long run.

4. Return phone calls.

5. Plan dates other than makeout sessions, and when I want to do something, don't say "no."

[gracieTx]

1. I'm all for having the "get-to-know-you-drink". But if a second date is to follow, I want dinner, movie or something else. I have drinking buddies, I don't need more.

2. If I didn't give you my number, don't look it up and call me. Can you say stalker? And, yes, if you do call anyway, I'm not answering.

3. At least muster some effort to give a good impression on a first date. I'm not talking break-your-back effort but at least sit up straight at dinner!

4. When on a date, turn off the mobile. If you need a rescue call, fine. Take it and then leave. But don't decide to have a 10 minute long conversation with your buddy in the middle of a date.

5. Tip well & treat others politely. Really, this should be a no-brainer.

[pisces2473]

Don't check your watch constantly throughout the date. If you want to leave, do so.

Dress appropriately for the activity. Jeans for a pizza restaurant is fine...NOT okay for an upscale restaurant.

[coll214]

Let me just add...

1. Saying let's do something the night before and then re-negging like you never said it in the first place; I could have made other plans otherwise.

2. Saying i don't feel like doing anything and then turning around and going out w/ the guys; boy's night out is good, just don't lie about it.

3. Ask me out to go out to one place and then try and change the plans at the very last second.

[seren1411]

Having someone strategically place me in a bar/restaurant with a largescreen TV so that he can watch a soccer/cricket/rugby match.

Mobile phones. So many people tend to treat the person on the phone as having a higher priority than the person in front of them. Usually, it's just rude; on a date, it's inexcusably so.

Phony excuses.

[Rainster]

Similar to seren's sports bar episode... having the "date" occur at a baseball game where his family has season tickets and views it as a waste if nobody uses their seats, then talks sports to everybody in the vicinity but me. (I bought him a beer but it still didn't go well.)

When at games (and this goes back to high school), a pet peeve of mine is assuming the female doesn't know sports.

[sweetliss]

Here is one that happened a few weeks ago to me....
I must admit the talking calls on your cell is rude and terriably annoying, but a new one is sending text messages right in front of me....I mean really I could imagine...."yeah man she's got a really nice rack in that shirt but I am kinda bored" I didn't get to read what was written but it was probabaly something along those lines...I shortly called a cab and went home. RUDE! RUDE! RUDE!

[meatwad]

This is the one that bothers me.

If after the first or second date I tell you that we probably shouldn't date anymore, don't skin my dog and hang it from the oak tree in front of my house. It really bugs the neighbors.

[sweetliss]

LOL! Yeah that one usually gets my goat too meatwad!

[meatwad]

No, she left my goat alone. It was the poor dog.

[Maraschinored]

Poor puppy!! At least she didn't teach your cat bad manners like how to drink beer and pee on the door when you come home.