Being on a bad first date is awkward. But serving the two people on that bad first date might be just as awful.
A recent AskReddit thread asked waiters to recount the worst first dates they'd ever seen while working. And while INSIDER can't independently verify any of these tales, they do make for some wild reading.
Take a look at these 14 horrifying first date stories as told by servers, and prepare to cringe.
"I don't care what excuse you make up, I just gotta get the hell out of here."
"I work at a fairly nice Italian restaurant, where we do a lot of business. One night a man who I was not even serving came up to me [...] and hands me $20 and a napkin with a phone number on it. He proceeds to tell me, 'I am on the worst date of my life, this woman is horrendous and I have to get out of here. Take this $20 and please go to the nearest phone and call me and tell me that I have to get home right away. I don't care what excuse you make up, I just gotta get the hell out of here.'
"I promptly called that guy as soon as I had a free minute."– Redditor XelaKebert
"This guy orders a ton of ribs and refuses the girl her original order."
"It was an attractive young woman and an average-looking man [...] All goes well until it comes time for entrées. This guy orders a f--- ton of ribs and refuses the girl her original order of a house sirloin [...] The woman stops talking completely while the man talks about some crazy party he went to. The man guzzles a few Strawberry Quencher Iced teas, says, 'Seeya Friday, b----' and leaves her with the bill.
She said the guy seemed nice when they talked on Tinder, but was very uncomfortable with him in real life, and afraid to say something. A co-worker and I paid for her meal [...] later she and the same co-worker starting dating, and they are engaged now."– Redditor SovietSocialistRobot
"I see the guy take his phone out and start swiping through Tinder."
"Served a couple a few months ago. Every time I walked over, he would always be the one talking, and she would just be sitting there not having a good time. At the end, I asked if it was one bill or separate and she immediately piped up, 'SEPARATE.' I go and take his payment [...] and I see the guy take his phone out and start swiping through Tinder."– Redditor oversized_canoe
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