13 People On Their Worst Online Dating Experiences Ever

As technology advances, so does the world of dating. There was a time when dating online consisted of eHarmony, Match.com, OKCupid, and Plenty of Fish, but now there are dozens of websites and smartphone apps that connect you with strangers looking for love - and hook ups - from all over the world.

Though this expands your dating pool significantly, sometimes you'll come across more frogs in your quest to find a prince (or princess). While there are couples who have found lifelong love through online dating, there are a slew of others who have experienced disaster dates from hell. Most of us have been out on a date that we wished we could run away from as if the building was burning to the ground, but sometimes there are some so awful they make you want to disappear forever. These 14 people shared the worst online dating experiences they've ever had, and some were so bad it caused a few of these poor daters to delete their online profiles altogether. Sometimes being single is much better than expecting to have dinner with that hot girl you've been talking to for weeks only to see that sure, she looks just like her photos, but she's also eight months pregnant. Yikes!

13 Sputtering Mess

If you go out on a date with a guy and of the bat he tells you all about his mommy issues, life problems, and mental health diagnoses, chances are that this will be your first and final meeting. This woman did the best she could with the time she had, but she should have known that it just wasn't a love match when she caught her "extremely overweight" date trying on her jacket when she returned from the restroom. Even then she was polite and just helped him out of it without asking what in the world he was thinking.

Still, she went out with him again…

"He got a second date, which he began by asking me to go supplement shopping with him to buy some mineral that cures depression. On the way to the venue he tried to swallow nearly the entire bottle's worth without water, and ran into a nearby bar sputtering and making symbols for water. I was too freaked out by that gesture of complete wrecklessness/wtf to be assertive enough to end the date. And again, I beat myself up for not asking what he was hoping to accomplish by doing something so weird. Icing on the cake, the rest of the second date pretty much consisted of him arguing with me about how the red pill totally works, weakly trying to use the 'tactics' to prove it, in between letting pure desperation and clingyness rule. I just went along with whatever until he called it a night because honestly I had no idea how he'd take a rejection."

12 Deer Hunter

People that act sketchy about communication can't really be called out because you never know if that's their way of staying safe while communicating with strangers online. This guy chatted up a woman for a few weeks on OKCupid and the two decided that their first date would be a nice hike. It ended up being the most anxiety-riddled hike of his life.

"She only wanted to communicate through email or the dating site -which I thought was odd but just went with it. 30 minutes into our date I found out why… She's married and her husband is a jealous, gun collecting hunter type who she's thinking about leaving. For 90 mins I felt like a deer during hunting season on that hike. Every bush movement and twig snap I was sure was him… F--k her for not coming clean before hand."

11 Potential Slasher

Going back to someone's house after a date opens up an entirely new can of worms. There are times when you just feel so comfortable that you think nothing could possibly go wrong during a nice little nightcap, that is until you find yourself at a stranger's house, and said stranger has an obsession with knives that he just can't wait to show you. This poor person didn't think there was much to fear because they'd gone out with their date more than once, but they quickly learned that there's no amount of time that makes anyone any less crazy.

“After a few OKCupid attempts I ended up dating a guy a few times. Eventually he asked if I'd like to see his flat and I said yes. He had loads of swords and machetes on the wall and decided to hold one to my throat to show me how incredibly strong they were (??) So yeah there was that.”

10 Random Hook Up

Online dating seems as if it was created specifically for horrible hook up stories. There are many people who aren't really interested in meeting Mr. or Mrs. Right and are more into getting down with Mr. or Mrs. Right Now. There isn't a problem with that as long as you're being safe, but even when you think you've taken all precautions, things still tend to creep up. Unfortunately, sometimes those things take on the form of STDs.

"After getting out of a 5 year relationship, I decided to go wild and hook up with a few people to let loose (I had only ever been with the ex sexually). I talked to this one particular guy, met up with him and went to his place. He ended up getting drunk and hitting on me a lot. Well… since my plan was to slut it up, I slept with him. Wasn't that great and he had a really hairy back that was stubbly from being shaved. He gave me genital warts. Haven't talked to him since."

9 The Man With Money

You wouldn't think that you'd have to ask a guy to smile to make sure that he has all of his teeth… and if your date "humble brags" about all the money they make, it isn't rude to ask what they do for a living. Otherwise, you may find out that you're on a date with a person who is currently committing multiple felonies.

"I met up with a guy and we walked to the train station to go downtown and drink a few beers. He would humble brag about how much money he made and how big his house was. Then my shoe broke on the way to the train. So I walked barefoot in the city and into the bar. We sat down and he smiled. It became very apparent why he smiled with his mouth shut in pictures… he had no front teeth.

"Then as we were drinking a beer he pulled two phones out of his pocket when one of them rang. He had a rather strange quick conversation with someone. That's when it dawned on me. He made a lot of money because he was a drug dealer. I ran out of the bar the minute he went to the bathroom. I rode the train home with no shoes on and got stared at by everyone."

8 The Older Man

Online daters commonly misrepresent themselves on their profiles in order to get as many likes and messages as possible, but they can't hide who they really are once they're sitting in front of someone looking 25 years older than their profile photo.

"Chatted to guy online for about a week, then agreed to chat on phone and eventually arranged to meet for dinner. I did not recognize him [because] in his profile pic he had hair (he was bald), his profile said he was 25 (he was closer to 50). Sat down ordered a entree as a main, chatted pleasantly and told him it was not going to work as he had misrepresented himself and flat out lied to me. He became angry and said that's why he had to have a younger profile or younger girls wouldn't be interested. I just got up and left. He called for a few weeks and I hung up when I realized it was him. (no caller ID on home phone back then)"

7 Under The Table

Perverts exist all over the world and they love to use online dating to creep on unsuspecting people. This person thought they were going out on a date with an average Joe only to find out that they were possibly sitting across from Chester the Molester. What happenedafterward is even more surprising!

“Met a guy, chatted, he seemed relatively normal. We go for our first date in a pub. A well-lit pub. We're having a couple drinks, talking and whatnot, I see his hands under the table, moving around. It cannot be. OH BUT IT IS. He was touching himself. Apparently I was turning him on too much and he couldn't help himself. Date ended pretty quickly after that. The followup is, when I got home he'd sent me an epically long email about how I was fat and ugly and a tease and a whore. Oh, and ended it with the phrase, 'Don't bother responding, because I will not read it.' Done and done!"

6 New Mom

There's nothing wrong per se about a pregnant woman going out on dates, but it's nice to give a guy a heads up that you're with child. Showing up for a casual date while eight months pregnant is enough to send the nicest of guys running in the opposite direction. It seems as if this expecting mom had an agenda and was using online dating as a way to make a few extra bucks.

"Met a girl from pof, we were to meet for drinks at a bar. I hate being late so I arrived about 15 minutes early and ordered a beer. When she walks through the door I literally choked on my drink. Very pretty girl just like her photos suggested but failed to mention she was 8 months pregnant. Her excuse was she must have forgotten to mention it. I apologize and leave. She sent me a text the next day to ask is she could borrow some money."

5 The Serial Killer

There's always the joke that if you're not careful about online dating you may just meet a serial killer. You know, that's funny until it actually happens. This is what every online dater fears the most and now we all know that it's not just some urban legend floating around. Yes, you really can meet murders while dating online. Worst. Nightmare.

“A friend of mine got a message from a guy on Facebook saying he was looking for a high school friend with the same name as hers. He says he knows it's not her but that she's beautiful. They start talking, he lives in another state. They meet up, she ends up getting knocked up. Around 6 months into the pregnancy she finds out he is a serial killer, and is now in prison with a life sentence.”

4 Angry Man

For people who are always angry at the world, it may be a tad difficult to get out there and meet new people. Maybe they'd catch more flies with honey if they didn't have such bitter vinegar attitudes.

"An Awkward/Aggro guy who sat down at my table without introducing himself, proceeded to look at beer menu, answered in yes or no answers, was incredibly boring when i asked him questions, when asked what he does for fun, he said after thinking for awhile 'You know… beach.' when asked if he still hangs out with his law school friends he said an emphatic 'NO!,' hated his beer and talked about how much he hated it the whole time, said I was too quiet, though I initiated all the conversations, proceeded to run to our waitress to get the check and pay, told me 'Let's go' before I even finished my drink, I told him 'Nice to meet you!' as we parted ways and he just mumbled angrily and walked away into oncoming traffic without saying another word."

3 You Made Me Buy Jeans!

A guy should never have to ask you what he's supposed to wear. If all of his jeans are ripped and he knows he's going on a casual date where jeans would be fitting, that's not really your problem. Just buy some jeans. However, if the date ends up being a bust, don't yell at your date over them making you buy a new pair of pants.

"I spoke to someone when I first tried online dating, and he had texted me saying he had no jeans to wear - they all had rips. I kindly advised him that girls tend to like guys who are well-dressed in non-ripped jeans. He decided to go out and buy some. We went to play mini golf and the date was less than amazing. Zero chemistry. When he texted me the next day, I kindly said that while it was nice to meet him, I wasn't interested in a second date. He proceeded to berate me via text, calling me a whore and all kinds of other choice terms. He was angry that I had 'forced' him to buy new jeans and then spend all that money on mini golf. I offered to send him a cheque to cover the cost of BOTH tickets. He berated some more. I ignored it."

"A few weeks later on a different dating site, I get a message and it's from him. 'Hey, I know you.' I've never been so thankful for the block button in my life."

2 The Emo Date

Anyone can sign up for dating sites and apps, so you never know what kind of person you're going to meet. They can be emotionally healthy or clinically unstable, that's a risk you have to take unfortunately. This person didn't know what they were getting themselves into, but it was a disaster from the beginning.

"Four years ago… completely lied about his name. We talked for a month on the phone (as Johnny), he came from San Diego to LA to meet me (actually named Luis), and kept threatening suicide, saying there was no point in eating/breathing/living. Few days after the horribly failed date, he left me a voicemail saying, 'Nobody will ever love you as much as I do.' Still tries to contact me once every 6 months or so via email to this day."

1 Bed Wetter

Hey, some people have fetishes that turn them on and with that we say more power to them. However, it's probably better to alert the other person about said fetish before going out with them, especially if urine is involved.

"I was on OKCupid last year. Went on a date with a girl that seemed really cool. She played guitar and was really into photography. The date was great… until she told me that she still wets the bed, still wears diapers, and wearing diapers and pretending to be a bad little girl was her thing. She also wanted me to come over and take naughty baby photos of here for her FetLife profile. I never did it. But I did talk to her months later. The conversation went as follows:

"Me: How have you been? Her: I'm drunk right now and I'm really wet. Me: Oh yeah? What are you gonna do about it? Her: I need to change… :( Me:…

"I don't know what I was expecting."