Maybe I'll have to pick up this book. Your first question is intriguing!
I've had a lot of horrible first dates in years past. Back when I was single, many of my friends thought that they "just had to set me up on a date!"
One person set me up with a guy who had just recently gotten a divorce. He talked about his ex-wife all through dinner. Another first date was a double date with a friend and her BF. The guy she set me up with talked about nothing but riding his wave runner. Finally she and I ended up sitting next to each other and talking about work because this guy was SO boring.
The prize for worst first date goes to the date set up for me by a co-worker's DH!
Her DH calls me at 8am to tell me that he has found the "perfect" man for me. So he sets it up as a double date at their house for a BBQ. I get to their house for the "date" and I have to say that there was NO attraction whatsoever. Then during lunch we try to talk. This guy was B O R I N G! He had absolutely no interests. He didn't like to read, go to movies, watch TV, do any sort of sports or watch any sort of sports. Frankly I don't think he did anything other than sit on his couch and stare at the blank walls.
So then my co-worker's DH suggests that we all go to the beach for the afternoon. I was ready to bolt, but I didn't want to appear rude so agreed to go. Well we get there and this guy plops down on the grass and pulls his shirt off. I'm really not a shallow person, but I was repulsed by the sight of this guy shirtless. Definitely no attraction there. Thankfully my DD called around that time, and I ended up ducking out early saying that I needed to assist my DD with a project.
Maybe all of these bad dates made me really appreciate my first date with DBF. We actually met online. There was an instant attraction from the moment I laid eyes on him. We had a wonderful first date that I will always remember.
