19 Lebanese Dating Horror Stories That Will Make You Laugh Then Cry

We compiled a bunch of these dating horror stories in Beirut. Warning: they might make you want to live the single life for good.

Note: we edited these submissions for clarity.

1. “A guy picked me up for our date only to make me wait at Dunkin’ Donuts for two whole hours until his friend showed up so they could switch cars. Good times.”— Raya, 18

2. “A guy took a phone call from his mom and told her to “tintek” because he was annoyed by her call.” — anon. 27

3. “I was having dinner with this girl in Mar Mikhael, halfway through our meal she excused herself for a moment and never came back. I texted her only to get no reply so I paid the bill and left after waiting almost an hour.” — Tanios, 29

4. “A guy suggested anal sex “for my pleasure” during our first date.” — anon., 27

5. “I went on a date with a guy who criticized me for having a glass of wine. He apparently believes drinking is not feminine. — Marwa, 24

6. “I went out with this guy who chugged 12 gin basils while I sipped one drink. He then proceeded to split the bill in half. We went out again and he did the same thing.” — Lana, 20

7. “A girl asked me out which I was so thrilled about, when we arrived to the party it turned out to be a ploy to make her ex jealous.” — Ahmad, 30.

8. “I went to dinner with a man who was wearing a jacket with the price tag still attached to the sleeve. He routinely tucked it in throughout dinner.”— Yara, 31

9. “Throughout our entire date, this girl was referring to her watch as her Rolex.” — Ramy, 30

10. “This guy took me for coffee at Zaituna Bay…with his mom.” — anon. 20

11. “I was waiting for a guy to pick me up. He showed up on a small scooter and got really annoyed when I refused to ‘erkab’.” — Nadya, 25

12. “I went for drinks with a girl who was supposed to be 22 then revealed that she was actually 16. I was so afraid.” — Nader, 24

13. “During my very first date with this girl, I was telling her about my last Christmas vacation and she told me the photos were nice, as in – she had stalked me on social media before the date. I know everyone does that but it was creepy.” — Nader, 24



14. “I went out on an incredible first date with a guy. We had so much to talk about and we really clicked. When I got home after I decided to look him up on Facebook only to find that he was married with not one, but two children.” — Joyce, 29

15. “The guy who fought (physically) with the valet parking because he didn’t want to pay the valet fees.” — Dina, 33

16. “I once went out with a long time friend of mine who I had been into, she was talking about me coming to lunch with her parents the following day.” — anon. 30

17. “Met a girl. Clicked. Went on a few dates. Made out. Found out we were cousins.” — Karim, 27

18. “This guy ordered garlicky bruschetta and burped the entire ride home. I was gagging and he even tried to make a move.” — Mira, 23

19. “The guy who kept referencing his Canadian passport to entice me.” — Salam, 23