About this episode
Emily shares listener-submitted stories of disastrous first dates, highlighting the unpredictability of trust in dating.
A first date is basically a tiny audition for trust, and these stories prove how fast things can go off the rails. I’m coming to you on a mocktail (75 Hard is in the final countdown), then I open up a five-page doc of listener-submitted worst first dates that range from painfully awkward to genuinely scary. We get everything: a grocery store meet-cute that turns into a surprise showdown at the ex’s workplace, a dinner date interrupted by a mom who will not stop calling and FaceTiming, and a T...
Topics covered
- dating
- trust
- awkward situations
- listener stories
Keywords
- first date
- bad date
- awkward
- listener stories
Mentioned in this episode
Products: mocktail, 75 Hard
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