An online version of whatever that movie was where you try and bring the most awful date possible to dinner

Dogfight! Which I just saw on a random movie channel a few weeks ago, for the first time in years. So good and so heartbreaking.

I had a couple of alt-weekly classified dating experiences back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, but mostly "Well, that was mildly pleasant but overall rather dull" rather than anything to compare with all y'all's stories.

An online version of whatever that movie was where you try and bring the most awful date possible to dinner

Also, like Dinner for Schmucks, except I'm not going to learn a heartwarming lesson. That guy was just...let's just say, not able to read a situation.

JZ, that was about the woman's looks though. This discussion is about bad behavior.

Can you imagine bad behaving people all at a dinner party? That would be among my nightmares. At one point when dating, I decided only to do dessert because having a bad dinner date was too long of an agonizing experience.

Sadly it looks like I am finally going to end up in the "I hate my job" ranks of the world. Which, I had a pretty good run, loving my job(s) for the last 5 or so years. But without divulging confidential info, our company is going through changes. And none of them seem to be at all good. I HAVE to stay for another year - have got too much riding on this place. But it's going to drag. My boss is not loving her brand new boss, and we are getting a new CEO shortly (old beloved one just retired). Anyway, there's a ton of upheaval and stupidity and new people who pretend they know what they're doing who OBVIOUSLY don't have a clue. And it all affects me, unfortunately, because I am the Last Stop for all regulatory correspondence so I have to manage upstream.

Gah. I might drink too much tonight. After I feed the dogs.

After I leave the office, I mean.

I've been on some terrifically bad first dates from online sites (mid-1990s). It helped get me out of the house, gave me an evening's entertainment, and makes for good stories. I say give it a try, P-C.

I doubt you are making P-C feel better, but you sure are making me feel better for being married forever. I don't even remember dating.

It's making me feel a lot better about the rightness of my own decision to quit trying!

My worst date was probably the blind date I went on. From wearing half his dinner, to going to his house so he could play (on the guitar) and sing his original compositions for me while his dog sang along... That was fun.

That sucks, java. I always fear that will happen at my company.

I actually have tried my luck with OKCupid and did go on a couple dates with one girl, but that's as far as it went. I seem to have avoided the crazies, though.

I have definitely been on some bad dates, though I think my favorite stories are from the speed-dating I did once. ("I'm a poet. Oh, I should've just said I was a librarian!". And "I read mostly the Star Trek books. But I'm about 50 behind")

Java that sucks about your company. You and I should get hired somewhere awesome. I'll work from home mostly and fly to the bay area occasionally. I think it's a plan.

Sounds good to me, Meara.

The thing is, I'm constantly recruited. But I have a lot at stake here with incentives. So, I stay. At the very least through bonus period. I need to see how all of the changes shake out.

Deena! *extreeeemely gentle tacklehug*

Laura, it's so hard. And you're doing the absolute best thing you can do for B. And it's just hard. You have all my respect and admiration for going about it this way.