'Went on a blind date & had a GREAT conversation with the guy for 40 minutes,' tweeted @tidewoddergirl. 'I went to the Ladies' Room & when I returned, sat down & resumed chatting. He looked a little confused & then I heard a voice behind me say, "You're at the wrong table. I'm over here."'
There are hundreds more online, which range from mortifying to perfectly understandable
A man named Zach Feldman wrote: "A cute girl at work walked by me while I was filling my water bottle. She smiled at me and rather than saying hi I let out a moan and said "Hydration am I right.""
"I can't differentiate if someone is being nice to me or flirting, I just assume every one is being nice to avoid any awkward confrontation," write uesr @laura_sifuente5.
Another, @phillymoreno, blamed it on the dating pool, writing: "I'm surrounded by idiots."
"I'm mentally dating a handful of fictional characters," said @spn_enthusiast, in a tweet that many other people seemed to relate to.
A woman name Erin Bode wrote she is single 'because dating is exhausting and my dog loves me.'
"I have a cat named Her Majesty Queen Meow Meow von Buckingham III, Esq." wrote another pet owner, @erin1237.
"One time on a dating app the guy I was talking to mentioned that he hiked to a waterfall to which I said that TLC told me not to go chasing waterfalls so I don't go near them. The conversation stopped," wrote a woman named Caitlin Regina.
"I still use the finger L trick to determine my left from my right" offered Twitter user @izzy_isamachine.
"I've see too many episodes of Criminal Minds, and apparently "How would you characterize your relationship with your mother?" isn't great first date material," shared @BelleofBabble.
"I fall for famous people and stay away from real people just in case the celebrity realizes I'm the one for them," chimed in @taraxxgrace.
A woman name Mackenzie Nelson recalled: "While talking to a guy I liked about my friend, he asked if she was a redhead, then apologized & said, "it's probably weird that I know her from your Instagram." To make him feel better, I said, "No it's ok, I look at your Instagram every night before I go to bed!""
Finally, a man named Mike Keller offered up this awkward tale: "When I was in my twenties a girl I worked with (who I liked) told me that I looked nice in the sweater that I was wearing. To which I said, "I like sweaters. Sweaters are warm." After that I turned, walked away and went back to my cubicle."
