This is a Hilarious Story of One Woman's Response to a Date Gone Horribly Wrong

by N/A, 10 years ago | 3 min read

U.K. woman Lauren Crouch turned her dating disaster into something incredible.

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Lauren Crouch, a London-based writer who blogs about her dating life on "No Bad Dates, Just Good Stories," gave the ultimate response to a guy who demanded the $5 back that he spent on her coffee.

28-year-old Crouch started her blog after a breakup, where she documents her commonly called "terrible luck" on the dating scene.

“The consistent comment is that I have such terrible luck, and always end up on these really ‘bad dates,’ but I can’t help but disagree,” she wrote on her blog. “All those supposedly bad dates are just the opportunity for a good story, a page in the autobiography, and the more terrible the date, the better the story.”

She recently went on a date that raised a bunch of red flags. After agreeing to meet a guy on Tinder at a train station, he took her to a chain coffee shop on his side of the street to "save crossing."

After 30 minutes, he told her he had to go because he was expecting a grocery delivery, but asked her to come home with him so he could cook her dinner.

“I couldn’t possibly go back to the home of someone I’ve literally just met, sorry,” she told BuzzFeed.

He wouldn't take no for an answer, so she decided it was best to be straightforward with him.

“I think when it comes to chemistry, or the elusive spark, it isn’t something you can even describe or put your finger on,” she said. “It just happens [or not], and that’s why it’s not easy finding that person you like enough to commit to.”

After a few more texts of trying to meet up with her again, all of which she politely turned down, he dropped this bomb on her:

Ummm, yeah. Seriously. Naturally, people couldn't believe it after Crouch shared the text.

Instead of ghosting him or flat out bitching him out though, Crouch reacted with class - by telling him that she'd donate the money to the charity of his choice.

He still wasn't having it though.

RUDE.

Luckily, Crouch isn't letting this one bad egg turn her off from dating again!

“Dating can feel hard at times — it’s difficult to not take things personally and feel down about the whole thing,” she said. “But I’m in no rush. I’m a huge believer in romance and don’t want to become too cynical or man hating."