In case you haven’t noticed, the Mercury‘s new “Portland Dating Dispatch” is a HUGE hit, and we’ve already received a TON of hilarious, sad, and uplifting true dating stories from all sorts of anonymous people. Here’s a quote from one of the many great ones, appropriately titled, “The Vapors”:
Things that happened prior to my first date with a coworker:
1. I did not eat lunch.
2. I did not eat dinner.
3. I got stuck in traffic for an hour and my nagging fear came true, I was late to our date.Things that happened during our first date:
4. We smoked pot in his car outside the venue before watching his good friends play in a band.
5. While leaning against the wall by a trashcan, the band got farther away as if receding into a tunnel, like a pinprick off in the distance.Things I found out after I came to from fainting:
6. I spilled beer on myself and knocked over the trashcan when I fainted.
7. Paramedics had been called to check up on me. I was sitting on the curb looking up at them when I came to.
8. My date’s friends in the band asked if he’d seen the girl pass out in the crowd. He had. Hundreds of people had.
And oh, yes, THERE’S MORE! Read the rest here, as well as many other great stories… and when you’re done, why not submit your TRUE ANONYMOUS DATING STORY in the Portland Dating Dispatch—where the swipe is always right.
