I’m very happily married, but I had a long dating “career”.
When I first started I was nervous on dates. On my first date I accidentally turned into the wrong lane on a busy 2-way boulevard. Later at the hotel I couldn’t find the keys. I looked for them with the girl for a while, then called up my sister (from whom I borrowed the car). they had a spare on a box at the bottom of the car. I looked for it for a while and finally found it. Turns out I locked the keys in the car!
DUMPED!
Once a friend mentioned something about how parents eliminate unwanted pets by putting antifreeze in the water bowl. Somehow, in the course of a very pleasant conversation, dealing with nerves, I mentioned it.
DUMPED!
But it wasn’t always my fault.
I was once dating a sullen, morose girl who treated her parents in a very unpleasant manner in front of me. BIG red flag. I dated her for a few dates anyway to give her a second chance. DUMPED! She told the shadchan that I didn’t make her laugh. I told the shadchan if she wants someone to make her laugh she should marry a DVD player.
I once dated a girl, and as usual had my prepared topics of conversation. After every topic she offered a solution instead of trying to contribute anything useful. I refused to dump first in most cases, but I was happy I got dumped.
More stories later.