I used to use this as an icebreaker, until I got a very uncomfortable response from a female colleague. Turns out that whilst men’s “worst dates” are usually weird or awkward, and tend to make for good light entertainment and a little window into their lives, women’s are way more likely to be sexual assault related… Made me wonder how many answers I had heard in the past were glossing over some trauma that didn’t need to be brought up in a social setting.
I now usually rely on the way more positive “what’s the next thing you’re looking forward to?”.
Holy shit, same. My worst dates were funny in hindsight, awkward or just didn’t work out for me. I heard some interesting and weird stories too, but a lot of them were: “…and then he grabbed my arm and said: i’m coming with you”
I used to use this as an icebreaker, until I got a very uncomfortable response from a female colleague. Turns out that whilst men’s “worst dates” are usually weird or awkward, and tend to make for good light entertainment and a little window into their lives, women’s are way more likely to be sexual assault related… Made me wonder how many answers I had heard in the past were glossing over some trauma that didn’t need to be brought up in a social setting.
I now usually rely on the way more positive “what’s the next thing you’re looking forward to?”.
Holy shit, same. My worst dates were funny in hindsight, awkward or just didn’t work out for me. I heard some interesting and weird stories too, but a lot of them were: “…and then he grabbed my arm and said: i’m coming with you”