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So, How Did It Go? is a weekly Metro.co.uk series that will make you cringe with second-hand embarrassment or ooze with jealousy as people share their worst and best date stories.

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Rear view of man with his arm around a woman, both sitting in pews at a funeral (Picture: Getty Images)

We met at his father’s funeral – and had sex that night

Channel: Sex Sex 3 days ago By Anonymous
Hannah Van De Peer - SHDIG: I ghosted my date after a heated argument about Louis Theroux

The date was going well - until he started mansplaining

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 24, 2026 By Hannah Van De Peer
Lady discovers husbands infidelity, man with mistress in bed, secret adultery

I thought he was my boyfriend - then I walked in on him with my friend

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 17, 2026 By Anonymous
A woman's legs in a strip club wearing oversized heels.

The date was going well - then he suggested a strip club

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 19, 2026 By Anonymous
Two sets of hands holding coffee cups (Picture: Getty Images)

I was devastated when I realised my first lesbian date was using me to get to my friend

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 13, 2026 By Anonymous
A couple's feet entangled in bed.

I told him it was in the wrong hole - then I found out why

Channel: Sex Sex January 3, 2026 By Anonymous
Shot of a couple having a disagreement at home

He was the perfect gentleman - until I rejected him

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 5, 2026 By Anya Abbott
Molly Wilson sitting outside at a wooden table with drinks on it, resting her chin on her hand

He started a work Zoom meeting - I was naked behind him

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 27, 2025 By Molly Wilson
Hannah Van De Peer - SHDIG: I ghosted my date after a heated argument about Louis Theroux

The date was going well - until he started mansplaining

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 24, 2026 By Hannah Van De Peer
A Victorian graveyard with graves silhouetted by fog

I went on a graveyard date – and I never will again

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle November 22, 2025 By Anonymous
adult couple standing and hugging. closeup of woman hands hugging man outside.

When my date’s mum started grinding on him, I knew it was time to leave

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle November 14, 2025 By Amelia Jean Jones
Esme Gordon-Craig - Why I?m letting my male friends build my Hinge profile

Dating apps were a nightmare –⁠ until a man helped me

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle November 4, 2025 By Esme Gordon-Craig
Louisa Gregson: SHDIG

My date starting crying at dinner - that wasn't the worst part

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle October 31, 2025 By Louisa Gregson
Young friends in Halloween costumes dancing and drinking at party

I thought I'd found my Halloween treat - then he tricked me

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle October 27, 2025 By Anya Abbott
SHDIG: Sienna Hocking - My date's remark 5 minutes into meeting gave me the ick

I thought my date was telling a joke - his face said otherwise

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle October 27, 2025 By Siena Hocking
A woman waking up feeling depressed and sad suffering from insomnia in the morning. An anxious woman dealing with mental health and emotional issues in bed. Thinking deeply, overwhelmed by stress

I found a photo of myself on the world's most notorious website

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle October 20, 2025 By Anonymous
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My date was perfect until he said dinosaurs weren't real

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle October 4, 2025 By Anonymous
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I dated the most popular boy in school but couldn’t tell a soul

Channel: Sex Sex September 29, 2025 By Anonymous
Woman drinking bear, close-up

My date said I had one drink to impress him - so I downed it

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle September 26, 2025 By Anonymous
Depressed woman with acne looking at her face in bathroom mirror

The date was amazing – until I felt liquid on my leg

Channel: Sex Sex September 23, 2025 By Anonymous