Dog Chick

I met M through a dating service. His description: tall, brown hair, loved the outdoors, enjoyed wine festivals, art, football and basketball, and enjoyed exercising. The person that walked through the door on the day of our did not match that description. He was tall but was completely bald and although he may have worked out in the past, it had to be at least five years prior. But I thought maybe he was a match personality-wise. Sadly, no. His version of loving the outdoors was four-wheeling and his hobbies included collecting and shooting machine guns.

He also lived with his parents. There’s nothing wrong with living with your parents when you’re growing up or even for a few years in your twenties. My experience has led me to believe that guys who live with their parents tend to expect the women in their lives to take over the role of mommy. Maybe there are ladies who dream of washing his clothing, making all their meals, and generally catering to his every desire but I am not one of them. The last straw for me was sadly none of these things. I have a dog I adore. I previously thought most guys would dig a chick with a dog, but this was not the case with M.

After he revealed that his careers included bail bondsman and proprietor of a liquor store, and talked in detail about his personal weapon arsenal, I told him I really had to get going as I had to go feed my dog. His response was that I should think about euthanizing my dog so that I could go out more. I sat there stunned until he chuckled and said it was just a joke and that I really needed to lighten up. I began to question the wisdom of ever dating another man again.

Comments (20)
KandyjoJuly 19th, 2010 at 6:27 am

This rates up near the woman whose date offered to dispatch of her children and make it look like an accident.

It’s people like this that remind me of why I don’t like to leave my house.

MargaretJuly 19th, 2010 at 6:33 am

That knuckle-draggers like this guy exist does not surprise me. That they ever have a second date, or have an opportunity to reproduce, does…

EmilyJuly 19th, 2010 at 6:51 am

Although I agree that him not matching his description and living with his parents is definitely a big red flag, I’m not so sure about the dog thing.
It was a joke, not a witty one, but no need to make a big deal out of it if you’re already planning on leaving anyway. And why would a chick with a dog be a plus for guys? Not everyone loves dogs. Every guy I’ve ever dated didn’t like dogs and wanted a cat instead.
It’s preference, and sadly one that’s not compatible with you, but that in itself doesn’t make for a bad date I don’t think.

JJuly 19th, 2010 at 7:09 am

Emily…the dude told her she should KILL HER PET. That’s not a preference, and it really is never cool.

SJPJuly 19th, 2010 at 7:20 am

I have to agree that although the dog joke wasn’t great, it was probably just a (bad) joke. I assume that “I have to go feed my dog” came out sounding something like “I have to go wash my hair” and he went with whatever witty/joke response that first came to mind in the moment of outright rejection.

Maybe he’s a bad person, but maybe that was his “I can’t believe I said ‘I carried a watermelon’!” moment.

blahJuly 19th, 2010 at 7:46 am

EmilyJuly’s comment makes no sense. Why would you date a guy who hates the thing you love most in the world when it’s just as easy to find someone else to date? He’s not the only guy in the world.

NyanJuly 19th, 2010 at 8:19 am

Whether this was an attempt be humorous or not, you just don’t make sick jokes about other people’s beloved pets.

TMSJuly 19th, 2010 at 8:46 am

The so-called “joke” about euthanizing her dog pushed this from being a bad date to a VWD. I’m not a dog person, but I still found that to be in very poor taste.

MMMichelleJuly 19th, 2010 at 8:47 am

Yeah lets kill my dog, then we can rape your mom! No? ok maybe I should just leave and feed my dog then…

karenJuly 19th, 2010 at 9:31 am

weirdo. I say look @ the guy and go bye bye, no pretense in being polite. its your safety!

TheRestOfTheStoryJuly 19th, 2010 at 9:53 am

So you won’t make meals for a guy, but you’ll leave a date to go feed your dog.

zomboidJuly 19th, 2010 at 11:21 am

good point the restofthestory. and i’m betting she wouldn’t clean up her boyfriend’s faeces either, but would happily do it for her dog. some women!

MeshellJuly 19th, 2010 at 1:06 pm

People need to lighten up about animal abuse, seriously. It’s not that big of a deal. Neither is molestation, which is why I like to molest tamales when I go eat Mexican.

All in all, that comment is off putting. I just dealt with a domestic dispute between my two best friends (who are dating), and one of the first signs I ever noticed in his abuser personality was that he beat his dog and continuously joked about it as if the dog deserved it. It’s all about desensitizing people to the cruelty you exude, not one bit about lightening up. That guy’s “joke” would set me off as well.

MaryJuly 19th, 2010 at 3:16 pm

@SJP–Love it!

MysteryGuestJuly 20th, 2010 at 3:43 am

Exactly, Meshell. And if she got involved with this guy and he turned out to be a lunatic, everybody would be all over her for ignoring the early warning signs.

Lizzie MeyersJuly 20th, 2010 at 7:34 am

I agree with what you said about guys who live at home needing their girlfriends to take over the role as their mom. I dated a guy who had basically “grown up” with his mom (she was 14 when she had him), and when he was still living with her, she basically did everything for him while he would whine and complain that she paid more attention to his 5-year-old brother. When we moved in together, sure enough, he would ask him to do almost everything for him, especially laundry. I didn’t have a problem with that at first. I would even fold his laundry and then set his clothes on our bed (since I didn’t know how he liked his clothes sorted, etc).

One day before I left for work, I told him that I folded his clothes and that they were on the bed. When I came home, he yelled at me for not putting his clothes away in his various dressers, because he apparently tried to take a nap, but all of his clothes knocked onto the floor. I wish I was kidding, but he was honestly that lazy. He would also talk to his mom for HOURS at a time on the phone. I’m so glad I left him. Apparently he’s dating a 16-year-old now (he’s 23). I wonder if he makes her do his laundry, too.

moiJuly 21st, 2010 at 12:38 am

ugh! i hate when men make a lame ass joke and then tell you you need to lighten up. happened SOOOO many time. i’d like to light him up…with a blowtorch and a flamethrower! lmao

gewagJuly 21st, 2010 at 7:57 am

I own, rescue and rehome rabbits; I get that brand of “killing ur pets eez funny lol”-humor all the time. Not shocked, he’s just one more mouth breathing moron.

Do I need to give you kudos for dumping his ass right then and there? No intelligent person would have done otherwise. Have fun dating men better than him, at least they don’t get much worse.

chivonJuly 21st, 2010 at 8:57 pm

Yikes. I think you should get the dating service to check on their candidates!

hahaJuly 29th, 2010 at 1:15 pm

“It’s all about desensitizing people to the cruelty you exude, not one bit about lightening up.”

Which is why men joke about beating, raping and killing women. And those humorless bitchez should just lighten up!

And then, when he actually does attack her, it’ll be her fault.

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