One of my notably bad dates wasn't bad due to anything that happened during the date… It was the phone call from his wife shortly after, interrogating me about why my number was in her husband's phone repeatedly.
I was breeding Doberman Pincher's at the time and had an ad running in the newspaper, which also provided an online listing... making it Google-able.
Being the fast thinker than I am, I told her that I regretted ruining the surprise, but that he had put down a deposit for one of my puppies to surprise her with. Then he actually did have to buy a puppy from me for his cover story. It was pretty smooth. LOL
They ended up with a sweet little red & rust girl. I wonder if they named her Ginger?