ON Valentine’s Day, cupid will be flying high. Many love birds are planning, or have already planned special surprises, gifts and even dates for their significant other.
In keeping with the festival of love, we decided to ‘play fass’ and ask a few persons to share their fondest and most cringe-worthy dating experiences.

Here are some of the stories

Sunset at ‘de dam’- Vickram, West Bank Demerara
Once for a first date I took a girl to watch the sunset. I know it sounds cheesy, but I am a romantic.
I picked her up from her home on the west side and we drove for hours, just talking and sharing our aspirations for the future.
We spent hours at the conservancy and as the day came to a close, we just watched the sunset reflecting off the still water.
Now of course there were some kisses that sealed the end of the date and some things I cannot share.
Fun Fact: I actually asked her to marry me, so the next testimony I share, I will be a husband.

‘Three is a crowd’ – Brian, East Coast Demerara
Why do some women bring their friends on dates? I had several experiences where I asked a girl out and she asked me if she could bring a friend.
The worst of all was when I asked this girl on a date—I really liked her—and she brought her friend along.
At first, I didn’t mind because the girl I was interested in had shared with me that she had bad past experiences where she felt unsafe on dates.
My date’s friend, however, was not the inconspicuous ‘third wheel’. She ordered the most expensive dish on the menu and then instructed me that if I wanted to date her friend, I would have to treat both of them!
I was so upset with the situation that I didn’t bother ordering anything for myself. When the bill finally came, I barely had enough money to pay. Never again!

‘Chocolates and Roses’ – Cassie, Georgetown
This guy had a girlfriend and asked me to be his Valentine.
First of all, I was unaware he had a girlfriend. To my knowledge, he bought chocolate for me and not his actual girlfriend.
It turns out that the girl had a problem with me the whole time and I didn’t even know who she was. Added to that, she is about three years younger than me.
I was shocked to know that she and her friends wanted to fight me. Seriously?
I want to also talk about another guy. He gave me a rose, but he never actually gave it to me. He threw it on the table.

The situationship – Leona
I can’t really think of a first date, I live alone and I don’t really go out. I haven’t been on a date since 2018/2019; this is bringing back trauma.
But one memory does stick out. I once went on a date with this guy. He was very freehanded and polite.
We had gone to Princess Hotel, had dinner there and he paid for everything.
Fast forward, we did end up in a ‘situationship’. As it turned out, he was married and had children.
Eventually, I broke things off gradually. I still think he was a nice guy, but I wasn’t feeling that kind of scene.
He actually still tries to contact me. Just last year around Christmas he called me but I ignored him