The IL2L Valentine's Day Competition

By IL2L @ Feb 9, 2012 in News


THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

It's nearly Valentine's and IL2L is giving you the chance to WIN the perfect night out in our latest competition. One lucky winner will receive a meal voucher for two, a Valentine's goody bag, plus a product of your choice from IL2L.com!* 

Entering is easy - simply tell us about your dating disaster stories. Perhaps you've been set up on the blind date from hell, or maybe you've had an embarrassing moment you will never forget? Whatever your story, we want to hear all about it. You never know, you could win a night out on IL2L to put it right!

To submit your entry, you can post on our Facebook, comment on our blog or tweet it to @IL2L using the hash tag #IL2Ldatingdisasters. 

We will be announcing the winner on February 14th, so think back to your cringiest dating moments and get entering!

Good Luck,

IL2L x

*Please note: there may be limited availability on certain items. Competition on the Prize Finder ThePrizeFinder - UK Competitions

Comments

#1 melissa cannon @ Feb 13, 2012

I can vividly remember my first date Rob was his name my brothers best mate A night at the cinema was sure to be fun But then he arrived together with his son! So we ended up watching a Certificate U But half way through the toddler did a poo Audasicty of Rob asked me to change the nappy Resulting in my date being totally crappy!!!

#2 olivia kirby @ Feb 13, 2012

I was 18 and I was going to a posh restaurant with my boyfriend. I was wanting to impress so I looked pretty fine! I knocked on his parents door and no one answered so I knocked louder and harder. The glass pane in the window broke and smashed on my head! I ended up passing out, waiting for 4 hours in A&E and having 10 stitches just above my eye. A pretty eventful Valentine's night, not for the reasons I'd hoped it would be for though!

#3 Jane Willis @ Feb 13, 2012

The music slowed, he pulled me closer, I put my arms around him..... and realised he was wearing a rubber suit underneath his clothes! Fortunately my brother walked into the party at that moment, so I got him to take me home.

#4 Tarlok M @ Feb 13, 2012

I finally got the courage to ask the girl I really liked in school out on a date. She warned me that she had very strict traditional parents who probably wouldn't agree to her dating but said I could try asking them. So she invited me over to her home and when I got there the parents made it clear they were not too happy but agreed I could take their daughter out if her younger brother chaperoned us. I thought they were joking, but realised they were serious when the brother quickly jumped into the back of the car with us. The whole evening was ruined as he kept chattering away and wouldn't leave us alone for one minute. To make things worse I also had to pay for his share of the meal. Despite this I still wanted to see the girl again so at the end of the evening I suggested that maybe we could go and see a particular movie next week when the brother butted in "can we watch something else, I've already seen that one". That was our one and only date. I liked her but not enough to date her brother too.

#5 sandi @ Feb 13, 2012

My worst ever date was one where neither of us wanted to be there, we had both been dragged along as moral support for our best friends, whilst they were getting on like a house on fire we were sitting awkwardly having very little to talk about, but neither of us wanted to be the first to leave. Just to make it worse, someone I did want a date with was in the same pub that night. I can laugh about it now, but at the time I was so fed up.

#6 Kerry Black @ Feb 12, 2012

Years ago a boy asked me out to dinner - the whole evening was a disaster. The waitress was a dead ringer for Les Dawson in black crimplene with a hairy chin, the food was vile and there was not enough for everyone in the party. The venue was freezing cold and the entertainment was a sing song of miserable country and western numbers. It was the worst date I ever had apart from the guy himself! I eventually married him! Never say never!

#7 Annaloa Hilmarsdottir @ Feb 12, 2012

I went on a blind date which was disastrous. While preparing myself my mascara ran out half way through, on the way out the door I snagged my (black) tights on a wooden chair, I tripped on the step to the restaurant and nearly lost a heel and then, during the dessert, a large piece of filling came out of my tooth. I didnlt know whether to laugh or cry. Thank god he wasn't a dentist.

#8 don e @ Feb 12, 2012

my worst date came from an internet dating set up where i met this lady for a meal in a restaurant and it was clear from the start that she had lied completely about her photos as when she turned up the waiters opened both doors to the restaurant to let her in and then she proceeded to go on about why she had all these problems for the rest of the meal. Happy days.

#9 Rachel Humphries @ Feb 11, 2012

Years ago I agreed to go on a date my friends had set up for me, quite excited I dressed nicely for the occassion. ( First mistake find out where your going before you pick your outfit ) When my date arrived to collect me I was quite dissapointed to learn I was been taken to a gambling arcade. When we arrived there my date proceeded with him ignoring me whilst gambling away on various slot machines. After a while he sheepishly approached and asked to borrow some money as he'd lost all his. There was no second date I didn't even finish the 1st one I let him ' borrow ' a fiver and went home by myself whilst he gambled on. Sad thing was I don't even think he noticed me leave.

#10 Claire @ Feb 11, 2012

My worst date was maybe the fifth or sixth date with a friend of a friend who I'd had a crush on for years, but had had an on and off girlfriend for a while. he'd finally broken it off and we'd gone out on a few dates and it was going great. We went for drinks this evening with the plans to meet up with friends later on in a club. We did that and went back to another friend's for drinks. Suddenly he collapsed and started having seizures and we had to call an ambulance for him. When we got to the hospital I found out he had taken something, and as if that wasn't enough to put an end to the blossoming relationship, I had to call his mother at 3am to let her know her son was in hospital after a bad reaction illegal substances. She asked me to call his FIANCÉE with the news, so she could rush to the hospital and be with him. I then made a very awkward phone call to the fiancée of my date to let her know. As I got off the phone to her, his mother arrived and started lecturing me on the perils of drugs and how her 28 year old angel had been led astray by me. I almost cried as I'm not even a drinker! Personally I think it was a very lucky escape!

#11 Laura Bates @ Feb 11, 2012

Last year my boyfriend had just moved into my flat and to celebrate living together decided to cook me a romantic meal. As I had to work most the day I left him to it but to my horror when I returned he had managed to set the kitchen on fire. The corridors were filled with smoke and there was ash everywhere, not to mention the fire alarm was deafening everyone in the building. Unlike most kitchen disasters this wasn't caused by cooking but by my boyfriend putting a cardboard box full of his moving gear on the hob and accidentally switching it on! Needless to say I wasn't impressed and he was moving out soon after.

#12 Tracey Belcher @ Feb 11, 2012

This is a tab embarrassing but the first and only time I ever went on a blind date! I was supposed to meet this guy charlie in a restaurant at 7.30. I went in and asked if Mr Donahue had arrived, there was some confusion and they rushed around getting a table ready. I should of realised that something was not right but decided it was the restaurants oversight and Charlie would arrive soon. I do not like being kept waiting and felt so awkward that I ordered some wine to try to steady the nerves and hide my anxiousness. 15 minutes passed and I then decided maybe he was not turning up and could not make up my mind if to leave or not. I felt as though everyone was starring at me and felt really awkward. I looked around the restaurant and saw another lady also alone so took a little condolence that I was not the only one. After half an hour I had drunk too much wine and decided to leave. I paid and left. Once outside I heard someone screaming down the telephone that she was not going to be stood up again. She was in tears so I said a few kind words. You have probably guessed by now but my date was Charlie as in a lady called charley!!!!! She was a lesbian and my so called friend had truly set me up!!!!! We ended up going to the local pub together and plotted revenge on our so called mates! Meanwhile I met charley's brother and he was lovely and kind enough to walk me home ;-) so all was not lost!

#13 valerie mccarthy @ Feb 11, 2012

I worked late during the week and it was a bit difficult to find a film that started after work at the movie theater. I remembered a friend telling me about a great film that she saw recently and noticed it was playing late at night at the theater and decided to tell him about it. I suggested to my date a film we could watch together. I never read what the film was about and figured it had to be a good film since my friend liked it. Well, it was a great film but definately NOT for a first date. He was surprised that I took him to see a film about drugs and with a sex scene that really graphic and showed all her bits while they were going at it. He gave me the LOOK. He wispered to me, "I never imagined that you would be into this kind of film since you worked in the library. He had the biggest smile that stretched ear to ear. --

#14 claire griffiths @ Feb 10, 2012

my worst date was with an ex he was veggies he wouldnt kiss or touch me after eating meat said he wouldnt mind but it wasnt his how rude

#15 maria r @ Feb 10, 2012

Hi my worst date was, when my mum put me forward to a national newspaper where they pick the date for you and you go on three dates with the person they have chosen, the guy i had for all three dates, didnt wash his clothes and had the same clothes on for all three dates.

#16 gaynor brown @ Feb 10, 2012

my worst date in ever happend just before i met my current partner i had been set up on a blind date i really didnt want to go but my friends managed to pursuade me anyway we met in town he asked if i was gaynor and i knew that right from the start something wasnt right as he had girls shoes with little heels i tried not to pay to much attention and was polite we went to the resturant and he told he he was really sorry he had to pop into work as there was a job he had forgotten to do he again said really sorry and asked if i want ed to go with him as he would only be half hour i said ok no problem the night is young and i dint want to be rude we walked for a little while then we stoppped outside a pub he said here we go you have a drink and i will go and sort my thibgs out so we went in and he dissapeared off and i had a drink about 15 minutes later the music went quoet and i heard ladies and gentlemen girls and lady boys please welcome on stage cassie and there he was in all his glory my date ben he was non othe then the resident drag queen of a public house in our town center he had full make up on a big wig a dress but i guess he could explian the heels now i was mortified i really want expecting it he was dancing and pulling his dress up singing really badly and dancing with all the men i really wanted the ground to open up and swollow me after he had finished his set he introduced me to a male called kyle who he said was his ex lover at this point i wanted to run as i thought what am i doing wit this stranger telling me his life story and it really was the first time i had been on a date with a dreag queen lol whilst ben was getting changed i left him a note saying my sorrys and i caught a taxi home that really was 1 date i will never ever forget hehe

#17 Viv Gilbey @ Feb 9, 2012

Years ago I had been happily single for a while but my friends would not stop trying to set me up with people or complain that I must be lonely. In the end I relented after a friend said that was a lovely guy with a great job at her workplace who'd be perfect for me. She gave me his number and we exchanged a few texts and arranged to go to the cinema with a 'get to know each other' meal afterwards. The day of the date arrived and I arrived at the cinema and waited... and waited... I was about to leave thinking I'd been stood up when this guy tapped me on the shoulder. He was wearing bright orange jeans with a royal blue shirt which looked rather odd but I thought I'd overlook it and give him a chance. Alarm bells started to ring when he told me he'd arrived late as he'd decided against the original film we'd discussed seeing and wanted to watch the latest SAW movie instead. Now I don't mind horror but hardly the best first date film choice?! He was pleasant enough but what finished it for me was when halfway through the film he passed me a small package. I unwrapped it to find 2 marmite sandwiches - speechless! He said his Mum had made them for us to save money so we needn't go for a meal afterwards after all! First and last date that was!

#18 Emma G @ Feb 9, 2012

My dating disaster was actually a blind date that my neighbour set me on. My date was a Mercedes car salesman who had borrowed a car from the showroom for that night and spent the whole date (1) telling me how great the car was, (2) telling me all the gadgets and features the car had and (3) trying to pass the car off as his actual car - he didn't have a sense of humour which became apparent when I asked him whose name was on the logg book - I think he was used to borrowing showroom cars and that was enough to get him dates!. In fairness tho the car was a lot more stylish and had more personality than he did. Unsuprisingly there was no second date :-).

#19 Lisa Waugh @ Feb 9, 2012

When i was younger i wanted to kiss a boy but was worried things might go too far. I arranged to meet him under a tree in a field. We got down to some serious snogging and then crash. My best mate who was up the tree as a sort of body guard lost her grip and fell on top of us. That was our first and last date!!

#20 Sophie. P @ Feb 8, 2012

My dating disaster consits of meeting my date in a Tesco carpark where he broke the news to me that his card had been cancelled. He insisted that we could still have a great night consisting of dinner and a film at his. Dinner was mash potatoe with fried leeks and within half an hour of the film starting he was fast asleep and my shoulder was drenched with his dribble. Can't have been too bad though because this will be our 4th valentines day together.

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