Before our first date, I entered her studio apartment to find a jumbled mess of cups, plates, clothing, and stuffed animals. She also had seven pets. She talked to them in a cooing baby voice the entire time she got ready.

— William

Aftermath: For some reason (I’m guessing it had to do with my libido) I chose to stay with her for over a year of bizarre behavior that included throwing pasta at my head because there was an ant on the plate. And then crying and banging her head on the wall when I got angry about it.

Met girl. Liked girl. Moved in together. Then we fought all the time. She threw food at me, kept me prisoner during fights, chased me down the street screaming in her nightgown at 2 a.m. Once I finally escaped (yes the cops came to our door after that), she threatened to kill herself repeatedly.

— EP

Aftermath: You live and you learn. I learned that I was a glutton for punishment and that I don’t need to tolerate the crazies. She learned? Well I guess I will never know. I moved out. Haven’t heard from her since. In a fantastic relationship now with a wonderful girl who treats me right. You live and you learn.

My live-in boyfriend didn’t come home when he said he would. When he finally showed up, he was quite intoxicated. When I asked him where he had been he proceeded to choke me.

— eddie

Aftermath: I kicked his butt to the curb and to this day he wonders why.

After 7 months of dating, when we were out to dinner, I was in the middle of a sentence and he started moving his hand in a “talking” motion (fingers and thumb touching together as a mouth opening and closing). He looked straight at me, turned to his hand, and used his other hand to shut it. Apparently, I was supposed to stop talking. I didn’t say another word the rest of the night.

— Irritated Girl

Aftermath: A few days later we mutually ended the relationship. Two weeks later he’s dating a girl 6 years older than him with an 8-year-old daughter.

First date went well, went home, started talking to him on AIM. He then wanted to know if he could make me believe in witchcraft. I said I was comfy with my own beliefs so no thanks. He dumped me for not believing in his guardian spirits and spells, and then spent the night threatening to kill himself.

— catiedid

Aftermath: stayed friends