19 people share stories of how someone ruined a date in under a minute.

It can take hours to prepare for a date, whether that includes getting dressed and putting on makeup, or going to the gym, or saying affirmations in the mirror, or all of the above. But to ruin a date?! That can take seconds. As uncomfortable as it is to be on a date that goes badly in under a minute, you almost have to admire the efficiency.

In a popular Reddit thread, people are sharing the fastest ways someone ruined a date with them or someone they know. Here are 19 stories of dates that went South very, very quickly:

1.) From LydiaAgain:

One time a guy leaned over and deeply smelled a lock of my hair within the first couple minutes of our meeting for the first time. I made up an excuse and left

2.) From hakureimu:

On the first (and only) date with a girl. Told her I worked part time and she started bragging about her expensive car and our conversations essentially went nowhere the whole time. I found out later she was fired from her job for stealing from the till.