I wouldn't call them "horror" stories, because no one really got hurt, but I can't believe how ignorant some people are.

Story #1: I arranged to meet with a guy for the first time. I showed up at the restaurant, he wasn't there. I looked around the area of the restaurant where he said he'd be and he wasn't there. I waited about 45 minutes and he never showed up.

I went home and emailed him asking what happened. He said he was there. I said No you weren't, he swears he was there. After a couple minutes we realized that we were at 2 different locations. We had a good laugh and I suggested we meet at another restaurant that was close to where he lived. He asked if I wanted to just come over to his apartment. I said that I would really rather not, since I really didn't know him that well. He got offended and goes "Don't you trust me?". I said I don't know you well enough to trust you, and until I do, I think it would be best if we met in a public place. He got pissed off and hung up on me. Nice.

Story #2: Met a guy who was few years older than me, but I tend to go for older guys. We'd been on a couple dates when he told me that he was going to be out of town on business in Texas for a month and wouldn't internet access while he was there. I said fine, call me when you get back. He did, and when we met at the restaurant he proceeded to tell me that he had lied to me…that he was actually in Texas visiting another woman he had met on line. He then openly admitted that he was keeping his options open because he wasn't sure things were going to work out but "good news for me", they didn't, so he was all mine. I got up and left the restaurant before the drinks came. I sent him an email when I got home saying that if he had just been honest with me in the first place, I would have been fine. We were never exclusive, so I completely understand that he would be still dating other people. But he lied and if he would lie about that, what else would he lie about?

Story #3: I met a guy I could really get serious about. We had a ton in common, he was very laid back and so easy to get along with and easy to talk to. We dated exclusively for about a month. Then he completely stops talking to me–no calls, no emails. I sent him several emails that went unanswered, and he finally sends me the "we need to talk" email. He had told me that he had broken up with a girl a few weeks before we started dating, but what he hadn't told me was that he had a many year history with this girl, and that they had broken up and gotten back together several times. If I had known that, given how recent the break up was, I would have been a lot more cautious and probably would not have allowed myself to get as emotionally involved with him as I did.

Fortunately, I met the man who would become my husband 2 months later. I kept in touch with the internet guy by email for the first few months of dating my husband, just as friends…he was still dating the on again/off again girl. In early February I was telling him what I was doing for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day and he responded saying what a lucky guy he was and how his girlfriend would never do anything like that for him. Not surprisingly he emailed a few weeks later saying they had broken up, and hinted that he'd like to see me. I had to tell him that things were getting serious with my boyfriend and we were talking about moving in together, so I thought it best if we just ended any contact. He said that was fine, and I think he may have mentioned that he really blew it, letting me go for the other girl.

Ah, sweet revenge!