I went on a first date with an older guy – He was a senior, I was a sophomore. And, he picked me up at my apartment. But, he said he wanted to pick me up early. He picked me up around 4:30 in the afternoon – daylight – and said he had a surprise. So, I got dressed up for dinner. We ended up standing in line to be the first ones to get “Star Wars” tickets. We stood in line for, like, five hours, waiting to get tickets, and we didn’t even get to see the movie because the tickets were for the next day. And so, I said I was not available the next day. – Kari Allegri, Counseling Assistant

My worst first date… It was odd because, by today’s standards, it wouldn’t be considered weird at all. She spent the whole time on her phone. But, this was back in 2000 when people were still using flip phones. I don’t know if I can handle someone who’s going to always be on their phone and this was before everybody had cell phones.– Jude Loeffler, Math Teacher

My first bad date was my very first date. I was in fifth grade. And, I asked my parents permission if I could ask a girl out on a dinner date. And then, my parents had to ask her parents to get it okay… And then, it was all prepared for… I was going to practice to be a grown-up and actually ask a lady on a date and dress nice, so I did… And, everything was great. And, the reason why it was bad is because she ordered a salad and I got hungry and I ordered ribs. Never order ribs on a date because you just look like a maniac with sauce all over you… – George Retelas, Director of Communications

I met a fellow on a bus who seemed very nice. He was a lawyer. He worked down the street from me. I invited him to dinner on a Friday night. We didn’t have cellphones then, so… I didn’t have any way to confirm with him. But, he did say he’d be there. I had a lovely dinner planned. I cooked, lit the candles and waited for his arrival. He never showed. He stood me up. I then went to his office to talk with him about it. The receptionist wouldn’t let me through. So, I just thought he was an egocentric lawyer with a big jerk personality… – Barbara Tauskey, Student Services Coordinator