The strangest date I ever had.

@MarieCoyle (52830)
December 30, 2025 3:57pm CST
A few years ago, I met a nice man at a church function--it wasn't a church I had ever been to, one of my girlfriends invited me to go with her for a church dinner, and I accepted. Sounds harmless...right? She introduced me to a fellow who seemed very nice--a soon to be retired principal of a nearby school. Later, he asked if he could call me--and my friend thought that was fine, so I said OK. We had several conversations via the phone and they went well, so I agreed to meet him at a local place for coffee one afternoon. About a week later, he wanted to take me to dinner, and it seemed harmless enough--so I went. And it was nice, but he wanted to talk, and he talked a lot! We ordered coffee and a dessert. And while I was enjoying that, he told me he had a confession to make--that whether or not we would have a relationship at all would depend on one thing. (of course, most of us would automatically think it would be about money, right? Nope.) He said that he absolutely could never be with a woman who had an ''innie'' belly button. Not ever. She had to have an ''outie'' belly button. I am sure I picked my chin up off the floor. Seriously? He said very few people in the US have an ''outie'' and there were many people who never washed their belly button, and the belly button is full of germs. How does a person even answer this question? I gave it a minute and then told him that I couldn't fulfill his wishes of an ''outie'' and he needed to look elsewhere. And then the bomb dropped. He said he really liked me a lot, and would I be willing to get my ''innie'' made in to an ''outie'' if he paid for it? Again, chin hitting floor....I told him a big no. I had met him at the restaurant as I had an appointment before dinner, so my car was there (thankful for that!) I wished him well, said thank you for the dinner, and I walked away. Yes, he called a few more times. I did not answer and blocked his number. He seemed so normal...but this was just an over the top fetish thing...I wanted no part of it. I heard he did get married a few months ago. I guess he either found his outie, or financed one. Did you ever have a really weird date? Picture, wiki images
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@AmbiePam (109029)
• United States
9h
Oh.My.Word. That is crazy. I wouldn’t even know what to say about that. I did have one weird date when I was twenty. This guy who was going to our church had questionable character, and I was really wary of him. My dad told me I needed to be nicer to him so when he asked me out, against my better judgment, I said yes. We went to dinner, and it was fine. But then we went to the movies…and ran into a cop that had previously arrested him. The next 15 minutes waiting for the movie to start I had to hear of the unfairness of the justice system and how he’d been mistreated.
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@snowy22315 (200734)
• United States
9h
Yikes, that is really out there. My guess is his fear of germs did not stop at belly buttons.
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@MarieCoyle (52830)
9h
No way was I going to hang around and find out! Nope, nope!
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@rebelann (115381)
• El Paso, Texas
10h
That's a new one. I haven't dated in decades, too many weirdos out there and I figure I'm weird enough so I don't need some guy creating more weirdness for me. I hope you do find someone you can like and respect
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@MarieCoyle (52830)
9h
I honestly wasn't looking for a man then, and I'm not now, either. Would it be nice? Well, maybe...but I do not need anyone else to take care of right now, and it's so far down the list of things I care about getting accomplished at this point, it doesn't matter.
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@rebelann (115381)
• El Paso, Texas
9h
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@LeaPea2417 (39354)
• Toccoa, Georgia
7h
That's the weirdest story I have ever read in my whole life!
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@LeaPea2417 (39354)
• Toccoa, Georgia
7h
@MarieCoyle A very peculiar man
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@MarieCoyle (52830)
7h
It is weird, I have to agree with you there. But it truly did happen...I don't think I could have fabricated that story if I tried! And he looked and acted so nice and normal....until then!!
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@wolfgirl569 (127188)
• Marion, Ohio
8h
I think I would have walked out when he first said it. WOW Is all I can say
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@MarieCoyle (52830)
8h
I was so shocked that I remember wondering if my legs would hold me up!!
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@JudyEv (368199)
• Rockingham, Australia
36m
That is weird indeed. I'm glad you found out before the friendship went any further.
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@MarieCoyle (52830)
27m
Sometimes I find it amazing, that we could even still be shocked in any way about anything at all. But...this was just weird. And he appeared so normal...respected, had a good job as a school administrator, etc. But what he was looking for was too weird for me! I was out of there quickly!
@RasmaSandra (92293)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9h
That was one really weird guy. Glad you got rid of him. I have had odd dates during my time and some I knew right off I could never continue seeing,
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@MarieCoyle (52830)
8h
He appeared to be so normal…that is, if there even is such a thing as normal now!
@sallypup (67355)
• Centralia, Washington
9h
That sounds like Saturday Night Live more than Candid Camera. I would have run out of there.
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@MarieCoyle (52830)
8h
Trust me, I was hustling right along!!
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