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Some first dates are magical, but others can be a total trainwreck – especially if an ex is involved.<\/p>\n
Elaine signed up for a dating agency in her 20s desperately looking for love, and was excited to finally meet the man of her dreams.<\/p>\n
She excitedly got ready for her date and turned up to a fancy London restaurant to meet him, dressed to the nines.<\/p>\n
She told Express.co.uk: “He was a Policeman, very tall, very handsome – I was quite happy with what he looked like.”<\/p>\n
Things were going well as the pair made small talk, until Elaine spotted a familiar orange sports car driving beside them.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Mum ‘traumatised’ after catching friend breastfeeding her baby – twice<\/strong><\/p>\n To her horror, as the car slowed down and beeped loudly at them, Elaine realised they were being followed by her ex-boyfriend Jack.<\/p>\n He wasn’t a malicious ex – just downright annoying and a big prankster – so she rolled her eyes and quickly ushered her date into the restaurant.<\/p>\n Elaine continued: “I’ll never know how he managed to find out where I was going, but I tried to forget about it, nervously buying a drink and sitting down.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> One of the UK’s most popular apps, eharmony helps all singles find their ideal relationship with a tailored algorithm that helps set you up with ideal matches. Free to join with high success stories, you’ll sure to always meet someone.<\/p>\n Specifically catered for mature and senior dating, Ourtime is one of the best dating sites in the UK for over 50s. With an equal amount of female and male users, many users have found serious relationships after using it.<\/p>\n Match.com is perfect for new daters it has 2.5 million members in over 24 countries and is one of the world’s biggest online dating services. There’s a dating coach that helps give top advice and there are plenty of amazing features to help you navigate your journey.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n “I had no idea what was going to happen, but the next thing my ex marched in and sat down at the bar to watch us.<\/p>\n “I didn’t tell my date but I knew I’d have to make a quick exit. I was trying not to laugh and couldn’t concentrate on the poor guy. I kept looking at Jack pulling funny faces at me.<\/p>\n “But before I managed to get up and leave, to add insult to injury Jack made his way over to our table and ‘accidentally’ knocked our table so our drinks spilled on the floor.”<\/p>\n Elaine made her excuses and left the restaurant, later calling Jack to have a huge go at him for crashing her date.<\/p>\n She told Express.co.uk: “We ended up having a laugh about it and I threatened to turn up on his next date to embarrass him.”<\/p>\n Elaine revealed she did end up doing this. They were the kind of on-again-off-again couple that didn’t belong together at all but hated the idea of the other being with anyone else.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/130\/590x\/secondary\/woman-trying-not-to-laugh-4991871.jpg?r=1696341962575\")
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