It’s pretty easy to give up on love in the modern day, or at least so you’d think. Here are a few stories about dates that went hilariously right.
Mel Brooks And Anne Bancroft
Brooks rather famously pulled off the cleverest meet-cute in history: Brooks famously ran into Bancroft backstage at a TV show, and then “accidentally” ran into her later by asking a friend where she was grabbing a bite to eat. Brooks himself marked this as one of his favorite moments with her:
Sometimes, Fate Means It
The story of Henry Schalizki and Bob Davis is probably the best argument for fate we’ve seen in a while. Schalizki and Davis first met in 1942, in Los Angeles, where they had dinner together and then lost touch. In 1945, Henry saw Bob on a poster advertising a play Bob was in, asked him out on a date… and promptly stood Bob up. Finally, in 1948, they ran into each other in Baltimore, and it finally stuck: They’ve been together ever since, and got married in 2010.
A Speedy, And Sudden, First Date
Sometimes, as the cheesy saying goes, love finds you. That’s usually meant figuratively, but not in this particular case, where you can get a first date just by hitting a button:
Rumor has it the actor actually managed to get a few dates out of this particular stunt. Hey, if it works…
Written On, Uh, “The Wind”
Anna Lind Thomas’ story of… how do we put this, “personal distress” is probably one of the most hilarious dating stories you’ll ever read. And, let’s face it, if a guy’s willing to stick around after that, no wonder they got married.
That Man On The Flying Trapeze
Dinner? Pfft. Movie? How boring. Here’s a couple going on a first date by learning to fly on a trapeze:
An Olympic Level Prom
Prom videos are all the rage these days, but Shaun White, Olympic snowboarder, topped most of them simply by surprising Carly Monzo at her prom with his band. There’s a date no high schooler is going to forget!