People Are Sharing Their Oddly Romantic Date Stories, And They’ll Make You Smile So Big

October 28, 2025

Not all romance looks like a scene from a movie — sometimes, it’s the weird, unexpected moments that make our hearts melt the most.

People online are sharing their "oddly romantic" date stories, and they prove that love often shows up in the funniest and sweetest ways. These real-life moments remind us that romance doesn’t have to be conventional to be meaningful.

Here are the top ten oddly romantic stories we found — and trust us, they’ll leave you grinning from ear to ear!

1.

First date with a girl and I went to the bathroom, but for some reason I looked back at her and she was pulling my seat closer to her seat.

2.

First date with my partner. I told him I liked horror movies and he said to come over and watch some with him.

We finish the first movie (watching on his laptop) he goes to get us a drink and I ask if I can put on another movie for us and he says sure.

Close the open tap to find multiple windows and tabs of searches for "what to watch with a horror movie fan", "best date horror movies" and on and on. He did so much research picking out the perfect movie and it absolutely melted my heart.

Been together 11 going on 12 years now!

3.

This was in high school, my boyfriend and I had the same friend group at school. We were all hanging out and I casually mentioned I wished blue roses were real.

A few days later, he dropped off a bouquet of a dozen (dyed) blue roses on my doorstep. He said he scoured the city trying to find anything that would work.

That was in 1999. We are still together.

4.

Our first date was one of those ones that sprawled across several hours. We kept finding something else to do so we didn’t have to say goodbye.

Towards the end we were sitting in a local dive bar and she looked at me and said, “do you like cookies?” I said, “…yes?”

She proceeded to pull out a ziploc bag of homemade chocolate chip cookies.

5.

Took my date to see Lord of the Rings - Fellowship. Knew it was 3 hrs. Fantasy/movies wasn’t really her thing. Wasn’t sure she would be into it and no way I was leaving after it started.

10 min in I anxiously asked if she was has still having fun. She shushed me. lol.

Married her.

6.

I had a weird blend of food allergies, and my friend always bought foods I could eat, despite us living states apart.

We're engaged now :)

7.

My partner and I had our first date at a local planetarium/science museum (a location I’d suggested because he’s been in love with space for as long I’ve known him). When we were planning it over the phone, I made an off-hand joke about how “I couldn’t wait for him to wow me with his space facts” or something to that effect.

During said date, while observing one of the exhibits, I caught a glimpse of his phone. It was open to a note full of different space facts titled: “Facts to Impress (my name).” 🥰

8.

When we began dating she played all different genres of music in the car. After a few weeks I found out she watched me to see what music I vibed to and then made A 30 HOUR playlist of songs that fit my vibe.

9.

First date with one girl, took her our to a seafood restaurant. Beautiful food. Prawns, Crab, Lobster, Fish.

After dinner, we went for a walk around the local dam. We're overlooking the dam and... she throws up all over my trousers and shoes.

Turns out she's allergic to shell fish.

We've been married 23 years this month.

10.

She hid a few chairs when I went to the bathroom. Because of lack of seating she proposed to sit on my lap.

That was in 1981 and we're still married.