✦ Rotterdam & The Hague ✦

Your worst first date is our best night out.

An open storytelling night for the wonderfully disastrous world of first dates. Real people. Real stories. No scripts, no judgement — just a microphone and a room full of people who have absolutely been there.

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Open mic! 🎤
First date, somewhere in Rotterdam
He ordered for me.
"I'm vegetarian. He did not ask. He also did not apologise. He did, however, ask for a second date."
True story
✦ How it started

Someone went on a terrible date. Then another one.

Instead of processing it quietly, they started writing it down. And then they thought — what if other people shared theirs too?

Dating Diary Stories is an open-mic storytelling night in Rotterdam and The Hague. Real people, real first dates — the brilliant ones, the disastrous ones, and the ones you still can't quite explain.

Every kind of story is welcome. Every kind of person is welcome.

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"He was 45 minutes late and said 'sorry, I forgot.' I still went for dinner."
"We matched on the app. Turned out we'd already met. At his wedding."
"The date was terrible. The story is incredible."
✦ What to expect

A night in three acts.

01
Come to listen
Settle in with a drink and let other people's chaos be the entertainment for once. Every story is different. All of them are real.
02
Come to share
Sign up to tell your story. You've got five minutes. No performance experience needed — just a first date worth talking about.
03
Come back
Every event has a different theme. The stories are never the same twice. And honestly, neither are the dates.

Ready to tell the room?

Whether you're sharing a story or just here for the collective catharsis — we'd love to see you there.
Where
Bonobo
The Hague
When
7 August
Show starts 20:30
Who
Everyone
English · Open mic
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