My Tinder date tried to k*** us both

I Hellurrrr, everyone!

First time poster, so bear with me, please

This happened about 10 years ago now, and it was completely terrifying. (24f at that time)

This is before Tinder became a hookup app. I matched with this guy we'll call Steven. Steven and I met and went on two very nice dates. I was excited for our upcoming third date (Horse and carriage tour around the city). When we first matched Steven told me he had a son, so I thought that's great. He's probably more mature than guys without children, and I'm tired of immature a-holes

I live just outside of New Orleans, and this was around Mardi Gras. He came to pick me up and when we parked he said he'd been at a parade with his son and had a few beers. I'm like oh great, I unknowingly got in the car with someone who's under the influence. We get to New Orleans. He opens his trunk and there's an ice chest. He grabs a beer for himself, asked if I would like one and I said no. He handed me one anyway. At the time, I was not a big drinker, so I gave it to him to finish. We walk to the horse and carriage and they said we had a couple of hours before the next tour. I had to pee so we go into a bar and when I come back he had ordered a drink (maybe 2 I can't remember). I immediately think "I'm driving us back. No way I'm getting in the car with him"

Once on the carriage, our tour guide announced we were stopping at a bar. She said "Yell out 'curbside' and a bartender will come out, take your drink order and bring it to you" well Steven beside me yells at the top of his lungs and when the bartender gets to us he ordered a beer.

Once the tour was over, Steven wanted to walk around on Bourbon Street. I am not a fan, and if you're from New Orleans, you get it lol. As we're heading down Bourbon, he wants to go into a bar and get a drink. We continue walking around Bourbon when we hear a band playing from one of the bars. We went in and were listening I'm thinking "They're really good! I love this!" Steven, still having the drink from the other bar, looks me dead in the eye and just drops his drink on the ground and I'm like what????? He goes up to the bartender and ordered a 32 oz drink. I got pissed off and walked outside.

I start heading back in the direction of the car but I had to pee again so we go into a bar. When I come back, Steven's got a drink for himself and one for me. I reminded him that I didn't really drink so he drank both. The bar we were at had a balcony upstairs and I wanted to check it out. We head up there and at this point he's cornered me against the railing and slurring "You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen" over and over again. I say, "That's very nice of you, thank you but you're drunk and I want to go home" He stopped me a million times during the walk back to the car "Why do you want to leave? I don't want to go yet" then he continues with the most beautiful girl line from before and he keeps begging for a kiss. I said "You're drunk and our first kiss isn't going to be when you're drunk" he persisted but I still said no.

I asked if he remembered where he'd parked and how to get there he says yes and I follow his lead. This man and I walk around the city for an hour looking for his car because he was too drunk to remember where the car was.

I ask for the keys and he gives them to me right away. I'm driving us back to where we met up to grab my car and get as far away from this man as possible (never give a guy your address when you've just started seeing him).

We're on the interstate and I have my GPS pulled up. There's a fork on the interstate and I'm like wait where do I go? GPS then says right so I get over. Dude leaned over and was like "Wanna see something funny?" and grabs the steering wheel and jerks it all the way to the left and wouldn't let go. I freaked out and was begging him to stop. He finally let go and I almost lost control of the car and smashed into the interstate wall. I'm trying to catch my breath and he's sitting next to me laughing

We get back to my car and I get out of there fast. The next day I get a message from him apologizing for his drinking. He feels like he may have had too much. I ask if he remembered grabbing the steering wheel and us almost crashing. He didn't remember and thought it was hilarious. I told him it was terrifying. I also said I didn't think we were compatible and I wouldn't like to see him anymore. He started insulting me and of course saying I'm ugly anyway

A couple of weeks later I see his story and he's drinking of course, then he pans over to inside of his car where there's an ignition interlock device. So glad I found out who he was early on. I blocked him on everything and never saw him again. The end! Lol

Love you Char-lot