--- title: "Melissa Gorga Reveals Her Worst Date Ever Was With Husband Joe Gorga; Says He Fell Asleep In the Middle of Dinner" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2021/08/02/melissa-gorga-reveals-her-worst-date-ever-was-with-husband-joe-gorga-says-he-fell-asleep-in-the-middle-of-dinner/ type: post date: 2021-08-02 modified: 2021-08-02 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2021/08/02/melissa-gorga-reveals-her-worst-date-ever-was-with-husband-joe-gorga-says-he-fell-asleep-in-the-middle-of-dinner.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Melissa Gorga Reveals Her Worst Date Ever Was With Husband Joe Gorga; Says He Fell Asleep In the Middle of Dinner Melissa Gorga STILL married Joe Gorga despite him falling asleep on their second date! *The Real Housewives of New Jersey* star recently opened up about the worst date of her life, which went down with her now-husband during the early moments of their relationship. *“[Maybe it was] my first date ever with Joe Gorga? No, I’m sorry. It was my second date with Joe Gorga. ‘Cause [on] the first date he had me at his home and he made me a fake dinner — we can include that too,”* she told [Us Weekly](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rhonjs-melissa-gorga-reveals-her-worst-date-was-with-joe-gorga/). *“He put all the food in the pots and pans that he ordered from the Italian restaurant down the street and swore he cooked it all.”* She later figured out that Joe was lying when she realized the meal was similar to food served at a local restaurant. *“That was, you know, A for effort,”* she quipped. *“[Then] there was our second date, where he worked so hard that I was sitting there just talking to him, and he literally fell asleep.”* Melissa explained she and Joe were at a *“beautiful”* restaurant when he decided to take a snooze. *“I was like, ‘Am I boring you? Or are you on drugs?’ Like, did I meet somebody who does drugs? You’re closing your eyes! I am not used to boring people. What is happening here? And he literally just nodded out while I was talking to him on my second date,”* she shared. Luckily Joe had a good excuse for falling asleep during dinner. *“He was like, ‘No, I got up at 5:30 this morning. I’m exhausted,’”* Melissa recalled. *“I was like, ‘Wow. I’ve never seen anyone nod out on me before. That’s a first.’”* As for why she gave Joe a third chance, Melissa said, *“I just liked him a lot, and he truly was really tired. He was exhausted. I know his schedule. He works. He still works like a dog, to be honest.”* Meanwhile, Joe and Melissa's relationship is doing *"much better"* after a year of marital woes featured on RHONJ. *“I know we’re been married for 16 years, but we are still learning each other. There’s different turning points, I would say, in marriages,”* she said last month. *“Joe is not big on change, and he likes things to stay the same. He likes to know that everything’s going to be intact, and probably, that’s what makes him a great husband. But for me, I’m all about change right now.”* Season 12 of the *Real Housewives of New Jersey* is expected to premiere on Bravo in late 2021. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off below! **[Follow](https://www.instagram.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/AllAboutTRH)** **[Follow](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Twitter.](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh)****[Like](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)** AllAboutTRH On **[Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)**