A woman was left stunned after receiving a bizarre text from a man after she turned him down for a second date.
Emily, who goes by the handle @emt19 on TikTok, recently shared a video about her dating experience on the social media platform.
The clip, which has since been removed from the platform, contained screengrabs of a text she sent to the unnamed man after their date, which read: “Thanks so much for organizing the picnic, shame about the weather," as cited by News.com.au.
"Was lovely to get to know you but I didn’t feel there was a spark there, but will probably see you around. Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend," she said, concluding the message with a smiley face emoji.
Emily explained that she met the guy at the beach but felt that they had no romantic connection so she sent him that message in hopes that he understood how she felt.
Per the outlet, the man responded by agreeing that they were "too different" before shockingly asking her to repay him for the coffee he bought her. He then followed it up by sharing his Payid number so the woman could send him the money.
“Six dollars? He asked me to send him six dollars for my coffee,” the stunned woman reportedly said in the now-removed clip, adding that she had “never heard of someone asking a girl out then asking for the money".
According to the TikToker, the man then claimed he had “no intention” of starting a romantic relationship with her and said that he “would appreciate it if you could cover your part".
“Keeping such a small amount doesn’t reflect well on you,” he added.
Emily, who lives in Sydney, has since revealed in a follow-up post that TikTok has removed her original video.
She wrote in the overlay text "when TikTok deleted the $6 coffee guy video" and shared a clip of her shaking her head and hand.
"Reallllyyyyy?" she added in the caption, tagging "#6dollarcoffee" and the dating app Hinge.
Psychologist Carly Dober, who works at Melbourne’s Enriching Lives Psychology clinic, explained that it's very common for men to lash out after being rejected.
“If a relationship or intimacy is what they want, behaving in this way will make this far less accessible for them,” she said.
“It can also make it difficult for women to find the motivation to go on dates with other males if this is what they’ve experienced, and they might be far less open to meeting new people and going on dates if they feel like they owe men something for a simple coffee," she continued.
"The end results in people being lonelier, it doesn’t result in respectful and joyful connection," Dober added.
Do you guys think the man was wrong for asking Emily to reimburse him?
