An unusual request has left one woman feeling confused about an idyllic first date she had – and it’s certainly caused quite the stir online too, with many Reddit users weighing in on her decision
A woman has been left unsure about her charming first date, after he asked a peculiar question.
First impressions can have a lasting impact – and that especially counts for first dates. Many of us spend these occasions weighing up whether this one is ‘The One’, a casual affair or may be even a serial killer, before deciding whether it’s worth another round.
And that’s why one woman has now taken the internet by storm, with her date making a bold impression for all the wrong reasons. Before delving into her story, the anonymous Reddit user claimed that she’d been chatting with a guy for a few weeks, before heading out to meet him for very the first time.
The outing apparently went great, with the pair getting to know each other and having insightful conversations all evening. But it seemed this was too good to be true, when she received a strange text after saying goodbye that night.
“He texted me saying ‘next time we meet, try to wear no makeup’,” she wrote on the platform. “I wore a little more makeup than usual as it was my first time meeting him, but it was nothing too heavy or extravagant.”
The woman was quick to stress that they weren’t going swimming, diving or anything else that perhaps required a lack of makeup. The man in question provided no context for his request either, leaving the Reddit user very torn and confused.
She continued: “I don’t know if I’m overreacting or if I should take this as a weird message, since we only met for the first time today? How would you (girls) feel about this?” Unsurprisingly, the anonymous post has since racked up hundreds of comments, with many claiming this is a blaring red flag – even if he seemed nice initially.
One person said: “Guys like these start doing small s****y things early in the dating process because it’s a way to test the rigidity of your boundaries, make you self-conscious about your appearance, and start the relationship off with the idea that you’re not good enough in your natural state. He’s the guy who ‘can make you your best self’, but only if you’re willing to change everything about yourself in exactly the ways he says.”
Another also added: “I never tell a partner what to do with his body/appearance. I either like him as is or I don’t. If I want to know what a partner thinks of my appearance, I’ll ask.”
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