“Lucky escape”: Man’s “red flag” called out
A man has been slammed for his unnecessary response to a potential date which he claimed was a “red flag”.
Anthony Gilét took to TikTok to share his story of how he was blocked after calling out a potential date for suggesting a place near his.
“Here is the one thing I would not accept from a potential date and you shouldn’t either,” he began his video.
Anthony had agreed to go out on a date with a man called Luke but was unsure of where they should go.
“I said ‘sure, where should we go?” Anthony asked.
Luke then suggested a pub in the area that he lives in which did not impress Anthony at all.
“Now I’m not expecting him to take me up to the top of the Shard, but it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to be original,” he said.
“However the line for me was suggesting somewhere on your doorstep and expecting the other person to do 95 per cent of the travelling.”
Anthony said he rejected Luke’s offer by texting him: “I think I’m gonna pass, but thanks Luke. Feels like you’ve just picked an area that is convenient for you…and when a guy expects the other to do all of the travelling (to go to a pub, of which there are hundreds of) it reads as either inconsiderate or low effort/not that into.
“No hard feelings and I hope you find what you are looking for”
Anthony confessed that he thought he had been “quite polite” in his response to Luke but was shocked with his response.
“You are mental. I hope you find some help,” Luke responded.
Anthony did not let it go and replied once again: “It’s really not hard to select a pub that’s in between both of us, that should come naturally if you’re a considerate person.
“But yeah, call me ‘mental’ because other little boys tolerate your bare minimum. It’s just not sometime I vibe with! And the fact that you’ve resorted to being rude quickly … another red flag.”
The video has already been viewed more than 180,000 times and received 20,000 likes with many calling Anthony out for his behaviour.
“By all means stick to your boundaries. But you could have just suggested somewhere else?” someone asked.
“I’m with him on this one. You asked him to pick the place - don’t get mad about the decision. Reads really dramatic on your part,” another said.
“Maybe he wanted a venue where he felt safe in case the date turned out abusive, psychotic or over dramatic? *cough*” another wrote.
“Can’t help but think it was a lucky escape…for the other chap,” someone else commented.
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