A man asked his date to refund him £25 when she refused to see him again

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3 Mar 2021, 17:14

The nerve! A spurned date sent a message to his former love interest asking her for a £25 refund, after she turned down another date with him. 

Alex Colboth, from Wisconsin, shared a screenshot of the messages he sent to her on social media. She wrote: "It's the audacity for me."

In the messages, the man said: "Hi Alex, hope you're doing well. Would you mind letting me know what your Venmo is?

"The reason I ask is since you and I won't be seeing each other anymore, it's only fair to ask for equal payment from you for the dates we went on.

"I believe it was 3 separate times we went out bars/restaurants where I paid for us both each time.

"I'd say $35 (£25) is more than fair for your food and drinks that I got during those dates. I view you as a fair girl, I hope you'll consider reimbursing me. Thanks!"

Alex wasn't the only one shocked by the messages.

One Twitter user replied: "Dating is like gambling. you put your time, money, whatever into it and sometimes it doesn't workout and you leave empty handed. you made the decision to spend money and now you're mad you didn't win? the casino don't owe you sh**."

Another added: "Men who do that are are telling you that they only see you as a product to consume and if they don't get unlimited access to you they want to be reimbursed for their "transaction"."

However, some people defended the man, saying: "I have never personally done this, but I think it's ok....managed to say something uncomfortable, was honest about what he was hoping to accomplish and did it respectfully. I think it's wack y'all poor shaming this dude. Y'all forget how many people outta work, cold and hungry?"

Alex took it all in her stride and later tweeted: "How I'm going to sleep tonight knowing I still have that $35".