Woman Says Boyfriend Tried to ‘Compliment’ Her by Saying She Looked ‘So Old’ on First Date but Now Seems Younger: ‘WTF?’

Mar. 15, 2025

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The 50-something woman turned to U.K. forumMumsnetto ask readers to help her unpack the surprising statement about her appearance from the 50-something man she’s been dating for about three months.

“I am a couple of years older than him. All is (or rather, was) going well,” she wrote, before revealing what he had said to her: " ‘When I first saw you on our first date, I thought you looked old and that put me off. I then spent our date wondering if I could have a relationship with someone who looks so old. However, now that I have got to know you, I actually think that you look young. Younger than me in fact.’ ”

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She recalled that his “compliment” made her “very upset.”

“And BTW, after our first date, he was very keen to snog me and pin me down for an early second date (asked if he could see me the next day),” she noted to emphasize why his comment caught her off guard.

“So WTF????? Is this a LTB [leave the bastard] offense?” she concluded her post, hoping to receive outside opinions from Mumsnet users.

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“Throw this one back into the pond. He should now be your ex,” one quipped, while another wrote, “A compliment doesn’t start with an insult!”

source: people.com