A woman turned to Reddit for advice after deciding to walk out on a disappointing date.
Posting on the popular “Am I Overreacting” subreddit, she shared that she had gone on a second date with a 29-year-old man she had been chatting with for about a month.
They chose a cozy fusion restaurant she loved — an Asian-Latin spot — where she ordered her favorite dish: beef empanadas with kimchi.
That’s when things took a turn.
“When it came, he made a face and said, ‘That looks disgusting. I don’t know how you can eat that,’ ” the 26-year-old recalled. She tried to brush it off, but he continued making comments, calling the smell “intense” and even adding, “I’d never date someone who eats weird stuff like that regularly.”
Feeling disrespected, she finally spoke up: “I told him, ‘You’re being pretty rude. You don’t have to like what I eat, but you don’t need to insult it.’ ” His response? A smirk and, “I’m just being honest.”
At that point, she asked the waiter to pack up her food, paid her share, and left.
Later, her date accused her of being “too sensitive,” which made her question whether she had overreacted. She turned to Reddit for feedback: “Am I overreacting for thinking that was disrespectful enough to leave?”
Other Redditors quickly came to her defense.
“You reacted exactly how you should have,” one commenter wrote, adding sarcastically, “Plus he wouldn’t date you anyway because you eat that ‘disgusting food,’ remember? So why waste your time.”
Another user praised her for spotting the “giant red flag” in his behavior. “He acted like a clown pulling a never-ending red flag out of his sleeve — ‘I’m just being honest.’ ‘You embarrassed me.’ ‘You’re too sensitive.’ “
Some described his comments as a textbook case of gaslighting and narcissism. “He embarrassed himself but of course it’s never his fault,” one person said. “You dodged a bullet! Leaving was the only right reaction.”
Others applauded her decision. “As a parent, I’d be proud if my daughter did the exact same thing,” one user shared.
Several highlighted how food is deeply tied to culture and personal history. “Food is history, culture, family, and memories all rolled into one,” a Redditor explained. “When you insult someone’s food, you’re disrespecting all of that. You don’t have to like everything someone else eats, but being respectful is not too much to ask.”
