Naging viral ang Reddit post ng isang user na nakilala sa handle na “Defiant-Box9928” last February 17, 2024.
Ang kanyang kuwento ay naka-post sa “Am I wrong?” page kung saan nagsi-share ang netizens ng personal dilemmas at nanghihingi ng opinyon ng iba.
Pagbabahagi ni Defiant-Box9928, may nakilala siyang lalaki online, na ang sabi sa kanya ay matanda ito ng apat na taon sa kanya.
Ani Defiant-Box9928, “No big deal, I'm 24.
“We were interested in the same things and got along well.”
Nagkasundo umano silang magkita sa bar at uminom.
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THE GUY LIED ABOUT HIS AGE
Nagpunta si Defiant-Box9928 sa bar sa araw ng kanilang date.
Hinanap niya ang lalaki, pero nang makita niya ito, “He looked different, older.”
Nilapitan niya ito.
Nung nag-uusap na sila, sinabi niya rito ang obserbasyon na iba ang hitsura nito sa picture.
Sagot ng lalaki, “Oh yeah. Those pictures are a few years old.”
Ungkat ni Defiant-Box9928 sa lalaki, “But you're 28, right?”
Sagot na lalaki ay 42 na ito, at idinagdag na, “But age is just a number.”
Naging uneasy si Defiant-Box9928 sa natuklasan. Sabi niya sa lalaki ay naiwan niya ang kanyang phone sa kotse.
Lumabas siya sa bar at umuwi na.
Hindi nagtagal, nag-message sa kanya ang lalaki at nagtanong kung nasaan siya.
Sinabi niya ang totoo na umuwi na siya.
Reply pa niya rito, “I'm not into older guys or being lied to.”
Sagot sa kanya ng lalaki ay masyado siyang “shallow” kaya hindi nito sinabi sa kanya ang totoong edad.
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THE LADY LEFT; BUT WAS TOLD SHE WAS “MEAN” AND “JUDGMENTAL”
Para kay Defiant-Box9928 ay nakatatawa ang nangyari kaya ikinuwento niya sa isang kaibigan.
Pero hindi nag-agree ang kaibigan ni Defiant-Box9928 sa kanyang ginawa.
"She said I was mean for just leaving a date and not even telling him.”
Sabi pa umano ng kanyang kaibigan, “That maybe he was a nice guy, and I was being judgmental because of his age.”
Pero matigas si Defiant-Box9928 sa kanyang paninindigan.
“I'm not into guys that much older. People can do what they want, but it's not for me.”
Kaya tanong niya sa netizens: “Am I wrong for leaving?”
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NETIZENS REACT
Ang naging top comment sa post ni Defiant-Box9928 na nakakuha ng 2,700 upvotes ay ito: “If age is just a number, then why lie about it? You’re not wrong.
“Good for you for leaving and not wasting time on someone who will show you on the first date that they don’t have a reasonable moral compass.”
Tanong naman ng isang nagkomento, kung totoong “age is just a number,” bakit mas batang babae ang gustong maka-date ng lalaki sa halip na mga kaedad nito?
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Payo naman kay Defiant-Box9928 ng isa pa, “Never feel bad about putting your safety first.
“People will say you should be polite or whatever they might feel is socially acceptable.
“When young women are faced with situations where their ‘spidey senses’ start tingling, it’s not the time to be polite. That is the time to find the exit, quick!”
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May nagkomento rin na hindi na dapat magsabi si Defiant-Box9928 ng anumang problema sa kanyang kaibigan dahil wala itong malasakit sa kanya kahit nasa isang potentially dangerous situation na siya.
“Why does she care more about some guy who is clearly waving bright red flags than she cares about you?
“Our intuition is always trying to tell us something, if only we would listen.”
Sa kanyang reply sa iba pang komento, nilinaw ni Defiant-Box9928 na, “If I had known his age, I wouldn't have met up with him to begin with.”
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