Woman friend-zones man after lavish date for being bald, he asks for Rs 1 lakh back

A woman's account of rejecting a man because he was bald after a $1,050 (around Rs 1 lakh) first date has sparked an online debate.A man asked a woman to pay back almost Rs 1 lakh after their failed date. (Photo: representative image from Pexels)New Delhi,Oct 11, 2026 18:16 ISTHe arranged a luxury car, booked a Michelin-starred restaurant and paid over 1 lakh for their first date. But when a woman rejected him because he was bald, the man allegedly asked her to pay him back, changing an extravagant evening into a debate on modern dating.The woman, who goes by @raqisright on X, described how the man had planned an elaborate first date, complete with a surprise restaurant reservation and a luxury car to pick her up. Despite the effort, she said she did not see a future with him because of his appearance.“He opened the doors and told me to turn my brain off and ordered everything all night. I felt so protected and secure,” she wrote.She then revealed why she had decided against pursuing a relationship with him. “And then I friend-zoned him because he’s bald and like be so for real rn,” she added. The post drew attention online, but the story did not end there. In another post, the woman shared an exchange in which the man allegedly asked her to return $1,050 (around Rs 1 lakh), the amount he had spent on their date.“Chivalry is dead,” she captioned the post, fuelling a debate about whether paying for a date comes with any expectations attached. See the post:The screenshots prompted sharply divided reactions. Some users questioned the woman’s decision to reject the man over his baldness after enjoying the elaborate evening he had arranged. Others argued that spending money on a date does not entitle anyone to a romantic relationship and that rejection should not come with a bill.The exchange also reignited a familiar debate about dating norms, with users weighing generosity against entitlement and asking whether an expensive first date should be treated as a gift or an investment in a potential relationship.While some sympathised with the man’s apparent frustration after spending a substantial amount on someone who did not want to pursue a relationship, others maintained that the decision to pay for a date rests with the person choosing to organise it.- Ends