'I went on amazing first date but then 10-word text made me feel sick'

The world of dating can be an absolute minefield. It seems as though there are a million different ways to meet a partner these days, and while you can definitely still meet your special someone at work, at a pub, or through a friend, it's becoming more and more popular for people to find love through things like dating apps. However, these apps can be risky. Almost anyone who has ever used one has at least one horror story involving someone they've met through their chosen app, and there are plenty of people who use them to find a temporary fling rather than a lasting connection - which can be disappointing if that's not what you want. One woman on social media recently shared the disastrous first date she went on, and people can't believe the "audacity" of the man she met up with. Hayley Lena said her date had organised a trip to a museum for the two of them, and while she had an amazing time, things quickly went downhill after the date was over. Hayley explained in a TikTok video that her date was with a "41-year-old man" and insisted he had planned the whole thing. Two days after their date, he then sent her a text telling her he "loved" their date – and followed up with 10 words that completely put her off ever wanting to see him again. He wrote: "Do you wanna PayPal me the cost of your ticket?" Hayley said being asked to send her date money when he had planned the activity and hadn't told her beforehand that he expected her to pay him back left a sour taste in her mouth, and she's now considering retreating back into her "shell" as she finds the dating world too " weird ". She captioned her video: "Was it wrong that I blocked him? This was my test the waters again date, seriously. My first 'first date' in nearly two years, because my last relationship was a meet-cute and we hung out all night, so we technically never had that awkward first date. I will go back into my turtle shell; it’s weird out here." Commenters on the post were divided on the issue. Some said that splitting the bill on a first date, whether it's going out to dinner or going to an attraction like a museum or gallery, is completely normal. But others argued that it should be communicated first rather than "forced" afterwards. One person said: "I always split the cost of dates. It's normal." But another argued: "Guys, it's totally fine to split the cost of a date, but that needs to be communicated BEFORE the date happens. Not forced upon after." A third simply wrote: "This is disrespectful." Others also pointed out that if he didn't want to pay for her ticket, he could have simply stepped aside when they were at the museum and let her pay for herself before they ever entered the building. And there were also people who shared their own dating disasters, with one person writing: "I once agreed in advance to pay for my ticket to London Zoo on a date, and when we got to the gate, he let me pay for my ticket, then whipped out a 2-for-1 voucher and got in for free."