Woman told her Hinge date she hated mansplaining. He immediately started quizzing her about finances
He began mansplaining to her about finances right after she told him she hated that
A lack of self-awareness can quickly turn a first date awkward. In a now-deleted post, a 29-year-old woman (u/hangry-bean) recounted a horrible first date with a man she met on Hinge. Although they were both nervous, he started acting weird only a few minutes into the date. But what completely turned her off was the way he began mansplaining to her about finances right after she told him she hated men who talked down to women. By the end of the date, the woman was almost in tears. The post, shared on September 7, 2026, had received over 7,000 upvotes on Reddit.
The subtle red flags
The author and her date had been talking for over a month before they finally went on a patio happy hour date. She said she was not as attracted to him in person because he was behaving very awkwardly. However, she ignored it and blamed his behavior on first-date jitters instead. The author also hated that he was late to their first date. Moreover, in the middle of their date, when a wasp flew next to him, he started acting weirder but blamed it on his allergy. The man stood up and tried to swat it away, but it gave her the ick. "Mr. 6ft 4 looks like one of those inflatable guys at a furniture store during a sale," the woman recalled.
Date night, quiz edition
The couple then decided to move indoors, but the moment they got up, the wasp returned. He flailed his arms and spilled some of his beer into her drink. Thankfully, the man offered to get her a new one. The author was embarrassed but decided to continue the date. Then he started asking questions that were definitely not first-date friendly, but she briefly answered some of them.
When the man asked her what her biggest icks were, she said she hates men trying to talk down to women. She even gave him an example of her guy friends "mansplaining" investments to her when she had been doing it for 10 years. Her date, who worked in economics, had zero self-awareness, because the next thing that came out of his mouth was, "I'm going to quiz you then."
His ego met reality
The author's date underestimated her when he asked, "Do you have RRSPs? What about a first-time home buyer's account?" and she responded with, "No, I don’t have a first-time home buyer's account because I own a house." For the first time since they sat down, he kept quiet. But after a while, he began assuming she was investing badly. His comments got to a point where she felt degraded and told him how she felt. The author was fighting back tears because of how he was talking to her. Finally, he apologized, and they ended the date. They both knew there was no second one.
The mansplaining math
Nobody likes a mansplainer, no matter the situation. A OnePoll survey (published on Study Finds) found that the average woman gets mansplained at work at least 6 times a week. That amounts to 312 mansplaining incidents in a year. A Nationwide Retirement Institute survey also found similar results. Although 95% of women investors feel they are treated with respect and equality by their male investors, at least 29% admitted their advisor would sometimes mansplain certain concepts to them. In the author's case, she knew about investing and had been doing it for a decade, but her date still felt like he needed to ''educate'' her.
'Run away next time'
Meanwhile, netizens hyped up the author in the comment section for owning a house before she was even 30. u/Janefire commented, "Nothing like the audacity of a man to ask about your biggest pet peeve, and then enact it for you. Seriously though, run away next time, don’t let a do*che like this waste your time! Sending love and hugs." u/Unlikely-Mongoose723 added, "I am so sorry you went through this. I have to say, though, I really enjoyed reading your story. You’re a good writer, and your description of him cracked me up so much. I can just imagine him waving his arms around, looking like a tube man."
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