Her colleague claimed she ‘owed’ him dinner after she refused to sit with him at lunch and humiliated him — she shut him down again
When someone says “No,” just take the reply and walk away respectfully, especially if it was an attempt to flirt. A Threads user, Love Jones, noted how a man refused to do exactly that and kept pestering her during her solo lunch at her workplace cafeteria. Sharing under the handle @lolothedoll on Sunday, June 7, 2026, she explained how he insisted on sitting with her, and so she simply chose another seat. He told her she “owed” him and should “take him out for dinner,” since he was “embarrassed.” To his disappointment, she shut him down a second time with an epic reply.
Since the man asked to sit next to her, even though there were several other open seats, she responded in the way she knew best. “I offer him the seat and then state that I will sit elsewhere in the cafeteria, as I like to eat alone,” she recalled. He approached Jones a few days later, this time with an entitled attitude, and said that her rejection had embarrassed him in front of his coworkers. As a result, she “owed” him and had to take him to dinner. She tried to be respectful and refused, saying she was busy. But the man wouldn’t budge. He went on to ask if she was really tied up or just didn’t want to. “Both,” she confidently remarked.
Most people would apologize or at least keep their distance and go on their way after the first interaction. But not this man. He was persistent the first time, even after she mentioned that she liked eating alone. Then, he approached her again like he was a big shot. So putting him in his place, for the second time, seemed like the perfect thing to do. Jones, however, was not fazed by his behavior. She pointed out that it was a classic example of “a man being embarrassed by a boundary you set, and then having the audacity to hand you the bill for it. The entitlement is wild.” In a comment, she mentioned that the clueless man “thought” he was flirting, when he was clearly bothering her.
Internet users had a good laugh about it. @confessionsofachristianblogger wrote, “Every guy I’ve met in 2025 and 2026 cannot respect a single boundary I’ve set. It’s insane.” @deannamonica joked, “Take him out to dinner? Did he miss the part where you told him you like to eat alone?” @jayna.xo remarked, “I hope he didn’t think this would sweep you off your feet.”
One of the easiest social cues to understand is when someone is not interested. The challenge is that not everyone is willing to accept it. In another occurrence, a woman named Brydie Monaghan was walking on the street when a stranger catcalled her. He looked her up and down before shouting, “Hello!” in a bizarre manner. Instead of ignoring him or creating an unwanted and potentially unsafe situation for herself, she responded smartly. “I’m sorry, I don’t have change,” she said out loud and continued on her way. "He looked so confused and then so angry,” she recounted.
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