Man receives bizarre text after first date

Girl sends date text asking to be friends, he agrees. Things escalate quickly from here.

This was one of NZH Lifestyle's top stories for 2017

First dates are always a gamble. They can either go really well or horribly wrong.
And there's always that slight worry of being rejected or having to be the one to ask that dreaded question: "Could we just be friends?"

And that's exactly what a girl texted this Reddit user after their first date - and before things turned really sour.

After their date the guy sent the girl a polite text to say, "it was really great meeting you last night."

She replied, telling him that she "didn't see him as a romantic partner" and then dropped the notorious "but I hope we can be friends" line.

And assuming everything would be fine and they would remain friends, the man replied: "I felt the same way, so I'm really glad you said that."

Little did he know that their fresh "friendship" would be over in a matter of seconds after this.

The Reddit user who goes by the name of ToastedCookieOats, shared the string of bizarre texts saying, "Today after a first date. I guess I'm not allowed to not like her?"

And, well, you can check out the hilariously odd exchange for yourself, below.''

Usually it's a good thing to be on the same page. Right? Wrong.

This is not the response he was expecting.

This guy will never send a polite text again!

Soooooo the date went well?

OK, I don't think she understands that he's on the same "lets be friends" page.