A man has revealed how he brought a woman to tears when he told her he wouldn't date her because she was 'overweight.'
In a post on Reddit, the anonymous man explained that a woman he was friends with recently asked him to "start a relationship."
He, however, claims he rejected her advances and told her no.
When she asked him why, he held back, not wanting to hurt her feelings, but she "persisted" until he told her.
"I told her pretty plainly that there are a lot of things I want to do with my life partner that I can't do with someone who is overweight," he wrote.
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The man said she was "hurt by this comment and took it personally" but insisted that she could "do anything any other woman can."
He disagreed, claiming it was "impossible" even for some of the "basic things" he had in mind.
Again, she "persisted" in asking for an example, putting him in a really awkward situation, especially when he had told her he didn't want to continue on the subject.
Eventually, he gave in he said, writing: "I asked her to go for a light jog with me.
"We were in the parking lot, and I jogged from the door to the sidewalk, and she just… didn't make it.
"I didn't go fast at all. I swear that I barely outpaced a power walk. It took me maybe 6 seconds to get there. I turned around and she was walking."
Having proved his point, he said he urged the woman "please don't do that to me again" at which point she began crying.
"I think she's gloriously beautiful and engaging," he said.
Adding: "Weight isn't a turn off for me, but being sedentary is."
Despite her distress, the man said he felt relieved that the situation was resolved.
Reddit users were quick to share their thoughts on how he approached the conversation.
One person said: "I'll say this. Everyone is allowed to have standards. Also 'No' is a complete sentence and there is no need to justify your reason to anyone."
Another wrote: "Asking your friend 'hey let's be bf/gf' is kinda weird as well when they had no romantic feelings for each other at all. That absolutely doesn't need an explanation to the 'no' at all."
While someone else put: "As someone who is bigger, I get it. We all have preferences and you tried to let her down easy but she wouldn't stop."
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