New York woman says her first date wanted to cancel over ‘low energy.’ He didn’t know she’d already pushed through worst to show up: ‘Figure it out’

We all need to collectively get it together in the dating sphere. It’s time. Actually? It’s beyond time.

It’s no secret that everyone’s dating lives and experiences have gone significantly downhill since the pandemic (understandable, considering it was a mass traumatic event), but come on, gang. At some point, we’re going to have to stop being generally unhinged.

Unfortunately, it looks like that’s not going to happen anytime soon as the spirit of the “I don’t owe anyone anything” mentality lives on. One woman in New York City has gone viral for sharing a dating disaster showcasing this very phenomenon.

What happened to her first date?

On Jan. 5, Olivia Barbulescu (@theoliviabarbulescu on TikTok) posted a video detailing a truly ridiculous message she received from a guy with whom she was supposed to go on a first date. Since posting, the video has received over 300,000 views.

Barbulescu doesn’t mince words: she cuts right to the chase.

“I just left my house to go on a date to see that the guy texted me asking if we can reschedule because he’s feeling low energy,” Barbulescu begins, pausing in outrage. “Honey, we’re meeting in 25 minutes.”

Indeed, Barbulescu is literally en route to the date as she receives the text. Fully dressed up and with makeup on, she gives the camera a piece of her mind.

“Drink a coffee or a sugar-free Red Bull and wake the [expletive] up,” she orders.

Not an unreasonable request, as it turns out, Barbulescu herself has had to rally to make it to this apparently doomed date.

“I’m on day two of my period,” she reveals. “It’s 25 degrees out and I’m here. So you can get out of bed and chug a little bit of caffeine and figure it out.”

Not how anyone wants to be treated by a prospective partner, to be sure. This is what happens when people stop being thought of as people, but rather as depersonalized, anonymous entities on the other side of a screen.

@theoliviabarbulescu Will I regret posting this? Maybe. But drink a Red Bull and wake up! Men are babies #dating #nyc ♬ original sound – Olivia Barbulescu

Commenters react to the audacity

Barbulescu’s viewers have absolutely zero patience for this mystery man. The vast majority seemed to be pro-Barbulescu never speaking to him again.

“Don’t even reply, just block & delete,” wrote one viewer in the comments section. Another commenter agreed, saying, “Whenever somebody asks to reschedule the first date on the same day, immediately blocked.”

Many people seemed to take particular ire with his request to “reschedule.” They had choice words for this audacious ask.

“Reschedule for: never,” wrote one commenter simply.

“I have said ‘I totally understand, no big deal, but I don’t reschedule first dates so wish you all the best!’ wrote another. ‘Then they can make it.”

Some viewers thought something more nefarious was at play, whether that’s another girl in the picture or some good-old-fashioned insanity.

“He just got an answer from.the girl he really wants,” one theorized.

“Cancelling 25 minutes before for anything other than an emergency is crazy,” said another.

However, there’s one comment that definitely takes the cake. One especially sassy viewer clowned this guy using the language of notoriously cringe manosphere influencers.

“How is going to spread his seed if he is low energy?” the viewer mocked. “Asking for the red pilled CEO who has a podcast.”

Barbulescu responded to The Mary Sue’s request for comment via email and had no comment to add.

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