A TikTok creator who posts as Les (@caldo.de.les) said in a video that she went on a date at Texas Roadhouse and left after the man asked what she could “offer” him in exchange for a shared appetizer and a Dr Pepper. The clip, which she captioned “At least I got some cute boots,” had gained about 260,000 views.
Les said she usually avoids posting about dates because she feels it can be mean, but added that she does not feel bad if someone is an “a–hole” to her. On-screen text in the video read, “Last date of 2026 I swear.” She stated she is not a “man-hater” and said she believes good men exist, though she added that she has not met one yet.
She said a man she met a while ago had been texting her multiple times a day asking her out and complimenting her. She said she finally agreed to a date that day. He picked the restaurant, which she called important to the story, and they met at about 6 p.m.
Creator says date quickly turned to money, cars, and what she could ‘offer’
Les told viewers she likes chain restaurants and called herself a simple girl who is easily impressed. After they sat down, she recalled, the first thing he asked was what she thought everyone’s credit score was like in the restaurant. She noted there were only a few servers and customers at the time.
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She explained that every question after that seemed financially driven, something she said she hates. He talked about wanting to be a millionaire within the next year, then asked what kind of car she drives and what year it is. She answered that she drives a 2023 Toyota Camry. He replied that he guessed that was “not that bad,” then told her about his big truck.
When the conversation turned to work, she said, he learned she is a nurse and told her she should be thankful because she automatically makes more than most people. He compared nursing pay to minimum wage and other jobs. Les told viewers she does not understand the obsession with comparing other professions’ wages to nursing and added that anyone who wants a nursing wage can go to nursing school.
He also told her she needed to be grateful, then asked if she liked the restaurant. She said she did and that she goes there with her family all the time. She described him looking around with an expression that seemed bothered before he said he picked a place he thought would be in her budget. That left her confused, she explained, after he had already talked about her making too much money.
Les called the conversation “nails on a chalkboard.” In her early 20s, she said, she probably would have stayed and suffered through it. At 30, she added, she will not do anything she does not want to do. She was already planning an exit when he asked what she called the million-dollar question.
Pointing at her Dr Pepper and an appetizer they had been sharing, he asked, “What can you do for me? What can you offer me in exchange for this?” She said they had not even ordered entrees. Her answer, she told viewers, was “Nothing.” She added that she has nothing of value to offer him and that she is not sleeping with him “for cheese fries and a Dr Pepper.”
Les also mentioned that he was on his fourth alcoholic beverage and got mad that she did not order alcohol. She explained it was 6 p.m., she had to drive, and she had to pick up her son from a friend’s house. After the question, she said, he laughed what she called the “creepiest f–king laugh ever” and said he was going to the bathroom.
In that same second, she grabbed her purse and walked to the waitress. The waitress laughed, Les recalled, and said she had been waiting to see if Les would leave or stick it out. Les tried to pay the whole tab. The waitress told her that if she wanted to pay for her Dr Pepper and half the appetizer, that was the amount. Les paid for the entire appetizer and her drink instead. The total, she said, was about $17, and she tipped the waitress $40.
She left, blocked him, and drove to Nordstrom Rack, where she found a pair of cute boots. That Friday was payday, she told viewers. She renewed her car registration for $300, renewed her nursing license for $200, spent $800 on her son’s back-to-school shopping, filled her gas tank, got a pedicure, and got a coffee.
She questioned why she would get ready for a man who expected something in return for a $17 Texas Roadhouse order. She said, “I’m done dating.” She added that she would rather pay for her own things.
Viewers responded to the credit-score question right away. One commenter wrote, “As soon as you said the credit score comment I sighed out loud.” This kind of awkward, transactional expectation can lead to truly uncomfortable encounters, like when a woman on a Tinder date had to pull every word out of a man who never texts her again.
Others focused on leaving early. One wrote, “Normalize getting up and walking out at the FIRST red flag.” Some framed the drinks as part of the problem. One commenter wrote, “He was trying to get you liquored up to sleep with you.”
Another offered dating advice for men: “For any guys who are unsure: it’s simple. First date you always pay ESPECIALLY if you asked her out. If she tries insisting, and you think it went well, you can play the “We can always split the next one”.” Such entitlement can manifest in various ways, like when a woman on a Hinge date with a Christian conservative was asked for her body count within minutes.
One commenter tied the behavior to online influencers, writing, “That’s this new generation of guys that grew up watching Andrew Tate and fresh and fit. They think that dating is just a transaction and that all women just want money and status from a man. It’s pretty sad.” Another wrote, “People who behave like this are WILDLY insecure.”
