Navigating the world of dating isn't always easy, and things can be more complicated if you're meeting up with someone for the first time and you're not entirely sure what they're like as a person.
And one woman has been left completely baffled by a date she went on recently, as the man she was with flatly refused to answer any questions about his job - even after she had talked about hers.
The woman explained she had met the man on the dating app Bumble and he had seemed "nice enough" when they first met up for dinner one evening.
But when she tried to ask him what he did for a living after natural conversation led in that direction, she found that he was completely unwilling to even mention his job title - because of a "policy" he has with first dates.
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In a post on Reddit, she said: "I don't even know what to make of this!
"I just got back from a date. We met on Bumble, I had talked to him for a few weeks, he seemed nice enough, and everything was going fine until I asked what he did for a living.
"I'd been talking about my job so it seemed polite to ask him about his work. He told me he has a policy of not talking about his work when getting to know a woman. Umm, okay?
"I asked him why and he was super evasive about it. I began to wonder if he even had a job or if I was going to be left paying for our entire meal!"
The woman said she pushed her date on the subject and he eventually told her that he was uncomfortable talking about his job because he didn't want his dates to use him for his money.
But the woman was perplexed by his response, as she said that asking questions to get to know someone was "the point" of going on dates.
She added: "I pushed him on it, he was uncomfortable but I felt like I needed to get to the bottom of this 'policy' he has. Turns out he has all these paranoid men's rights beliefs about women dating men for their money blah blah blah.
"Basically calling me a gold digger to my face.
"Sorry, I didn't realise it was rude of me to want to know about you and your life, I thought that's what the point of a date was! I think I'm only going to swipe on men that have their occupation listed in their profile from now on."
Commenters on the Reddit post were equally baffled by the man's decision not to allow his date to get to know him, but many said it was a relief that he had shown his "true colours early" so the woman could dump him.
One person said: "If people won't be open on a date when you're supposed to be getting to know each other, then it doesn't seem worth seeing them more. Don't need to over-share anything, but also don't need to be evasive and make it weird."
While another added: "Sometimes it almost seems like a relief when people show their true colours early on so you don't have to waste any more time on them."
And a third wrote: "Jesus what the f**k? Talking occupations is dating 101."
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