Found a business I was interested in on IG and in making inquiries, the business owner was quick to call me & #39;dear& #39; after every sentence. Of course, he didn& #39;t know I was male because my avatar is gender abstract. I let him have his fun and in the middle of the conversation, he

Said and I quote, "There is nothing wrong with me calling u & #39;dear& #39;, that& #39;s how I interact with my customers". This was after I complained that, "Don& #39;t you think & #39;dear& #39; is too informal for someone you don& #39;t know?" So I played along.

I said, "Okay dear, no problem https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Kusshand zuwerfendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Kusshand zuwerfendes Gesicht">."

Immediately, he sent me a friend request and I accepted, all the while we kept throwing adorable nicknames around. I could tell he was having the time of his life because he liked all the texts I sent that included "dear" and "sweetie".

I accepted his friend request and viola, gender reveal. It& #39;s a boyyyy!

"You& #39;re a guy?"

"Yes dear, I am. So how much if I& #39;m buying in bulk sweetie?"

"Pls stop that."

"Stop what dear? I don& #39;t understand."

"I thought you were a lady, that& #39;s why I called you dear"

"Honey, what does that have to do with business? That& #39;s how I interact with my customers dear."

"Buy if u want to buy. Stop calling me dear. Are you gay?"

"Come on, don& #39;t give me that dear. I know you don& #39;t mind. You said it yourself, that& #39;s how you interact with customers."

"Oloshi. If u are looking for a gay to fuck, is not me. Fuck off"

"Don& #39;t be like that dear. I don& #39;t want to fuck you. I just wanna buy your products. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Kusshand zuwerfendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Kusshand zuwerfendes Gesicht">"

I& #39;ve been blocked. But I didn& #39;t lose this battle. I& #39;m well satisfied with the returns of my affection.

If you can& #39;t be a professional business owner, you have no business doing business in the first place.

Don& #39;t call me dear, make me catch feelings for you and then act like I& #39;m the devil. You& #39;re my sweetie and you know it. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Kusshand zuwerfendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Kusshand zuwerfendes Gesicht">