A adult female claimed that her ex in one case sent her a text bulletin demanding that she wear makeup to meet his friends.

She recently shared screenshots of the text exchange to TikTok under the username Lily (@xlily.brown8x). And so far, the video has amassed more than than 3 million views and over 344,000 likes.

"Hey hey babe. Have you lot started getting set for tonight yet?" Lily's then-boyfriend asked at the commencement of their chat.

Lily, who was under the impression that the evening was going to be "casual," told her young man that she was ready to become but warned that she wasn't wearing whatever makeup.

That small detail, withal, didn't sit down well with him.

"[D]o you mind popping a piffling bit on as you are meeting my mates and stuff for the first time?" he asked. He then told her that he didn't want his friends thinking he'd "pulled a clapped i," which is British slang for "ugly."

The two went back and along until finally, Lily told her beau that she no longer wanted to meet his friends because he "made [her] feel bad" about not wearing makeup.

"[D]on't bother then," her fellow responded. "Either put something on your face or don't turn up..."

In the postal service's caption, Lily wrote: "Here's to being single in 2022."

Hurry previously defined one partner'due south constant criticism of the other's appearance as "ruddy flag" behavior.

"If your partner tin can't stop commenting on your clothes, your trunk shape—or worse, if they start telling you what to wear—it'south yet another red flag," Bustle reported.

Speaking to the website, licensed psychotherapist Whitney Hawkins, Yard.S.Ed, LMFT described this behavior as a "classic manipulation tactic oft used during emotional abuse."

April Masini, a relationship and etiquette practiced, told Elite Daily that a person should never criticize their partner nigh their appearance.

"Any criticism that has to do with body image is more often than not a touchy area," Masini said. "For instance, meridian, freckles, big breasts, small breasts, large rear stop, small rear terminate, waist size, pilus, olfactory organ, pare tone—these are all areas that people tend to business themselves with virtually their own bodies, and they worry about how they may appear to others."

Many of Lily's viewers were quick to send their support and said they were shocked to read the messages sent to her by her now ex-boyfriend.

"Ain't no fashion he thought it was okay to say that," wrote Chelsea Hoy.

"When I tell you my jaw dropped to the other side of the earth," said Lucy.

"I'm shocked at the audacity," commented Eleanor.

"Y'all DESERVE Ameliorate!!!!" exclaimed BabyG.

"Omg that's then rude!!! They don't deserve somebody special in their life!!!!!!" added Chlo.

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A woman'southward ex allegedly sent her a text demanding that she vesture makeup to run into his friends. The woman received support online with comments suggesting she deserved amend than to exist criticized for her appearance. fizkes/istock