This is 17-year-old Kittakone Sirisombath Jr. and his girlfriend of eight months, Destiny La'nae Irish. She was his first friend when he first moved to Dallas, he told BuzzFeed News.
The only problem was that Sirisombath only had enough money at the time to pay for her portion of the meal at Chili's. So, he lied and told her he had just eaten and was not hungry. "I was nervous about my financial situation but after she ordered I knew I was in the clear," he said, laughing.
On Thursday, Sirisombath said he decided to finally tell his girlfriend (and his social media followers) about his little white lie. He even admitted that he was insecure about pulling out all that he had in cash in front of her.
@playgirlcarti_ PULLED OUT MY MONEY UNDER THE TABLE I AINT KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD THINK OF ME
"In all honesty, I'll do it again for you," he said.
@playgirlcarti_ BUT IN ALL HONESTY, ILL DO IT AGAIN FOR YOU
Irish found out about his gesture from the tweet. She responded to his tweet, saying if she had known at the time, neither the money nor the ~gentlemanly gesture~ would have mattered to her. "We could've went to the store and got some snacks. I would've been straight," she wrote back.
@K1ttaTron It don't matter. It ain't about the money, we could've went to the store and got some snacks. I would've been straight
Not only have Sirisombath's tweets gone viral, a lot of strangers have been surprised by how much this small gesture and confession has touched them.
@K1ttaTron @playgirlcarti_ Wow
@K1ttaTron @playgirlcarti_ I...nope I'm not crying😭
It also has single people now feeling extra single.
@K1ttaTron @pttm_o @playgirlcarti_ My lonely ass reading this like:
@K1ttaTron @playgirlcarti_ my single ass reading this shit
Some joked about how closely he must have listened to her order while simultaneously doing mental calculations.
@K1ttaTron @playgirlcarti_ when she said she wanted to add bacon to her burger..
Although some pointed out men perhaps shouldn't be expected to pay.
Wow 😭😭 but nah if I'm ya girl I can always help pay . It ain't always the guys job to pay. https://t.co/iOUSFq5Yq7
Please don't Ever do this for me, I'll pay for myself. https://t.co/dXC1uaqkDk
The moment clearly resonated with a lot of men, especially "if you were ever broke and tried to date someone," one person said.
Realest thing I seen on this app today. https://t.co/BfaYxUmT3m
This story is a rite of passage if you were ever broke and tried to date someone. https://t.co/IOBPjuIRRG
The couple has since split meals and paid for each other plenty of times. "We've taken care of each other plenty of times," he said. "That's my best friend; she keeps me going!"
