Simply flirting with compliments
Some men mistakenly believe that delivering compliments backwards is a sign of courtesy. While working out at the gym, this Redditor was confronted by an older gentleman who started verbally abusing her.
When she complained that she wasn’t stretching her arms far enough, he ripped into her, telling her she had great potential but needed more experience. He then kept pausing her lifts so he could give her advice. He had no idea she was a marathon runner when they first met.