One restaurant-goer in tonight’s episode of First Dates had the nation going on an emotional rollercoaster. No, it wasn’t the dude wearing an odd leather waistcoat, nor the girl who “interviewed” her date.

The dater who was the subject of tonight’s Twitter debate was 22-year-old Sam Eckhart, a model from Manchester.

When Sam first appeared on our screens, plenty of females fell head over heels for his artfully dishevelled man bun, tattooed arms and bright blue eyes.

Swoon.

However, his laidback personality and quiet manor failed to impress some people, who weren’t too impressed on the model’s dating skills.

The fact that Sam didn’t offer to pay the whole bill didn’t go down too well either.

But the model was quick to defend his actions on Twitter.

He also came out with this questionable pearl of wisdom…

Unsurprisingly, his date Kathy wasn’t up for a second date. To be fair, neither did Sam.

Ah well Sam, there’s plenty more fish in the sea. Ones who find silence endearing instead of off-putting.