https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/02/singapore-rejected-man-sues-woman/
A man in Singapore is seeking more than $2 million in legal damages against a woman who he said caused him trauma after she rebuffed his romantic advances and told him she saw him only as a friend.
The man, identified as drone racing executive K. Kawshigan in legal documents, alleged in a defamation lawsuit set to be heard in Singapores High Court next week that the womans rejection caused him sustained trauma and reductions in his earning capacity. The suit, which the woman is contesting, seeks about $2.3 million in damages for the alleged harm of being friend-zoned.
A separate case filed by Kawshigan in Singapores Magistrate Court was struck down last month for abuse of process, and the womans lawyers said Kawshigan was ordered to pay her legal costs. In that suit, he had sought nearly $17,000, alleging that the woman had breached an offer she made that included offering room for [Kawshigan] to share inspiration, struggle and achievements and meeting up based on mutual availability, beyond coffee settings.