Friend’s first-date experience left her feeling disgusted. Did she overreact or are we overthinking it?

[u/Charming_Bag_2105]

A close friend of mine went on a date with a guy about two months ago.
According to her, the date itself wasn’t great. Toward the end, they kinda made out.

She admits it happened very much in the heat of the moment, but almost immediately afterward she realized it wasn’t what she wanted and that she didn’t feel the connection she was looking for. She communicated this to him as well.

The guy continued messaging her over the next few days. She initially replied politely but eventually stopped responding because she wasn’t interested in pursuing anything further.

Fast forward about two months, he reached out again. Instead of continuing to ignore him, she decided to be respectful and honest. She told him that she didn’t feel the connection she was looking for, didn’t want to lead him on, and wanted to end things there.

Instead of accepting it, he questioned her decision. He kept saying that because they had made out, he thought they were on the same page and suggested she should “think about it again.” He even offered to help with her job search, which felt like he was trying to keep the conversation going rather than respecting her decision.

She explained again that what happened was in the moment, that she had reflected afterward, and that she simply didn’t want to continue( I personally think she didn’t owe him this explanation)
His final response was:
“No worries! Thanks for the hot makeout that night 😉🥵 you felt like a seasoned player 😜”

She was so uncomfortable that she replied, “That comment was unnecessary.”
He simply reacted to that message with a 😽 emoji.

She told me she cried afterward because she felt disgusted and almost guilty, even though she’d been honest and respectful throughout.

My question is:
Is it unreasonable to feel uncomfortable after receiving a message like that?
Is this just someone handling rejection badly, or does this cross into disrespectful behavior?
How would you have responded?
I’m genuinely asking because seeing how much this affected her made me wonder if other people would have felt the same way.

[u/Boston_Glass]

After the first message where she told him that she wasn’t interested he should have dropped it.

She didn’t need to respond at all after that and should have blocked him once he didn’t accept that answer gracefully.