After receiving mixed reactions, online content creator Mimiyuuuh was forced to come out and explain his advice to followers not to date someone who is not financially stable.
In a video, Mimiyuuuh made clear he didn't mean it in a bad way.
"'Walang pera,' hindi naman po ibig sabihin na mag-date kayo ng mga milyonaryo, mga bilyonaryo, mga naka-Porsche, hindi po ganon," he related.
According to him, what he really meant was: "Mag-date kayo ng someone na may drive. Mag-date kayo ng someone na kayang dalhin yung sarili."
"Yung hindi mangungutang at aasa sa inyo. Yun lang po yon, period."
Mimiyuuuh admitted he is saddened by the backlash.
"Matapobre daw po ako, na parang hindi daw po ako galing sa hirap. Galing po ako sa hirap, opo. Pero nakipag-date po ba ako noong wala akong pera? Hindi po," he said. "Maybe because wala pong nagkakagusto sa akin during that time, opo. At the same time, alam ko po kasi yung priority ko, during that time."
He pointed out, "Priority ko po ang family ko, priority ko ang career ko, opo. At priority ko pong gawing buo yung sarili ko bago po ako magdagdag ng ibang tao sa buhay ko, you know what I'm saying? Kasi nga po, ayaw ko pong maging pabigat sa ibang tao, you know what I'm saying?"
Mimiyuuuh reminded netizens that relationships are "responsibilities."
"And opo, puwede niyo naman po talagang i-date kahit sinong gusto niyo. Opo. Pero kung ikaw na po mismo hindi mo kayang masustentuhan yung sarili mo, yung mga basic needs and wants mo, magdadagdag ka pa ba ng another responsibility, ha?"
"Kaya po, ang akin lang, complete yourself first. Make yourself whole tapos maghanap ka rin ng someone na whole kasi ayun yung deserve mo," he said. "We are not responsible to complete other people - yung ipi-fill mo yung kakulangan ng ibang tao, you know what I'm saying?"
He also emphasized self-respect.
"Dapat po hindi po natin dapat binababaan yung standards natin. Hindi lang po para sa mga jowa pati na rin po sa sarili natin. Dapat po parating alam natin yung worth natin, opo. Dapat alam mo kung ano yung deserve mo, you know what I'm saying?"
“Pero at the end of the day po, buhay mo naman yan, e. Sige, mag-date ka ng mga broke na tao. Opo, i-date mo yan. Tapos kainin mo yung mga words of affirmation ninyo, opo."
Mimiyuuuh rose to fame in 2019 after his “Dalagang Pilipina” video trended on social media.