AN Australian has been blasted on social media after he sent a an arrogant message rebuffing a woman on dating site Plenty of Fish, claiming he didn’t consider dating anyone overweight or over 30.

The man has been branded a “creep” after his response was posted on Facebook by the recipient’s sister.

3 Facebook users were angered by Ash's response on Plenty of Fish Credit: Daily record

A Scottish woman from Edinburgh messaged the Aussie, called “Ash”, on the dating site “just to say hi,” said the woman’s sister.

“OK, so my sister messaged someone on an online dating site just to say hi ... and got this,” she wrote.

“Ash” replied with a long message with a detailed explanation of why he didn’t date women over 30.

He wrote: “I was specific with age because I would like to start a family one day and, to be honest, I think that the necessary timeline before doing so is shortened/compressed with a lady over 30.

3 His arrogant response sparked outrage Credit: Daily record

“I was also specific about weight as I have never been attracted to big women.

“However since moving to Scotland and going on POF [Plenty of Fish] I have learned that ‘average body type’ is commonly held to be around a dress size 14/16.

“I had to google this, but that dress size, with a waist around 34 inches, indicates a woman as being very overweight and all likelihood medically obese.”

The obnoxious message continued: “Without trying to sound big headed, I’m fairly good looking, I keep myself as fit as I can, I have a highly skilled job that I work very hard at and consequently earn well into six figures.

“I’m also tall and the ladies like that a lot.

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“This means that I can afford to be quite prescriptive in my search and I absolutely do not have to consider dating women who are over 30 and overweight.

“There is obviously a large population of Scottish ladies who have a clearly unrealistic opinion of their own appeal/attractiveness as potential partners.

“I wish you all success in your search but would suggest that you lower your standards somewhat.”

3 The message was sent to a woman whose sister uploaded it to Facebook Credit: Daily record

Women furiously commented on the post branding “Ash” a “creep”, an “a**hole” and an “actual piece of s**t”.

A spokesperson for Plenty of Fish told The Mirror that “Ash” had been removed from the site.

“Upon learning of L00kin16 [his username] and his views on women, it was clear to us that he isn’t the ‘catch’ he perceives himself to be, and shouldn’t be permitted to interact within our community,” she said.

“As a site that promotes positive interactions between our members and encourages them to inform us of any inappropriate behaviour, we took action on October 3, 2016, and permanently removed his profile.”