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When two people are trying to hit it off, everything kind of... depends. If they operate on different frequencies, small habits and weird personal quirks can quickly reduce attraction to cringe.
TikTok user Samantha Ouellette recently asked everyone to share their biggest turn offs — or "icks," as some call them now — and the examples she received range from obsessing over money to idolizing questionable characters, reminding us that if it's not meant to be, it's not meant to be. At least these folks found out sooner rather than later.
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#2
I lost our baby due to a miscarriage. I told him. He said oh I’m sorry and kept playing PlayStation. He was in his 30s and we were married with a child already. Now I’m happily divorced.
If you're interested in how these experiences fit into the bigger picture, we can take a look at a survey of 2,000 adults commissioned by the dating site Seeking and conducted by OnePoll.
According to its results, more than half (65%) have ended a relationship because of an ick, and 88% of them have ghosted someone completely.
Smelling bad turned out to be the top ick, selected by 24% of respondents. This was followed by pretending to be more knowledgeable about something than you really are and being rude to a waiter (both 21%).
#4
Came over to my house for the first time and actually yelled at my dog when it barked… like who is you
Other notable selections were living in a mess, being overbearing, having dirty fingernails, being too clingy, having bad teeth, double texting (sending a secondary text if you're not getting a response to the first one), talking too loudly, chewing with their mouth open, and oversharing on social media.
The survey also found that an eighth of men (14%) would happily break it off with someone who wanted to share food on a first date, and 6% of women find wearing a tacky watch to be an "ick."
#5
This might sound wierd but he was mean to my childhood stuffed animal- like punching it and kicking it around my room. Lost feelings right there and told him to leave.
#6
we were eating in his car, asked if I was done & I said yes & proceeded to throw all the trash outside the car window 😭
Four in nine (44%) respondents described themselves as at least somewhat picky when it comes to finding a partner, with 33% saying they are “very picky.”
The vast majority (79%) also believe they deserve the best, so they try to raise their standards when looking for a partner—a phenomenon known as “dating up.”
That being said, 40% agree that dating gets harder as you age, so it’s not surprising that only 37% insist on going out exclusively with someone who matches their preferences exactly.
#9
He said “your best friend has eyes on me, seems like you have competition” i ended it right away
#10
he would send me pictures of models he followed on insta and said he wished I looked like that
#12
He told me I’m high maintenance when it was 95 degrees out and I wanted water which was like a dollar
#13
He was rude to our waitress and didn’t tip. I went back and tipped her and apologized for his behaviour. That was our first and last date.
#14
I am a home health CNA and I said that I cook and clean for my patients and he said, “so everything a typical woman should do.” Bye bye
#15
he sent me $20 and said you never had a real man that’ll send you money. mind u he was paying me back…
#17
A few years after my mom died I was having a really bad day were grief was overwhelming. I told my husband "I miss my mom so bad". He responded, "I miss mine too". She lived 25 mins away. I'm now happily divorced.
#25
He opened my fridge on his own accord without asking and started to critique my fridge organisation then started to critique my parking, my clothes, my dishwasher staking ability
#30
he told me he has never finished reading a book in his life.. he was 32. haven't seen him since.
#31
“Our options are to either get engaged and married asap or breakup” absolutely not sir (I was 18 yrs old)
#33
he ate an entire tub of tiramisu i’d made for my friends when i told him to take ONE portion 😭
#35
I was blonde at the time, he said “you shoULD go back to brunette like my mum, you’d look hotter” BOY BYE
#38
He only washed his hair once a month and would ask me to do it for him when he would come over because he just “didn’t know how”
#42
Tried to control what I posted online, while simultaneously liking photos of women doing the same thing I was doing
#45
He told me he didn’t wash his hands after he took a poo, because it was “not like he got anything on his hands”
#46
Told me he was "so happy to finally be dating someone in his league" because "all his other past crushes were above him"
#47
when they try to correct you but they're wrong and won't let you explain why because they're convinced YOU'RE wrong.
#48
He said “pweaseeeee” and put his hands like this 🙏. Never felt instant, primal rage like that before
#51
his mom would come over every week and clean his house and do all his laundry while he gamed, before she left she’d leave a note saying how much she loved him and kiss it with LIPSTICK, he’s 26
#52
“Rule number one, stay off your phone” LIKE YES ABSOLUTELY! But who are YOUUUU to tell me what I can and can not do??? Mind you this was the very FIRST day we went on a “date”
#55
Him telling me to lower my voice when I was just telling him about something I was passionate about.
#63
my fat golden retriever we lovingly called a potato passed away, and the very next day he said he was now a baked potato because he got cremated.
#67
it was like 3pm i was fully at work and he texted me “goodmorning i just woke up” he had been playing video games all night. instantly blocked
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Mimi M 1 month ago
I was prepping to go on a date with someone for the first time - someone who really seemed good 'on paper'. Grown man, academic job, intelligent, well spoken. Right before our date I texted to say I was getting ready and would be leaving soon. He made a very vulgar joke (I won't repeat it). I told him that I was not comfortable and would be bowing out of the date. The level of disrespect was just off the charts - I can't imagine that a grown man would think that a woman would find that appealing - the solipsism and lack of awareness of the perceptions of others was mind-boggling.
TheOGpandaHavana 1 month ago
I honestly wish you'd either share the joke or not share the story at all because we all perceive things differently so vulgar to one is nbd for another. Not saying I wouldn't agree with you on your assessment but when left to the imagination, I can't imagine what he would've said to you. 🤔
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I was prepping to go on a date with someone for the first time - someone who really seemed good 'on paper'. Grown man, academic job, intelligent, well spoken. Right before our date I texted to say I was getting ready and would be leaving soon. He made a very vulgar joke (I won't repeat it). I told him that I was not comfortable and would be bowing out of the date. The level of disrespect was just off the charts - I can't imagine that a grown man would think that a woman would find that appealing - the solipsism and lack of awareness of the perceptions of others was mind-boggling.
TheOGpandaHavana 1 month ago
I honestly wish you'd either share the joke or not share the story at all because we all perceive things differently so vulgar to one is nbd for another. Not saying I wouldn't agree with you on your assessment but when left to the imagination, I can't imagine what he would've said to you. 🤔
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