According to dating expert Lillian Czolbe, being open-minded is very important when you date. If you come onto the scene with a list of must-haves and expect each partner to tick all the boxes, you’ll be missing out on a lot of great experiences and fun connections.
Still, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have standards. Sure, it’s good to give people a chance, but once you have a feeling it’s not going anywhere, letting go is the best way to deal with the situation.
Sometimes, one single thing can be a good indicator of a potential relationship’s future. The people who listed their opinions below know that first-hand. Scroll down to read all the deal-breakers and see if you agree.
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She started talking about being allergic to cats. I have a cat. She said I could get rid of the cat if it would be getting serious. I ended the date on the spot.
I would have proposed euthanasia. She would probably agree. She'd just be surprised that it's her that's put to sleep...
Load More Replies...A pet is lifelong (at least for your pet) commitment, that was a right choice.
Smart move. Anybody trying to force you to get rid of a pet in order to date them is waving the hugest red flag ever!
One of the reasons I married my husband because he loves cats more than I do.
Adiós muy fea?.....just kidding hahahahahha
Load More Replies...I know who's ending up in a bodybag in the trash, and it certainly wont be my pets
I'm allergic to cats. I have a cat. I get shots. My cat is part of my family. She and I are a package deal.
I wouldve done the same. When we first got married my husband told me he thought it was stupid a man allergic to cats was taking allergy pills b/c his wife wouldnt give up her cats. I yelled bloody murder & threatened to divorce. We've always had cats....and we're still married, but he knows they are my besties!!
Feeling down? Get a cat. Need happiness? Get a cat. Feeling lonely? A cat can be with you. Afraid of living in a too quiet environment? A cat can be your companion, even if it makes noise at 3 am in the morning.
While it’s hard to cater to everyone’s wishes, knowing the most common deal-breakers out there can be useful for those looking to improve their second date chances. Some scientists did everyone a favor and put it all in a paper.
They determined 6 different deal-breaker types and surveyed a bunch of people to know the trends. The types are:
- Being gross – having poor hygiene, being unattractive, STDs.
- Being addicted – having substance abuse issues, smoking, having a criminal past.
- Being clingy – acting jealous and controlling.
- Being promiscuous – having too many casual or serious partners.
- Being apathetic – showing a lack of attention and trustworthiness, dismissing a partner’s interests.
- Being unmotivated – lacking ambition or financial prospects, having different worldviews.
How they discuss animals.
How one talks about, discusses and treats animals is very indicative of someones levels of empathy.
People who hurt or hate animals for no reason are a different type of breed of people, not a good one
There are plenty of people who think they love their pets and still mistreat them because they can't be bothered to find out about proper care.
Load More Replies...So far, a 100% reliable red flag has been anyone who hates cats. Not scared of/allergic to them, not because they have a phobia/trauma... they *hate* them. They always turn out to be controlling.
While still in the chatting stage, my guy sent me a video of his pet kitties licking his beard and I immediately knew I wanted to meet him. We’ve been together almost 2 years now.
If someone uses the word "just" when talking about an animal, especially a pet, we're done. (Example: Saying something like, "It was just a cat they didn't need to get that upset.")
the "it" is a red flag too. as if they are an object, not an animal.
Load More Replies...Also how they treat abused dogs, like if they instinctively shy away from abused dogs bcs they dont look picture perfect, thats an instant red flag 4 me
While this is normally true, I've learned there are some people in the world who are absolutely horrible to other humans, but treat animals with the greatest respect..
One time a guy showed up to pick me up and was already drunk. I did not let him drive me.
And another time I was on a date, getting to know each other, and I was talking about my brother and his husband, and the guy literally had his face flush and said "you have a gay brother? And you support that?" Date over.
If someone shows up for a date drunk, the date sbould be cancelled on the spot!
On my second date with my now husband after dinner I asked if he wanted to get drinks. Took him to a lowkey gay bar. He totally passed the test. I have too many gay and lesbian friends to waste time with a homophobe.
Instead of testing him, why didn't you just ask him? I think his response would be telling by itself.
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"you have a gay brother? And you support that?" Absolutely! Now, get away from me you creep.
While the deal-breakers varied depending on whether people were looking for a short-term relationship or a long-term commitment, the worst offender was the same, and that is being apathetic. In other words, even if you have forgotten to put some deodorant on, you might still get a pass if you show genuine interest in your date.
But don’t expect to get too far while being stinky. Being gross is the second red flag on the list, followed by being clingy, addicted, unmotivated, and promiscuous. So, take a shower, relax, quit smoking, sort out your goals in life, and be selective with who you date, and you’ll be the perfect date. Honestly, after doing so much work on yourself, you’ll probably be too perfect for dating, so enjoy single life!
Calling themselves "Alpha" and complaining about "Beta male culture" unprompted. Big ol red flag.
The 'alpha male' concept was originally based on wolves in captivity, so it was basically like saying you understand human nature because you studied a bunch of prisoners. In reality the 'alpha's' of a pack are the parents. They take care of the pack, keeping them safe and making sure they are happy, healthy, and well fed. So that guy with the knee high socks and waistpack full of snacks making sure his kids and friends are drinking enough water and having a good time? That is the truest alpha male you will find.
Also, the wolves in the experiment were all male, so they could not be a family so it was just fight or make an order.
Load More Replies...They're more "Alfalfa males". (If you remember The Little Rascals.)
aww they are calling themselves ancient greek letters, so adorable 😍😍. (sarcasm for all the Mark Zuckerbergs out there who were about to downvote me)
When they say all of their EXs are crazy.
when a handful of persons only got YOU in common and you say they are crazy...
This occurred to me recently when I realised a friend is toxic - so many fall outs over the years, she was victim, etc. And then I realised if the rest of us are still friends with all of them, who is the actual problem? I'm slowly extricating myself from this 15 year friendship. Thankfully she is having a baby in December and lives in a different city so that makes it easier.
Load More Replies...Everyone can have one crazy ex, but when they say ALL of their exes are crazy, you begin to see a common denominator.
Load More Replies...Nah. Only my ex-wife. But it's true unfortunately she is a schizophrenic.And that's no laughing matter!
Talking over me. Telling me what to think. Trying to explain my experiences and/or field to me.
I can’t stand it too when you’re mid sentence and they start talking about something random cutting you off
I had an ex who would always cut me off and start saying - 'that reminds me of when...' I would listen to his story and start mine again, he would do the same thing over and over again. I felt that what I had to say was of no consequence.
Load More Replies...That right there would abruptly end the date for me. I would just get up, call for a ride, and leave. They can mansplain to themselves for all I care.
If they want a functioning (emphasis on FUNCTIONING) relationship, they need to let conversation flow
I work in computers. I was working at global company on something so top secret , I couldnt ecen discuss this with other employees outside my team. So when people asked me what i did or where i worked i was very vague. This guy told me he worked in computers too. Great, we have sonething in common. During the date, i find out he install point of service machines. Then he tells me Steve Jobs invented Linux ( Linus Torvalds ). The last straw was when he told a racist joke about a runner from Africa given shoes to run in and .. well whatever. Date over.
When guys sexualize my job.
I’m a nanny/babysitter. I hate when guys talk about it sexually. Like “hmm I wish you were my babysitter”.
Ew. Before we ever went on a date, we were talking on the phone. He started telling me that he wanted me to change his diaper. He wasn't incontinent; it's his fetish. Nope.
what the fvck?! PEOPLE SAY THIS IN THE 21ST CENTURY????? nawww i thought that s**t illegal
How they treat other people like servers or bartenders. Went on a date with a girl and took her to my old work place where i used to be a server. She treated my old coworker like absolute s**t and tried telling me not to tip her cause she was so bad and she doesn’t need it. When i put $40 on the table she tried taking it so I picked it up and walked over to my old coworker and gave it to her
How you treat waitstaff tells me whether or not you have any sense of decency. Be rude, condescending, and/or abusive, and the last you'll see of me is the rear--as I walk out of the establishment.
This should be in the top 10 at least! How a person treats any type of worker is indicative of their personality.
So she tried to steal the waiter's tip. More red flags than a May Day parade at the Kremlin.
As a former server and bartender I watch this VERY closely on a date.
Thankfully I met my husband only after 6 online dates (16 years ago). Guy #1 was so condescending and patronizing to our service I was shocked. He apparently thought I would appreciate his "Master of the Universe" mentality. I did not. He giving me this grin like I should be impressed by how he put this peon in his place. I just grabbed my purse and walked out. Blocked his number before I even got to my car & then left a very honest "review" on his dating profile (which he could not delete, only respond to). Guy #2 wasn't QUITE as bad, but damn near. Walked, blocked & reviewed him as well.
Uses the word “females” like their a different species.
There's even worse - words like "femoids"... like they are not even living beings.
Out of pure necessity, incels don't want to restrict their quarry to one order of mammals.
Ugh, Jordan Peterson does this all the time. I DO NOT understand this man's popularity.
Everytime I see someone on a forum use the term female, I instantly know they're an incel.
Men who use the word “females” like they're a different species are a different species.
Bringing up zodiac signs and assuming my personality based on my birth date rather than actually trying to getting to know me.
Real story. The guy spent half an hour straight checking up my ascendant sign after my zodiac sign to make assumptions about me right to my face. Boy, get a life first please.
"What's your sign?" "Oh, I'm a Groucho." "That's not real!." "None of them are."
Its the crazy amount of belief people will have in it that confuses me...
Astrology is a fun time waster. But don't make it your entire personality, okay?
Exactly! I have studied astrology and I think there's some merit but it's not like I revolve my life around it
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She literally said to me "If you can't handle me on my worst day, then you don't deserve me on my BEST DAY!"
I just got up and left.
Handle your own damn self.....pft!
If you can´t behave on a first date, you don´t deserve a second date
When I am on my worst day, I warn my partner that Im not myself. After I apologise if I said anything bad.
Notice that with people who say this that best day never seems to arrive.
Hmmmm, I like that sentence tho. Would need more context to understand why person left.
It's not about someone you love having a genuine bad day though is it. The people who use this stupid phrase mean "I am a pain in the backside, I will treat you badly and be unapologetic about it, and you need to just put up with it and be grateful that I'm even deigning to be in a relationship with you". Double twät points if they also wrongly attribute the quote to Marilyn Monroe.
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Also, the "mysterious" type. The "come and find out", the "you'll have to wait and see", the "you're not ready yet". It tells me this person is waaaay less interesting than they want to look like, and/or they are hiding something sordid
their secret turns out to be that their childhood dog died or some s**t and they got hooked on drugs and tried to start a villain arc but failed miserably
Off topic but happy to see a fellow chihuahua lover!
Load More Replies...I don't have the time or patience, answer my questions and see if we're compatible
I don't date, but I plan to tell anyone who mentions me being mysterious or whatever that nah, not that mysterious. I plan to sacrifice your first male child (with me) to the great lord of darkness, then let out a little hiss.
Sexual double entendres when you’ve literally just met and aren’t quite comfortable with each other yet.
One of my sister's dates decided to mention 'he could give [her] another white liquid' when she was trying to eat her chicken mayo burger. Really put her off her dinner. There was no second date lol
Why can I only upvote this ONCE?! I am AMAZED at the amount of middle aged men that r like this! And they claim to "be different" and "love to spoil women".
"Wow! I'd love to mate with you!" I hadn't even sat down yet. Turned around and left lol
...was your date a golden retriever? That's an appalling way to greet someone lmao.
Load More Replies...Once I went on a road trip with 3 friends, I was the only common friend. They hit it off nicely but the girl started dropping inneundos and laughing like crazy. The boys looked at me , quite surprised and I felt like I will die from embarrassment
I agree with this. I was on dating sites and men would call me darling, sweetie, babes etc and I hadn't even met them.
I assume all the men on websites who immediately start talking about deep love are scammers.
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My ex did … my ex says … my ex does … my ex would never …
What about "My cat did... my cat says.. my cat does... my cat would never..."? Asking for a friend.
Lol the look on that guy's face really sets the mood for this one 😆
I feel like this one might be difficult for me in the future. I'm currently going through a divorce, not ready to date yet by any means, but we were together for 10 years--nearly 1/3 of my life! It's difficult not to associate things with him, but hopefully I don't put anyone off as I struggle along...
You are aware of it though and recognize you aren't ready to date. This shows how self aware and awesome you are! When you are ready to date, I'll bet you will find someone fantastic 😊💛
Load More Replies...I'll talk about my ex's on a first date, but only in a "hey I want to be open and up front with you, I have an ex that I stayed on friendly terms with, I have another ex who deliberately pushed me to commit suicide," sort of way, so that they can make an informed decision before deciding to proceed. I don't want them to get involved with me and then have something like that pop up out of the blue and have them decide they can't deal with it.
RUN if he calls his ex 'Crazy' because that always means she caught him doing something bad and tried to gaslight her and she was having none of that and punted him to the curb!
Go back to your ex then. Broke up with someone I was dating because I kept getting compared to the ex girlfriend. Cya, bye!
Making fun of other's insecurities.
Yeah, u dont make fun of someone who has like depression, adhd, autism, anything just for "fun" that sh!t isnt "cool" or "sigma" its f*****g messed up.
Yeah now we have half of Gen Z being mini homophobes, transphobes, misogynists, etc. because they think it’s “sigma”
Load More Replies...Humor can have its place in helping someone with a problem. But you need to do it so you're laughing with them, not at them
Adding, even they joke about it, you laugh only when they laugh at other jokes on the subject, and don't make your own jokes. You just don't know if there's only one aspect they are secure enough to joke about.
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When they try to casually mention how much money they make or how much money their family has. There's nothing wrong with making good money or coming from money, but I don't like it when I get the vibe that someone is using it to try to impress me.
Not a date, but a new co-worker his first day on the job was telling me how many properties he owns. Urggh.
BINGO! I work with a guy like that. Every single conversation leads to a conversation about his properties, profits and vacations. Morning. Noon. and Night. Absolutely exhausting.
Load More Replies...If someone thinks money is the only thing that matters, they have the social skills of a c*ckroach
This guy boasted constantly about his cars. He had 3. He drove me to his house which was rather unimpressive. I couldn't care less about material things but was amused that he had spent all that money on his cars and forgot about his house. He was supposed to be driving me to the train station but took me to his house. I refused to go in. It was extremely obvious he hoped his cars would impress me into bed. I also strongly suggest he deliberately took me to a slightly out-of-the-way restaurant so I would depend on him to take me back to the station. I would have taken a taxi or walked 5k if I had to.
It would impress me more if a rich person acted like a normal working-class person. I don't think that is possible.
Problem is, there are so many women out there who look at your pocketbook first and personality maybe a distant 4th if you're lucky... it's refreshing when I actually meet someone who wants to know about my interests rather than my finances.
"I'm a God fearing, virtuous woman..."
Just about every Christian woman I've met turned out to be anything but God fearing and virtuous.
It's very much like the "alpha male" thing - if you need to specifically tell people you are (something), then chances are you're not even close to being it.
Soft disagree, it very much depends on the thing and the motive; I've told dates upfront that I'm a Buddhist, mainly to weed out guys who wouldn't be okay with me not sharing their religion (or lack thereof).
Load More Replies...I'm sad that so many "christians" give Christians a bad reputation. A true Christian (follower of Christ) reflects Christ in their everyday life and doesn't need to announce it or act tough and militant. Those are NOT true followers.
Imo, that's because there's a big difference between being Christian vs blindly following an organized religion (note I said blindly follow as opposed to belonging to but still make their own decisions on which rules to follow or not. I guess some call that in name only).
Load More Replies...Fearing God means that you respect His authority and acknowledge Him as the Great I AM. It doesn't mean that you have to walk on eggshells in or out of His presence, expecting to get struck down by a bolt of lightning or have fire and brimstone rain down on you.
Load More Replies...It has been my experience that bible thumping, deeply religious people have so much evil inside.
Because if you ask a good woman, she'll say "I'm a mess" and laugh, because she is working on it.
Every person ever to have burned a cross in America identifies as "a good Christian". It's why I'm no longer one.
I apologise for phrasing. Surgery on Tuesday, pain meds make me a bit dotty but I'll try. In a similar vein, those same type of people misinterpreted Genesis to defend slavery. I once read somewhere that slave owners outside of US territory followed "Compassionate Enslavement", using this interpretation by having their slaves taught basic language vocab and forced to convert. It was claimed that it was kinder than what the US was doing but with the privacy of huge plantations and available methods of communication, the truth of what happened will never be known. But they were still good Christians. Admit full stop, I have a very different spiritual practise. My older brother as an adult joined a church & became a pastor. His MO has always been laid back so I've learned a bit with respect and intellectual discussions.
Load More Replies...People who call themselves "God-fearing" often have much to fear from God.
If they complain nonstop about how miserable they are, they're not going to get better in a relationship. It will only get worse.
Some people are only happy when they're unhappy
Load More Replies...If you can't love yourself, it will be dang hard to love someone else, or accept love from someone else. Relationships are not easy.
This is too bad. I'm miserable right now and would love to just sit around and complain for awhile. But I guess that's why I'm not dating. Waiting for my more cheery self to arrive.
Hi. I'm very fertile.
Well, you have a very fertile imagination if you think I'm sticking around.
Many years ago my gf was out with a friend for friends birthday. Dude started hitting on both of them and he thought a good pick up line was to tell them how he knocked up his last one night stand.
I just want to know you're he justified this in his head as something sexy to say.
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When they trying to control everything. From drinks to food in a second or third date cuz they think I would like what they’ve chosen for me. Or when they still talk about that ex from years ago or trying to find me as their “replacement”
No, I’m not her.
If someone tries to order drinks or meals for me without my input, done deal. I have a mind and can make my own decisions. Thankyouverymuch.
Exactly! After nearly 25 years, my husband and I can usually predict what each other will order in a restaurant with a fair amount of accuracy, but we'd never presume to order for the other person.
Load More Replies...right. there's a world of difference between "XYZ sounds like something you'd like" and "I ordered you xyz"
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Judgmental people. Those who judge what you like, who judge other peoples appearances, who make no effort to understand where another person's words/actions are coming from even when it doesn't affect them, who feel it's okay to laugh at other people.
Depends. When it´s like a smug alpha-male boasting about his money suddenly stepping into dog sh*t, that´s funny as hell.
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Someone who posts that they are looking for a serious relationship and when you match with them they turn it super sexual reallllll fast
I actually ended up calling a guy out on this and he told me he puts that he wants a relationship because he gets more matches even when he just wants a hookup.... gross
Guy in my residency class was doing this. Putting he was looking for marriage in his bios. All he really wanted was one night stands. It worked for him. He had a new girl every weekend. He was disgusting.
That is the same thing sales jobs do. They advertise as customer service but in reality, they are cold calling telemarketing jobs.
See.....this shït right here is why I will stay single for the rest of my days if something happens to my other half. I'm too old to play games.
When they ask about what kind of music I like and the minute they hear some of it is korean/kpop/krap and they go "but they're so gay!" or "they wear makeup tho" or anything along those lines.
It's usually the same men with the old ideas of masculinity I'd prefer not to live with.
Fun trivia: in ancient times, men often wore as much (if not even more!) makeup/jewelry as women.
I unapologetically like kpop and regularly listen to it. I'm not asking my future s/o to be a kpop Stan or listen to skz 24/7, but if they can't appreciate the fact that I enjoy something and instead choose to demean it then they simple aren't worth it. Yes, I know that kpop has a dark side. Yes I know that the music is formulated. Yes I know that they're just trying to make money. I don't care
Yeah, that's terrible. I would just insult their s***ty music. Actually, it isn't even music. Pure garbage.
person doesnt understand personal tastes and thinks only what they like is best, you could be on this thread
Load More Replies...Most performers operating under bright stage lights have to use makeup or look like corpses.
Off topic I just recently discovered I like k-pop thanks to my wonderful tween daughters.
I am a single mom. So it's usual for guys to ask questions about my kids when I first start talking/dating them. They want to know about the situation they are getting into so that's reasonable. That said one guy was super focused on my kids and that's all he wanted to talk about. Even when I would try and change the subject he would bring the conversation right back to them. I stopped talking to him immediately.
"You have kids? Good, my plans for building my own army of small-sized assassins are about to be fulfilled!" :D
Watch out for pedophiles ladies; they target single parents SPECIFICALLY to get access to their children. Hire a P.I. to see if he or she has a criminal background.
If you have their name and phone number you can do an online search yourself. Many of the background check websites are fairly reasonably priced. They provide enough information for you to decide if something warrants further digging
Load More Replies...Yeah, you have to wonder why *exactly* he's so interested, right?
If the person doesn't want to make the relationship public.
Actually, my husband (19 years now) didn't tell anyone he worked with or his family about us. If they found out that was okay, but no sharing info about a new relationship. He's just a very private person and likes to keep personal things to himself. And, we were in our forties when we started dating after each having a failed marriage.
Yeah, there's a difference between private and secret - people need to ensure they know, without doubt, which it is before they judge.
Load More Replies...There are many legitimate reasons to not bring up an new relationship right away.
Load More Replies...If I just met you and have only been out on a couple of dates, there is no way I am change my relationship status or telling family/coworkers. I may mention the date, but that's it. Too many have come and gone.
Depends on the reason for it. For example single parents may want to wait and see how the dating is going before introducing a new partner especially to the kids. But if there's no obvious good reason to keep a relationship a secret, then it's a red flag
That, and insisting on eating at the same restaurant on every date. Better yet, hanging out at your place but never his place, in lieu of going out. That screams "CHEATER!" loud and clear.
Riiiiight. If you want me over at your place, that's one thing, but there is no way I am showing someone where I live after only a few dates.
Load More Replies...That's not a red flag, that's a warning siren and alarm bells, and all but someone screaming Fire fire this is not a drill GTFO.
When it's your first time meeting, at a coffee shop to be safe. You order she shows up and starts going on about "how they were right we were meant to be together" "I am going to tell my doctor how wrong he was you are my husband" etc.
I didn't even get my coffee before I left, there was more along those lines but gave me huge nope vibes. It was a blind date she apparently knew my best friend and all that. I spoke to said friend after he had no idea who tf she was.
She became a stalker for awhile after, ended up changing cars, moving house, a large distance, and basically was terrified of leaving the house for awhile. Haven't tried dating since really.
OMG at first I thought "well, it's nice she let you know she's crazy" but after it turned, I'm just glad you got away and are okay! I'm so sorry!
That's the subject of a lifetime movie, isn't it? And in this story, the man is being stalked...
When they call themselves sigma males and immediately start going down the route of “how easy it is to be a woman and raise a hue and cry about something”. I know this sounds specific but it has happened so many times!
I wish it were possible to actually switch these guys into a female body overnight. They'd be crying and weeping to be changed back in under a week.
ik, they would die from a period
Load More Replies...A hue and cry was a thing in medieval times that was basically one person yells to the people who yell to others in case of a thief or something so everyone would know and would be looking so the thief Would more likely be caught.
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Load More Replies...Oh c**p. I don't know what a "sigma male" is. Great. Gotta learn something else now LOL.
If you meet them whilst they are dating someone else, but their relationship is coming to an end. You two are getting on real well, all of a sudden...oh they won't leave you for someone else, oh no.
They will. Yes, they will.
I ended a four year marriage because the other party cheated, twice that I know of. The first time, I forgave on the promise they would never do it again. When I found out they broke that promise, I ended it. My only real rule of the marriage was "don't cheat on me" and they couldn't even keep that rule. I found out they are with an old ex-friend of mine and have been for years. I know them well enough to know there is still cheating going on. I will not put up with cheating.
Load More Replies...If its a pattern that's different, but sometimes you meet someone and just realize that you'd never forgive yourself if you don't see where it can go. When you find someone like that that makes you question your current relationship its also super unfair and s****y to the one your with to stay just cause you met them first. And unfair to yourself to not pursue someone who made you feel that way. Edit- also as ling as your honest and break up before pursuing anything with the new person that is most definitely not cheating.
Was ready to flip until the edit. If you don't pursue anything, including emotional, you aren't cheating. Be honest, break up, you are in the clear.
Load More Replies...This is almost what happened to me! I was blinded by their flattery for a bit but I snapped out of it :/
I could never trust my wife again if she cheated. Some people say to forgive, get counseling, if you love her you should try to work it! Uh, no! Once that trust is broken you'll never get it back.
Sometimes, they will be all there for you, but if they ain’t……..kick em to the curb.
Yup! A lot of women bounce from relationship to relationship like this.
Doesn't matter if they directly say it, or because of their actions, but the 'I can't be alone' people. Sometimes they will straight up tell you this, or it will become clear as they've been with many people with no or little time in between those relationships.
Most of the time dating people who are like that, will end up realising that this is not what they want, and that they 'have to work on themselves' (bonus points if they say it is because they thought they were over 'x' or 'y', but aren't yet)
Being really needy/clingy/insecure. My ex was like that. Was constantly pawing at me & trying to get me to have sex to "prove" that I really loved him. If I wanted to read my new book, he heard "I don't want to spend time with you". It was exhausting. After 12 years, I'd had it. He started in on the badgering for sex c**p and when I said no, he went to "You don't love me anymore" And I just snapped. I said, "You know what Mike? You're absolutely f*cking right, I DON'T love you anymore. I want a divorce". He tried to back peddle, but the second the words were out of my mouth I felt peace. It still took 3 months to move out, but in the meantime I explained EXACTLY why I was leaving him. He told everyone I wouldn't have sex with him because I was cheating on him & that's why we broke up. Every single one of our mutual friends, who knew me really well, were like, "Bullsh*t, Dude".
You cannot share yourself if you don't really have yourself. Find yourself!
Y amount of kids from x amount of partners where x is greater than 1. I have no problem dating a woman with kids, I enjoy kids. I have a problem when they have 2-3 kids from 2-3 partners. That tells me this person makes bad decisions.
I have 2 kids from 2 different Dads. The first one I was with a man that changed to violence once I had the baby so we left eventually for our safety. It was a committed and long term relationship up to this point. My second child was with a man I married and was with for 12 years. It was less, bad choices and more life just being life. I am remarried now and if I could have more kids I would and it would be three for three.
I don't believe you are representative of the usual situation where a woman has multiple children with multiple fathers, and she wasn't in a long term relationship with any of them. And before I get called names, that's no worse than the men who father children with multiple women without having a long term relationship with them.
Load More Replies...Or the person has had a difficult life, you don't know someones stories. Funny how he says women as if there's not men out there with multiple baby mommas.
Can the same be said about the baby daddy of a bunch of kids and no relationships with the baby mammas..and. no support of the children
Ummm, I'm sorry but this is utter horseshit, and very judgemental. I had my daughter when I was very young (21), I then got married a few years later, and my husband took her on as his own, and we have two sons together. I have been married to him for almost 13 years. Are you trying to tell me that if something happened to him and I found myself widowed and alone you would assume I was some ho-bag? That is so unfair. I hope you fall hopelessly in love with a woman in that situation, It would serve you right.
I had a coworker that had 6 kids form 6 different men. When I worked with her she was talking about how she wanted another baby and was trying to convince her current boyfriend of having one. I legitimately did not, and still do not, understand it.
Even if someone has 3 kids from 3 dads and none died and and they were all “bad decisions” sometimes people learn and deserve a chance to make a good decision. Like my relative—first dad was abusive, she learned. Made a different mistake with the next man, he was secretly an addict. She learned and dated a nice Christian guy, who left her and and dry when she was pregnant. She is a beautiful person who is deserving of love and has a lot to offer. But is alone, probably cuz of judgmental people. I know there’s some irresponsible pro creators out there but s**t’s hard for single moms and they get judged so much harder than men. I think u should judge moms by how they treat their kids, and u, just sayin.
I know, imagine making the bad decision to go and die after we had two kids!! My bad. 3rd child to second husband. Way tooo judgy
When they tell you how several of their ex partners have broken up with them and they don't know WHY!
Well, partner #1 caught you cheating with partner #2 who caught you cheating with partner #3 who ...
For me it's the oversharing: I really don't want to hear about your childhood traumas, family issues, mean exes, or any other extremely personal stuff until we get to know each other a bit. That's probably the most common reason I never ask for a second date.
I think it's good to put the facts on the table honestly at the beginning and not play revelation games later. It's not nice to date someone for a long time and find out they've been hiding important things.
True, but early on just give the condensed version. Then let them decide what details they need.
Load More Replies...Context is important. Childhood trauma is unfortunately relevant to many aspects of my life, so it tends to come up early; what's important is knowing how much to share depending on the context you're in, but that's not always an easy thing to do.
I am open and honest about my mental and physical health from the beginning and explain how it affects my behavior, mindset and physical ability. Some days I'm bubbly, motivated and a creative person. Others, I'm so drained that I go numb and sleep for a few days to recover. I've been mentally abused during those times and refuse to go through it again. My husband understands me and accepts me and appreciated that I was honest about it from the start.
I've met a few individuals that would "tell [their] parents about [me]" claim we were dating and how excited their parents were for them, and make big plans for our future. All before we even met.
(I canceled all of those meetings)
On a more personal note: if I ever find myself thinking "we can work on that", "I can fix that", "that'll need to change" or anything to that affect. No one owes me change, and it would be extremely unfair of me to ask or go into a relationship expecting that it would happen over time. I'd prefer to accept the individual as they are, and or find a better fit.
On the flip side. People telling me, "I don't think I'd be able to keep up" or "I think your goals are too ambitious" my goals are not someone else's goals. I don't need, necessarily want, or expect anyone to 'keep up'. It would be nice, but I have no desire to hold someone to the weird expectations I set for myself. But I do want someone that will be supportive, and being called "too ambitious" doesn't reflect that.
This reminds me of a former co-worker. He came in one day and told us that a young lady he had been on a few dates with had suddenly informed him that "We're going to meet my parents this weekend, and by the way, you need to shave your beard." He noped the hell right out of there.
When their favourite film is Human Centipede.
It's a reference to a song called "red flag", by Tom Cardy. Highly recommend it <3
Continual contraryness where the intended effect is "I am interesting and different - a free spirit" but the actual effect is "this person is way too much like hard work". I mean you expect s**t testing but when everything seems like a s**t test, whatever happened to enjoying someone's company?
People say "I am interesting and different - a free spirit" because they find "narcissist" too hard to spell.
When a woman says “I only hang out with guys, they’re so much less drama” Which translates in reality to “I need to have sexual tension present in friendships to motivate people to be around me, and I need that attention which I cannot otherwise get with my personality/behaviour”.
Not really? This statement can be a red flag, but not because of that reason. It's usually women that somewhat conditioned themselves/were conditioned to dislike other women and they "don't want to be like other girls"
Some men really go mask off about their attitude to women, huh? I hope this shows these kind of women that a man who is committed to being contemptuous of women will have contempt for us no matter whether or not we respect other women, so we might as well have solidarity with women.
Load More Replies...Not necessarily, most of the things I'm into (Heavy metal, sci - fi, anime etc) are things that none of my female friends are into, I don't like make up, I'm not big on fashion or anything else they like to talk about. My male friends are more up for a conversation about the new Marvel movie or where Rammstein are playing next etc. I have one female friend who has similar interests but she lives too far away for me to hang out with her regularly, so I hang with my male friends.
I am not sure I like this statement. Friendships with men are really not always about sexual tension, i have had plenty of friends who were men, without that . I do agree that that theoretical woman not liking other women indicates she has problems of sorts. Otherwise, would PO have problems with her if she had both male and female friends? Because by this logic, the male friends would STILL be in her life for the sexual tension. Apparently, that's the only reason men are friends with women...
Yes and no... The majority of my friends are guys, less drama. I have no desire to sleep with any of em. I'm just a tomboy lol
Not all women are like that tho. I love sci-fi, rock music, gardening and most women just aren't into that, so I find it hard to have something in common with other women, which is why I connect more with my guy friends.
There are PLENTY of women who like all these things. You should take a peek into fandom spaces, it's like 99% women.
Load More Replies...Overly negative people, like, the restaurant you're at turns out not to be very good, but instead of just agreeing not to eat there again and still enjoy the date they keep ranting
1st date, she keep asking details about my last relationship, I answered a few questions, every question was more intimate than the last one, so I asked her to change the subject about 4 times... until she bringed the questions a 5th time!!! I paid the bill and left...
So... Relationships between humans is difficult. That has been my observation as well.
1. You meet someone online, set up an rendez-vous to meet in person and the guy who shows up is not the same as the one in the picture. 2. He's silent as an oyster. You try and strike a conversation and getting even one-syllable answers is like pulling teeth. 3. He's only separated, oh did he say he was divorced? Gets stinkingly mad and tells you it's none of your business when you want to know why he's stll only separated after 10 years. 4. Constant digs at you, what you do, what you like, what you look like, disguised as "teasing". 5. Extreme sloppiness. I don,t mind someone shorter than me, I don't mind someone balding, I'm not expecting designer clothes. But I DO mind someone who presents unkempt like a vagrant and looks like he's been shopping in a garbage can. 6. Bad hygiene of course. And no, it is not superficial to demand that a man who expects to have sex with you be reasonably clean and not have rotten teeth and jungle breath fit to choke a horse.
All of a sudden?? They've always had tons of ads!
Load More Replies...Overly negative people, like, the restaurant you're at turns out not to be very good, but instead of just agreeing not to eat there again and still enjoy the date they keep ranting
1st date, she keep asking details about my last relationship, I answered a few questions, every question was more intimate than the last one, so I asked her to change the subject about 4 times... until she bringed the questions a 5th time!!! I paid the bill and left...
So... Relationships between humans is difficult. That has been my observation as well.
1. You meet someone online, set up an rendez-vous to meet in person and the guy who shows up is not the same as the one in the picture. 2. He's silent as an oyster. You try and strike a conversation and getting even one-syllable answers is like pulling teeth. 3. He's only separated, oh did he say he was divorced? Gets stinkingly mad and tells you it's none of your business when you want to know why he's stll only separated after 10 years. 4. Constant digs at you, what you do, what you like, what you look like, disguised as "teasing". 5. Extreme sloppiness. I don,t mind someone shorter than me, I don't mind someone balding, I'm not expecting designer clothes. But I DO mind someone who presents unkempt like a vagrant and looks like he's been shopping in a garbage can. 6. Bad hygiene of course. And no, it is not superficial to demand that a man who expects to have sex with you be reasonably clean and not have rotten teeth and jungle breath fit to choke a horse.
All of a sudden?? They've always had tons of ads!
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