Psychologists think we tend to ignore red flags because we simply don’t want to be right. Falling in love can really mess up our minds, and turning a blind eye to behavior that’s obviously not right is one way. After all, finding someone you truly like is like winning the lottery these days, but no matter how much we’d want to fall in love, some glaring signs indicate we may be better off without them.
Examples of Red Flags (Funny But True)
When X user Lauren Chanel (formerly of Twitter) asked, “What’s a simple red flag that has never failed you? Something small like a person quoting 48 Laws of Power”—it struck a chord with many people.
The illuminating replies started pouring in, and they definitely shed light on what to be cautious about in our love interests. You might find some of the biggest red flags in a guy funny at first glance, but they actually reveal what kind of a person they are. From people who say they hate animals to “littering,” some things may look basic or funny at first, but when you really think about it…
Whether you find the biggest red flags in a girl funny or not, the following compilation may save you from taking the wrong step. By the way, this isn't just a collection of funny red flags for girls; it includes funny red flags for guys, too!
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Took a woman on a date years ago who did that. Had our waitress constantly attending our table, you could tell she got off on having a "servant." It was a major turnoff. Didn't go out with her again after that.
I have always wondered why people think that it is alright to say that they hate cats. The general response would be "Yeah, I get it. Cats are assholes." If you say you hate a dog, then the whole world is against you. "How dare you hate a dog? What sort of sub-human are you?" To cat-haters: what in the world did a cat ever do to you? So, yes, I'd run far, far away from someone who would harm a cat, or any animal, really.
Have you ever been in love? Your best friend, your family friend, your parent? If so, you’d know very well how love changes people. Thankfully, the transformation is usually for the better, but sometimes, we fall head over heels so deeply that we lose the ability to detect doubts and other negative reactions we have with our love interests.
Elite Daily interviewed some experts. Here’s what they had to say about blind love and its impact on the people in the relationship.
In fact, very few of us are immune to this phenomenon, says nationally recognized psychotherapist Dr. LeslieBeth Wish, who considers blind love to be something that doesn’t have to do with appearances. It usually hits during the honeymoon phase, when we still haven’t had enough time to experience the negative side of our loved ones.
According to relationship expert Susan Winter, who also spoke to Elite Daily, the honeymoon phase brings all the best parts of our significant others to the spotlight. “We haven’t experienced the many times they’ll disappoint, let us down, and hurt us. These are the things that occur later in a relationship. Without knowing the totality of our partner, we are forced to see them in a state of love blindness.”
omg - the most violent person I know is a huge litter bug - flings stuff all over the place, disgusting...also a serial domestic abuser and physically violent
Took my date to a great restaurant where one of my best friends was our waiter. I introduced them to each other. On the ride home my date said to me " I cannot believe you would introduce me to a waiter... and what is it with you wearing a trench coat to a luxe restaurant.. don't you have anything nicer?" LAST DATE.
After the honeymoon phase ends, many lovebirds start to see and experience the not-so-pretty side of their relationship. This is why recognizing your initial doubts at the beginning of a relationship is crucial. Cherlyn Chong, a dating and breakup recovery coach, suggests seeking a person who can meet one’s needs “regardless of surface or social standing.”
“They need to not completely judge people right off the bat, but they should also prioritize those compatibility traits.” Thus, often, that very first hint of a negative reaction you have may be the most telling one. Basically, don’t ignore the red flags!
That's part of someone's identity, It's important you get it right to respect them if they are sensitive or feel more comfortable with you doing so.
A basic apology demonstrates remorse for something you did or didn't do. You start by saying "I'm sorry." Then you identify what it was that you did or didn't do to offend, you show you understand it hurt or offended the other person and how it hurt or offended them, and you tell them what you will do to avoid repeating it in the future. For example: "Hey, John- I'm sorry I told Mike you were getting divorced. You told me that in confidence and I know I betrayed your trust by sharing it with him. I value your trust, John, and promise you that if you ever confide in me again, my lips will be sealed." Notice I didn't offer an excuse like "I did it just that one time" or " I didn't know it wasn't public info." OWN IT when you apologize. Explaining yourself can come later if THEY request it. Otherwise, you're just throwing out excuses and not owning it.
Ex friend kept doing this to me. I would start a conversation that she would wave away with with the comment 'oh, you and your x idea' as though it was weird when it was usually just something I'd seen in the news and wanted to share thinking she'd be interested. She'd roll her eyes and pull faces if she didn't understand or agree. She would demean compliments I got from people to make them appear worthless. I realised her low self esteem got a boost from belittling me. People who only feel better when they try to diminish you are not genuine friends. Real friends would want to listen and support you. Even if you miss the fun times (I do) it's truly not worth the other times when you go home upset and thinking 'what on earth was that for?'.
People who won't apologise. Accept it if you have stuffed up. There is no weakness in recognising that and saying sorry to those you have hurt. It is weak to try and hide it, cowardly to try and pretend you did nothing wrong.
In UK, in most supermarkets, you have to put a £1 coin to get a trolley. If you want your coin back, you must return the trolley. (and yes, we call it a trolley!)
if they forget every now and again, that's fine though, nobody's perfect
Load More Replies...I hold the door open for women out of habit. I had one woman yell at me because "I can open my own door!" I was just trying to be polite. SO, I closed the door and held it shut so she couldn't open it. Not my proudest moment but I still laugh at the look on her face.
I wouldn't yell at you, but please, either get in the habit of doing it for everyone (I'm sure many men would actually appreciate that!) or drop it altogether. It does feel patronizing; the effort it saves me is TINY, it adds effort because I'll try to go through the door faster to not hold you up, it makes me feel a bit uneasy because you are pretty much forcing me to impede on your time when I didn't want to, and it reminds me the sexist prejudices of women such as them being delicate things that needs a man to get by.
Load More Replies...Or getting all worked up about the fact that someone's holding the door for you and react like they just did something inexcusably demeaning and offensive to you.
and this include every one. I hold door for men and don't expect only them to do it for me. I do it for younger people, even dogs, simple ordinary courtesy.
God if you did that here you'd be glared down with the fury of a thousand suns. Everyone just does it, natural, I think
This has changed some since covid. I have seen people balk when I try to hold the door for them because they would be getting "too close" to me. I still try to offer, but lately more people have backed off. Ooooor... maybe I should change my deodorant.
There have actually been some sweet moments for me, where I've held it for a second, made eye contact and laughed, and they've waved me forward. We all get it :)
Load More Replies...I can’t hold the door anymore, it’ll partially disclocate my hip. The force of holding the door and turning does it. Sorry to everyone behind me!
Au contraire, if you hold, let others pass is at least one less person touching that door, which is good. Just don't breathe on them while doing so.
Load More Replies...In high school, nobody held the door for anyone really so the teachers would just put something in front of it to leave it open if the whole class was going. But then I went to college and was amazed by how literally everyone would hold the door for you. They'd walk though and check back behind them quickly to see if anyone was coming, and if you were just a couple of metres away, they'd wait for you. :0 High school sucked man. Also if a large group is coming outside and I'm going in, I'd hold the door for them, and after half of them went through, usually they would hold the door and the others would wait and make room for me to go through so I didn't need to wait any longer.
I totally agree with this but would also add that me holding the door for the person behind me doesn't make me the doorman for everyone else coming. I hold the door for you, you hold the door for the person behind you, etc. This happened so many time to me at my old office and the 'additional people' never said thanks, which i dont need but appreciate. so I stopped holding the door after doing so for the person behind me. I dont care if that makes me rude, I also need to get to work and don't have all morning to hold doors for people who won't do the same for others. And, yes, Im totally tiggered lol.
I don't go through the door if a man holds in a way that I'd have to go too close to him to get through the door. In one case I just waited for him to leave, but he waited outside and began to stalk me so I didn't feel I could go to my car. I went back in the store and the manager dealt with him after I asked for a phone to call the police. On te other hand, I've held the door for a man carrying a large package into the post office who would have had difficulty opening it.
Why should I? They're perfectly capable of opening it themself, so it's not like I'm doing them a favor. There's no point
I taught my son to hold/open doors when he was a toddler. He was confused by automatic doors.😊 He is an adult and is still very polite.
Just had that happen the other day. I was walking from the gas pump and I have a broken foot so I'm in an aircraft (boot) and this guy walked right past me and he was a few steps in front of me and he let the door slam in my face. He saw I had the boot on. There was a woman behind me and I held the door open for her and she thanked me.
I actually saw an older man squeeze thru an almost closed door. All I could think was he must have OCD because there is no way someone can be that rude and that petty.
On the other hand I hate when somebody holds the door for me, they are waiting, I have to rush and for what? I can open the doors, it's really not difficult. I wish people would stop this.
That one - sometimes these days, better make sure it is not considered offensive in any shape, either by some kind of unspoken way to somehow belittle the person behind by implying they are unable to hold up their own door, or possibly being an inappropriate gesture towards the person, while on the other hand, not doing it, could be seen rude, offensive and insensitive, heck, even racist or any other ism-ist, should heaven forbid it, the person be of some other minority than your own. It's a mine field these days, either way, holding the door or not, you are bound to step in it, and get blown up, rapped for something, so i can see where that is coming from. Among everyone else, It's just common courtesy holding the door open for the people behind and passing the buck backwards. Nothing more, nothing less.
Hold it against them if they have health problems ... like back or shoulder problems?? That’s a d**k move if having a handicap is a red flag.
Holding doors for people right behing you is the wrong thing to. I can't believe I have to reming anyone of this obvious truth... It makes them feel forced to run and to be thankful, which is an embarrassing and uncomfortable situation in which you put them without their consent.
I think it's just common practice in many areas. It's a judgement call though. Obviously not going to hold the door if the person it too far back so there shouldn't have to be any running involved.
Load More Replies...I'm just a seventh grader but EVERY time someone is behind me i leave the door open for them so that they dont need to open the door again
I live in Colorado where most of the time people do hold it. I was born in Connecticut. Where nobody holds the door
Especially if they have some form of injury making it harder for them to open the doors for themselves. But yeah that is like, the usual around here (holding the door for others)
A friend of mine has a joke for himself where he holds doors open for people a little bit too far behind, he smiles at them, and enjoys watching them do the funny half walk, half run to get to the door faster.
I wonder what's the limit on that. I work at a tele survey place a few years ago. To leave you went down a fairly long and narrow hallway. I'd hold open the door for about twenty people behind me. After a few weeks there was a caution wet sign holding the door open. I guess someone complained? I was never talked to directly, but that sign never left the door.
Similar to "if they will cheat with you, they will cheat on you."
My sister would believe 100% every critical story about every new boyfriend's exes. Boyfriend after boyfriend - they all had evil exes. Then, shock, discover that her boyfriends were actually the people with the problem. Not saying that applies in all cases but be wary if it's a trend in the partners you pick.
I used to work as a cleaner. I couldn't understand why some people would leave their lunch rubbish on the table when you had to pass the bin to leave the room!
IMHO? We have to be careful what we mean by "drama", as in, do we mean overexaggerating small problems, or do we mean the person is a self-fulfilling prophecy of doom, or do we mean that they had bad luck and are feeling crappy about it?
I've never been religious, but I do like that line in the bible about how when you do good deeds it doesn't count if you brag about it afterwards. Because it's true - you should do kind, charitable things for their own sake, not just to make yourself look good.
I hate this one. People have always been having their feelings hurt by insensitive (and bigoted) comments. It's just that nowadays it's much more acceptable to call people out on it. For example, decades ago, women had to just quietly take workplace harassment or be fired.
I disagree with this one. There is a lot of politically correct racist and misogynist things said and there are a lot of not politically correct things which are not racist and misogynistic. The preamble is to recognize that you may not agree with what they are saying. That doesn't make it automatically wrong.
Or... I'm a nice person.... it's not for them to judge, it's for people who know them to decide if that's what they think.
It's easy to assume women who don't have women friends must not like women. When really tons of us are just too f*ckin shy ^.^;;
I think the key of the OPs concern is that the men who say she's perfect barely know her... a bit premature to make such an evaluation. Plus those men probably have unrealistic expectations about a relationship with her...
Oh! I have one red flag! People who do not like others JUST because they like different things and judging others by it.
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I don't think some of you understand what she's saying. A male gynecologist most likely knows the hygiene around the female body. The girl in this tweet is talking about men that know nothing about female anatomy and are telling women how to clean their genitalia. This isn't uncommon, I've seen men that say women should clean their crotch with soap, when in reality, if they did that they'd most likely develop a yeast infection. You guys are putting so much effort into wrapping your heads around this tweet. It's not that deep.
This needs context. There are some overcontrolling types who demand devotion and almost worship in a relationship and they call it 'loyalty' in the same way they expect a dog to by loyal. On the other hand, there are people who ask for loyalty simply because they've been cheated on or abandoned in some form and are just looking for a person who will stick with them and not get bored or dismissive or dishonest towards them.
I disagree with this. I honestly do not care what people think of me (online) but I am not an asshole and don’t use it as an excuse to be terrible.
This will depend entirely on the person. I would definitely not call that a red flag. For example, policemen/women will always refer to people as male or female. Are all policemen/women red flags?
Playing devil's advocate can help you see more points of view and identify weak or flawed spots in logic.
It's not bad to recognize the neurological happenings in our brain, but they end up seeing selfless behavior that is also self interested as all bad. It's kind of beautiful imo, being kind is also selfish? How weird is that.
Why do so many people think this is about women hating on men? The red flags can apply to anyone, I can apply a few of these to former friends and colleagues, some of which I wish I had have realised sooner. People other than lovers can cause you pain.
Maybe someone made several accounts, and then downvoted all the comments? I don't know how else this would have happened.
Load More Replies...What if they're referring to a physical illness they can't control that have led a lot of people to reject them during a flare-up? Maybe they just want someone who won't leave when they're ill and bedridden ?
Load More Replies..."This is just how I am, take it or leave it." These people do nothing to improve themselves and take no accountability for their actions. Everyone just has to accept them and compromise for them every single time.
"You're either for me or against me"...actually, I am capable of having my own opinions and still having a working relationship with you. I am allowed to disagree with you in a respectful way.
are we being red flags by saying that we don't have flaws and complaining about others tho?
Two more: 1. People who never compromise. 2. People who have/had good parents and don't respect them, take advantage of them or aren't grateful for the things or advantages they give them.
Mimi: To report; go all the way right on the dark menu bar : more > contact> report post I have reported her as well, I think she is friends with the staff...
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Load More Replies...Why do so many people think this is about women hating on men? The red flags can apply to anyone, I can apply a few of these to former friends and colleagues, some of which I wish I had have realised sooner. People other than lovers can cause you pain.
Maybe someone made several accounts, and then downvoted all the comments? I don't know how else this would have happened.
Load More Replies...What if they're referring to a physical illness they can't control that have led a lot of people to reject them during a flare-up? Maybe they just want someone who won't leave when they're ill and bedridden ?
Load More Replies..."This is just how I am, take it or leave it." These people do nothing to improve themselves and take no accountability for their actions. Everyone just has to accept them and compromise for them every single time.
"You're either for me or against me"...actually, I am capable of having my own opinions and still having a working relationship with you. I am allowed to disagree with you in a respectful way.
are we being red flags by saying that we don't have flaws and complaining about others tho?
Two more: 1. People who never compromise. 2. People who have/had good parents and don't respect them, take advantage of them or aren't grateful for the things or advantages they give them.
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