60 Men Get Brutally Honest About Things Women Do To Seem Attractive That Men Can’t Stand
There are a lot of things men get wrong about women. In turn, there are loads of misconceptions women have about men. It's an argument as old as time; it's where legends like "Men are from Mars and women are from Venus" were born.
In reality, both men and women tend to make assumptions about the opposite gender. According to a 2024 international survey by the dating app Tinder, this "assumptions epidemic" is ruining the dating vibe. For example, 65% of women think that men only want casual flings. In reality, only 29% of men really do.
However, women get a lot of things wrong, too. Things that they think attract men might actually be repelling them. At least that's what we learned from these two online threads where someone asked: "What's something women think impresses men but actually doesn't?" If you're currently a single lady, you might want to check some of these out!
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Lip fillers are hideous. I've no idea why so many women willingly keep doing this to themselves.
This is even worse than lip fillers 🤮what a disgustingly sexist thing to post
Load More Replies...These women pictured are for a Mediterranean culture, not American per se.
So many? I imagine it's a pretty tiny fraction of a percentage, overall
Implants, too much makeup, acrylic claw like nails.
Speaking in a childlike voice to appear cute. I guess some guys like it but to me it’s creepy.
That's only okay for speaking to children or pets (dogs really love that for some reason)
Oh god. girl in my building puts on the high pitched and it cuts worse than nails on a chalkboard.
I admit I did this for years when I was still dating my now-ex. I didn't realize it at the time, but it was basically a "fawn" reaction to his emotional, verbal, and mental ábuse - for some reason I thought if I seemed helpless and cute, he wouldn't be so ábusive to me (ha ha, joke's on me, he still was.) I HATED myself even more than usual when I heard myself talking in that voice. It disgusted me and I felt like I was debasing myself. I can't imagine purposefully doing it in an attempt to attract someone, though - if you're talking/acting childlike and you ATTRACT someone that way, what does that imply about what they're attracted TO? D:
Oh, gods, true! One of the newer Anime-type games had a character speaking like that; I couldn't stand it. Maybe played for two hours.
Testing men to see how much they care.
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My buddy dated a girl for a couple of months and one day out of the blue she broke up with him. It was quickly discovered that it was a test because when hit with that news he felt a bit of relief and responded that he understood and wished her well. No hard feelings…on his part. She lost her mind and borderline stalked him for months.
This is straightforward emotional a***e a d manipulation. No one should put up with it
Again with the mind games m grow up ladies ,this really is not a good look , !,
There seems to be a random letter "m" stuck in there, and the punctuation marks are just floating.
Load More Replies...I (M) had a friend (F), just friends who did this. We were in a mildly heated arguement over something dumb. She all of a sudden storms out of my house. I thought to myself, hmm okay? she must need time, ok. A couple mintues later she knocks on my door, i open it. She htg says "Why didnt you chase after me" Me, " i thought you needed you time" Her, " I was just being dramatic lol" Me, smh, "Well i thought you wanted you time, Im not a mind reader" Her, "haha you shouldve known, you know me", Me, "Nah, i just learned i dont know you as well as i thought i did. We are way too old for these middle school games" Her (kinda huffy), "Well i guess ill just go home then" Me, "Im not being dramatic, I am not chasing you, not like that, ever. Your little test failed. You do know men dont like being tested right?" I got the F U and it took ages for us to talk again, it was never the same. I always had in the back of my mind "I wonder if this is a test". Our friendship broke down after that.
Being "high maintenance."
I want a relationship not a monthly subscription.
I would like to say, being high maintenance and saying they're high maintenance is different. Maybe she's rich and used to a certain lifestyle (so I know that's not for me, I'm poor lol) or maybe she likes to say that....totally different.
Whether the high maintenance is worth it always depends on what it gets you in exchange.
Lip fillers, ditto. They look fake and horrible.
Fake eyelashes: look like caterpillars
Overly long fake nails.
"Designer" anything.
I don't know why anyone thinks false eyelashes look attractive. Maybe on a drag queen for a laugh, but in real life they just look terrifying
I don't understand the women in the suburbs where I live, they dress like blue collar workers just off the job but must carry $1000.+ designer purse. I'm not a purse lady myself and would rather have some decent shoes or boots to wear.
Load More Replies...One of my students had eyelashes that came around the corner before she did. Not an asset, even though they were completely natural.
I have two friends who look truly beautiful and even stunning (if they desire to do so), but I realised only just now (by checking their fotos, no less) that neither of them has noticeable eyelashes, just plain normal ones. That's how important those are to men...
Women who get those awful lip fillers all look like they have a giant hemrhoid in the middle of their face!!! I dont get it. And they ALL look the same. Gross and boring.
Everything false from head to toe. Then they complain they have no money!
Socials. I don't care about followers count or anything of that nature. If they brag about that, it's my cue to leave.
I'm terrible with social media. I don't understand the obsession with it. I do *have* an Instagram, but it's 80% pictures of my (many) pets, 10% my artwork, and 10% pictures of me holding a giant potato or me wearing a horrible St. Paddy's Day hat or something XD
I am so relieved there were no smart phones and dating apps when I was single and dating. I cannot imagine that mattering. I married a long lost childhood friend after reconnecting on FB though when it first hit mainstream. But it was never used to date guys or care about counts.
Acting hard to get only makes you hard to want.
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To me it always just looks like a lack of interest, and if there’s no interest I’ll stop trying.
UDPviper:
This is coming from a gay man, but I've seen it fail for my girl friends a ton.
Playing 'hard to get.'
Most guys eventually just take it as a lack of interest and move on. Clear communication and showing genuine interest is way more impressive than a guessing game.
Is anyone idiotic enough to play games like this? Or is it a genuine lack of interest all along?
When no means no, if i see that "hard to get" act, I just assume it's no and move on.
If I wanted to play games, I'll stay home, and start up Cyberpunk 2077.
Dammit, Liam, thanks for reminding me that I STILL haven't managed to finish a playthrough even though I've had the game for 5 years XD
Load More Replies...No means no so it's time to move on if a woman doesn't show interest
Mind games are pathetic and not in the least bit s e x y ! n that’s from a woman lol works both ways ,
It's also not cool because it's confusing as one woman's "hard to get" is another's "leave me alone" which does no one any favors.
Lots of make up. Although, as I get older I become more and more convinced that women aren’t actually bothered about impressing men, it’s really other women they want to impress/make jealous!
I remember being in my 20s and desperately wishing I was "better" at applying makeup. I wanted to look "pretty". But I have a lot of negative associations with makeup - my mom was born in 1944 and is of the generation/mindset that a woman MUST apply a FULL FACE of makeup EVERY DAY, even if she is literally not leaving the house (I wish I was being facetious.) She used to scream at me and slap me for NOT wearing makeup every day. That aside, it takes SO much time to apply properly (if you're doing a lot of makeup) and then later on your have to remove it/use special cleansers XD No thanks, too much work for me. I shall remain my hideous un-makeuped self XD
I wish I'd taken the time to learn how to apply make-up correctly. My Winifred Sanderson cosplay would be much better if I knew how to contour & have my eyeshadow look the same on both eyes.
Load More Replies...A lot of women wear makeup for themselves. I remember reading an article of a young woman who was actively suicidal many years ago. The highlight of her day was applying her makeup (and of course, she was amazing at it) because she needed a "weapon" to help her make it through the day, and for her it was makeup. It stuck with me.
The weird thing that I have noticed is all the men who will only go out with women who wear makeup while at the same time announcing how much they hate makeup and telling their girlfriend/wife/whatever to stop wearing makeup.
Make-up is nice but it seems pointless when you use it to make yourself unrecognizable.
I do not know how to apply makeup. It never appealed to me (too much of a tomboy, I guess). When I was in my 20s, my BFF badgered me to let her put some on me and I finally gave in. When she finished, I looked in the mirror and asked if I could take it off now? She sighed and removed it. I haven’t worn it since and I’m 62. The men that I’ve been with have always said that they preferred no makeup because as my 1st husband commented, “kissing a woman who wears makeup is like putting your lips in a paint can”.
Makeup looks good when you use it to express yourself, not when you're trying to impress others.
Being difficult. The whole “if you can’t handle me at my worst” nonsense just screams the “best” ain’t worth it. Why would anyone want that?
I take that phrase to mean that, if you can’t handle anything but life with me being perfect nd worry-free, and will run far away and ghost me if any kind of problem arises—-which is simply a part of life, especially adult life—-then I don’t end to waste my time with you. I will be there for you when times are tough for you, and I expect no less from you. I am tired of wasting time helping someone I’m dating when their wheels fall off, then have them drop off the face of the earth when the moment comes where I need them to help me the most, with the excuse (if I ever find them after handling and solving my own problems all by myself) that they just couldn’t handle seeing me suffer. Well f**k, maybe I wouldn’t have been suffering and having such a hard time if you had stuck around to help me, a*****e.
That phase has been completely misunderstood and wrongly attributed to Marilyn Monroe.
It's not being difficult. I would say that because I don't want a man who supports me only when I'm a happy Pollyanna. I have days when I'm depressed and unhappy and sometimes sick, too. If you think you can be there only for the good times and then slink off when things are bad for me and when I need you the most, think again. I'll support you through your bad times but I expect you to support me through my bad times, too. But if you can't handle my bad times, don't expect to hang around and think you deserve me in my better times. Got it? Get it? Good.
For a start, you should begin with your best not fly a big red flag about future behaviour when you've had a bad day.
That's a waving red flag on dating sites and guys should be thankful for the warning
For some people, "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best." is quite true. I don't deserve to be disappointed that badly.
Mar-a-lago face makes me want to throw up.
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I haven't met any humans of any gender who thinks that looks good. Its like the Amazon guy's wife, any time her photo pops up, whoever i am near comments how terrible she looks...
Ive heard.. "all the money in the world, and she chooses to look this terrifying "... but never "i wish I could afford to look like that."
It's sad to see so many women, like Kristi Noem's trowelled-on makeup in the picture above, and 'influencers' with hideous beauty filters, toothpick legs under hippo butts and protruding suction-cup lips. Is this the behavior of well-balanced people? Who decided ideal women should look this way, a circus? How can they expect anybody to respect or trust them when they look and act so fake? Also, take a hard look at that picture. If a man looked at you like that and followed you, wouldn't you call the police?
Yet there's always a herd of men stampeding after women who look like that.
Load More Replies...It is sad, she use to be rather pretty, but I guess how she looks now is a more true reflection of her evil heart.
I cant wait for that insufferable fecking TW@T to get IMPEACHED!!!!! She is hiding government secrets in her PORES.
Those hideous painted eyebrows.
They are tattooed some of them and looks like drawn and filled in using a pattern cutout.
Yep! My mom spent so many years waxing and plucking her eyebrows that they stopped growing back in, and then they were too thin/narrow XD So she eventually had that "permanent makeup" tattooing done - but even that doesn't last forever.
Load More Replies...Claiming to be an influencer or model. The delusional need for social media acceptance.
"The delusional need for social media acceptance." Well there goes 95% of them.
I doubt that. If 95%of women around you are shallow, maybe it is a YOU problem.
Load More Replies...It's ok to claim to be a model if you really are one. Claiming to be an influencer is a disgrace either way.
Because the majority of self-defined "influencers" are female. 70-80% seems to be an acceptable best-guess.
Load More Replies...Fake hair, eyelashes, lips, veneers, nails, b o o b s etc, fake person. Run!
Not eating when on a date, like if he sees you consuming food you’ll immediately become obese and he will be disgusted, so all you order is a side salad and then steal his fries.
Just get the steak. Men tend to like women with a healthy appetite especially when it carries over to other activities.
Dunno, I've had men commenting on my appetite, because apparently it was bigger than theirs/ not feminine. Dude, I work two jobs, I go to the gym and carry a household. I watch what I eat but I want big volume meals.
I love to cook and I'm d****d good at it! I'd be insulted if she didn't eat for reasons above! (allergies and dislikes for certain meals aside, but then again, I'd make sure I knew that before hand.)
Lol ! I had s bestie like thst, we were out in a group with a guy she liked. She ordered a salad because “she wasn’t hungry” she was actually about to pass out, it annoyed me to no end. So she tried to get a slice of pizza off of me. Told her to order her own, she outed and still claimed she wasn’t all that hungry. Once we got home she tore through the fridge. . She was also a big girl when I first met her, but once she lost some little weight she would make fun of heavier women. Ticked me off!
To me, they're is nothing sexier than a woman that enjoys a good meal. Even better when she let's out that burp of contentment. I love it!
Ok, this is a hard one for me. I get eating anxiety around new people or in groups bigger than about 4. So I will possibly push a starter around my plate - or just order the fries! My first dates with people tend to not be food related for that reason.
I‘m the same. Can’t eat around people I don’t know for fearing that I look like cave woman gobbling down food…
Load More Replies...In one of his earliest routines, Eddie Murphy had a shtick that went: “Did you ever go out with a girl and the waiter asks her what she wants and she’s like I’ll just take a little salad? And then she proceeds to eat half your food? I really would like her to order her own food!”
Game playing. Instead, just say what you want. That would be a godsend to men everywhere.
So I should just come out and ask, Are you looking for a long term relationship or just a f*c buddy? I have found many men like to pretend they want the former while really just wanting the latter. And then they accuse women of playing games.
I do ask this directly. Assuming the guy could be lying, I just take my sweet time to know him, saying very clearly if I'm interested or not and that I'll only become intimate when I feel comfortable. I've found that being bold like this scares off the f**k boys, who don't want to waste time on dates or conversation.
Load More Replies...I read this initially as video game playing and was like "aww, well..." 😆
Load More Replies...Of course, some of us men don't get the hint when told openly to our faces.
So many women say they want a man that communicates clearly. Goes both ways.
I had same issues with guys playing around. It's not just women.
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Putting other women down.
The irony here is the fact that (I find) the claim that Men are always putting Women down when in fact, more Women put other Women down then Men.
I was a weird child/young adult, and can confirm that the people who were meanest to me were other girls/women :/ That kind of behavior dropped off once we all got older (like... past 30, lol) but when I was younger, it was definitely brutal.
Load More Replies...From my personal experience, that seems sadly very common for women to do
Telling us about how many other dudes are interested in you or what they did for you.
Rachel_Silver:
I dated someone who did that. I think she believed that was how you got a man to spoil you. I also came to the conclusion that she had "traded up" to me from the last guy, because she would compare me to him a lot if she felt I was slacking.
We lasted less than a week.
Yea but I don't like cheap guys or guys that are always tallying in their heads how much they're spending on you and as if you don't reciprocate by making a nice dinner or something p. I had a guy who treated me as if every date was a transactional event called him out on that and broke up!
The new librarian at our school was having car trouble, so I took her to and from our school for a week or so. Her car got fixed and when I let her off for the last time she made it very clear that she thought I had done her this favor for a chance to hit on her because that's just what guys are like. (I hadn't tried to hit on her at all. I hadn't even thought about it.) I was irked by her presumption, but it underlined my lack of interest (We had nothing in common). At the end of the school year she had for some unknown reason changed her mind about me as a romantic/erotic prospect. She said to me quite suggestively "I understand there's a n**e beach near here, but I don't know where it is. Do you suppose you might help me get there?" I said sure, took out a piece of paper, and drew her a detailed map. The look on her face was priceless.
This is what dating apps and the ability to constantly swiped left or right has done to do many of us. We always feel like there is someone better and we can always trade up.
My last boyfriend did this, my last boyfriend did that... well Bish... go back to him then. And she did! Good riddance! (He ditched her a second time too!)
We took turns paying for a date. I never expected him to buy me treats. Been married 59 years.
Nothing is a bigger turn off than telling your SO about all the other people you dated.
Oh please, who doesn't love to be constantly compared to ex-partners? /s
Heavily edited or overly posed photos.
I can pull off a pretty good Pillsbury Doughboy. Without props or make up!
Load More Replies...This always backfires IRL when they look plain jane IRL. Spectacularly for influencers at parties. Can't filter real life in a room full of people.
Being "sassy" or a "brat" .... it's just being annoying and/or obnoxious.
There are moments and occasions for sassiness, but none for being a brat.
Sometimes men confuse the meaning of 'brat' with the meaning of 'independent'. Just sayin'.
Sometimes women think they are being independent when they are being a brat. The trick out the willingness to be vulnerable with your partner, abs communicate with then about what's going on in your life.
Load More Replies..."You cant handle this IG Baddie" - nah girl - they dont WANT a "baddie"
There’s a difference between being an independent individual vs simply not taking others into account. I’m glad you’re your own person, absolutely! I don’t want to be responsible for somebody’s sense of self. But, if there’s no room for others in your narrative it’s probably going to be a lonely one.
Independence means regarding other people as separate, not invisible.
You missed the point entirely. OP isn't saying that being ALONE is lonely. OP is saying that if you're a narcissist and you don't take other people into account because there's only room for you in your own narrative, your existence will be a lonely one. You really, really whooshed on this one - OP doesn't sound like a "sad bloke" in "mummies basement" who "can't get a girl" (good lord, you're judgmental and nasty sometimes) - OP sounds like someone who was raised by a narcissist and knows the type.
Load More Replies...Women seem to think men are impressed by how much money they spend on clothes or bags, but most men either don't notice or don't care.
To me, it’s a turnoff. $1,000 for a purse? It screams vanity and misplaced priorities. Unless you’re filthy rich, then I’m turned off for different reasons.
Do you know how many cats I could comfortably take care of with $10,000?! A LOT! XD I'd rather have the cats!
Load More Replies...Those designer clothes usually look ugly too in comparison to band- or checked shirts anyways in my opinion
I am impressed by irresponsible spending habits. Red flags always impress me.
If a woman has a couple designer items for special events, totally understandable. But if their closet is full of designer names, even if it is stuff more routinely worn, no thank you. Let's go to TJMAXX and get you a whole wardrobe for what you want to spend on a couple dresses at Lilly Pulitzer. And I hate my ex for informing me who Lilly Pulitzer is!
The cost of designer clothes and accessories is ridiculous. Who cares how much you paid for something. I would rather get 4 dresses off Temu for $100 than pay $100 for one item. Fashions change so fast. At the end of your life, it all means absolutely nothing.
Do you know exactly what you're funding when you fund fast fashion? 'Luxury' items have their foibles, certainly, but none as bad as fast fashion. And, funnily enough, when people buy designer items, they're not actually asking what you think of the price of the items *you aren't* paying for. If I'm hitting you up for my designer stuff, feel free to care how much it is. If not, I don't need your opinion on it.
Load More Replies... “I know my worth” post. Having a healthy self esteem is good and necessary but it doesn’t work that way.
Saying you see yourself as a “Queen” doesn’t means people must treat you as one.
My whole childhood was spent with parents who told me I was worthless and it's taken decades to understand that that was just their perception of me, not what I actually was. So yeah, I do know my worth now and if you don't like that, won't respect it, or tell me I can't appreciate my own worth, you can take a hike right out the door into the nearest active volcano. I have no time in my life to pander to Parents 2.0 .
But you can also ditch people who doesn't treat you with the same respect you treat them. So yes, I know my worth.
I have ZERO use for divas of any sort, and even less use for royals. Divas who expect to be treated like royalty (whether they are or not) are as useful as a Kardashian in the Amazon Rainforest, i.e., a complete and utter liability.
This reminds me of angry Tinder profiles that are just a long list of what she hates about men
Everything excessive so it shows. Make-up, cosmetic stuff, especially the ugly lip thing they do. Excessively high heels, small purses. I like my women sort of natural and not fake. I must recognize her without make-up, in jeans and t-shirt as well.
I have a tardis tiny purse. It looks like it would only fit keys and lipstick, but the reality is that it has keys, travel card, card wallet, phone, vape and maybe some mascara and a sample perfume. People always amused.
Babe, we need the brand and model. You can't keep this to yourself
Load More Replies...The handbags where you can fit... maybe... some glasses in them if you're lucky? I tried small handbags for a while (not that small, admittedly) because the heavy totes I typically carry were giving my shoulder grief -- possibly due to me overloading them, but shh -- and I just can't, as much as I try.
Idk but a lot of women seem to post up their dating profiles like they are ads for a job application. Tell me about YOU, don't tell me what I should be.
I think this is actually a good thing and stops both sides wasting their time. There has to be something about the person themselves, to interest me, but also something about what they are looking for, so I don't bother anyone who wouldn't want to be with me. Though I hasten to add it was a long time ago I was single and thought about such things.
"Must be at least 10 feet tall, have at least 1 mil a year to spend on me, buy me a maserati every year and a brand new wardrobe, oh, and if you don't have all of this and look like Brad Pitt at the same time... keep walking. I know my worth!" LOL!
Worse than that is when their entire profile is, "Just ask." No thanks. If you couldn't be bothered to think of one interesting thing to say about yourself, then that's really all I need to know.
I get being jaded and having dealt with nothing but c**p on dating apps. If you say "just ask" that's fine. But don't be surprised if what we all is superficial or seems like small talk. Also, I think what is far worse that that, or even saying what they don't want or bitcoin about how bad men are, are the women that use dating apps to build their social media, or try to get you to join their OF. They can right and truly fück themselves. And not on camera.
How do you meet people in real life if you're housebound?
Load More Replies...Maybe it's just me, But non-stop traveling and endless party pictures don't impress me at all.
As a woman, I really don't get how the #of countries you've been to defines your value as a human being. Yeah, travelling expands your views, but at some point it becomes a ridiculous competition without any added value.
I... uh... well, I went to Vancouver once for my friend's wedding! ::sweats nervously as she apparently has low value since she's not a world traveler:: XD ((The most hilarious part is that I live on the Pacific coast, so Vancouver was... basically EXACTLY like Southern California, just with better public transportation!))
Load More Replies...I've found it's pretty easy to tell the difference between a Traveler and someone who is just collecting stamps in their passport. Did you really visit 10 different countries this year, or did you go to 10 different airports, stopping just long enough at each destination to get your picture taken in front of a famous landmark?
There are jobs that require travel. I had a few non airline related when I was single. But it was nothing to brag about because I was always working. I once paid a cab driver to drive me around to the sites in Athens for a few hours before my departure because I saw nothing the whole time I was there. I must have spent at least 6 weeks of my life in Hawaii. Outside of dining out, I didn’t really see Hawaii until I went on vacation with my husband years later.
I went on a date with a girl who told me like 5 different stories of her getting into fights. Did not take her yp on a 2nd date.
Pretending to be dumb.
2ManyMonitors:
I remember watching my sister, who is extremely intelligent, play dumb for a boy when she was 14 or 15 and I was shocked. He said some dumb fact about Europe, and she said some ditzy comment like, "So Europe is a continent, hehe?" I don't know why it bothered me so much in the moment, but I laughed at her and called her out, something to the effect of, "Aren't you in the Geography club and spent last summer in Rome!?"
We all try different approaches when we're figuring out how to talk to the opposite sex, and she definitely grew up to be an assertive woman who leads with her intelligence.
Why would any intelligent woman subject herself to being with a dullard? It must be soul-crushing.
Yay! But also, some men (really?) don't like intelligent women. They might outshine them?
True. Did my thesis on desired partner characteristics for a long and short term relationships. Not insignificant number of men preferred unintelligent women for short term flings. Couldn't relate to that, though.
Load More Replies...I’m 65, and I always hated to see my brilliant friends dumb themselves down for their worthless idiot boyfriends—-to make the guys feel better about themselves. Even back in the day I decided f**k that noise, if a guy isn’t as smart as I am, then it’s up to him to bring himself UP to my level, not for me to lower myself to his, to “spare his feelings”. F**k his feelings, I will not hide my intellect for anyone.
I've only done this once with an incel for my own personal amusement because a dude at a party was mansplaining all the time and it was funny to see myself and friends do it and our male friends smirking just waiting for the slapdown.
Good thing I'm actually a REAL wolf and not just pretending to BE one, then!!! >_>; (joking)
Load More Replies...Well at 14 lol neither lads n lasses are Mature so u can’t really go by that !
Long stories about exes.
BBL.
There's an article on BBLs on here that says apparently people have had them reversed because they smelt. I can't speak as to whether this is true or not, personally, as I've never and will never have a BBL. 😂
Load More Replies... As a woman I would say acting super jealous or trying to test him with some drama to check if he "cares enough" or is "boyfriend/hubby material".
In reality, most men won't only be unimpressed, they will see it as a huge red flag and rightfully so.
Taking 2 hours to get ready...
I can be ready in 20 minutes. If I take longer, that time is for me. I don't spend 3 hours on makeup to look pretty. I spend 3 hours on my makeup because I like doing it. Why do some people still don't get this
Perfectly fine if it’s your own personal prep time; not so great if you expect the other person to sit around twiddling their thumbs for three hours.
Load More Replies...95%. But there are times when you have to basically transform shrek to princess fiona and that takes a while.
Take as long as you want as long as you're reasonably on time. We all have our hobbies and time sinks.
Had a girl on the first date that kept bringing up making money and wanting to be super rich out of context to the point where it got weird. Wanting to be rich is fine, but like it shouldn’t be 75% of your personality.
The problem with being motivated purely by money is that no amount of money will ever be enough. The more money somebody has, the more expensive their lifestyle becomes with big houses, new cars, designer clothes, exotic holidays, children in private school etc then they have to keep working themselves to death in order keep themselves in the lifestyle they have become accustomed to. Obviously, money is important, and you can't do much without it, but if chasing money is your main motivation in life, then you're probably going to end up alone.
As a high school teacher, I heard a lot of first date stories. Sometimes someone is so rattled that they seize on any subject they're familiar with and prattle about it all evening. Not always a good indicator. As they get to know you, they may feel confident enough to reveal their broader self.
There's wanting to be super rich and working towards super rich. Sadly our brave new world means you can be super rich without working for it. Also, super rich people aren't necessarily happy either.
Fake everythings.
Once the makeup doesn’t match the skin tone of your neck/shoulders it looks way worse than your natural face ever could.
Just like a certain orange-painted traitor my uneducated countrymen elected and worship.
But they could try harder and use a more natural shade of orange.
Load More Replies...When they say they can’t get along with other women. I always think man there’s no way you’re a stable, honest and interesting person. If you can’t maintain friendships with your own gender I know a few women who think it’s a flex when talking to guys but I just don’t think it’s impressive at all.
I genuinely find most men easier to get along with because there's typically less ritualized conversations (aside from the sports blabber)
This - I don't shop, don't follow fashion or celebrities, nor have children and do like sport and serial killers. It kind of narrows the topics of chat with women down somewhat.
Load More Replies...When a woman says she doesn't have female friends because "women cause too much drama" you can almost guarantee that she's the cause of the drama.
I get along with other women just fine. What I don't do is have much in common with a lot of women since my interests tend toward male-dominated things.
Exactly. Because it depends in YOU, what kind of women and men you befriend. It is mayor green flag to have mixed gender and background friendships ❤️❤️❤️
Load More Replies...I always preferred working with men in an office. Women can be so d**n catty and petty to work with.
As a female I have said this a lot. I find it hard to identify with other women most of the time, it’s all gossip, b******g, trying to one up each other. No thanks
I've always been more comfortable with men than with women. And yes, a lot of women like and cause drama. Sorry to say, but they do. I've worked in places that have had both men and women as managers and bosses, and by far, men are much better because they leave all the emotional s**t at home. I've never had to deal with their child care problems, little Timmie punching his sister, PMS, or anything else when a man has been a manager. Women, unless they've changed a great deal in the last 25 years, always bring their home problems into the office. Aside from that, I know virtually no other women who don't have kids, so I lack something in common with all of them, especially when every other word out of their mouths is either 'baby' or 'mother', both subjects which bore the hell out of me.
I've met an unfortunate number of women over the years who say the same as you about other women. Without exception they turned out to be the ones who were unpleasant and almost impossible to get along with. They caused the problems with their own behaviour & now if I meet a woman who says that, as I have again recently, I take that as a major red flag. This one, in spite of me being very gracious to her, can say the most cutting vicious things without cause.
Load More Replies... Saying “I’m a lot.”
Yes I’m aware. Pointing it out just makes it worse.
Im sure it’s not gender exclusive but I can’t stand a woman who really brags herself up, acts like she’s a take charge type “alpha” or something then literally approaches every situation with what seems like 2 brain cells.
I have had several instances where women have pretended to be interested in my nerdy hobbies only to later be annoyed by them and refuse to participate in them in a relationship.
I might find it interesting to hear you talk about your hobbies; doesn't mean I want to participate. Same as telling you about the interesting part of my book doesn't mean I expect you to read the whole thing
Yeah what? There's levels of interest my dude. If it keeps happening it sounds like the op is the annoying one.
Load More Replies...I have to admit -- and I know that this isn't the case for everyone -- that this would annoy me. I'd either say/indicate straight up that I'm not interested (eg: in watching your Star Wars original VHS/DVD collection; I'd rather watch paint dry, thanks. I'll listen to you talk about it, but don't make me watch it), or be interested because I am interested (eg: game nerd? Come at me. Even if I suck at the game; I often like to watch. People genuinely ask me if I'm bored; no! I enjoy watching people play a game better than I can 😆. Outside of my niches, I'm not very good, as much as I enjoy gaming). Make it clear from the start where you stand -- you don't want to hear about it at all, you're willing to listen but not partake, etc. Makes the lives of both parties so much easier.
Boasting about themselves and how they're important.
Ego
Arrogant
Not being respectful of others.
It's not gender specific, but I hate it when women are purposely dishonest with you in order to impress you. I want to know the real you so I can know what I'm getting into.
How can you say you love someone if you don't even know who they are?
Acting disinterested to seem to be COOL.
Pingu-was-a-penguin:
I remember bumping into a girl I liked from school a good 10 years after we left and she was talking about how she used to have a crush on me yet she very strongly rejected any flirting I tried or even general conversation. I straight up thought she was disgusted by me so idk what on earth her plan was lol
I have never been attracted to fro the guys who try to act cool by acting totally uninterested in anything. They weren’t interested in studying in school, participating in school or other activities, apparently not even interested in their girlfriends—-unless, of course another guy was interested in her—-and later in life seemingly uninterested in their jobs and lives. That’s not being cool, that’s being boring as f**k. It’s not attractive, it doesn’t give you an air of mystery, and it definitely does not make you look cool. You just look empty. I always gave guys like that a wide berth because to me, their behavior is just off putting and dull. I would rather spend my time with people who are interesting and interested—-not just in me but in the world around them, with the sharing of ideas, with figuring life itself out. To me, that’s what’s the most attractive about anyone.
How does that saying go again? Playing hard to get makes you hard to want? In the land of no means no, one no from her and I'm out.
Considering your marital history, you're not one who should be talking about learning!
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Being intentionally rude or sarcastic to seem confident.
It all depends on how deserved the rudeness and how funny the sarcasm are.
You can be confident without being rude. Being sarcastic could be driven by a humor.
If she was she wouldn't feel the need to be nasty.
Load More Replies...Buccal fat removal.
This should be far higher. So you look like you have permanent duck lips and look like a pre-pubescent girl on purpose?
Talking [trash] about other women - especially their girl friends.
Also family. I get it if you don’t have the greatest relationship with them, but you don’t have to always bag on them; it’s not a good look.
I'm learning to say my family history is complex and varied rather than trauma dumping.
I say I'm not close with my family. Eventually, the whole truth will out if we keep dating; there's no reason to dump it all on the first couple of dates!
Load More Replies..."Not the greatest relationship" is NOT the same as having been a****d both verbally and physically for years to the point of having had childhood depression and s******l thoughts. And if you can't appreciate what a debilitating effect that has on a person, maybe you'd be better off dating the Singing Nun.
“"Not the greatest relationship" is NOT the same as having been a****d both verbally and physically for years to the point of having had childhood depression”: ❓Nowhere in the comment does it say that it is. Likewise, OP doesn’t even comment about whether someone can’t appreciate the trauma. You’re reading things into it that simply aren’t there. All it says is that not every word out of your mouth about your family needn’t be negative because it isn’t a fun time being made to feel like a sounding board or therapist whenever you see the person.
Load More Replies...Posting luxury flex pics. Most guys just assume it’s debt or daddy’s money and keep scrolling..
Or that there is constant pressure in the relationship to provide such things in the future
TBF, we all know it's [parents] money. I've also seen chicks being called out online about that fact - you're not rich, your parents are . You've not even graduated uni yet.
Talking about how much they don't need a man. Like, I can respect that they can take care of themselves, but why are you advertising yourself if you'd rather just be alone?
Huuuge distinction that not everyone recognizes within themselves.
Load More Replies...The partner being a bonus on top of the independence - Honestly, I think I would actually prefer being the bonus on top and not the necessity to have as it's an active choice to be around me
Bragging about being able to drink as much as men….i don’t think I’ve ever seen it turn out well.
I probably could. I'm also an alcoholic, though, so there's that. (Don't be like me, Pandas.)
I used to be able to. Still an alcoholic just no longer competitive...
Load More Replies...My mates wife used to be able to drink most men (including me) under the table - turns out she was cheating and using the tactical chunder method.
My ex-wife was 110 lb Mexican woman. She always drank more than she should because she had something to prove? Don't try to go drink for drink was a guy who weighs 225 and bartended for 20 years
I've just realised that you are totally Walter Mitty.
Load More Replies... I've seen some interviews with women who, when asked to rate themselves, automatically say they are a 10. And they think that answer will impress men, because, in their words, 'men want confident women.'
Nope. Being *blatantly* deluded isn't impressive or a sign of confidence. Men want a woman who understands reality.
On a first/last date I had a women tell me she was one out of a million. Well, she was a little better looking than that, but ...
1stly almors nobody is a 10, some get close to a 9 and some a high 9 ... if you never let place to grow and blind yourself in stupid arogance ... you are maybe a 5 ... even if you are on outside a beatiful one ...
Nothing like a beautiful mannequin without an inner experience or depth. I knew a girl like this everything was given to her, treated like a princess. Didn't have much to offer other than a smile.
Load More Replies...What Homo Erectus is "interviewing" women and demanding they rate themselves on physical "beauty"?
Hi, please may I introduce you to the souless robot that is Mark Zuckerberg? A man who created a website to rate college girls, before developing it into what we now know as Facebook.
Load More Replies...Boasting about being promiscuous.
I understand your point, but commenting "men do this toooo" on every entry is besides the point. There'll be an article titled "50 things men do that women say are instant turn-offs" posted soon enough (and there have been such in the past), but this particular article is what MEN say about WOMEN. Yes, we get it, all genders do the same cráppy things to each other.
Load More Replies...Do men find it attractive to see people like, say, Bonnie Blue claiming she's slept with over 1000 men? Genuine question.
Well, I get a warm cosey feeling inside knowing that I'm not one of them.
Load More Replies...Refusing to answer Yes or No.
Unfortunately, this is a much more nuanced problem than asking that women just be straightforward. We've been conditioned to be "nice," especially with men. But it's also a safety issue for us. A lot of men (and I don't mean that to mean "most" or "all", just a lot) do not react well to being told "no" by a woman. Until we know you're safe for us to say "no" to, we'll probably just keep being more vague than not.
Genuine question how does being vague help with this? If someone is dangerous essentially stringing them along would be at best delaying whatever danger and at worse intensifying it?
Load More Replies...I doubt it is in this instance, but just putting it out there... this can be a cultural thing. For example, in Japan, it's rude to straight out say no. You might say "chotto..." (in this instance, it's a softener to no, kind of like how English speakers might use "umm, let me check..." or "hmm"... if someone asks to something to which you don't want to go.) You wouldn't go and flat-out say "iie" ('no', pronounced like the "Ee" in Eeyore and then "eh") because that's rude. Random 101 Japanese lesson for everyone. 😆
Acting bored is cringe.
Out in clubs every single weekend.
Thirst traps.
Posting photos of yourself in revealing clothing (or nothing at all but strategically-placed objects or using your arms and hands to hide the “good” stuff) and poses in an attempt to elicit “likes,” lotsa comments about how hot you are, and jealousy.
Load More Replies...Flexing that you know everyone, it's really a red flag.
Being a girlboss. So we will constantly be in a competition against your career when it comes to your priorities?
The girlboss trope have…”influenced”… our favorite fandoms during the last 10 years, while proudly shouting that ”men arnt needed”. We are looking for a partner to build with, not a rival to compete against. We against the world, not you verses me.
Wanted and needed are different things. Two people cannot be partners when one is dependent n the other
you can't be a part-ner if you don't fulfill a part ... definition... your part is to give support to the other also ... what in the name you guys think a partner has to be ?
Load More Replies...I understand this, but throughout my years of working, it was always the woman who had to give up her career and interests and had to pull up stakes if her husband got promoted to another location. Now maybe that's a boomer thing that has changed, but my feeling has always been as if I'm punting my boat down the river by myself. Want to come with? Jump on. Don't like where I'm going? Jump off. But don't tell me where I'm punting to or how to do it.
You could just not compete that goes both ways. I wouldn't see a career driven woman as a threat I don't care where the money for our life comes from.
OP did not mention intelligence levels at all.
Load More Replies...I'll probably get downvoted but your money, career, & education don't impress us I'm legit happy for you achieving your goals but it's about as relevant to us as our interests are to you.
If your career, education and interests are of no interest to her, what the heck are you going to talk about?
Shocking as it may be to say, some men are not in relationships for the talking.
Load More Replies...Err, yes, they do. The money, maybe not, but of course it's important to have similar aspirations and intellectual level.
It depends does the one person want to be a career person who supports the art of the other? All these generalizations are why people can't see others as individuals.
Load More Replies...Obligatory "I'm not a man, but..." Intellectual level would surely be a consideration for a partner (as opposed to an orifice). I don't even want to imagine how bored I would get with someone who differed greatly to me in levels of intelligence. I'm not a snob. I don't care if you don't have a job, or no formal education -- that isn't what I refer to when I say 'intelligence' -- but if you actively show no interest in learning more in life or I can't have a conversation with you beyond the basics, that's where I begin to draw the line.
100%. I want an equal, someone who can both match me and challenge me. My brain is my greatest asset. Show me we can still do more to be better. We don't have to try to cure cancer, but there's a whole universe to learn about, and that has to be more interesting than whatever nonsense the Kardashians are up to this week.
Load More Replies... Stating your positive attributes, but listing things women find desirable in men, i.e. good job, independent, earns lots of money etc. Some guys will appreciate this but most guys would prefer someone trustworthy, loyal, respectable, who won't nag them and likes frequent intimacy - with women like this becoming exceedingly rare.
Separately, telling a guy he is stable and secure with all your past partners not being that way. It doesn't impress us and lets us know you're settling and aren't that attracted, that we are only a stable wallet.
I don't think that women who are "trustworthy, loyal, respectable, who won't nag them and likes frequent intimacy" are becoming increasingly rare. They're just avoiding the OP.
Who describesthemselvesas "loyal" or "dependable"? I mean, compared to who? Maybe, just hear me out, maybe these are women looking for a grown up life partner as opposed to someone who is actually looking for a long term escort but is hoping to avoid the invoice.
"likes frequent intimacy?" Guess as an Ace I'm doomed to be single forever.
Above-average zip-lining skills.
Well, significantly low zip-lining skills can shorten a relationship.
Being strong and independent. In the sense of being adult. Not the feminist meaning.
It doesn’t impress me if you say „I work and take care of myself“ yet a lot of women think it is special.
Being able to be independent in the expected way an adult is is a point of pride for me. When I was drinking, I wasn't capable of being an adult. I couldn't hold down a job, much less take care of basic household stuff. For me, being a responsible adult is as much a privilege as it is a responsibility.
“I can do anything a man can do”. So can all men, but I don’t want a man, I want a lady.
You don't want a lady, you want a delicate damsel to feel more manly
I'm on my own. Always have been. I HAVE to be able to do anything a man can do, just to survive. I guess in the old days I should have jumped on the bandwagon and just married the first guy that asked me, just to be the traditional woman. Well, sorry to be so unaccommodating. That's just my nature. I'm comfortable with it. It appears a lot of other people aren't but why should I change for them?
Any woman who says “I can do anything a man can do” is setting the bar rather low.
Can't tell you how much I like to be with a woman with this attitude. Hell yeah.
The post is gendered so fair enough but I suspect the majority of these are behaviours that just makes a person unattractive.
The title says as much. A Redditor asked what makes a woman less appealing, and Redditors answered. Of course many of them will apply to the other gender as well, but the OP didn’t ask for thinks unique to women.
Load More Replies...Perfume. The stronger it is the more of a red flag it is. It's not s*xy, stop it.
the fact that women cannot read this thread without the need to counter every point made really just solidifies why they are so s****y to be around all the time.
The one I didn't see here ( if it is here and I didn't see it, my' bad.) is: What I SAID Vs. what she HEARD....A Man saying one thing and a Woman "hearing" something else is a BIG RED FLAG...
This behavior sure was *demonstrated* here, though. It’s shocking how many people responded to points arguing things the OP didn’t even mention. It’s as if they made up a response in their heads and then argued about how that’s so wrong! But the commenters never said that. They come across as seeming to want to argue, even if the OP didn’t bring up what they’re arguing against.
Load More Replies...A lot of these sound like the men are saying them from an "internet picture" perspective, not an irl perspective. For example, a lot of the "heavy makeup" posts. Maybe it's just my circle or my area, but I don't think I've met more than one or two women who do a full-face of makeup outside of something very formal like their own wedding. Is it really all that common irl?
You guys/gals really like fighting, huh? I mean, the purpose of the gallery is to cause conflict but all y'all ar eating it up faster than they can dish it. Expressing your opinion on BoredPanda is the new revolution. Shmucks!
So where's the list of about the more than 60 things men do, "No Idea Why So Many Men Keep Doing This To Themselves, Women and Humanity". Let's be fair. Let's just start with the gaslighing, lying, jealousy, under active imaginations, etc.
Goodness, shouldn't it also apply the other way, as well? Surely women should also "wrap their heads around the fact" that men aren't doing things for the opposite séx, right? XD Misandry is just as disgusting and unacceptable as misogyny, Natalia.
Load More Replies...The post is gendered so fair enough but I suspect the majority of these are behaviours that just makes a person unattractive.
The title says as much. A Redditor asked what makes a woman less appealing, and Redditors answered. Of course many of them will apply to the other gender as well, but the OP didn’t ask for thinks unique to women.
Load More Replies...Perfume. The stronger it is the more of a red flag it is. It's not s*xy, stop it.
the fact that women cannot read this thread without the need to counter every point made really just solidifies why they are so s****y to be around all the time.
The one I didn't see here ( if it is here and I didn't see it, my' bad.) is: What I SAID Vs. what she HEARD....A Man saying one thing and a Woman "hearing" something else is a BIG RED FLAG...
This behavior sure was *demonstrated* here, though. It’s shocking how many people responded to points arguing things the OP didn’t even mention. It’s as if they made up a response in their heads and then argued about how that’s so wrong! But the commenters never said that. They come across as seeming to want to argue, even if the OP didn’t bring up what they’re arguing against.
Load More Replies...A lot of these sound like the men are saying them from an "internet picture" perspective, not an irl perspective. For example, a lot of the "heavy makeup" posts. Maybe it's just my circle or my area, but I don't think I've met more than one or two women who do a full-face of makeup outside of something very formal like their own wedding. Is it really all that common irl?
You guys/gals really like fighting, huh? I mean, the purpose of the gallery is to cause conflict but all y'all ar eating it up faster than they can dish it. Expressing your opinion on BoredPanda is the new revolution. Shmucks!
So where's the list of about the more than 60 things men do, "No Idea Why So Many Men Keep Doing This To Themselves, Women and Humanity". Let's be fair. Let's just start with the gaslighing, lying, jealousy, under active imaginations, etc.
Goodness, shouldn't it also apply the other way, as well? Surely women should also "wrap their heads around the fact" that men aren't doing things for the opposite séx, right? XD Misandry is just as disgusting and unacceptable as misogyny, Natalia.
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