“He Rarely Brushed His Teeth”: 30 Women Share Unusual Reasons They Broke Up With Their Partner

That's just cràppy. Good riddance to him.

Oh, I know such a case. A friend's mother had passed away; her fiancé would not come to the funeral because he really wanted to see some formula 1 race transmitted live, and this was his passion. She dumped him shortly after that.

Apparently, at 35, he hasn't really grown up yet.

My ex and I clashed over how I valued family above friends, and he was the exact opposite. In the end, when things that practically already fallen apart, I told him that if I had to choose between him and my family, I'd choose my family - which upset him. I'm glad he's out of my life now, though I will always regret not spending more time with my (now late) father instead of him.

Karma will bite him in the a*s one day

Thank god for some forward thinking politicians back in the early 1900's (in the UK), who provided retirees with a state pension ... it wasn't much then and in real terms, it still isn't enough to live comfortably on even today, but, it is enough to get by on and live a decent if frugal lifestyle. Personally, and very foolishly, I am sort of in the same position, not because I'm a Peter Pan type, just that when I was younger, my lifestyle was extremely hectic (S&D&R&R) and, whilst earning bucketloads of money, I'd spend a huge chunk of it on funding my lifestyle. As a consequence, I genuinely believed I'd be dead before I was 45 so never saved, then I got to 45 and carried on. No one was more surprised than me when I got to 65 and am still going strong !! Thankfully I have a little put away now and my Wife (who is a planner) is happy that between my little and her large pensions, we will be comfortable in retirement.

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GADS! All you selfish, irresponsible, sophomoric slackers !!! Get off your self absorbed asses and take responsibility for yourselves! Pisses me off that my tax dollars support your lazy asses because you think your effing "Peter Pan", grow the f**k up!!!

Yup, that's a deal breaker for me, too. Morning breath is one thing, but if your mouth constantly smells like an unmucked stable, no thanks.

Didn't he want to get kissed? Fool! I not only upgraded to Sonicare lately (brilliant) I always carry Fisherman's because one never knows when the significant other gets in 'the mood'. ;)

How did you not already notice this after, like, day 3?

Always remember, the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

There are days where my husband hardly brushes his teeth, and I didn’t know about that until we got married 🤢🤮. So, now I’m stuck 🤦🏻‍♀️

Sleep deprivation is torture.

I know what sleep deprivation feels like. My abusive parents used to put me through that. Like, I was sleeping, and my father would open the door to my room, slamming it against the wall and started screaming at me WHILE I was still asleep. Or slam the door just to say loudly "OH, SHE'S ASLEEP!!" I'd jumped from my sleep, scared and confused - and he loved that.

Sounds abusive to me. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Consider that some men make great boyfriends but not roommates or life partners. So many I would date but NOT move in. When they found someone who would move in, the break up was easy for me. Early in my dating life I grew tired of making someone else comfortable at my own discomfort.

I had a dude that was the same way, I worked a 8-5 job, he didb't go in until 2:00 and got off at 10:00 pm, he expected to stay up with him until 2:00 am so we could hang out, I was exhausted all the time!

I don't think I could put up with it, either.

Even though it's 2024, in hetero relationships women still carry most of the burden of household chores. From a study in 2021, "About 91% of women with children spend at least an hour per day on housework, compared with 30% of men with children." And people wonder why I'm single and childless!

Oh yes." They aren't my dishes you were the one cooking" " Those are your clothes not mine" and so on

They pay good money for nannies in some cities, don't do it for free in a relationship.

The opposite of this is when the partner critigues everything you do when you make plans, hates your driving, and then complains because they "have to" do everything.

This hits hard. "I'm not good at cleaning, you're doing it much better" "You should do the shopping, 'cause you know best what to buy" etc.

I have some kryptonite for that. “You’re bad at dishes? Doing worry, I’ll leave those for you so you can get plenty of practice.” For that very reason I will not date someone/move in if they haven’t lived on their own and if I haven’t seen their place. I will not finish raising another woman’s child.

You hit the nail right on the head, Sister.

My ex gave me multiple food poisonings and so much grief about cleaning after him. Disgusting 🤮

This. Especially when it comes to preparing for or clearing up after a social gathering.

Very true

While I agree that this is difficult if you want to move in together and/or have kids, we could also normalize couples being together while living in separate flats.

My now husband and I struggle with this. I like things to be clean, but I just don't care that much about a tidy environment. I even feel uncomfortable when all surfaces are cleared. Over the many years, I've learned to maintain a base level tidiness, and he's learned to respect my need for some clutter. We only fight occasionally about messes these days.

I'm glad my wife and I are both slobs

Most women are taught to spot a speck of dust a mile away. Most boys get away with poor cleaning habits because boys will be boys. Not.

Ooh man… this makes me so angry. I physically cannot swallow meat and some other things, I will gag until it’s gone and often I can’t eat anything else after I get a bad texture because it puts me off.

I can't eat mushrooms. The idea of eating fungus alone is gross, but I don't like the way they feel in my mouth.

Depends. This is sometimes legitimate but 75% of people who I've met claiming this only eat fries, chicken nuggets and pizza. Yes for breakfast as well.. call bs on that.

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I get this one. I cannot chew up a brussel sprout. My son could not swallow a spoon of mashed potatoes. We agreed that they needed gravy/sauce to be eaten

My husband doesn't like the texture of mushrooms or olives. And he has every right to not eat them. He wouldn't eat green vegetables if they were cooked because his Mom basically boiled the sh*t out of everything. He tried my brother's sauteed green beans (olive oil, lemon juice & garlic) and loved them because they still had some snap. Same with the broccoli I steamed. It was still bright green and had crunch. I still can't put mushrooms in my spaghetti sauce, but it's a small price to pay.