Which jobs would put you off dating someone?

Teacher
Butcher
Farmer
Insurance underwriter

I'm with you, I've always had a policy of never sleeping with a Tory, even a Tory voter.

No job would put me off more than any of the above.

Someone unemployed - I absolutely would not date them. Likewise, someone in a 'not proper' job; YouTuber/influencer and the like.

I couldn't date a butcher or similar, I rarely eat meat and I can't stand the smell of it. A family member used to work in a butcher's and they would come home stinking of raw meat.

I wouldn't date anyone who earned significantly less than me as I want to start a family and he would need to earn enough to support us through maternity leave.

I would prefer to avoid someone who worked shifts regularly, I've worked shifts and planning your life is a nightmare. The guy I'm dating currently does on-calls and occasional non 9-5 hours at times and that can be bad enough.

@Beezknees it's mainly the sneery way many of the posts come across

Spot the criminal

Postman

What's wrong with bramble pickers??

I'd love to date a fishmonger, think of the cheap lobster, salmon, oysters...

Hotel staff, just because of how stupid the hours are and how an 8 hour shift easily becomes all night. Also massive smoking and coke culture in hotels (I speak from experience)!

Cosmetic/plastic surgeon and anyone who does lip filler/bum filler and the like.

Well there are too many to tag but what’s wrong with Funeral Directors? Now I may also be biased but I’m a lovely normal person, good fun and not at all creepy, oh and I don’t have ghosts following me 😂

Why is in unpleasant? People can choose not to date someone for any reason they want.

I'm fat, many blokes wouldn't date a fat woman, I don't get offended by it, personal preference is just that.

Many of these jobs are pretty vital ones. We need people to do these jobs, they are not for everyone but thank god there are people who will. It doesn't make them a horrible person.
My close relative works in the sewage industry and he doesn't stink. Another is a police officer who deals with horrible incidents/people every day.
It's quite an unpleasant post imho and I hope none of those in the professions mentioned ever have the misfortune of dating any of you lot!!

Anyone working in animal farming/abattoir/butcher etc (I’m vegan).

Police.

Military.

Generally jobs that I couldn’t be on board with ethically - PPs have mentioned arms dealers but also stuff like working for a big oil&gas company.

I’d also have to think about someone doing a job that was super demanding/meant they were away a lot etc just as that impacts your life together. DH works shifts but only a couple of days a week so it’s fine. But can have a big impact on life for both of you and especially if you have kids. Same with someone that had an office job but was expected to work v long days.

I don’t eat meat. And if I were a lamb I think I’d rather not be born than slaughtered at 6 months (I’m not sure how many months but a lamb is a baby by definition)

Anything smelly! Most other things I could deal with but something very smelly not so much!

@SeriaMau what's wrong with ice cream men? Actually, you’ve got a point - I’d be worried I’d eat all his profits!

Solicitor in a big/american law firm. Bloody awful hours.

Working for a private equity house. Full of hyper competitive people determined to scrounge out every pound.

Anyone who works away for long periods (forces, oil rigs etc).

Anyone trying to market things to children - especially the sorts of people making very addictive computer games or screen content.

What's wrong with police?!

I’m really shocked by some of these replies.

As long as someone is working (or is only temporarily unemployed) then their job wouldn’t come into it.

Most people work because they need the money and so I wouldn’t judge anyone who was a traffic warden etc because I know they’re just doing their job.

No job would put me off apart from perhaps a stripper/sex worker.

I want to say someone who works in a slaughter house but then I eat meat and so I can’t really judge them on that else I’d be a hypocrite.

I’d also want to say an influencer but then I don’t see that as a proper job anyway.

I misread that as “sausage related profession”😂

If I really liked someone, I don't think their job would put me off.

But, I always feel a bit "ick" when someone says they work in politics. Because more often than not they are willing to compromise their values for their career progression.

Yeah pretty much. No-one messes with a scaffolder tbf. Even my scary neighbour who complains every single day about the building work didn’t dare to tell the scaffolder off (just muttered under her breath 😅)

My DH is a builder so I’m obviously biased but the younger trades are normally lovely and nothing like the stereotypical old school lot so don’t write them all off.

I'd be put off by people like the OP.

Politician
influencers/you tubers
sex industry worker
anyone that travels a lot for work
shift workers (I worked shifts for many years and it’s hard on family life)

Well mine is perfectly trustworthy. Yes he is intelligent ( enough to retire 17 years early) He loves poetry and is favourite writer is Sir Walter Scott and he can speak more than one language. Yes he can also swear like a Navvy and drink like a sailor but you will be hard pushed to find someone as honest as he is. Don't judge a book !

Police
Army
Any job in bars/clubs
Any Job in the sex industry
Tory
Funeral director
Gynaecologist
Debt collector