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Never again would I date a man who.....

159 replies

Strawberryfieldsforeverrr · 02/09/2023 21:48

Drinks. For me I've wasted too many years with someone whose desire to drink trumps any desire he has to make me happy.

What would you run a mile from in your next relationship?

OP posts:
CantThinkOfANewUsernameAgain · 02/09/2023 21:52

Is greedy!

My ex was so fucking greedy with food. If ordered kebab he'd order TWO large mixed. 2 large portions chip's and eat about 6 slices bread with it

Roast had like 12 potatoes, half loaf bread, 8 Yorkshires. Half a chicken and loads stuffing (no veg)

Everything was eaten with bread and butter loads of it.

Was vile

AutumnalPumpkin · 02/09/2023 22:01

@CantThinkOfANewUsernameAgain Hey, I get what you're saying about the rest of the things... but 12 roast potatoes is a PERFECTLY reasonable amount 🤣

whirlyhead · 02/09/2023 22:05

Doesn’t read books. How on earth can you go through life not reading books?? I cannot get my head around this.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 02/09/2023 22:07

Follows football obsessively.

Every time Arsenal lost there would be a row.

LindaCrochet · 02/09/2023 22:08

A man.

OuldWitch · 02/09/2023 22:09

You had me at never again would I date a man!
Not worth it.

BananaSlug · 02/09/2023 22:10

Has kids

Winnipeggy · 02/09/2023 22:10

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 02/09/2023 22:07

Follows football obsessively.

Every time Arsenal lost there would be a row.

I think I know your ex

He was a right prick

SquareOne01 · 02/09/2023 22:10

Has no friends.

KohlaParasaurus · 02/09/2023 22:13

CantThinkOfANewUsernameAgain · 02/09/2023 21:52

Is greedy!

My ex was so fucking greedy with food. If ordered kebab he'd order TWO large mixed. 2 large portions chip's and eat about 6 slices bread with it

Roast had like 12 potatoes, half loaf bread, 8 Yorkshires. Half a chicken and loads stuffing (no veg)

Everything was eaten with bread and butter loads of it.

Was vile

I'd take a glutton in preference to a man who doesn't eat or is picky about food. I had a short relationship with a man who'd order a meal, stir it around his plate, maybe eat a forkful or two, and push it away and go, "That's me done." I know it's none of my business what anyone else eats or doesn't eat, and not enjoying food is a neutral personality trait, but it would have been a deal-breaker for me if we hadn't split up over something else.

purplebluediscorain · 02/09/2023 22:15

I love this!!

i would’ve said had children but I know my child’s dad is a weirdo compared to other men/dads in regards to his oldest child.

i don’t want a drinker either I don’t drink. I do think this wouldn’t be a problem if I could also drink and wasn’t a mother.

I’m the driver right now but I’d want someone who could drive.

doesn’t cry over their premier league team losing.

good personal hygiene is a must.

Theroom · 02/09/2023 22:17

Is a Mummy's boy

HeadacheEarthquake · 02/09/2023 22:20

Placed one's attractiveness on a weight fluctuation

We're not talking overweight

We're talking I went from 10.5 to 11 stone at 5.5.

Currently heavier than that due to health issues requiring surgery, and my husband still can't keep his hands off of me whether I'm 9 stone or 12 - win.

DesertIslandHereICome · 02/09/2023 22:21

It's just easier to never date a man ever again !
I don't miss it one bit.

JayAlfredPrufrock · 02/09/2023 22:24

Me neither.

BounceyB · 02/09/2023 22:25

The list is endless. I finished for the last one due to the fact he was really quite thick. I thought never again. It was so difficult to have a conversation. Now I've just started seeing someone who is really, really smart. Not sure if it's any easier. He comes with his own set of issues.

Piscesmumma1978 · 02/09/2023 22:27

Breathes.

I just want to be single again. My life was so much easier and happier. I'm now stuck.

minou123 · 02/09/2023 22:31

Smokes marijuana

I know, I know, there are people on here who think it's OK.
And I would agree, once in a while, not a huge problem.

But my ex, it was all day, everyday. All his money was spent on it.
Then the munchies - ate everything.
I remember, he got a cheesecake out of the freezer, and ate the lot. It hadn't even defrosted.
He wondered why he had a bad stomach

Mirabai · 02/09/2023 22:31

Vain. I mean it was funny for a while and then it was absurd. Long time ago but never again.

SquashPenguin · 02/09/2023 22:34

Can’t drive. It’s so annoying ferrying a grown man around. Did that before, never again.

Faytella2020 · 02/09/2023 22:51

Has clingy family
Has no mates
Boring
Moaner
Desperate
Tight

minou123 · 02/09/2023 22:54

SquashPenguin · 02/09/2023 22:34

Can’t drive. It’s so annoying ferrying a grown man around. Did that before, never again.

Yep, this is another one.

I didn't mind the ferrying so much, it was more the backseat driving comments.
For someone who'd never driven a car, he certainly had opinions on my driving and he had the gall to think he would be a better driver. 🤔

Dancefloortragedy · 02/09/2023 22:54

Owns hair straighteners!

bookworm44 · 02/09/2023 23:04

I would never again date a man who had no interest in sex. It really does nothing for your own self confidence.

PauliesWalnuts · 02/09/2023 23:04

Has kids.

Games.

Doesn’t like eggs. Weirdo.

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