What absolutely ridiculous and inconsequential things have put you off a partner?

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I don't mean completely acceptable reasons like poor hygiene, lying, flakiness etc. I mean things that the poor other person could not possibly have anticipated would mean the end of their relationship.

For me it was many years ago when I finally finally got together with a lad I'd had a crush on for about 3 years. About 2 months after we started seeing each other he invited me to his house. Which is where he committed the unforgivable sin of picking up a broom and sweeping the kitchen floor.

That was it. 3 years of obsessing over him and, just like that, a bloody sweeping brush came between us.

Oh that’s sooo weird. Even if he’d splashed out on a fresh sandwich … Just as well that was it or you would probably have spent much of your life at those Tupperware parties finding JUST the right sizes of airtight containers for his variety of leftovers😕

I think if someone I fancied ever used the phrases 'the ick' or 'my bad' that would be the end of that! Shudder.

DH is actually a bit of a leftover fan ( aka so greedy he can’t bear not to keep it). It’s awful as we end up with all these creepy things in the fridge and I’m never sure how soon is too soon for a non-wasteful person to bin them. He never really confronts them himself.

You’ve just made my day much better. 😂😂😂

Apologies, but the replies saying "what's wrong with that" are making me smile. The point is that there ISN'T anything specifically wrong with these things, that's what makes them ridiculous and inconsequential reasons.

They may be perfect matches for someone else. For example, I'd go out with the man who put all the chips with brown bits to one side and ate the pale ones - we'd be an ideal match as I love a crispy chip!

I'd also be ok with the man who got down on the floor with the tiny dog :)

Ha!🤣🤣Roland and Bent sounds like a comedy duo. ( Kind of morecombe and wise).

It's not why I ended it, but gave me the ick early on..he was 20 yrs older than me (I was only 22) but not the most mature. Took me to Burger King for first date. Sniffed constantly. Would always ask me (back at his awful one room) if I wanted a 'herby tea'. Was very tall and well built, which I found a turn on until we actually ended up in the bedroom..he'd literally strut around snorting and saying he was randy as a ram, in his strong yorkshire accent. He would talk about 'getting wet' (him not me!) Really not sexy. Told me off for pushing his head down once, bored with all his caveman antics.. 'yorkshire men don't do THAT'. His idea of foreplay was, 'it is in yet, love?' And, 'you are not leaving this room until you have an orgasm'. Funnily enough, I did end up leaving as soon as I could.. orgasmless.

Instead of wearing warm enough clothes, wore 5 t-shirts one on top of the other, and then a sweater on top. Also said 'here's a thing...' before asking intimate questions....and called going to the pub 'going for a few'

'Wandy Woger' would also proclaim , 'Waaaahhh!' whenever he was turned on ! He really did have a thing about W's.

I should say I don't mind Yorkshire men, years later I was with one for ten years!

I think I know. I’m a filet ‘o fisher.

If we ever go to a drive thru ( which is normally only on holiday or some kind of emergency because I once read an article about the meat that goes into the burgers) the DCs will always say “ ooooh yuck. Why do you get f.of f.?”

Cue DH: “Don’t be rude. Mummy is scared of the burger patties.”

So the ick factor I think is that he somehow can’t man up to a meat burger🍔.

I needed this thread today.. much needed laugh.
These are some of my best friend's..
She pulled a guy she fancied for ages but discovered he had pictures of fish on his kecks
Another 'had hair like Mr Whippy'
One farted every single time he pulled out

Made a high-pitched ‘uhh’ sound when he was speaking, after every five words or so.

Went on a date with a nice man only to discover that his surname was Duckworth.

Absolutely not.

I dumped a boyfriend when I was 21 for clanging his teeth on his fork with every, single, fucking mouthful of food he ate. Not irrational, that one.

Blind date (work contact) who turned up after me and the sinking feeling was just awful. 80's 'fun' specs, weirdly long legs on a tiny body.

To be fair the date was awful. Tried to order for me in restaurant I'd booked, negged me long before I knew what that was, told me he didn't believe women should be in management positions (yes, I was much higher up than him, different company) and then when I agreed to go for one beer after, spent an hour sipping a pint to drag it out. We were sharing a massive table and when he went to the toilet, a group of lads came and asked me wtf I was doing with the little creep and asked me to join them. I did! He still asked if he could come home with me before he left. Cringe.

We were on our first holiday and I came out of the shower to find him wearing an all red outfit - red chinos and a red shirt. My heart sank.

My husband does! He’s 45 now but was doing it age 32 when we met. I like it. It’s very environmentally friendly!

Sometimes if I am feeling generous I iron them for him after they come out of the laundry (he doesn’t iron them, just uses them clean but crumpled).

Ha ha🤣😂. Chorizo!

😂me too

When eating an ice lolly he said it was 'very moreish', I felt yuk, but worse was when I heard he was bullying a woman in his work. Instant turnoff.

When I met my h it was a blind date after some phone calls. When I saw him wearing a coat that reminded me of someone who had had a crush on me for ages, and coincidentally had the same name it nearly put me off him.

After he has done some awful stuff I am now divorcing him, I wish I had been superficial 🙁

This thread is reading like a Marian Keyes novel...

Referred to herself as a "Muggle"

Sent me a pre date photo standing in some woodland wearing a beanie, just a beanie...
...but was otherwise covered in the smeared blood of a deer she had just hunted.
I did not go on that date, or respond to further messages.

(two different people)

He dug out butter from the tub leaving huge rends and holes in it, rather than smoothly scraping it out.