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.

He used the phrases ‘Jack*ss’ and ‘Cool Beans’

Another one who used the expression 'couple or three' all the time. 'couple or three minutes later', 'couple or 3 years younger than me,' 'must have happened a couple or three times'. Used it all the time instead of 'a few', 'two or three', 'a couple', sometimes', 'occasionally', 'off and on'. I was enraged by it after one date. He asked if we could see each other again and I just said 'No, I don't want to but thank you for tonight.' through gritted teeth. He was really annoyed.

A bloke asked me to lunch.
Picked me up at my office carrying his homemade sandwich in a Tesco plastic bag. Then he suggesting eating in the park when it was a baltic shit day in January.

He went by the nickname 'Beef'. I couldn't bear the thought of introducing him to any of my friends with a name like that.

Excellent description! Love that Beano similarity

Mine was from uni, a lad who proceeded to keep making me watch how well he could spin a rugby ball on his finger at every opportune moment. How many times can you impress a girl that way?

Went to a pub for first date. To pay for the drinks he got a little leather purse out of his pocket and counted out the coins. That shows you how long ago that was when you could buy two drinks with loose change. It was the careful way he counted it. It looked so miserly.

Ordering beer with steak or fish in a restaurant BIN, BIN, BIN. Or worse cocktails.

Caffeinated coffee makes me seriously unwell but I do like a decaffeinated gingerbread latte at Christmas. I'm really surprised that this could give somebody the ick. I am married to the snobbiest coffee snob in all of Snobdom and thankfully, he isn't bothered.

It's weird the things that put us off somebody. I once refused to go out with somebody as he referred to the hypothetical date as a "meal".

My husband says he's going to go and shower, instead of going to have a shower, and it is one of the many things that make me think I can't live with him much longer

New boyfriend sent me flowers to work on the night I was shopping for a meal I was cooking for us at my place. I was so cross. How utterly inconsiderate. How did he think I was going to carry the shopping AND the flowers??!!!

Dumped him that night.

Said he’d pick me up in his Porsche from my parents’ house. Turned out to be a really obvious kit car. I was mortified, my dad laughed his ass off when he saw it.

That would really put me off!

I’m was just about to write I dated a wonderful man who looked like he wore a shirt from a plastic packet.

A boyfriend used to use the car indicator by gripping it between his thumb and index finger, with the rest of his fingers up in the air. It gave me the completely irrational ick.

Spelled 'business' 'bizness'.

Instant ick.

Ooh I also dated a lovely man who ordered a Baileys.

2009. He took me on a date on a Wednesday and paid full price for the tickets (insisting it would be rude of him to have used the orange Wednesday code I had texted him in the day) 🙄

I declined to date someone because he didn’t drive. We live in a rural-ish area. It completely emasculated him.

i once mentioned this on MN and got completely annihilated. So I’m off to hide once I’ve posted!

Same name as my dad, stepdad, and grandad. Couldn't add another 🤣

He wore a cardigan and kept pushing his glasses back up his nose. That could have been quite endearing but he was also a mouth breather.

Meeting in the nearest city and rang me to ask where he should park. Ick.
Went to eat at Ginos restaurant, you know the chain. Walked in and he called it posh. ick
Then while waiting for our food, told me he'd never tried wine. Ever. Ick ick ick

Decades - many decades - ago when I was going out with my first boyfriend, I had just finished my 'O' Levels (that will give you an idea how long ago this was) and he worked as a car mechanic in a local garage. One night we were parked up in the local Lover's Lane spot and I mentioned going back to school after the holidays. He asked why, and I said to study for my 'A' Levels. He was totally taken aback. He said, "but you don't need any more qualifications, because in the future, I'll come home from work and drop my oily overalls on the floor and you'll have the dinner all ready for me. I'm looking forward to that." Readers, I binned him the next day.

Oh I completely get the broom thing!

I was seeing a guy in my early 20s and went to his for a takeaway and a few drinks. I noticed something wet on the living room floor and his mood suddenly changed. He said his flatmate must’ve spilled beer before he went out and he was sick of him always leaving a mess, before tearing away into the kitchen. He came back brandishing a mop and started to angrily clean up the spillage while exclaiming “this is outrageous”. I’ve never been less attracted to a man in my life.

He wanted to stroke my face while we were watching a film - ok in a way but instead of just stroking my cheek or something, he wind-screen wipered my entire face. Was incredibly annoying. He got upset when I asked him to stop (after lots of hints, including dodging his hand like a contestant on The Wall) because it reminded him of his ex and his grandma 😬

Said "I just need to spend a penny" when excusing himself to go to the loo. Major turn off.