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What are your definate 'No-No's'?

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HappyWithLife · 03/10/2010 13:46

I'm sure I'm not the only one with a tick list of must haves and must not haves when it comes to prospective dates. A lot of them are quite tongue in cheek and moveable (hair colour etc) but what are your definates?

My definate 'NOs' would have to be smoking/heavy drinking/poor hygiene...pretty standard stuff but do you have any more obscure ones?

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RedBlueRed · 03/10/2010 13:58

Wearing a football shirt on a date.
Excessive and untidy facial hair.
Eating habits - ie talking with mouthful. I once cooked a meal for a date and we were drinking wine, he ended up with food down the outside of the glass, I asked how had he managed it and he said that he likes to take a mouthful of wine when he still has food in his mouth. He had to go.
Swearing.
Dirty ears.
I could go on and on and on.

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HappyWithLife · 03/10/2010 15:36

Bad breath
Farting in company...

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single1ds · 03/10/2010 15:40

citb
thats awful with the wine/food, yuk. would totally put me off.
no-nos for me;
not being polite, being too awkward, being "overly" nice, swearing, no sense of humour. scruffy clothes

Jellykat · 03/10/2010 16:05

God.. No sense of humour, single1ds, my god i agree with you! imagine!!

My major no no is HEIGHT.. I'm 5ft 11..my ds2's
dad is 5ft 9 ,when i was with him i used to walk in the gutter, literally, while he walked on the pavement.. i slouched to reduce my volume! Turned out he had 'short man syndrome'
in the end Smile

Just ended a 4 yr relationship with a bald fat man.. Am relieved i don't have to look at that belly anymore!!!..like a water bed it was!..

Also definitely No to farting!!
Oh white trainers, white socks, dirty fingernails.. I could go on and on too!

anothermum92 · 03/10/2010 16:27

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single1ds · 03/10/2010 16:30

jellykat
you really made me laugh. i know personally i wouldnt be physically attracted to a very small man or very fat man.
OH, and i would definately have to be able to have an intelligent conversation with him, ergghh, i feel sick thinking of that water bed belly!!

single1ds · 03/10/2010 16:31

disney or cartoon characters, def no-no.

arsesandoldlace · 03/10/2010 16:37

thin willy

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HappyWithLife · 03/10/2010 16:39

I went out with a man once who thought it was erotic to spit in my mouth during sex Shock THAT'S a no no!

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RedBlueRed · 03/10/2010 16:39

Arsesandoldlace, Amen.

anothermum92 · 03/10/2010 16:44

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HappyWithLife · 03/10/2010 16:49

It happened in the middle of snogging - he'd store it up in his mouth and then 'transfer' it to mine Hmm

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Antalya1 · 03/10/2010 17:15

Mine has always been anyone called Steve...based on several dodgy dating experiences with Steve's....guess what my date next week is called???...

atswimtwolengths · 03/10/2010 17:26

Gah! These are disgusting!

If I'd been given a year to think about it, I couldn't have come up with 'no spitting in my mouth'!

All of the above, but also I wouldn't be interested in anyone who didn't pay maintenance for his children or who begrudged paying it. It shows a really nasty, uncaring nature, in my opinion.

Jellykat · 03/10/2010 17:54

Anothermum92 Short man syndrome materialized in him representing himself in court every time he wanted to change contact order and i disagreed .. Only cost him 50 quid a pop..
Cheeky Bugger! Sure the judge felt sorry for him,as he looked down..

Beware any man that rocks onto tiptoes with hands in pockets when they speak!!For they are trying to give the illusion they are TALLER!!
Smile

Arsesandoldlace.. Thin willy? Once went out
with a bloke whose nickname was "Donkey cock"
Was back and forward to the doc's sooo many times... At least if its thin you can fake,and just take the pressies! Wink

Jellykat · 03/10/2010 18:42

HaHaHa.. Just thought.. If it's thin you can fake, take the pressys, and run..I could hardly walk!

God,I must be tired..

arsesandoldlace · 03/10/2010 19:00

Donkey cock eh... got to be better than 'Mr Twiggy'

arsesandoldlace · 03/10/2010 19:04

Actually that was just me being silly.
My proper no-no list:

Having page 3 / busty posters on wall (although framed burlesque pics permissable)

Fusky smell from poorly dried laundry

One creepy long fingernail probably used for scratching crevices

Strong aftershave

Goes on holiday to places like Thailand alone

Terminally unemployed (through sloth, not disability)

Bad breath

Eats onions/spring onions (see above)

Thin willy

purpleduck · 03/10/2010 19:18

eeew, is that what the long fingernail is for???? Shock

Scared of dogs would probably do me in.

gettingeasier · 03/10/2010 19:21

Havent been able to raise a smile all day until this...

pmsl at spitting in mouth during sex totally gross you couldnt make it up

literally walking in the gutter ( I am 5ft9 )

disney /football tops

Aah ladies thankyou and keep them coming Grin

gettingeasier · 03/10/2010 19:24

Arse Envy at donkey cock. How do you make an assessment of said appendage before committing to it iyswim ?

toddlerama · 03/10/2010 19:24

People with one long fingernail make me cringe. Even if they serve me in a shop, I have to be careful not to touch it, and I get fixated on it. The thought of dating a one-long-fingernail person is making me feel ill. Not that I'm in the dating game anyway, but boak

gettingeasier · 03/10/2010 19:26

I didnt care about the fingernail toddle but now you have me wondering whats it for , guitar picking maybe ? Grin