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

139 replies

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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HerBeatitude · 05/10/2010 19:11

LOL the pitbull one has never actually happened to me, I just sat and thought about what would be unacceptable.

The anal sex one did though. He tried to blame it on his sense of direction. Hmm

Hazeleyedbaby · 05/10/2010 21:05

Oh this thread has made me laugh so much, esp at Mr naked man on landing and sense of direction Grin

For me it's answering the phone on a date to his mother then proceeding to have a chat about crap for over 10 mins - total mummy's boy!

I am very recently single and dread meeting anyone else after reading this Hmm

RedBlueRed · 05/10/2010 21:26

I have another one: men who go out in public without a top on (unless they are in their garden or at the beach).
Oh and the ones who wear their trousers lower than their underpant - it fills me with unreasonable hatred.

Solodad · 05/10/2010 21:31

LMAO, this thread is great, and scary...... If I am ever ready to date again I have so much to worry about Confused

My Nos would be

Smoking
Surgically enhanced Norks
unsubtle applied with trowel make-up
celeb worship

AND

NO MNers because it might become a thread on chat or worse still AIBU Grin

HerBeatitude · 05/10/2010 21:55

LOL Solodad.

That would be horrific wouldn't it?

Opening up a thread and finding a date you were on described in detail and dissected by a nest of vipers. Grin

elastamum · 05/10/2010 22:18

solodad, you never know, you might end up on the fit and interesting thread - or worse still POF catch of the day Grin

DreamTeamGirl · 05/10/2010 22:35

I dont usually post int his bit of MN, but my only recent date (in last 3 or so years!!) was going quite well till he told me the reason he had his Jesus tattoo was because 'Jesus carried him the night he attempted suicide so he was going to carry Jesus for the rest of his life'

Which was nice. Hmm
And which reminded me for another 3 years or so why I dont date.

Great thread- I love the naked man on the landing!

mummyilubyou · 05/10/2010 22:41

herbeatitude, just did myself an injury rofling at that list

Antalya1 · 06/10/2010 20:08

This thread reminds me of why I so much a prefer a night out with 'the girls'..than any date...so much more fun dreamteamgirl how did you keep a straight face?

Shitshape · 06/10/2010 22:34

Have laughed so much at this thread tonight! Thanks for starting it.

I agree with most of these. Some of my additions are:

Being called 'Angel'.

Being asked for revealing photos of me, and the same guy phoning me for sexy conversation. I said I'd feel less cheap if he paid me.

I spent a year with a lovely guy ? he was so loving and attentive between the sheets - but he had a waterbed belly, bigger boobs than me and ED :( and in the end, they were dealbreakers for me.

A guy talking (in bed!) about his previous girlfriends is a big no-no: "I once slept with this girl who came 15 times in a session ..." Bloody great. Well, now I feel relaxed and ready to let go and climax! Hmm

Uncontrolled burping.

Arrogance.

Bitten/dirty nails.

I feel bad saying this, but a guy with a tongue-tie. The kissing was a non-event, and that's before he ventured to other exciting parts of my anatomy, where the earth most definitely didn't (couldn't) move.

A man whose pants have skids in them.

A scarily close, blind loyalty/bond to his mother.

Shit English.

Manky feet.

A man massively, excitedly into his dog, cat, whatever other pet.

A man who thinks I should trim/wax my bits, who thinks my legs are bristly (when I shaved them that morning!) and is generally a controlling, perfectionist arsehole.

Amen.

colditz · 06/10/2010 22:37

having no curiosity.

gettingeasier · 06/10/2010 22:55

My only complaint about this thread is I am beginning to feel xh was an absolute catch Confused

Rofl at the Jesus tattoo and all the lists.

Its been nearly a year but I think I may just leave it a bit longer Grin

DreamTeamGirl · 06/10/2010 22:56

Antalya1 I think I was just so shocked I sat there nodding like Shock before eventually finding a gap in the conversation and 'having to go now'

Oh well, back to browsing PoF ...

Antalya1 · 06/10/2010 23:10

I have a date Monday night...after reading through all of this seriously considering calling it off...he's not done anything 'wrong' yet in numerous e-mails and text's... witty, intelligent, doesn't own a bulldog, hmmm far to good to be true!!...expect posting about 9pm Monday night with some new new no-no's!!! [suspious emicion] Hmm

HerBeatitude · 07/10/2010 11:57

LOL, looking forward to Monday evening Antalya!

Shitshape you've intrigued me, how can you tell if a guy has tongue-tie? (Suspect I may have come across it but didn't realise that was it.)

And what is ED?

Antalya1 · 07/10/2010 12:48

whats tongue-tie?Confused

Shitshape · 08/10/2010 14:01

ED is erectile dysfunction. It was severe. I was sympathetic and understanding for a year, and he was so lovely at doing other things - the best I've had - but if at the end of the day a fck buddy isn't able to actually fck, it hasn't got legs. Finished on friendly terms, without this being 'raised' as an issue.

Tongue tie. It's not uncommon, and nowadays is often treated in babyhood to promote ease of breastfeeding and speech. The chap I saw had a severe one which he hadn't had treated. You couldn't tell from conversation, looking at him, etc, but kissing - and other things Wink - were massively limited and compromised by it, and it caused him to accumulate a fair bit of saliva in his mouth which seemed to end up getting passed to me. Hmm I feel a bitch saying it, but I'm not going down the tongue tie route again.

benbenandme · 10/10/2010 18:39

Ds had a tonguetie when he was born, and I've often wondered whether it was worth getting it sorted or not, and after reading this am glad for his sake that I did, some girl in the future will be very grateful to me for it Grin

benbenandme · 10/10/2010 18:58

A guy I was dating was very proud of having designed his wedding around a Mickey Mouse theme Shock (cake topper, invites, his tie etc!!). I tried to give him a chance but he also wore slippers .....

shimmerysilverghosty · 10/10/2010 19:10

PMSL benbenandme.

Mine are:

Stories of fights they have been in, nearly been in, won and so on.
One ex of mine, we went out for a meal together at our my friends restaurant, my meal was lovely and when she asked how the food was I said so, he said "the chicken was tough and would have liked more veg" I was absolutely mortified. He said he "was just telling it like it is" so theres another one "Telling It Like It Is".
Big Gold Chains or any other kind of jewellery actually
Baseball Cap
Racist comments disguised as "jokes"
Kids they don't see
Blanket statements like "I don't gossip, I just don't agree with that kind of thing" accompanied by requisite cats bum mouth
Pointy, leather boots, any heel height
scruffy trainers
Smoking
Moves in for a kiss too soon, I HATE THAT! Read the signs why don't you?
I remember on my first date with one particular gem, he started telling me a story about his "friend" who had a very small manhood, and tried to get my opinion on whether this was important. So basically you are telling me you have a small knob then within 20 minutes of our date.
When they try to hold your hand too soon.

Probably too many to count actually.

nogreythatmatters · 12/10/2010 18:37

Guys who do not have many friends, have rubbish reasons for not having any friends and seem to cling onto new partner's pals.

vodkacat · 12/10/2010 19:55

I think my list is quite long lol!

bad teeth
bad breathe
Bad/strange shoes ( jeans & running trainers(cheap ones, very bad)
football shirts
smoking
Getting pissed
Fat men, dont mind a little belly!
Skinny men
short men
Bald men
people who write in text speak

the list goes on! no wonder i,m single eh!!!

maristella · 13/10/2010 10:11

men who are just too grateful, and say their life was totally crap before they met me. i tend to run for the hills with that, i hate clinginess! have also experienced this turning into emotional abuse.

men who expect me to be grateful! (me? issue? noooo) being a single parent does not make me desperate!

hygiene concerns. we are not going to have a bright future if you make me retch....

racist or sexist behaviour. grow up you ignorant fuckwits

any hint of abusive behaviours

game players. not returning texts or calls as part of a game. bang goes your integrity!

^^^^ as you can tell i'm still single! :)

maristella · 13/10/2010 10:12

ah and.... any man who is less emotionally or intellectually intelligent than my child.

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