Little things that put you off going out with someone

[TakeAwayThatCaterpillar]

I was thinking today about the little things over the course of my dating years men have done/said that instantly made me think "nope, not you". They were probably perfectly nice people in retrospect...

1. Looked mildly nonplused about a woman in a picture having underarm hair.

2. Liked Miranda.

3. Used the phrase "wedding tackle".

There are probably countless more. Tell me yours...

3. Spent more than two minutes "grooming" to go out.

I once went on a date with a chap who assured me that he would be able to procure in me a "vaginal orgasm" were we to spend the night together. We did not.

White trainers.

Poor manners.

Farting.

1. Couldn't accept being wrong, or that I was right, partially because I am a woman.

1. Spent three hours on the first and only date telling me all about his issues with his ex, how he couldn't stand self absorbed people, then would only talk about himself, and how he only liked foreign arty films.

1. Couldn't spell. He couldn't even spell text speak. And then when he started talking in text speak, I was done. This one also did a lot of self diagnosing but never saw a doctor. Claimed to have asthma, allergies and sciatica. All diagnosed by him and Dr Google.

1. Hated Christmas.

1. A few dates in told me that I needed to get rid of my cat. He's allergic apparently. The cat would jump up behind him and hit him on the back of the head. The cat obviously has better judgement than I do.

I'm now very happy with a man who has none of these qualities.

MrsMeeseeks If a bloke called me 'dear' or 'm'dear' on a first date,that would be it. It makes me feel like their maiden aunt and about 90 years old. A guy I chat to on occasionally on Facebook calls me 'my dear' and it makes me cringe,but he only gets away with it because I am not romantically involved with him.

Bad shoes
Odd with money (spending too much/too little)
Bad breath

1. Shorter than me [shallow emoticon].
2. Said "pull my finger" [to someone else] and farted.
3. Kept their house like a tip.

Laughing my head off at the bicycle clips!!!

Inability to maintain an opinion.

Date: "I quite like doing X"
Me: "I'm not a fan, really, don't know much about it."
Date: "No, me neither. Not a fan of X."

One date only.

Oh. And there was the one who was jobless, homeless, and slept with his shoes on. Great kisser, though.

1. being a sexist pig
2. wore ugg boots (on a man!)
3. sexting
4. said he didn't 'do cuddles'

and these were all from the same bloke. There's plenty more but these are just off the top of my head.

A friend said anyone who likes Only fools and horses, luckily both DH and I find it funny 😂

Intense questioning of my religious beliefs, only 30 mins in, and not at all clear if it was a joke or serious (not sure either is great).

Yes, I always thought nonplussed meant surprised/perplexed (that's how Man 1 clearly felt about the fact that women grow hair under their arms). Love the idea that I might have hoped he'd be surprised by it, though, teabag

(I also spelled it wrong - oh, the shame...).

Had a photo of his bikini-clad sister on the back of the bathroom door....

Man 1. Proudly informed me (on our first date!) that his party trick was that he could suck his own penis

Lived at home with his mum but pretended she was his landlady - she even went along with it .

I often wonder how long they would have kept up the pretence.

Got another one.

Men that treat their children like total angels, never tell them off, children can't do anything wrong. Even when they're being awful, the dad is too scared to tell them off. Therefore creating the wicked step mother as I won't put up with rudeness towards me or my children!

Was rude to waitress. Also tried to jokily hit a London Underground worker with his broken arm.

Janey an ex of mine used to call me m'lady. Ugh. Makes me cringe just thinking about it.

1) being a sexist pig
2) wore ugg boots (on a man!)

There's a certain irony here...

Then there was the one who insisted on wearing just a shirt and tie whilst DTD...

Another who thought twanging my bra strap in public was hilarious.

Not forgetting the one whose idea of going out to dinner was to visit a Little Chef.

Fuxfurforall How did you find out? Did he slip up and call her 'mum'?

Yes! Except he called her "Mother dearest".

The one who was so "economical" he didn't use shampoo, toothpaste, washing up liquid or hot water. He remains a well paid successful creative professional (somehow) despite the stench. There was no second date.

Used to order coffee for me in cafes. "And the lady will have ..."

Might have been kind (if patronising) except for the fact that I'm a coffee floozy and have something different every time.

Referred to marijuana as "wacky baccy"

Gripped the back of my neck like a vice when we were walking down the street together

Lied by omission about being in a live-in relationship(!) and only admitted it when I asked why we never went to his place. [shocked]