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What are your dealbreakers?

84 replies

SadVillageGirl · 18/12/2018 19:22

I always seem to set my bar really low and every time one of my dealbreakers are broken, I stick with the relationship regardless. I always seem to minimise the harm or the effect and then find it hard to end the relationship. What are your minimum standards as I think I need to reset mine!!

OP posts:
Meangirls36 · 20/12/2018 21:00

Bad tempers
Poor hygiene
Depressed or ill but refuse to take care of it
Unemployed
Gamers
Messy and disorganised
Controlling
Sexist
Hypocrites
Shut ins
Poor social skills
Creepy in general

poglets · 20/12/2018 21:15

What are 'shut ins'? @Meangirls36

tone89 · 20/12/2018 21:42

@bigchris - time again? How old are you if you don't mind me asking?

Honeybee79 · 20/12/2018 21:43

Addictions
Unkindness
Racism/bigotry/chauvinism
Refusal to take responsibility/own their decisions
Dishonesty of varying types, whether financial or otherwise

I could go on!

Closetbeanmuncher · 20/12/2018 22:54

RUN...

He's not testing your boundaries hes showing you who he is; a drunk and an emotional abuser.

SadVillageGirl · 20/12/2018 23:05

Closetbean ... sadly I think you're right ... WineSad

OP posts:
Bananalanacake · 21/12/2018 13:30

Any man who doesn't work. I get up and walk off. No need to explain anything.

user1479305498 · 21/12/2018 13:41

Lack of work ethic
Champagne lifestyle, beer money wages
Champagne wages, beer money lifestyle
Obsessive interest in porn
Obsessive interest in sport on TV
Right wing Torys/racists/homophobic
No sense of humour
Really Bad alcohol/gambling issues

Pinkmonkeybird · 21/12/2018 13:46

Sulking
Emotionally immature
Unemployed/no ambition
Addictions - inc gaming/drink/drugs and porn
Unkindness
Homophobic
Racist
Sexist/Misogynist - in any form. My ex used to call some female colleagues 'whores' when moaning about them.
Bad hygiene
Slobby behaviour
Lack of enthusiasm/always allowing the other person to make decisions
Bad tempers/anger issues
Financially irresponsible.

All of the above I have experienced with my ex-partner and ex-husband. Unfortunately I don't hold out much hope of ever meeting someone in the future who doesn't have one of the above traits, therefore, I'm staying single for the foreseeable!

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