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Tell me your ‘unreasonable’ relationship dealbreakers

266 replies

Ehhtfc · 02/08/2024 19:30

So I’ve said ‘unreasonable’ not because it’s unreasonable to you but may be to someone else. Maybe others think your dealbreaker is diva-ish but you don’t? 😂

So this excludes any unanimous relationship dealbreakers such as cheating, nasty behaviour etc.

I will also welcome posts around ending it for a reason that seems trivial to others but not for you!

I will start, I just could not be married to someone who worked away, for instance in the forces.

OP posts:
Ilovelurchers · 02/08/2024 23:34

Right wing
Can't laugh at themselves
Regular drinker (occasional is fine)
Racist
Homophobe
No interest in trying new things
No interest in new ideas/learning things
Low sex drive
Expects me to do all the running in terms of progressing the relationship
Infrequent texter

And specifically for men: very slight build. I don't mind this in women (I am bi) but can't feel attracted to a man who is skinnier than me - I am a size 10, so he would have to be pretty small to fail this criteria. Don't mind short men at all, love 'em in fact, just not too skinny. Women can be any size - not sure why the difference.

PyongyangKipperbang · 02/08/2024 23:36

Youcantellalotofthingsabouttheflowers · 02/08/2024 23:29

Arghhh I hate wrappers in cups or someone who folds a crisp bag!

As someone with a career in hospitality I agree.

"I am helping them!"

No you are not!! I now have to fish your used napkins and fuck knows what else, out of your glass before I can put it in the glasswash. Just leave the shit on the table.

ImustLearn2Cook · 02/08/2024 23:40

Anyone who wants to progress the relationship by moving in together. No thanks.

If you ask me on a date you pay, if I ask you on a date I pay. (I don’t think that’s unreasonable but some people do).

mardirousse · 02/08/2024 23:44

I couldn't go any further with anyone who:
Has sloping shoulders
Best friends with his dog
Believes in god, astrology or homeopathy
Touches women he hardly knows in a way he'd never touch a man, and thinks that's charming
Wears slippers
Thinks his height/car/property will impress me

SamW98 · 02/08/2024 23:48

Morning people - anyone who wants a conversation before 10am can fuck off

StarDolphins · 02/08/2024 23:50
  1. boring - I just can’t stand this AT ALL
  2. eats shit food - I don’t want a cheap burger
  3. agreeing with me to the detriment of his beliefs - No, be different & unique & be proud of that
  4. doesn’t like animals - just wouldn’t work for me
  5. picks their nose & either eats it or wipes it somewhere - nope
  6. someone not funny
  7. someone that thinks ‘women’ are bad drivers/can’t play football etc
  8. someone that can’t get basic spelling right
  9. Jack the lad - meek in my company but then trying to fit in with ‘the lads’
  10. awful toenails- I like my carpet, I don’t want captain fungus trotters walking on it
PyongyangKipperbang · 02/08/2024 23:55

Youcantellalotofthingsabouttheflowers · 02/08/2024 23:30

Ohhh and cummer announcers.

"I AM CUMMING!!!!"

"Good for you....I am calling a taxi and blocking you"

NotSentFromIphone · 02/08/2024 23:58

I would not be in a relationship with someone who:-

Doesn't like animals.

Doesn't love my pets as much as me.

Doesn't want to travel abroad.

Has a 'weird' fetish.

Has unmanageable debt.

Wants children, I'm done with that.

Has a criminal record.

Doesn't have a job, I've worked since I was 16 and won't be supporting anyone who can't be arsed to work.

Has a drug or alcohol addiction.

Plays a sport that would take up most weekends.

Expects me to tidy up after them, I'm not their Mother.

🫣Oh heck, I'm very demanding but also 20 years married!

Youcantellalotofthingsabouttheflowers · 03/08/2024 00:03

PyongyangKipperbang · 02/08/2024 23:55

"I AM CUMMING!!!!"

"Good for you....I am calling a taxi and blocking you"

😂 I had a “here we gooooooooooooo”

He did go… out the bloody door!

PeatrixBotter · 03/08/2024 00:04

I am with someone who's obsessed with football.

It is unreasonable, but if we split up I don't think I'll go anywhere near someone who even likes it.

PeatrixBotter · 03/08/2024 00:06

mardirousse · 02/08/2024 23:44

I couldn't go any further with anyone who:
Has sloping shoulders
Best friends with his dog
Believes in god, astrology or homeopathy
Touches women he hardly knows in a way he'd never touch a man, and thinks that's charming
Wears slippers
Thinks his height/car/property will impress me

My dad used to say 'shoulders of a sauce bottle' 😆

Getitgirl · 03/08/2024 00:08
  • ENM/polyamory fans
  • men who wear jewellery beyond a simple watch. I loathe it when men wear rings
  • Receding hairlines
  • can’t/won’t drive - had a couple of these and felt like I was dropping a giant kid off at school
  • overly sporty. I run marathons and have met some very one-dimensional chaps in running clubs. Never again.

am I going to hell?

PyongyangKipperbang · 03/08/2024 00:08

Youcantellalotofthingsabouttheflowers · 03/08/2024 00:03

😂 I had a “here we gooooooooooooo”

He did go… out the bloody door!

Oh wow you win!! That's so cringe making, I couldn't look at him again without cringing.

ETA I just shuddered thinking about it, I have never met the man and have the major ick!!

jlox · 03/08/2024 00:11

Must shower once daily at least.

High sex drive is a must.

Noone who goes to bed early, im a night owl.

Accepts that shoes beyond the porch is unacceptable.

Dont ever talk about ex or sex experience with anyone else.

Dont eat in bed unless its bedsheet change day.

Open the window when you shit please.

cadburyegg · 03/08/2024 00:16

Doesn't drive.
Earns less than me. (I'm not a high earner myself so this shouldn't be too difficult)
Bad kisser.
Overly obsessed with their pets and/or uses the term "fur baby".

JudyJudeplusOne · 03/08/2024 00:19

Wish44 · 02/08/2024 20:09

Someone’s who’s mood is effected by the performance of the team they support

Oh gosh this!!!

bonzaitree · 03/08/2024 00:22

Sounds mean but I wouldn’t go for someone with MH issues just because I have enough of my own shit to be dealing with!

NotABeliever · 03/08/2024 00:22

Someone who can't swim
Someone who can't ride a bike

bonzaitree · 03/08/2024 00:24

Someone who can’t do basic household tasks like read a metre, cook a decent meal, iron, clean a car etc.

SaintHonoria · 03/08/2024 00:33

A butcher.
Anyone left wing.
Unemployed or low paid job.
Shy.
Has tattoos or piercings or god forbid wears make up.
Overweight.
Sports a beard or a moustache or both.
Cheapskate or miserly..
Any kind of addiction.
A drinker.

hopsalong · 03/08/2024 01:00

ED even if improved /cured by Viagra.
Clingy.
Jealous.
Overweight.
An aggressive / bad driver.

PaleBrunette · 03/08/2024 01:08

Has a pet.
Doesn’t mow his own lawn.
Limited palette.

SnowFrogJelly · 03/08/2024 01:11

Anyone with a comb over or a syrup

PrincessPheebs · 03/08/2024 01:13

Probably not stuff I would admit publicly but:

Earns less than me
Has kids
Has been married before
Lives with his Mum
Has an overly involved Mum
Low sex drive
Works as a fire fighter or a police officer (have dated a few and has put me off for life)
Is religious
Has a female best friend
Goes out drinking every weekend/ regular lads holidays
Fussy eater
Doesn’t drive

SnowFrogJelly · 03/08/2024 01:14

Wears slippers

Harsh!

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