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What are some things that give you the ICK in men ? Here are mine.

179 replies

joseline · 26/01/2026 16:01

  1. A man who doesn’t have a passport and never travelled out of their country. You mean to tell me you never got out of the country ? Two possibilities. You are an extreme nationalist and think other countries are inferior. Or you simply boring. I am not into people who refuses to travel. People who refuses to travel are the grouchiest motherfuckers ever.
  2. A man who drives a big ass oversized pick up truck or SUV. Not the F150s. Those are reasonable sized trucks. I am talking about those men who drive ford F250s or even Ford F650s and GMC sierras, Cadillac Escalade. You are not cool at all. You look stupid.
  3. A self proclaimed passport bro. Women in the US and other western countries aren’t tolerating your bullshit so you go in the poorest areas in developing countries and seek desperate women seeking refuge and you taking advantage of that.
  4. A man who is afraid to fly. Plane crashes are rare and there are millions of planes flying right now worldwide and 9 times out of 10 they land safely. They take the passengers from A to B without incidents. Even banned airlines from third world countries rarely have crashes. Lock in and face your fears fuck face 🙄.
  5. A man who is a vegan or a climate activists. If you start lecturing me about how using AC or heat is damaging the planet or how eating meat is cruel you getting blocked 🚫.
  6. A man who voted for trump. You supporting a predator if you voted for that orange dictator.
  7. A man who does travels but only goes to all inclusive resort destinations or stick to the crowded touristic areas or even worst, uses travel agents to book trips. That’s what peasants do. Get out of my face. Say I am with a man and he says “oh let’s go spend a week in Montego Bay Jamaica at this nice all inclusive or let’s go to Punta Cana” it would be an instant turnoff. If a man invites me to a cruise or some all inclusive dystopia, I am breaking up with him through text message and I am blocking his number and I am blocking him on all social media pages.
  8. a man who is rude to waiters and waitresses.
  9. a man who is broke.
  10. a man who has no female friends.
OP posts:
RedStars · 26/01/2026 16:05

You sound deeply weird and irrationally concerned with men's passports, feelings about flying and holiday destinations.

Mirabellas · 26/01/2026 16:06

A man who does travels but only goes to all inclusive resort destinations or stick to the crowded touristic areas or even worst, uses travel agents to book trips. That’s what peasants do

🤣🤣🤣. Good grief I wonder if you think anyone that uses travel agents to book holidays and flights is also a peasant? I’m happy to be a peasant if that means I allow someone else to save me the time to look at flight prices and hotel deals. MN is batshit at times.

GingerPubes · 26/01/2026 16:06

A lot of opinions there. Well done.

Nigelladamascena · 26/01/2026 16:10

OP you sound like a real catch.

I am happy to be a peasant if it means not having to risk meeting you on holiday.

Placetobreathe · 26/01/2026 16:24

I think this us one of the rare threads where I have sympathy for men.

Error4O4 · 26/01/2026 16:36
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Let me tell you something, I am a man who have travelled the world and I can tell you on behalf of all the men that these things do not apply to, that you give us the ICK.

Mumptynumpty · 26/01/2026 16:37

Jeez 🫤

Are you ok?

EchoedSilence · 26/01/2026 16:38

Okay.

YourKhakiViper · 26/01/2026 16:39

Well I’m glad you’ve got that off your chest op. Grin

ManManManManMan · 26/01/2026 16:39

From that list I sound like your perfect man but wouldn’t give you the time of day, you sound awful.

Roobetharack · 26/01/2026 16:39

You don't like men to care about the environment?
Ok...

Slightyamusedandsilly · 26/01/2026 16:41

RedStars · 26/01/2026 16:05

You sound deeply weird and irrationally concerned with men's passports, feelings about flying and holiday destinations.

I agree with this. I suspect an issue with an ex.

Mine would be a man who has always lived in his local area. I can't stand that parochial attitude. Where is their sense of adventure?

Men who think sex is all about the penetration and not the vast cornucopia of sexual delights. No thanks.

Less than impeccable hygiene. Ditto dental hygiene. Big ick.

Oopsylazy · 26/01/2026 16:41

Are you American perchance OP? 😂

mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/01/2026 16:41

Even for a man basher like me, this is a bit intense 😂😂

although I agree that, if you drive a pick up truck in the UK - you are a walking ick 🤢🤢, just drive a g wagon like the rest of the show offs

BillieWiper · 26/01/2026 16:42

Ok name all the countries and areas within said countries that you've been to please.

So we can critique them and by extension, your personality and the use of your passport.

You sound quite strange. I mean I agree Trump supporters are a turn off but the only other person I've heard ranting as much as you about passports or the documentation or travel of strangers is the Orange one himself?!

StrawberryJangle · 26/01/2026 16:43

You forgot to add:

Men who have a penis.

SodOffbacktoaibu · 26/01/2026 16:44

I cannot relate. This must be from USA perspective? I think you gave me the ick.

Panic Shacks' " The ick" is more my level. "YOU DO NOT SHUSH ME IN THE CINEMA" 😆

Oopsylazy · 26/01/2026 16:45

I mean, I could be here all day listing things that would give me the Ick, it’s endless but il start with:

No ambition, lazy, bad hygiene, a bad voice - like David Beckham’s, someone insecure and lacking confidence, someone who doesn’t like children, someone who wears those tight jogging bottoms with trainers, men who are “primped” and look like they spend longer in the mirror than I do, mummy’s boys, men who take drugs or drink too much, men who go to the “footie” and for “lads weekends”, MAMIL’s ….erm hang on I’m sure il think of more…

Oopsylazy · 26/01/2026 16:46

StrawberryJangle · 26/01/2026 16:43

You forgot to add:

Men who have a penis.

Sorry, but small penises too.

Got to be big.

joseline · 26/01/2026 16:46

BillieWiper · 26/01/2026 16:42

Ok name all the countries and areas within said countries that you've been to please.

So we can critique them and by extension, your personality and the use of your passport.

You sound quite strange. I mean I agree Trump supporters are a turn off but the only other person I've heard ranting as much as you about passports or the documentation or travel of strangers is the Orange one himself?!

I’ve been to plenty of countries you probably never heard of.

ever heard of Surinam ? Guyana, French Guiana, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, Reunion island, New Caledonia, Mayotte ?

bet you never heard of those. Everyone goes to Jamaica or the Bahamas. Which are played out.

OP posts:
ArtTheClownIsNotAMime · 26/01/2026 16:46

Someone who uses "the ick" is a big turn-off. It doesn't bode well for their maturity and/or intelligence.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/01/2026 16:47
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A man being in women’s spaces. A man who feels an innate sense of joy whenever a woman is publically embarrassed, especially when the woman is outgoing and bubbly. You know the type of guy I am taking about, I can picture him

greengreyblue · 26/01/2026 16:47

RedStars · 26/01/2026 16:05

You sound deeply weird and irrationally concerned with men's passports, feelings about flying and holiday destinations.

Yeah I thought that. What is a passport bro???
Mine would be:
Trump supporter
Nose picker
Tight wad
Lack of manners
Men who wear those tight cropped trousers with no socks.

Roobetharack · 26/01/2026 16:48

joseline · 26/01/2026 16:46

I’ve been to plenty of countries you probably never heard of.

ever heard of Surinam ? Guyana, French Guiana, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, Reunion island, New Caledonia, Mayotte ?

bet you never heard of those. Everyone goes to Jamaica or the Bahamas. Which are played out.

You're not serious - those are very well known places!

Comedycook · 26/01/2026 16:48

Vegetarian/vegan

Can't drive

Plays guitar at parties

Mean

Bad manners

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