I mentioned nail biters to be a turn off, but there are a few more I can add.
Halitosis - please use mouthwash, gum, whatever it takes to have fresh breath.
Dirty hands.
Unibrow.
A chronic Whistling Snot. (blow your nose, for Pete's sake!)
Touchy-feely people. I don't mind being touched, or touching others, but it has to be in moderation.
Serious body odor. I enjoy a natural manly smell, but when it's so funky I can smell it across the room, it's time for a washcloth and soap.
I could go on and on. I know I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but I do try to be clean and smell fresh. I have tattoos. Some people are turned off by the ink - that's okay - that's your prerogative. (I learned that from crackhead Bobby Brown). I have weird OCD habits. I enjoy farting. I wear hookerlicious fake nails. I eat boiled peanuts, along with other odd foods.
When I met the Evil Twin in February of 1992, I said, "Look here, I burp, I fart, I pick my nose. If you can't deal, move on." I think we all know how THAT worked out. LOL.
So, let's get a fresh round of deal breakers (even if you're in a relationship, imagine if you were single and what would be a NO-GO). Add it in the comments, if you want.
Happy Monday, hooligans!
Hmmm... good grooming/hygiene is a MUST. I like to look at a sweaty man, but not all day, lol. Also, bad table manners are a deal breaker. And being cheap, that's not cool either.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, deal breakers...? It's been so long since I've been on the dating scene.
ReplyDeleteWeird, messy teeth. I once went out w/ a guy who I met in the dark. When we went out again he had strange black gums in the back that you could only see when he smiled. That was too much for me!
A couple tattoos are ok, but nothing extravagant, I find that a turn off. Oh and I don't date guys with hair longer than mine!
I am in the very, very beginnings of a new relationship that I have been forbidden to blog about - but I know he would never be able to find me here. So we tackled 2 deal breakers recently:
ReplyDelete1. You have to hold my hand or touch me or acknowledge me in some way at least once during the course of the night. Let me know that you haven't forgotten I am around.
2. Do not expect me to stop associating with anyone who is connected to my ex. That is completely impossible and would make me very cranky.
vinomom, what about bald guys? with pirate tattoos?
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i don't do nail biters, vapid hoes, girls that don't smile...
girls who have overcalloused feet and hairy toes turn me off too...
messy/greasy hair on a chick is gross...
Being a doormat is a deal breaker for me. I like strong, independent women.
ReplyDeleteAlso, constantly demeaning or trashing your partner, friends, family etc.
Ignorance is the ultimate turn-off though.
I think I did a post about deal breakers back in the day too. Maybe I'll update it also.
You knew my first husband, Old Cake Icing Ass. You know why I call him that. Proper butt-wiping skills are a must. A MUST.
ReplyDeleteHe's got to be one of those "readers" I hear so much about. I waded into the "non-reader" pool a time or two, and the looks of confusion on their little faces was more than I could bear long-term.
Space. I require space. If I don't get my alone time, everything that falls in my wake gets bitched at with abandon.
I'm with Jay on the trash talking. It screams, "I must feel superior at all times" and that's just rough to live with. I tell them go forth and be superior elsewhere.
Oh, my, this is getting fun. Patience. I must have patience myself and from my partner. It's not a virtue. It's a requirement if you're each going to give the other any freedom to think for themselves.
Sweating the small stuff. I have an anxiety disorder. I sweat stuff more than enough as it is. I do not need to pair bond with someone who's going to lose all shit if I squeeze the toothepaste tube from the "wrong" part. I figure, I squeezed the tube and toothpaste came out. How was that wrong?
I'll stop now, but great fun subject.
Getting drunk, passing out, and peeing on me while I sleep. Oh and peeing on my toothbrush is a big no-no. So wee in the toliet and not the sink.
ReplyDeleteThe Chick- wow.. that sounds like one of my ex's!!
ReplyDeletehhmm deal breakers with me...
guy must have his own car, his own place, his own job, his own phone.
can not be jealous or possessive
must be able to give me my space
MUST love kids. if you cant get along and play with my kids... seeya adios.
must have decent teeth... i cant stand jacked up teeth...
if you smoke... i dont want to taste it when we kiss...
cant drink more often than me..
must be able to show me effection and love...be able to look into my eyes while me make love... not close your eyes and hide your face under a pillow.
oh and dont turn me down for sex... its sex! unless you are vomitting... or have explosive diahrea... you can still have sex. dont tell me no. your stressed. you have a headache. or whatnot... just have sex with me.. you will feel better... trust me..
i could go on and on... but i will stop now!!
God Bles
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otm
I'm a nail-biter, so I have great sympathy for that...
ReplyDeleteMy biggest no-no is people who are close-minded and just sure they're right. If the only way you can continue to believe you're right is by not listening to anyone else, then that means you're probably wrong.
In a similar vein, I can't stand perfect people. Know I know the whole "there's no such thing as perfect" argument, but I think, to me, it just means those people who think they're above everyone else. Drives me nuts and I'd rather spend the rest of my life totally alone than with someone like that.
Hmmm... deal breakers.... hmmm....
ReplyDeleteThey must be breathing...
They must be female since birth....
that's about it for me....
Poor dental hygiene - nothing smells worse than a rotten tooth. Nothing!
ReplyDeleteBad breath as a whole. I am with you on the take preventative caution and be courteous. Is it really necessary to eat a garlic pretzel right before a 2 hour, 2 seater flight where your partner has the window seat? I'm not letting the husband live this gaffe down. Ever.
Long fingernails on a man. Nail biting is gross too, but I can handle that so much better than long, grody, "I'm a guitarist" fingernails. EW!
I agree with Buzzard Billy on the poo streaks. Stinky balls due to poor poo hygiene is just bad. I had an ex that had this issue too, and it scarred me for a long, long time.
Not respecting me as an independent thinker and as a woman. Do not use derogatory terms to describe me or my role in your life. I am no one's Old Lady, girl, Ball-and-Chain, bitch, or wifey. The husband is very respectful of this, but his friends need lots of help in this department.
Smoking is a huge turn-off for me. I shower and wash my hair and generally do my best to smell nice for you, don't fuck it up by blowing your nasty smoke all over me.
ReplyDeleteAlso, men who abandon their children physically and financially. If you weren't prepared to be a father you should have kept it in your pants.
Hold on, wait a minute, back it up...!
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one that read the part about her enjoying farting?
That is an outright lie! We all know that girls don't fart!
WOW.... GREAT things here. The whole dental hygiene issue. Long fingernails on a guy...Gross. I have gone so far as to file my nails even tho I HATE that sound. More important than that is what Debra said....Not respecting a female as an independent thinker !!! I have always done that to the point that I didn't ever really think of it till she pointed it out, I AGREE !
ReplyDeletePaige commented about folks who are always sure they are correct. Arghhhh ! I would like to believe that even tho I am strong minded, still I am open to new and well thought out differing opinions.
Great comments !!
All of the above, plus a guy who can't keep from constantly "adjusting" his package. He's fooling no one.....LOL
ReplyDeleteMrs. D - Yeah, taking me to dinner at a "nice place, like Taco Bell" won't win any brownie points.
ReplyDeleteVinomom - And your hair is long!
Karen - I like it when the Evil Twin puts his arm across me at night, too. :-)
Fattie20XL - I like bald guys with tattoos! ;-)
Jay - You have a good list there!
BB - I'm with you on the space issue. I need my ME mental health time.
Chick - ROFL!!!
OTM - GREAT list!
Paige - I used to be a nail biter too, but the guy who wanted to date me bit them all the way down below the skin surface. They just always looked ratty and painful.
Ron - You da man!
Debra - I think I threw up in my mouth a little when you mentioned "stinky balls". YUCK!
Mystery Chick - Good points!
Bucky - Girls don't fart, but nasty individuals like myself do!
Joe - My friends know me so well that while I was stuck in the hospital after both kids were born, they brought me packs of gum and bottles of water. LOL.
Kenju - What is up with all that jiggling of the package? Maybe they just need tighter briefs? LOL.
All of the above (especially stinky balls), plus:
ReplyDeleteMen with no sense of humor. I'm always off my rocker, so I don't want to be with someone who always rolls their eyes at me.
If you're not circumcised, keep it clean! If I wanted to taste pee, I'd lick a urinal. Sounds gross, but I actually experienced that with someone.
A guy that makes fun of me for being a "left-wing liberal NPR-loving socialist democrat". You don't have to agree with me. Just don't belittle me.
A guy that lives on the opposite end of the valley as me and doesn't have a car. Phoenix is not public transportation-friendly city, and I won't be picking your ass up all the time.
Homophobes.
All of the above (especially stinky balls), plus:
ReplyDeleteMen with no sense of humor. I'm always off my rocker, so I don't want to be with someone who always rolls their eyes at me.
If you're not circumcised, keep it clean! If I wanted to taste pee, I'd lick a urinal. Sounds gross, but I actually experienced that with someone.
A guy that makes fun of me for being a "left-wing liberal NPR-loving socialist democrat". You don't have to agree with me. Just don't belittle me.
A guy that lives on the opposite end of the valley as me and doesn't have a car. Phoenix is not public transportation-friendly city, and I won't be picking your ass up all the time.
Homophobes.
Sorry about the double post. The clicker on my mouse is retarded.
ReplyDeleteWhen I used to date, a guy who immediately had it all down; that we'd marry, where we'd live, what I'd cook for him, etc. There were men, especially newly divorced men who had been married a while, who did this. It was nuts and that's why I had a lot of one dates only.
ReplyDeleteI think all your commenters have it covered really well. I'm not a big fan of nose hairs, but if he's willing to trim them, or let me, it's cool.
ReplyDeletePast deal breakers for me: accusing me of being too sarcastic - well, then, buh-bye to you.
Eating ketchup on corn chips - not because THAT is gross but because he just needed to eat something because he was kind of a pig.
Leaving big bruises on my leg when practicing karate - definite no-no, buh-bye!