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Dealbreakers

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
The thread in Relationships about possibly being too picky got me thinking about a game me and my friends play called dealbreakers, where you have to think of the things you could find out about someone on a first date that would be enough to make you never call again, even if you had initially really fancied them.

It doesn't include obvious stuff that would be a dealbreaker for pretty much everybody, like poor personal hygiene or racism. It should be stuff that's specific and perhaps quite idiosyncratic to you; stuff that other people probably wouldn't give a shit about, but for you would be a dealbreaker.

Here are some of mine:

Not being able to name the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Ordering his steak well done.
Precision facial hair.
Being tee-total.
Liking Top Gear and/or Jeremy Clarkson.
Wearing a hoody and dirty jeans on our first date (this one actually happened).

What are your dealbreakers?

Disclaimer: This game is just for the purposes of amusement, obviously. I am not suggesting you actually should dump anyone who does these things, unless of course you are particularly shallow.
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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    you wouldn't date me

    x
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I would make exceptions on any of these rules for you katralla :heart:
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Too much touching on the first date is always a turn off - putting their hand on the small of your back as you walk etc

    Not letting me pay half of the bill - I feel that they don't regard me as an equal if they don't, especially on the first date. It's different if they're your boyfriend and it's clear they want to do something a bit special.

    Ordering smelly fish when he knows it will make me :yuck: - this has happened.

    Getting up mid-meal to have a smoke. Again, this has happened, and I'm a smoker but even I can get through a whole meal without needing to light up! I imagined that if he couldn't get through the meal then what would the sex be like? And the image of him humping away with a fag in his mouth was so funny I was sniggering the rest of the meal.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    voting tory
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote: »
    voting tory

    I voted green, would you date me?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well, are you asking me out?:flirt:
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ;)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote: »
    voting tory

    :yes:
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I am literally the pickiest person ever when it comes to guys but it's largely individual. Unless they're shorter than like 5'10".
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    not an athiest.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Dirty nails

    Dirty teeth

    Talking with food in the mouth

    Chewing gum

    Smoking
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Stories/anecdotes/rants about the ex. Everyone has exes but it's not exactly going to give me that special feeling in my jubbly.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    A beard.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    being french
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Having a penis, even in the past
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Wears a shirt you can see his nipples through. On purpose.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kaff wrote: »
    Wears a shirt you can see his nipples through. On purpose.

    That would be a positive for me ;)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That would be a positive for me ;)

    Having a penis would be a positive for me!

    We should swap dates :p
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Having a name that begins with D.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Having a name with a 'y' in it. I don't know why it just ticks me off.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    curly_boy wrote: »
    being french
    is that supposed to be a joke, or are you actually racist?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If they spell my name wrong.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    if her poop doesn't smell of cinnamon or rainbows it's a no go for me.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    StrubbleS wrote: »
    if her poop doesn't smell of cinnamon or rainbows it's a no go for me.

    Do you go to much effort to find this out on the first date? :d
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If they spell my name wrong.

    I'd have no chance if I included this one.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote: »
    I'd have no chance if I included this one.

    Pronouncing it too an issue?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I have a nickname :D
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote: »
    I have a nickname :D

    :D

    Just the one? ;)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote: »
    I'd have no chance if I included this one.

    same :L unless they are irish
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    wearing a necklace. I dunno why but a necklace on a guy is a huge turn off for me.
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