When you break up with you and you tell your friends and family about it, the first question is almost invariably a sympathetic “what happened?”
But often, there’s no big specific thing that “happened” just a trait that made one or both of you realize you just couldn’t be together. Traits like the ones discussed here:
What opinion or behaviour would stop you being romantically interested in someone even if they ticked every other box?
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Let’s see what some of the big turn-offs are for the people of Reddit.
1. Touch me.
Never holding my hand or not having any nonsexual physical contact
– errorxkat
2. Mansplaining.
My ex boyfriend would always say “oh no, you want to do this not that” every time I talked about doing something one way.
It even crossed over into me researching/buying gear for backpacking or biking etc..
He always seemed to know better than me and I will not ever be able to be with someone again who tells me what to do/what to buy/makes me feel like I don’t know what I’m doing.
– shagcarpet3
3. Throw a fit.
Adult tantrums
– _Mr_Serious
4. Ya big baby.
The one that surprised me – about myself – was a whiny voice.
Person had everything else going for them, but after a few hours I just couldn’t stand the thought of listening to that voice over the long haul.
– komatiite
5. Do it for the gram.
Being obsessed with social media or needing to document everything all the time and project a perfect version of their life.
– neonpeg
6. Invalidating.
Make me feel like my feelings are invalid or that theirs are more valid than mine.
My mom does it and it’s crushing.
– CaffeinatedLiquid
7. YEC.
Not believing dinosaurs are real
– TheGreedofEnvy
8. The beginning of the end.
Actually tonight my gf said “I love everything about you, but watching you eat unpeeled kiwis like they are apples really freaks me out”
– salto571
9. Right.
The need to always be the right one
– lexxissc
10. Gross.
Went on a hiking date with someone who littered.
There was no second date.
Don’t litter yall! It’s selfish and ruins the trails for everyone else.
– Quiet_talk
11. Everybody lies.
I had an ex who consistently lied and omitted things.
Usually not about anything huge, but she had a habit of it and didn’t seem to think it was wrong.
The longer we dated the worse it got. Eventually it really divided us because I couldn’t trust anything she said.
From then on, if I discovered I was with someone who lied often as a tactic, to get what they want, to avoid consequences, etc. that was pretty much the end of the relationship for me.
– wheresmychin
12. Think it through.
Not being a critical thinker.
I’ve thought of a whole laundry list of things that would be dealbreakers but they all boil down to whether or not he could think critically.
– Whohead12
13. Don’t belittle.
Minimizing my accomplishments.
I knew this woman, and if I said something like, “I got a promotion at work” instead of saying that it was great and that I was great at my job, she’d say something like, “Yeah well didn’t you say Bill has really been helping you out with stuff?”
Or if I said, I finally beat an ironman run of X-Com 2 she’d say, “I wish you’d find a more productive hobby.”
– Ethan-Wakefield
14. So smug.
Unapologetic arrogant ignorance
– TheStickyPlace
15. Wtf dude?
If they don’t even attempt to get along with my friends.
Or watching videos on your phone, volume all the way up at a restaurant, on a double date.
Believe or not I dated a guy that did both, and I cringe thinking back on it
– BigCitySnipes
16. Mind your manners.
Someone who is a bad guest at someone else’s house.
– Cyllev
17. Things happen.
A girl told me she had been engaged six times. She was 29.
I know things happen. But that’s a lot of things.
– J*ckingOffToTragedy
18. A matter of expression.
“How come you don’t express yourself?”
*proceeds to express myself*
“You’re being too emotional!”.
F*ck outta here with that sh*t.
– Some_Hot_Garbage
19. A little bit.
If the person you are dating makes you feel small. Not in a physical sense but like you’re less than them.
I’ve learned thats my first sign to book it out of there.
– abbyfromhr
20. Don’t look down.
Being condescending. I hate it. It makes me angry.
Be nice to people. Accept they may not be as knowledgeable as you on a subject. Don’t condescend.
– Crazyboutdogs
21. Prized possessions.
Hoarding – I made this mistake once, I got into a relationship with a hoarder.
I eventually realized that her deeply dysfunctional relationship to objects extended to the people around her.
I was not an actual person, I was just another acquisition that was acquired and subsequently treated shabbily.
I’m not sure if this is common but I won’t take the chance again.
– nibo001
22. So shallow.
Extreme materialism.
– ace985
23. Going deep.
He told me he would much rather make small talk with a stranger then have a deep conversation with good friends.
I don’t know why I didn’t see it before but that described perfectly why we never connected on a deeper level after being together for two years.
We tried but I couldn’t make it work after that realization
– yuffieisathief
24. The company you keep.
If they have toxic friends. For a lot of reasons.
– Insane_Membranes
25. Phoning it in.
The need to constantly be on your phone.
Totally fine with spending a lot of time on it, but if you can’t put it down to watch a movie or have a conversation then it’s a problem.
– Fisherman_Gabe
26. Lies.
Dishonesty.
If you notice the person you’re interested in tells fibs or little white lies early on, it’s only going to be catastrophic once you clear the honeymoon phase
– drknockb00ts
27. You stink.
Bad hygiene
– _Yanu_
28. So full of yourself.
Entitled behavior.
People who act like the world owes them everything when they were raised with more than most people.
People who demand respect but treat others poorly.
– bangcamaroxx
29. Talk talk talk.
Someone who always talks but never really says anything.
Say what you mean, mean what you say
– reddicyoulous
30. Going clear.
Scientology
– CandyRepresentative4
Yeah, I can see pretty much any of those ending an otherwise good thing.
What would you add to this list?
Tell us in the comments.
