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Here Are 30 Silly Yet Valid Reasons For Refusing To Date Someone As Shared In This Online Group
Author and cartoonist Scott Adams once noted that “Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.”
And while you can explain lotteries using numbers, and religion using philosophy, dating, relationships, and love in general are tough nuts to crack. But some still do try to explain themselves when it comes to dating, even if their reasoning is petty.
Not too long ago, folks on Reddit shared reasons—petty, yet more or less still rightful or fair enough ones, and sometimes just plain weird—to not date someone. And if you’ve been here long enough, you’ll know we covered a similar thread not too long ago, so you can check that out once you’re done with this one.
So, scroll down to enjoy some of the best and most entertaining responses to the now-viral thread, which garnered over 36,000 upvotes, and be sure to share your petty 'never dating this person' stories in the comment section below.
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#1
Chews with their mouth open.
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#2
“‘cUs sHe TeXteD LiKe dIs! :):):):) :p:p:p:p =))))))”
#3
I can't date anyone with lip injections. It felt super unnatural kissing her. Like kissing a baboon with rigor mortis.
#4
I instantly noped out of an otherwise fine blind date when she ordered apple juice - off menu - at a fancy restaurant. 19-year-old me only knew apple juice as a toddler's drink, and I just couldn't get past it.
I'm no longer that petty. But I did make the mistake of mentioning this to my wife once, many years ago. And she now makes a habit of ordering apple juice whenever we're at a fancy restaurant, just to see if I squirm.
#5
I almost broke up with a girl when she was trying to be seductive and yanked my book out of my hand and closed it losing my spot.
#6
My wife once told me she couldn't be with someone who wasn't around the same level of intelligence as she. I have no idea how I'm going to keep it a secret that I'm a f*****g idiot the rest of our lives.
the one panda _ 2 years ago
Lol its kinda like when youre in an argument with someone stupider than you
#7
I had a guy break up with me in high school because God told him to… I was like uh okay guess I can’t argue with that one.
#8
She said i drove slow on our date. She likes men that live "dangerously"
It snowed heavily while we were at a fancy dinner. I was in my father's car because I had just gotten back from Iraq.
She called me a week later, I said I need a woman that is more down to earth.
#10
People that like to “debate” too much. I’m all for having your own opinion but when someone thinks they have to be the devil’s advocate constantly? No thanks.
#11
She ate pizza with her hands.No, not like you think. She would scoop up the toppings in a messy pile and like a animal, claw them up and eat them then rip the bread and eat it.We were at a fancy italian place and I got horrified.
PuggerWugger 2 years ago
On another note, does anyone happen to know which restaurant the picture was taken at? (asking for a friend...)
#12
Into star signs and the like. To the point of being reminded what sign you are which somehow has an effect of who you and your personality traits lol
#13
If their Instagram is nothing but selfies, especially if they’re striking the same pose in every shot. I had a match like that and it honestly creeped me out.
#15
They pronounce the word "expresso" when they mean "espresso", or "expecially" instead of "especially."
#17
She did that thing with her voice where every sentence she said ended with a question mark.
Follow-up: Since so many people have asked, she was not Australian. She's American.
#18
Ended things with a guy over various other reasons, but the most annoying was how many times he told me that "He'd leave me for Miranda Lambert in a heart beat". Which okay, I get it some people have a 'list' of celebrities they'd leave their S/O over, mostly as a joke. But this was like everyday, just randomly said not related to the conversations we were having at the time, and he meant it. He made sure I understood that if for some god forsaken reason Miranda Lambert walked in through the front door, I was gone.
#19
She insisted on hanging out at home. She lived with like 6 people, and they always had friends over. I felt like a bf extra on Friends or Seinfeld.
#20
She didn't like museums.
#21
He ate with closed fists around his utensils like a toddler and his face right up to his food like someone was going to steal it.
#22
My grandparents were very southern. When I was a kid, I spent the night at their house and heard them…wrestling. I heard my grandpa say my grandma’s name, Sarah, but with his accent he said “Ooh Say-ruh!”
I met a girl named Sarah who was also southern. When she introduced herself as “Say-ruh” I had to nope out. It just gave me the heebie jeebies.
#24
White spittle gathering at the edge of the mouth. I can forgive or overlook a lot of things, but that’s an instant turnoff.
Edit: Every day is a school day! Apparently this can be a sign of dehydration or linked to another condition I’ve seen called Angular Cheilitis.
#25
Loud person. No. I hate it.
NicNor5560 2 years ago (edited)
Mute button is to kill off convos. Volume is because they are too loud. I would use both.
#27
They are deathly allergic to nuts.
The idea of never having Nutella or Snickers again- or risk killing my partner with a kiss- is too much.
#28
Only went on one date but he named his cat Creamy, and the way he said it grossed me out.
#29
She had the same first name and last name as my grandpa.
#30
I broke up with a pretty hot girl when I was younger because she didn’t swing her arms when she walked. It just looked weird and reminded me of a gorilla. Really stupid reason I know, but it just looked so stupid and I couldn’t overcome it.
What do you think ?
GirlFriday 2 years ago
I once left a date sitting in a restaurant because he kept dipping his fries in my ketchup. Let me explain: first date, we just met and went to a burger bar. We both ordered burgers and fries, and the ketchup was there on the table. I made a little puddle of ketchup on my plate and he just reached over and used it. Now, I come from a family of plate sharers, so it isn't like I am a germaphobe or anything, but I just met this dude, he reached across the table dragged his half-eaten fry across my plate. I pushed the bottle of ketchup towards him and told him to make his own puddle. He did it again. I told him I didn't like that and get his own ketchup. He did it a third time and winked at me. I grabbed my purse, put down enough cash to pay for my meal and walked out. It was the creepiest thing in the entire world and after being told it bothered me, he did it again.
Amy S 2 years ago (edited)
100% the right call to leave, I wonder if he was deliberately testing your response to him ignoring your boundaries after you told him not to?
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Memere 2 years ago (edited)
I had a co-worker (who I never dated) a really long time ago who couldn't understand why he never had more than 1 or 2 dates with women. It was because any conversation with him couldn't be a regular conversation - literally anything a woman said to him was responded to in a sexual way. He turned everything into something pornographic. News. Weather. Work. Car trouble. Ex partner problems. Landlord issues. Problems paying bills. If you had a headache or any pain/illness, he suggested a sexual cure. I do give the guy credit, he never did that if children were mentioned. But wow, it was a major turn-off after 10 minutes for me, I cannot imagine how he got more than one date!
Moxie Mallahan 2 years ago
That is super creepy! Did no one explain to him why since he wondered himself?
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Bettie-Jean Neal 2 years ago
Happen to be walking behind him one day for whatever reason and noticed he walked like a duck, kinda, sorta. It was just weird and I had never noticed it before. I was ready to break up anyway, so I use that as my excuse. It had been a year and I was getting really bored.
Lainie 2 years ago
There's only a few things I notice right away in a person I'm just meeting. His hands, his fingers, his nails. Then eyes and a smile. And last but not least, the way he walks. Order doesn't matter, those few things matter to me. There's no way that in a year I wouldn't know the way my bf walks. Well, that's how I can single him out of a group of people from afar. :)
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GirlFriday 2 years ago
I once left a date sitting in a restaurant because he kept dipping his fries in my ketchup. Let me explain: first date, we just met and went to a burger bar. We both ordered burgers and fries, and the ketchup was there on the table. I made a little puddle of ketchup on my plate and he just reached over and used it. Now, I come from a family of plate sharers, so it isn't like I am a germaphobe or anything, but I just met this dude, he reached across the table dragged his half-eaten fry across my plate. I pushed the bottle of ketchup towards him and told him to make his own puddle. He did it again. I told him I didn't like that and get his own ketchup. He did it a third time and winked at me. I grabbed my purse, put down enough cash to pay for my meal and walked out. It was the creepiest thing in the entire world and after being told it bothered me, he did it again.
Amy S 2 years ago (edited)
100% the right call to leave, I wonder if he was deliberately testing your response to him ignoring your boundaries after you told him not to?
Load More Replies... Memere 2 years ago (edited)
I had a co-worker (who I never dated) a really long time ago who couldn't understand why he never had more than 1 or 2 dates with women. It was because any conversation with him couldn't be a regular conversation - literally anything a woman said to him was responded to in a sexual way. He turned everything into something pornographic. News. Weather. Work. Car trouble. Ex partner problems. Landlord issues. Problems paying bills. If you had a headache or any pain/illness, he suggested a sexual cure. I do give the guy credit, he never did that if children were mentioned. But wow, it was a major turn-off after 10 minutes for me, I cannot imagine how he got more than one date!
Moxie Mallahan 2 years ago
That is super creepy! Did no one explain to him why since he wondered himself?
Load More Replies... Bettie-Jean Neal 2 years ago
Happen to be walking behind him one day for whatever reason and noticed he walked like a duck, kinda, sorta. It was just weird and I had never noticed it before. I was ready to break up anyway, so I use that as my excuse. It had been a year and I was getting really bored.
Lainie 2 years ago
There's only a few things I notice right away in a person I'm just meeting. His hands, his fingers, his nails. Then eyes and a smile. And last but not least, the way he walks. Order doesn't matter, those few things matter to me. There's no way that in a year I wouldn't know the way my bf walks. Well, that's how I can single him out of a group of people from afar. :)
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