"I would swipe left on any dude holding this because I didn't need that kind of stress in my life."
Sometimes, it's easy enough to overlook a date or partner's less-than-desirable quirks. Other times, we get immediately hit with "the ick," and it's impossible to bounce back. Recently, redditor u/IJustTiah-1805 asked the r/AskReddit community to share the pettiest reason they wouldn't date someone, and people sure had some hilariously trivial reasons for rejecting a relationship. Here's what they said.
1. "This girl was beautiful, driven, and intelligent; we got along well. She was perfect, except that she would snap her fingers whenever someone said something she liked. Every conversation was peppered with snaps. She'd do it instead of applauding at concerts, too. Eventually, I realized that this couldn't be my life."
2. "I was dating this sweet, sweet boy, and he was like, 'I do an amazing Beavis impression' (from Beavis and Butthead), and he was right; he did! He was so spot on that I realized he looked JUST like Beavis: Blonde, kinda squinted, a little overbite. After that, I was done. I felt guilty about it and told him it was my grandmother's fault."
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"OK, I think we need to know what grandma had to do with this."
"I told him my grandmother said I couldn't date him anymore. I was such a coward."
3. "This was years ago, but I would swipe left on any dude holding an iPhone without a case because I didn't need that kind of stress in my life."
4. "He was from Italy. We lived in Eastern Canada and completed the last four years of school together. We started talking a few years after we both graduated, and all he could talk about was his Italian heritage, but not in an interesting way — more like I would ask him, 'What's up?' and he would say, 'Making pasta, ya know, why?' and the answer is because he's Italian. This would happen every single day. So he was just too Italian for me, I guess."
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5. "I once received a topless picture from a guy I was dating at the time. Below the picture, he typed, 'This is called pure strength and force, kitty.' I don't know what's worse: how he flexed his muscles (which was very cringey), the message he sent, or the fact that he called me kitty. It's even worse in my first language."
"NOOO, what's your first language?"
"Serbian, but at this point, I guess we can all agree it sounds really bad in any language."
6. "She ate her peas one at a time."
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7. "I went on a breakfast date with a man one time. He spread ketchup across his entire plate and then chopped all the food into one big pile. Pancakes were involved. At that moment, I knew I could never see him again."
8. "He had a Velcro wallet."
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"Oh, I cannot take a grown adult seriously if they use a Velcro wallet unless their kid made it for them or something specific. Just that constant sound..."
9. "I once dated a woman, and it literally took her 40 minutes to get ready to walk the dog for 15 minutes with me. She didn't wear any makeup or anything special that might explain the sloth pace. She was basically just talking my ears off and spending an eternity tying her shoelaces. It even left me with a small existential crisis, wondering if I would even be cut out for children, but choosing a life like this with an adult. I have way too little patience for that, sorry."
10. "I won't date them if they don't use their turn signals. If you can't communicate on the road, you can't communicate IRL."
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"My biggest pet peeve. The turn signal is literally three inches from the left hand holding the steering wheel. Seriously, how lazy, oblivious, and clueless can people be?"
11. "I asked them how they were doing, and they said #blessed."
"With the hashtag?"
"Yes. 🫣"
12. "I haven't dated in 22 years, but after my mother's divorce, she once turned down a second date with a guy because he didn't order appetizers on their first date. I don't think it had anything to do with money. She was raised in the '50s–'60s, and I think she was too shy/traditional to ask for her own damn appetizers, but she felt like it would have been polite for him to offer? It's definitely petty, and we make fun of her (and she laughs about it now), but I see how it could make her sound like a princess."
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13. "I dated a really cute lady in my early 20s. She was pretty much my type and super sweet, but she did this weird exhale/scoff thing consistently in conversations when she didn't like something. It became so noticeable I was going to lose my fucking mind. I finally was just like, 'Yeah, this isn't going to work.' Kind of a dick move on my part, but it was too damn much."
14. "One time, I was so into a guy, and he clapped at the end of a movie, and I was definitely less attracted to him. I felt pressured to clap with him and was so embarrassed."
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15. "I had a boyfriend who had a million genuine red flags I let slide, but I couldn't get past it when he told me his favorite color was purple. I hate purple, and it just felt like a metaphor for the entire relationship."
16. "Allergies. I love animals, and I'm not going to date a man who might die if, god forbid, I kiss him after eating a peanut or shrimp."
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17. "My ex smacked her lips when she ate and chewed with her mouth open. I dropped so many hints. I even said, 'Man, someone at my work was smacking their lips and eating with their mouth open, and I felt like throwing up.' Nothing changed except our relationship status."
18. "I went on a first date with a guy to a coffee shop. I got there before him and was sitting at a table waiting. He walked up, and instead of approaching and saying, 'Excuse me, are you [my name]?' he very loudly yelled, '[MY NAME]?!?!' Everyone turned and looked at him while I 'Homered' back into the bushes. It was over then and there. I think he thought he was being manly and dominant or something, but I'm a private/introverted person, and that made my skin CRAWL."
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19. "I'm still not over this: I absolutely loved this girl...with the same name as my mom. I just couldn't do it."
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