Kylie Rancor
Everyone has a different strategy when it comes to dating. Some people love to approach potential partners with an open mind, sometimes ignoring surface issues in hopes of uncovering that deeper connection everyone is looking for. Others prefer to weed folks out as quickly as possible, all but looking for reasons to kick them to the curb before wasting time on something they can already tell won’t work.
If you fall into the latter category, you’ve probably shooed away a suitor or two for things outside of the normal scope of reasons people opt not to date others. And to each their own! But the best ones always at least make a good story.
Fortunately, Redditors are sharing theirs, answering an AskReddit prompt inquiring as to the “pettiest reason you refused to date someone.”
Can you out-petty these guys?
1.
When I found out that he thought lemons were unripened oranges.
CoffeeSmooch
2.
She ate her peas one at a time.
02K30C1
3.
Every single text of hers ended with ‘…’ I just couldn’t do it man.
DeuceSe7en
4.
His hair was prettier than mine.
CheeseMakingMom
5.
His name was Mario and he was a plumber. I just couldn’t.
danabanana83
6.
Had the same first name as my brother and father.
TNBCisABitch
7.
All The Words In Every Text He Sent Were Capitalised. Trust Me, It Got ANNOYING.
Daffodildandy
8.
He wore a blue tooth piece in his ear. The constant blue light blinking from the side of his head was too much for me.
ldgrffn
9.
She really liked Disney and going on Disney Cruises. I knew it would never work out.
spacecatapult
10.
He got a few consecutive bites out of my ice cream on our first date without asking me and before I even tasted my own ice cream…and didn’t even offer his to me.
danceSINGooseBeary
11.
My mom stopped dating a guy because he unfastened and refastened the velcro on his shoes throughout an entire movie.
hyteck9
12.
She asked me if I was a breakdancer while we were flirting like it was something she was hoping for.
garlic_naaaannn
13.
Went on a blind date with a guy. Learned, while on that date, his last name was Moist. He was a police officer. Officer Moist.
Alisaurusrex82
14.
On the first and only date – she chewed her food with her mouth open – it was so distracting I couldn’t bear it.
Nova_rez
15.
I didn’t like his shoes. Idk his shoes just bothered me so much I wanted to kick them out of my sight.
MajorSagittarius12
16.
She kept using the word “Redonkulous” in normal conversation. I felt my soul dying every time I heard it.
Fromhe
17.
Was at her place and said we’d order pizza. She literally went to the kitchen and came back saying she put the order in. Didn’t ask what toppings I wanted, any sides, nothing.
DanHero91
18.
Everytime I touched her, I would smell of egg. Like holding hands, egg.. Hug her, my shirt would smell of egg. Strangest bit was, she didn’t smell like that whatsoever.
SuperSquirrel13
19.
Her house was disgusting. Old food everywhere and dishes piled up. Ash trays with cigarettes piled up.
Jhellams83
20.
Every time I took a bite of food he asked me a question, after which he started at me while I finished chewing. The date went on like this for an hour, he had a supernatural sense of poor timing.
impossibleturtle
21.
He was awful in a trivia game we were playing. I mean, really bad, like it was his first day pretending to be a human on Earth and the aliens hadn’t briefed him sufficiently.
kara_anna
22.
He tried to say what I was saying… as in at the same time. He started mouthing it and then slowly including more and more voice. I would stop talking and start again…. he mimicked the whole time.
Grieie
23.
He wouldn’t stop calling me endearments like “love” and “sweetheart”. This was via WhatsApp before we had met in person, and even after I told him I didn’t like it and to please stop. Did not get to first date.
kaibo_ma
24.
His tattoos. He had this god awful Medusa looking thing on his right calf. I went on a hike with him and had to stare at that fucking tattoo for two solid hours. I ended it when we got off the mountain.
Hel-lohB
25.
She once wanted a burger without chips. I wanted one with chips. She ate all of my chips. Her reason was that because I wasn’t eating my chips because I didn’t want them. I asked her if I didn’t want then why did I order them?
willbeonekenobi