What is the pettiest reason you wouldn't go out with someone or cause you to break up with someone?

[ShogunGino]

This is a more recent peeve of mine, because of how a family member did this too me, but I'm turned off by people who love their pets too much. By 'too much', I mean things like not considering it a problem that the pet does somethings destructive to personal property, or ignores bad behavior out of an intense need for constant attention. Also, I don't think I'd get along too well with those people who constantly take pictures of their pets to post online.

Reason for this is I spent a year and a half in my parent's home after college, and my mom's new dog had infinitely more say than I did. I absolutely refuse to put myself into another similar situation ever again. It's all a shame because I do really like animals, and I have nothing against having pets you love dearly, but that year and a half has made almost not want to have one ever again, since I cannot live with clingy pets who are difficult to train, and I'm sure I can't live with the kind of persona who can live with them.

I guess I'm saying that I won't be with a woman who puts a pet before me. That does indeed sound selfish and petty, but I've been on the receiving end of someone who does do that. Never again. Never.

On other topics, I agree with the guys who can't stand people who just text 'hey'. I'm not a big texter, and impulsively demanding an empty conversation to entertain you because you're bored and can't find literally anything more important or engaging to do.

I'd also say I'm someone who can't stand annoying laughs. Honestly, I might tolerate it if they don't laugh that often, but in my experience, people with the most annoying sounding laughs are usually the ones who laugh quite a lot. My supervisor at work has a really annoying laugh, and he laughs at the end of practically a third of the sentences he speaks. One guy at a volunteer center I sometimes do work at has an annoying laugh, and his station is right next to mine, and if their group talks about something that amuses him, oh boy, do I want to strangle him.

 

[FPLOON]

For me? I'm not actually sure, since I haven't actually been put in a position where it matters.

This to a T! I mean sure, I allegedly had someone in high school who could never find that "right" time to ask me out... But, I'm pretty sure I would have said yes because, back then, I secretly had jelly feeling towards my best friend dating WAY before he started dating a mutual friend of ours... And I still can't let that shit go...

Other than that, I have pictured some petty reasons why someone wouldn't go out with me no thanks to that one older friend from high school (who wasn't my best friend) flirtatiously nitpicking my flaws while "vicariously rubbing my pant's crotch", as they would put it... Thank glob I wasn't that into them to begin with otherwise I would have been fucked like the virgin pervert I am...

 

[LetalisK]

I've terminated a date before because I got a booty call from another chick.

 

[Lufia Erim]

Someone who's out of shape.

I'm no Mr. Universe, but I like to stay active (martial arts, parkour, bicycling, etc). And I simply can't be around a girl who doesn't.

One time I met a girl on a dating website and her picture and profile were just stunning. We talked on the phone and hit it off. But when we met in person she had...shall we say..."let herself go". Add to that, she said she became "anti-exercise" because she was tired of staying fit for other people. She also didn't care about their opinions on her appearance or physique.

That was an instant "nope". One, I like to stay in shape for myself. I feel better and I get to stave off all those health hazards that run in my family (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc...). Two, I like doing outdoorsy things on dates, so someone who's not into that wouldn't be a good fit for me.

And three...I'll admit it. I'm shallow.

Ha. Im the complete opposite. At the moment I'm considering breaking up with my gf of 5 years because she started going to the gym a couple of months ago and lost 14 pounds.

I'm shalliw in the opposite direction. I like my girls fat. My current gf was around 280 pounds before going to the gym. And i loved that. But now she is losing weight and it is apparent, i am slowly losing any attractiveness ( and a little respect) for her. I wont stop her from going mind you, but i am not happy about it.

OT: Petty huh? I actually broke up with someone because she was too nice. It sounds silly but this girl had either no mean bone in her body or was incredibly fake. I couldn't tell. Real people are not like that!

Also there was a girl i dated for 3 months. I have never seen her without makeup. Ever. First thing she'd do in the morning was put make-up on. I learned then and there that i prefer my girls au natural. So much so that it is someonething i will tell a woman on a first date ( or pre-date).

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

I've terminated a date before because I got a booty call from another chick.

Why not have both? Invite your date to the place of the booty call. See what happens ... after all it's not like the ending is any less unhappy for the primary party, but then again the potential lay in something wonderful. Or awkward ... of course.

 

[LetalisK]

I've terminated a date before because I got a booty call from another chick.

Why not have both? Invite your date to the place of the booty call. See what happens ... after all it's not like the ending is any less unhappy for the primary party, but then again the potential lay in something wonderful. Or awkward ... of course.

As far as I was concerned, I was the primary party and that scenario could go south in a hurry.

All said, I didn't optimize the situation. The date told me the next day she had wanted to get freaky after the date, so I could have just waited it out a little bit, slept with her, then bounced and slept with the booty call chick after that. Which I've done before.

Oh well, regrets.
[sub][sub][sub]I'm a monster.[/sub][/sub][/sub]

 

[K12]

We went on one date. He had horrible, rotten and missing teeth. I remember saying on a dating page that good hygiene/oral hygiene is a must if I want to date someone and loads of people (all men) jumped on me for it saying I was shallow and petty and disgusting.
I've lost count of the men who say "I wouldn't date a fat *****/someone taller than me/someone with dyed hair/someone who isn't a virgin, etc" but god fucking forbid I have standards. I don't want anyone's mouth near me if it's mucky. Fuck knows what the state of his dick must have been like, I didn't stick around long enough to find out.

As a guy that doesn't sound remotely petty to me. Slightly crooked or off-white teeth being a turn-off might be considered a bit petty but rotten and missing teeth is not only gross on its own but its an indicator of general poor health, hygiene and living standards which are really important. Plus I'm not putting any part of myself in something that I'd need a tetanus shot for afterwards.

On a side note... how many guys have said to you that they would only date virgins? That sounds hilariously antiquated to me, I'd much rather date someone who actually knows what they're doing and has an understanding of their own body and sexuality... basically what I'm trying to say is that virgins are overrated.

 

[hermes]

"I thought after all these years of searching around
I'd found my soulmate finally.
Then one day I found out she actually owned a copy of Joe Dirt on DVD."

 

[EeveeElectro]

We went on one date. He had horrible, rotten and missing teeth. I remember saying on a dating page that good hygiene/oral hygiene is a must if I want to date someone and loads of people (all men) jumped on me for it saying I was shallow and petty and disgusting.
I've lost count of the men who say "I wouldn't date a fat *****/someone taller than me/someone with dyed hair/someone who isn't a virgin, etc" but god fucking forbid I have standards. I don't want anyone's mouth near me if it's mucky. Fuck knows what the state of his dick must have been like, I didn't stick around long enough to find out.

As a guy that doesn't sound remotely petty to me. Slightly crooked or off-white teeth being a turn-off might be considered a bit petty but rotten and missing teeth is not only gross on its own but its an indicator of general poor health, hygiene and living standards which are really important. Plus I'm not putting any part of myself in something that I'd need a tetanus shot for afterwards.

On a side note... how many guys have said to you that they would only date virgins? That sounds hilariously antiquated to me, I'd much rather date someone who actually knows what they're doing and has an understanding of their own body and sexuality... basically what I'm trying to say is that virgins are overrated.

If I can, I'll try dig up a screenshot of a profile I saw on a dating site that is just so creepy. The guy was basically saying "you must be no older than 24 (after February) and being a virgin is a must as I am too but I like to participate if people are having sex."
How the hell that made sense, I don't know. It was a real serial killer sort of profile e_e
Some guys have also said after a woman has had a certain amount of sexual partners they don't want them because they're "slags".

I don't know how I end up knowing so many scumbags.

 

[GrumbleGrump]

SNIP

What about lesbian Pokemon? I wonder if that's okay...

Not going to google it while at work, but this has me wondering, while I know there are gay (male) animals in nature, do we have incidents of lesbian animals?

Yes, actually. A species of reptiles lost the male sex due to a disease, so the females had to manage reproduction without males. I don't remember its name though.

 

[Adeptus Aspartem]

Too short.

The reason being that I once dated a girl who was only 5'2" and petite, compared to my own fairly well-built 6'6". It created some physical problems, both in and out of the bedroom (other things were equally proportionate to our size than just height and build). It wasn't the reason we broke up though, that was for entirely different reasons that aren't relevant to this thread. Other than that it was a good relationship though.

It might sound petty, but I after simply preferred women somewhat closer to my own size.

I'm male but jeez, how often i heared that line or was told it by someone afterwards: "You're to short". I'm roughly *calculates it into that strange system* 5"5' and apparently that's a no go for way to many women.
And it's not like these girls were +6", nope. Most of them were either the same height or even slightly smaller.

OT though:
It's a tough question, because all i can think of while going through a list of "don'ts" in my head are rather major points and nothing petty.
Hm, I could see a strange laughter to be off putting or.. Ah! Not liking Monty Python. If you don't - get out of my house, madame!

 

[BarkBarker]

You annoy me too often with the little things I hate about you to enjoy the little things about you I like. Gotta have balance.

 

[Estarc]

If you break up with someone over something, it obviously isn't petty to you. Like many things, it's relative.

 

[Drake the Dragonheart]

Ok if they said Dragonheart sucks, we're done here.

What if they say Dragonheart 2 sucks?

hmm. well I actually liked Dragonheart 2, but I am aware I am in a very very small minority there, and even though I thought it was fun, nothing compared to the original.