<p>Yes, I’m aware my standards almost guarantee my permanent singleness, but they are my standards.</p>
<p>can’t be shorter than me. Must be taller by at least 5 inches. (I’m a guy)</p>
<p>Wouldn’t that one criteria make me single for most of my life?
I win this round of dealbreakers.</p>
<p>George Costanza, is that you?</p>
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<li>palin fanboy/fangirl >:O</li>
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<p>Well, I don’t like this idea of coming with a huge list, I might have preferences, but I’ll likely in the future found someone who is not the exact image I’ve idealized and I’ll still be lost in love for her.</p>
<p>This being said, the following are deal-breakers that would cut any date/flirt/relationship from the moment I figure them out:</p>
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<li><p>smoking anything. I can’t stand cigarette second-hand smoke, let alone kiss someone with smoke-flavored tongue/mouth (have done it before, tastes badly).</p></li>
<li><p>letting parents/bff get overly involved in her life, incapable of deciding for herself (we’re not in HS anymore)</p></li>
<li><p>can’t control her spending habits/ can’t take gratification from anything but shopping</p></li>
<li><p>has a low level of general culture/ has a lack of interesting for intellectual things</p></li>
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<p>That is it. On my side, at least for long-term relationships, I do have a significant deal-breaker on my own: I don’t want to have children, as I’m afraid of toddlers and babies in a certain way. They are too complex to manage. Could consider adoption, though.</p>
<p>^ That reminds me… I may not be picky about a lot of things, but a guy who does not remotely like/someday want children is a huge automatic deal breaker. The only reason that I would date in the first place is to find a husband. When I really think about it, the only reason that I want a husband is because I want a family…with kids. 
Otherwise I’d be fine being single.</p>
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<p>Really? Is that the only reason? Do most women think this way?</p>
<p>I date to have fun and I love having a companion. It is in the back of my mind that someday this will lead to a connection where I would find my wife, but that isn’t the only reason nor the most important reason why I date. Maybe it is just an age thing…?</p>
<p>Dating, for me, is a means for finding a wife. Which is why I’ve never dated.</p>
<p>“I date to have fun and I love having a companion. It is in the back of my mind that someday this will lead to a connection where I would find my wife, but that isn’t the only reason nor the most important reason why I date. Maybe it is just an age thing…?”</p>
<p>Personally I don’t have enough of a sex drive to justify maintaining a relationship purely so I can have sex with someone, so if I had a relationship with someone I guess I’d be looking for a future wife also. I feel like a lot of people are like this but sort of look at it from a different perspective or would speak of it a bit differently. I would hope my wife would be someone I liked being around and having fun with, so maybe I’m thinking of this exactly the same way you are.</p>
<p>By the way, I’m a guy.</p>
<p>Manhattan, I really don’t make it my business to know what most women think. That’s just how I think :p. </p>
<p>If I date someone, then, yes, I am hoping that the relationship will go somewhere if we are compatible; otherwise, I don’t see the point in continuing to date the person. If I just wanted companionship, then I could call up friends and hang out with them. Or play fetch with the dog. :)</p>
<p>I’m not trying to hate or anything, I’m just curious.</p>
<p>Maybe I’m just a total gay, but I really love taking a date to dinner (or making her dinner) and doing something romantic.</p>
<p>Companionship isn’t generic for me. My guy friends don’t substitute for my companionship with a girl.</p>
<p>Maybe I just don’t have enough experience with all that jazz ;). Truce. :p</p>
<p>Biggest one by far is not liking biology, or saying anything mean about it.
Then fatness (Let’s say BMI of 20), and acne
Significantly smarter or dumber.
Any signs of male chauvinism
Too emotional
Dresses in sweats
Very religious
OH, if he’s wayy too in to sports. Those guys are such bores.</p>
<p>stupid
not hot
don’t get along</p>
<p>hates rap
hates any kind of ambition
haters in general</p>
<p>taller than me (5’8")
takes things too literally/no sense of humor</p>
<p>“stupid
not hot
don’t get along”</p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>I’m a guy</p>
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<li>does not stay fit</li>
<li>unhygienic</li>
<li>cannot carry a conversation with me</li>
<li>super religious</li>
<li>too nerdy</li>
<li>too wild/slut</li>
<li>is desperate for me…</li>
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<p>I can usually find girls who lack 2 out of the 3. But yeah, it is difficult.</p>
<p>You can’t find a girl who’s at least somewhat intelligent, hot and personable?</p>
<p>Hmm… Not a deal breaker but prickly facial hair is a huge turn off. My BF for 2 years doesn’t bother to shave as much anymore and it drives me crazy - every time he goes to kiss me I feel like he’s scratching my face.</p>
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<li>I could never date a cig. smoker</li>
<li>Someone who does heavy drugs and is obsessed with always being high/drunk</li>
<li>Someone who cheats</li>
<li>Someone abusive</li>
<li>Someone significantly shorter than me (I’m 5’11, which is pretty tall for a girl. BF is 5’10 and I hate it :()</li>
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