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50 Times A Single “Ick” Instantly Ended Someone’s Attraction

When two people are trying to hit it off, everything kind of... depends. If they operate on different frequencies, small habits and weird personal quirks can quickly reduce attraction to cringe.

TikTok user Samantha Ouellette recently asked everyone to share their biggest turn offs — or "icks," as some call them now — and the examples she received range from obsessing over money to idolizing questionable characters, reminding us that if it's not meant to be, it's not meant to be. At least these folks found out sooner rather than later.

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If you're interested in how these experiences fit into the bigger picture, we can take a look at a survey of 2,000 adults commissioned by the dating site Seeking and conducted by OnePoll.

According to its results, more than half (65%) have ended a relationship because of an ick, and 88% of them have ghosted someone completely.

Smelling bad turned out to be the top ick, selected by 24% of respondents. This was followed by pretending to be more knowledgeable about something than you really are and being rude to a waiter (both 21%).

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Other notable selections were living in a mess, being overbearing, having dirty fingernails, being too clingy, having bad teeth, double texting (sending a secondary text if you're not getting a response to the first one), talking too loudly, chewing with their mouth open, and oversharing on social media.

The survey also found that an eighth of men (14%) would happily break it off with someone who wanted to share food on a first date, and 6% of women find wearing a tacky watch to be an "ick."

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Four in nine (44%) respondents described themselves as at least somewhat picky when it comes to finding a partner, with 33% saying they are “very picky.”

The vast majority (79%) also believe they deserve the best, so they try to raise their standards when looking for a partner—a phenomenon known as “dating up.”

That being said, 40% agree that dating gets harder as you age, so it’s not surprising that only 37% insist on going out exclusively with someone who matches their preferences exactly.

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I was blonde at the time, he said “you shoULD go back to brunette like my mum, you’d look hotter” BOY BYE

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He told me he didn’t wash his hands after he took a poo, because it was “not like he got anything on his hands”

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Being mean to my cathe swerved to try and hit a groundhog instead of trying to avoidI lost our baby due to a miscarriage. I told him. He said oh I’m sorry and kept playing PlayStation. He was in his 30s and we were married with a child already. Now I’m happily divorced.This might sound wierd but he was mean to my childhood stuffed animal- like punching it and kicking it around my room. Lost feelings right there and told him to leave.Came over to my house for the first time and actually yelled at my dog when it barked… like who is youHe was an Andrew Tate followerHe went out his way to kill grasshopper that wasn’t bothering him 🚩we were eating in his car, asked if I was done & I said yes & proceeded to throw all the trash outside the car window 😭He said “your best friend has eyes on me, seems like you have competition” i ended it right awayhe would send me pictures of models he followed on insta and said he wished I looked like thatHe wanted to take control of my finances. all of them.he sent me $20 and said you never had a real man that’ll send you money. mind u he was paying me back…He told me I’m high maintenance when it was 95 degrees out and I wanted water which was like a dollarI am a home health CNA and I said that I cook and clean for my patients and he said, “so everything a typical woman should do.” Bye byeHe ate chicken wings and then touched my hair with his fingershe put gum behind his ear to chew it later 🙂He dated me for 5 years but didn’t come to my mom’s funeral.She chewed with her mouth open. I’m sorry, I literally can’t 💔He was rude to our waitress and didn’t tip. I went back and tipped her and apologized for his behaviour. That was our first and last date.A few years after my mom died I was having a really bad day were grief was overwhelming. I told my husband "I miss my mom so bad". He responded, "I miss mine too". She lived 25 mins away. I'm now happily divorced.he told me MY body "belongs" to HIM...He said "you know how many people want me"🫡Asked me if I would ever get the same haircut as his mom.He said it was gross I had to give myself an insulin shot… I’m type one 🧍‍♀️Said “A degree is just a piece of paper” right before my masters program graduationhe told me he has never finished reading a book in his life.. he was 32. haven't seen him since.He told me his mom was coming over shortly to do his laundryHe brought his mom on the date twice and was 30 years old.He opened my fridge on his own accord without asking and started to critique my fridge organisation then started to critique my parking, my clothes, my dishwasher staking abilityWouldn’t accept the answer “no”Making baby noises when he wanted to cuddle 😂😂😭😭😭He only washed his hair once a month and would ask me to do it for him when he would come over because he just “didn’t know how”he ate an entire tub of tiramisu i’d made for my friends when i told him to take ONE portion 😭“Our options are to either get engaged and married asap or breakup” absolutely not sir (I was 18 yrs old)Had a full back tattoo of himself as a gladiator.His mom came in his room to clean it. He’s 24.pumping my own gas at 9 months pregnant while he sat in the passenger seat on his phone (:He didn’t wake up in time for a job interview.My ex used to wipe his teeth with his shirt because he forgot to brush his teeth every dayHe kept comparing me to his exAnytime he’d mention my apartment he’d say as “ours”.Tried to control what I posted online, while simultaneously liking photos of women doing the same thing I was doingTold me he was "so happy to finally be dating someone in his league" because "all his other past crushes were above him"He said “pweaseeeee” and put his hands like this 🙏. Never felt instant, primal rage like that beforewhen they try to correct you but they're wrong and won't let you explain why because they're convinced YOU'RE wrong.he said working part time was too stressful for him.When he drives fast, impatient, and recklessly.he missed his doctors appointment because i didn’t remind him

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