Warning signs!

**WildChild** · 02-17-2010 09:14 PM

So many of us seem to be challenged when it comes to making good choices in a date or partner, I thought it might be fun and maybe useful to have thread for warning signs. Here's some I should have spotted earlier (not necessarily all the same guy):

His favorite hat is from the Chicken Ranch and he knows what they charge
Claims all their exs are psycho.
Hasn't dated in over12 years.
Claims they have Never masterbated.
Masterbates several times a day, texts you several times a day to tell you they just got off.
Tells you often how much smarter they are than the rest of the population
Will only eat with "their" flatware, which should be kept separate from what anyone else uses.
First date, tells you in detail all about all their exs.
Isn't talking to half their family and hasn't for years.

**Hopeless Dork** · 02-17-2010 10:09 PM

My boyfriend is totally awesome, and I haven't dated in a while besides him so these warning signs below are based on what some of my friends have went through after ignoring some of these:

*Won't take you to his home
*Doesn't introduce you to friends or family
*Is vague about what he does for a living
*Speaks negetively about women in general, calls his own mom names (a man that doesn't respect his mom generally doesn't respect other women)
*Insists on not using protection during early on sex, claims he can't get a woman pregnant - blah blah blah
*Checks out other women blatantly in front of you on a date
*Probes a little too much about your friends/sister/co worker's relationship status after meeting her or is just a little too eager to have them around often.
*Abruptly ends phone calls on a routine basis, whispers during phone calls often, has your number listed as 'bob' in his address book :P

**p3375** · 02-18-2010 02:39 AM

- Regularly asks you to loan him money
- His monthly payments to his taxidermist are more than his truck payments.
- Tells his friends how much you like anal sex.
- Before asking you to go out, asks if you are "on the rag" (grrrrr!!)
- Makes fun of your truck

**OhThereYouAre** · 02-18-2010 06:22 AM

LOL WC and HD.

We all know the warning signs....the rub is finding the self control to act on them.

A thread directed at that would be interesting.

**KMonte85** · 02-18-2010 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by OhThereYouAre

LOL WC and HD.

We all know the warning signs....the rub is finding the self control to act on them.

A thread directed at that would be interesting.

Good call - Perhaps you could start one?!?!

But until then...

Warning signs I've come across in my dating years (pre current bf):

*Is uber excited about going with his sister prom dress shopping

*Is more interested in rubbing down his new rifle than his girlfriend *sad face*

*lets his dog french kiss him and thinks they have an understanding/meaningful conversations

*doesn't own a hair brush, toothbrush, cleaning brush, etc etc etc...

*thinks "no" means "i'm just being coy, why don't you hold me down and rip my jeans off"

*thinks its funny to embarrass/belittle you in front of his friends (FYI its not funny.)

**WildChild** · 02-18-2010 08:03 AM

Winning the bong-a-thon is a life goal - practices daily
Wears the same hair and clothing styles as when in high school - graduated 30 yrs ago

Calls mother 5 or 6 times a day and spends at least 30 mins on each call
Looks baffled when you use words of 3 syllables or more.
Claims to like reading but hasn't actually finished a single book in their life
Always wants to go dutch, figures out costs to divide to the penny (no problem paying my own way but penny pinchers are usually stingy elsewhere too)
Has gone into bankrutcy more than once - sees no problem with it
Massive debt with nothing to show for it
Is over 40 and still paying student loans with only a bachelors degree (went to college right out of HS)
Racist
Homer Simpson is a role model

**ItsASecret** · 02-18-2010 08:24 AM

Looks baffled when you use words of 3 syllables or more.

Love this one. haha

- cannot admit when they are wrong
- would sooner play video games than do the dishes that have been piling up for 3 weeks
- chauvinistic
- "pull my finger"

**WildChild** · 02-18-2010 08:38 AM

Wants to be a rock star or porn star (is over 40)
Borrows your tools and never returns them or decides they are his
Makes derisive comments about what other people choose to order when eating out

**GlitterAndStuds** · 02-18-2010 11:03 AM

Haha oh man... I can't even remember, but I think rattling a few off will refresh my memory!

- All he wants to eat is McDonald's for 3 meals a day
- He gets wasted on the first date
- The only place he wants to hang out is his house/his bed, never takes you out
- He won't take pictures with you
- He calls you an idiot when you tell him that's not Renee Zellweger in "Dazed & Confused"
- He makes fun of your music taste (never do it!)
- He's a homophobe
- He can't seem to stop talking about his ex, whether it's good or bad things
- He thinks he's better at everything than everyone. No matter what it is...he's the best.
- He thinks every song he's heard, every movie he's seen, every show he's watched is the greatest ever.
- He listens to Linkin Park and enjoys it.

OK, these are turning more into pet peeves than warning signs, haha... So I'm gonna stop.

**rcoreyus** · 02-18-2010 11:27 AM

A few more:
Always is complaining about their health

Idea for getting ahead in their career is to find some "angle" or "trick".

Has a "land mine" reaction to conversation - you find you need to be very careful about what you say to avoid making them angry or upset.

Is easily offended.

Wants constant reassurance.

Is very suspicious - wants to know what you were doing any time you aren't with them .

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