I would like to bow to popular refrain and speak briefly to the subject of my Good Date – which has turned into many Good Dates. The skeptic has been reformed, at least for now. I’m not going to say too much; instead, I’ll say only that I’m greatly enjoying getting to know someone I would never normally have gotten a chance to know. And that’s really the whole point of this process, isn’t it? The coming into contact with strangers who would otherwise remain just that.
I’ve been thinking a lot, through this process of getting to know him, about deal breakers and what that entails. I thought bad grammar and spelling would be one of mine, but I shared that with my Good Date and he truly tries. Let me share with you some of my TRUE and HONEST TO GOD deal breakers.
1. Country Music. If you like twang, you AIN’T my thang. It’s not a rhyme that works, but surely you get my drift. I just don’t like it.
2. Men who try too hard. Guys, please, please, please do not wear an embroidered paisley French collared pearl buttoned striped button down shirt with True Religion jeans. You probably shouldn’t even know about True Religion jeans. Please do not use [too much] gel in your hair. Please do not talk incessantly about cars, money, your motorcycles, or working out/how many times you go to the gym. If you work out regularly that should be fairly evident based on your physique.
3. Intolerance. I hope that speaks for itself.
4. Lack of self-confidence. Let me tell you, men. Women LOVE a confident man, and yet there’s nothing more endearing than a confident man who is just a little nervous around a girl he likes.
5. Alternately, arrogance. Enough said? There is a thin line between confidence and arrogance, and we can smell that line a mile away.
6. “Cat allergies”, or a general dislike of cats. Most men who claim to be allergic to cats are just lying to themselves.
7. Trucks, especially those with monster wheels. I’m a fairly petite person, and there is nothing I dislike more than literally climbing up into the passenger seat.
8. Cheating. I know this should be a given, but ever since Tucker’s conversation with that weirdo, I thought I should probably make that clear. Cheating is never okay. Never.
9. Massages. I just want to ask: when did it become sexy to offer to massage the neck slash back of a girl you are into? Usually they’re not done right, and instead of feeling good it just feels awkward. Leave massages at the spa in the hands of professionals.
10. Costumes. I choose not to elaborate further.
What are some of your deal breakers?
