“The Ick”

[Rockin' Robin]

When it comes to the ick factor, I have a strong stomach - or maybe it is low self esteem! But here are some of the things that rate pretty high on the retchometer!
1. He is a Jehovah's Witness, I went out with one and he was seriously screwed up because of his religion.
2. He has a great personality, but his flat/house resembles a hoarders palace and is so filthy, that you wipe your feet on the way out!
3. You are getting really intimate, when he pulls out a packet of viagra. It kills the mood stone dead.
4. He wears an earing.
I'll have to think of some more.

 

[skvallertant]

retchometer!

2. He has a great personality, but his flat/house resembles a hoarders palace and is so filthy, that you wipe your feet on the way out!

I went back to some guy's house on our fourth date or so and his kitchen was so disgusting that I had to make my excuses to leave there and then, pretty much as soon as I walked in. I'm talking, pots on the side (those big metal ones for making soup) with dried/baked (???) on muck and stacks upon stacks of dirty dishes all over the place. It stank as well.

 

[SqualorVictoria]

I went on a few dates with a guy years back. One night we'd had a good few drinks and I ended up back at his place, even though it wasn't planned.

The floor was covered in DVD cases and DVD out of their case, so much so that I couldn't even walk without them crunching underfoot. Worst of all though was his bed did not have sheets, a duvet cover or pillowcases. How can an adult live like that? I was young and foolish (and drunk) so I stayed but nothing happened. He was apologising profusely "I didnt know you were coming back so I'm sorry about the state of the place" but I was grateful that I got to see his real self.

 

[Stella27]

I’ve just got off the phone, chatting to my divorced friend about a date she had on Sunday night.
He was good looking, (her type) friendly. Great, she thought. They had booked a meal at a local restaurant. Everything was fine until they were sat down.
Their table was wonky so he decided to get on all fours and fold up a paper menu to ‘stop the rock’ as he put it. Luckily most of the other diners were sitting outside because of the warm weather so not too much unwanted attention was caused.
Their food arrived. After every mouthful he would lean on the table causing it to slightly ‘rock’ towards him so she found herself trying to time her mouthfuls, slightly out of synch with his. He also stuck out his little finger as he held his fork which kept catching her eye.
When they’d finished she decided to go to the loo to calm down a bit and was told by a member of staff to ‘use the one way system please’ meaning she had to walk all the way around the restaurant to get to the loos which were ‘almost next’ to their table. He loudly exclaimed ‘there’s always one isn’t there’ to the waitress.
She got in the loo and there was a random chair in a corner. She picked it up and went to throw it across the room but had to place it back down, stand in front of the mirror and tell herself it’s ok you’ll NEVER see him again. I told her I’m putting this on Tattle because this definitely sounds like she got the ick

 

[birdiefly246]

Seen a lad at the gym just now and the back of his head was flat too harsh?

Not harsh. I went on a date with a guy who had a flat head. He picked me up in his car so I had direct eye line for it. He had a shaved head on the back and sides as well with hair on the top so it was even more visible that he had a flat head. Absolute no. There were a lot of things about him that gave me the ick though, the flat head wasn't even the icing on the cake.

 

[skvallertant]

Not harsh. I went on a date with a guy who had a flat head. He picked me up in his car so I had direct eye line for it. He had a shaved head on the back and sides as well with hair on the top so it was even more visible that he had a flat head. Absolute no. There were a lot of things about him that gave me the ick though, the flat head wasn't even the icing on the cake.

I know it's not exactly what you're describing, but fade hairstyles give me the ick. Especially because the age of the guys I'm dating, like.. Get a grown up hairstyle.

You need to tell us the other ick-inducing things he did!

 

[birdiefly246]

I know it's not exactly what you're describing, but fade hairstyles give me the ick. Especially because the age of the guys I'm dating, like.. Get a grown up hairstyle.

You need to tell us the other ick-inducing things he did!

He was a nice guy tbf, just clueless I think?

-He would say really cringe tit all the time like, he was on holiday with his mates so I asked how he was feeling after a night out and he was like "well a lot of pints were drunk last night... if you know what I mean" and I was like???? what are you 50. Just say you're hungover.

-He used the word "patta" when describing the teasing he got of his mates. (that one still makes my womb shrivel no joke.)

For context, we had a mutual friend but we'd never met so we'd been speaking for 4 weeks before he asked me out on a date (hindsight: that should have told me everything I needed to know but there you go).
-So a few days before the date we'd arranged, I see him on a night out. Didn't come over to speak to me. Didn't even wave. Flat out ignored me. Saw him later on, his friend ( who I know but not the mutual friend that set us up) came over to speak to me so that we could be introduced. That whole thing really put me off him. I want a man, not a school boy who has to have his friend come over to introduce him!

-Same night out, he was stood the other side of the bar on his phone... however, in a previous text conversation he'd told me that he's never on his phone with his friends (fair enough). Picture my surprise when I see him on a night out. with his friends. on his phone. for a whole hour. while I'm sat the other side of the bar. and he still hadn't replied to my text.

-still decided to go on the date to give him a chance. After the date, I made a joke about him using the petrol money I snuck him for our next date and he told me he'd (quote here) "buy me a side order". It was done and dusted at that point. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a materialistic woman and I didn't want him to say he'd pay for my meal. It's just that the whole comment is just bizarre. For me, if you liked someone you wouldn't say you'll buy them a side order. I read it and I was like what? I told my guy mates and they were all like ?????

I fizzled it out. Mutual friend told me about 5 months later that he's bitter about it so yeah.

 

[ChloChlo]

He was a nice guy tbf, just clueless I think?

-He would say really cringe tit all the time like, he was on holiday with his mates so I asked how he was feeling after a night out and he was like "well a lot of pints were drunk last night... if you know what I mean" and I was like???? what are you 50. Just say you're hungover.

-He used the word "patta" when describing the teasing he got of his mates. (that one still makes my womb shrivel no joke.)

For context, we had a mutual friend but we'd never met so we'd been speaking for 4 weeks before he asked me out on a date (hindsight: that should have told me everything I needed to know but there you go).
-So a few days before the date we'd arranged, I see him on a night out. Didn't come over to speak to me. Didn't even wave. Flat out ignored me. Saw him later on, his friend ( who I know but not the mutual friend that set us up) came over to speak to me so that we could be introduced. That whole thing really put me off him. I want a man, not a school boy who has to have his friend come over to introduce him!

-Same night out, he was stood the other side of the bar on his phone... however, in a previous text conversation he'd told me that he's never on his phone with his friends (fair enough). Picture my surprise when I see him on a night out. with his friends. on his phone. for a whole hour. while I'm sat the other side of the bar. and he still hadn't replied to my text.

-still decided to go on the date to give him a chance. After the date, I made a joke about him using the petrol money I snuck him for our next date and he told me he'd (quote here) "buy me a side order". It was done and dusted at that point. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a materialistic woman and I didn't want him to say he'd pay for my meal. It's just that the whole comment is just bizarre. For me, if you liked someone you wouldn't say you'll buy them a side order. I read it and I was like what? I told my guy mates and they were all like ?????

I fizzled it out. Mutual friend told me about 5 months later that he's bitter about it so yeah.

It sounds like you have given him the ick.

 

[Likkleone]

He was a nice guy tbf, just clueless I think?

-He would say really cringe tit all the time like, he was on holiday with his mates so I asked how he was feeling after a night out and he was like "well a lot of pints were drunk last night... if you know what I mean" and I was like???? what are you 50. Just say you're hungover.

-He used the word "patta" when describing the teasing he got of his mates. (that one still makes my womb shrivel no joke.)

For context, we had a mutual friend but we'd never met so we'd been speaking for 4 weeks before he asked me out on a date (hindsight: that should have told me everything I needed to know but there you go).
-So a few days before the date we'd arranged, I see him on a night out. Didn't come over to speak to me. Didn't even wave. Flat out ignored me. Saw him later on, his friend ( who I know but not the mutual friend that set us up) came over to speak to me so that we could be introduced. That whole thing really put me off him. I want a man, not a school boy who has to have his friend come over to introduce him!

-Same night out, he was stood the other side of the bar on his phone... however, in a previous text conversation he'd told me that he's never on his phone with his friends (fair enough). Picture my surprise when I see him on a night out. with his friends. on his phone. for a whole hour. while I'm sat the other side of the bar. and he still hadn't replied to my text.

-still decided to go on the date to give him a chance. After the date, I made a joke about him using the petrol money I snuck him for our next date and he told me he'd (quote here) "buy me a side order". It was done and dusted at that point. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a materialistic woman and I didn't want him to say he'd pay for my meal. It's just that the whole comment is just bizarre. For me, if you liked someone you wouldn't say you'll buy them a side order. I read it and I was like what? I told my guy mates and they were all like ?????

I fizzled it out. Mutual friend told me about 5 months later that he's bitter about it so yeah.

You gave him petrol money on a date?

 

[birdiefly246]

You gave him petrol money on a date?

In his defence, he refused to take it, but being the 21st century woman that I am I snuck it in his car and told him later.

 

[CheshireLove]

In his defence, he refused to take it, but being the 21st century woman that I am I snuck it in his car and told him later.

We show up, we dress nice, we entertain these men and humour them, the least he can do is pay his own petrol! ESPECIALLY if he gives you the ick.

 

[birdiefly246]

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We show up, we dress nice, we entertain these men and humour them, the least he can do is pay his own petrol! ESPECIALLY if he gives you the ick.

Tbf we went mountain climbing so he wasn’t exactly dealing lavish made up woman! I wish I hadn’t given it now given that he later on said he’d use it to buy me a side order lmao

 

[PrincessCharming]

I had a boyfriend who used to use a sing song voice when ordering food in a restaurant. Also he’d read out the whole menu description. So instead of “fish and chips, please” like a normal human being he’d sing “I’ll have the freshly caught North Sea haddock served with triple cooked skin on chips, and seasonal vegetablessssss” note the big flourish at the end.

CRINGE

He also had ginger hairy hands.

 

[Facehugger]

Tbf we went mountain climbing so he wasn’t exactly dealing lavish made up woman! I wish I hadn’t given it now given that he later on said he’d use it to buy me a side order lmao

I've lurked on this thread and some of the things on here have me in stitches!

Sorry, I've just got to ask: so, after offering petrol money & him saying no, how much did you insist on giving him anyway? If the climbing centre was 100 miles away and you chucked a fiver in the cup holder of his Corsa, I reckon he was just having a laugh saying he'd buy you a side order!

 

[birdiefly246]

I've lurked on this thread and some of the things on here have me in stitches!

Sorry, I've just got to ask: so, after offering petrol money & him saying no, how much did you insist on giving him anyway? If the climbing centre was 100 miles away and you chucked a fiver in the cup holder of his Corsa, I reckon he was just having a laugh saying he'd buy you a side order!

so the mountain is about a 25 minute drive and I gave him £10. I didn’t offer face to face as he’d already told me no via text so I just snuck it into the sidedoor And text him later on saying it was there. I initially thought maybe it was a joke but the way it was typed wasn’t jokey if that makes sense

 

[Facehugger]

so the mountain is about a 25 minute drive and I gave him £10. I didn’t offer face to face as he’d already told me no via text so I just snuck it into the sidedoor And text him later on saying it was there. I initially thought maybe it was a joke but the way it was typed wasn’t jokey if that makes sense

Bless you. And folks can read messages in lots of ways, honestly, I'd have thought he was having a joke, but there again I'm older so a lot of these 'ick' things just make me laugh to be fair

 

[birdiefly246]

Bless you. And folks can read messages in lots of ways, honestly, I'd have thought he was having a joke, but there again I'm older so a lot of these 'ick' things just make me laugh to be fair

can I just add for some context, we’d not had a single joke the whole 3 hours we climbed the mountain for or in any of the texts. He had 0 banter at all. That’s why I read it as serious cause he wasn’t a fun jokey person anyway. If one of my mates had said that I’d be howling but the no banter compared with our zero chemistry made me read it like he was being serious. He literally said “yeah I’ll buy you a side order or something.” No emoji even. It was weird

 

[Facehugger]

can I just add for some context, we’d not had a single joke the whole 3 hours we climbed the mountain for or in any of the texts. He had 0 banter at all. That’s why I read it as serious cause he wasn’t a fun jokey person anyway. If one of my mates had said that I’d be howling but the no banter compared with our zero chemistry made me read it like he was being serious. He literally said “yeah I’ll buy you a side order or something.” No emoji even. It was weird

Well, anybody who takes a lady climbing in a first date has got to be strange really, it's not exactly normal or romantic is it! Bless you x

 

[Flumperooni]

Omg and, I know this is petty, but, when he wears y-front/briefs instead of boxers.

Boxers give me the ick I cannot stand them. Even worse when they are the loose ones. What is the point in them?

 

[ComeForTheX StayForTheY]

Men who wear pinky rings

@birdiefly246 - should have got rid after "patta" trust your instincts! Also not having the balls to go over to say hi to you?! NEXT.