by MeddyH This article made possible by a donation to the Writer’s Fund by Black Rabbit Bar.
The deal breaker. Whether you have been dating for one week or one year the definition of a deal breaker varies from person to person. For some, it may be that moment when he/she farted on your first sleepover, others it may be the ultimate intolerance of perpetual halitosis or, according to urban dictionary, “The act of firmly yet romantically…
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1. Getting Lanced: That’s actually a cute photo! Set me up with him.
2. Bad Texter: He got your name wrong — that’s the real dealbreaker. The strange text looks like he kept Siri on for too long.
No comment on the Bed Wetter.
“hi, my girlfriend and I are on the rocks and want to try an open relationship, and want to ‘branch out'” (as she puts her hand on my leg seductively)…….. gross.
A woman texting pics of herself nude while holding her cats. Ew.
the girl you’re “dating” calling you up five times straight in a row only for you to finally answer and find that she is blackout, belligerently drunk and just wanted to say she “missed me.” true story.
Can’t post my real name, real deal breakers with a real dude living in Greenpoint… I don’t know how he managed it, but he would leave rolled “pellets” of toilet paper on the back of the toilet seat after wiping (yes, I’m serious). Also, he pronounce aloe “A-low”, he pronounced the L in salmon & called focaccia bread “Fa-coat-cha bread”. If you think the pronunciation judgement is harsh, go back and read the first deal breaker I listed.