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Dating Pet Peeves

So, you’ve landed a 1st date and you want to make sure you don’t screw it up? Or, maybe you’ve screwed up a few and don’t know why… well, recently Zoosk did a survey and found the following dating pet peeves:

Women

when my date is smelly (45%)
when my date is “too occupied with a cell phone” (22%)
when my date is running late (13%)
when my date talks about himself too much (5%)
when my date peppers me with questions and treats the date like a job interview (5%)

Men

when my date is “too occupied with a cell phone” (51%)
when my date is smelly (21%)
when my date is running late (10%)
when my date peppers me with questions and treats the date like a job interview (7%)
when my date is wearing too much makeup (7%)

Here are some other pet peeve tips:

When it comes to first date conversation, women don’t care for sexual innuendo while men don’t mind it.
When asked to name their top pet peeve about first date conversation, the majority of women (53%) said it irks them when a date brings sexual innuendo into the discussion.
Only 9% of men, on the other hand, are irked by their date making sexually suggestive comments.
Men say “please shave” and women say “please dress appropriately” to avoid a first date disaster.
When it comes to pet peeves about a date’s physical appearance, men and women agree on the top three things that bother them, but the sexes rank these turn-offs differently.

Men say their top pet peeves about a date’s physical appearance include:

Too much body hair (36%)
Inappropriately dressed (33%)
Crooked teeth (21%)

Women say their top pet peeves about a date’s physical appearance include:

Inappropriately dressed (40%)
Crooked teeth (28%)
Too much body hair (22%)

Apparently, if you have a habit on a woman’s “pet peeve list,” don’t expect a second date. Men are slightly more forgiving.

70% of women say they have declined a second date because the person had a habit on her “pet peeve list” that she just couldn’t stand.

Men are split down the middle. 50% of men say they have declined a second date and 50% have given it another shot if a date had a habit on his “pet peeve list.”

We thing most of these should be pretty obvious, but if you’re continually striking out on 2nd dates or turning a few dates into a relationship, maybe it is worth examining your habits, dating behaviour, and hygiene to make sure you aren’t committing one of these cardinal sins of dating!

Posted by Date Dish on October 20, 2011 02:33 pm