When two people are trying to hit it off, everything kind of… depends. If they operate on different frequencies, small habits and weird personal quirks can quickly reduce attraction to cringe.
TikTok user Samantha Ouellette recently asked everyone to share their biggest turn offs — or “icks,” as some call them now — and the examples she received range from obsessing over money to idolizing questionable characters, reminding us that if it’s not meant to be, it’s not meant to be. At least these folks found out sooner rather than later.
Being mean to my cat
Courtney McGrath , Ludovic Delot/Pexels Report
I lost our baby due to a miscarriage. I told him. He said oh I’m sorry and kept playing PlayStation. He was in his 30s and we were married with a child already. Now I’m happily divorced.
BHH1103 Report
he swerved to try and hit a groundhog instead of trying to avoid
tiffanyloccisano , JESHOOTS.com/Pexels Report
Came over to my house for the first time and actually yelled at my dog when it barked… like who is you
Madie 🫐 , Kelly/Pexels Report
This might sound wierd but he was mean to my childhood stuffed animal- like punching it and kicking it around my room. Lost feelings right there and told him to leave.
🖤𝕯𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖆🖤 , Nothing Ahead/Pexels Report
we were eating in his car, asked if I was done & I said yes & proceeded to throw all the trash outside the car window 😭
luvash_ Report
He went out his way to try to end a grasshopper that wasn’t bothering him 🚩
Its_bri_notbre , Venkata Sai Goutham Vaddi/Pexels Report
He was an Andrew Tate follower
Shelbs Report
He said “your best friend has eyes on me, seems like you have competition” i ended it right away
Shadow , Timur Weber/Pexels Report
he would send me pictures of models he followed on insta and said he wished I looked like that
Nessa , August de Richelieu/Pexels Report
He wanted to take control of my finances. all of them.
Jamie ☆ Agnostic ☆🇨🇦 Report
He told me I’m high maintenance when it was 95 degrees out and I wanted water which was like a dollar
lily , Gallus Valdes/Pexels Report
He was rude to our waitress and didn’t tip. I went back and tipped her and apologized for his behaviour. That was our first and last date.
Junipers0 Report
I am a home health CNA and I said that I cook and clean for my patients and he said, “so everything a typical woman should do.” Bye bye
mckayla ely Report
he sent me $20 and said you never had a real man that’ll send you money. mind u he was paying me back…
🧑🏽🦲 , Viktoria Slowikowska/Pexels Report
A few years after my mom died I was having a really bad day were grief was overwhelming. I told my husband “I miss my mom so bad”. He responded, “I miss mine too”. She lived 25 mins away. I’m now happily divorced.
LilGhosty Report
He dated me for 5 years but didn’t come to my mom’s funeral.
Badison🪽 , cottonbro studio/Pexels Report
He ate chicken wings and then touched my hair with his fingers
Ur favorite older sister , Israel Albornoz/Pexels Report
he put gum behind his ear to chew it later 🙂
:) , cottonbro studio/Pexels Report
He said it was gross I had to give myself an insulin shot… I’m type one 🧍♀️
Corpa :) Report
She chewed with her mouth open. I’m sorry, I literally can’t 💔
theonlysshua , Andres Ayrton/Pexels Report
Said “A degree is just a piece of paper” right before my masters program graduation
Jannat 🍉 Report
he told me MY body “belongs” to HIM…
your mom’s #1 lover Report
He said “you know how many people want me”🫡
Izzy✨️ , Alena Darmel/Pexels Report
He told me his mom was coming over shortly to do his laundry
Christine Report
He opened my fridge on his own accord without asking and started to critique my fridge organisation then started to critique my parking, my clothes, my dishwasher staking ability
travel_is_beauty Report
Wouldn’t accept the answer “no”
Destiny Report
He brought his mom on the date twice and was 30 years old.
Charlotte Report
Asked me if I would ever get the same haircut as his mom.
Trin 🐝 Report
he told me he has never finished reading a book in his life.. he was 32. haven’t seen him since.
tay🌸 Report
“Our options are to either get engaged and married asap or breakup” absolutely not sir (I was 18 yrs old)
Katie Bellon Report
Had a full back tattoo of himself as a gladiator.
Lau 🦇 , Fatih Doğrul/Pexels Report
he ate an entire tub of tiramisu i’d made for my friends when i told him to take ONE portion 😭
a ✰ , MART PRODUCTION/Pexels Report
He didn’t wake up in time for a job interview.
Maria🐚 , Ron Lach/Pexels Report
I was blonde at the time, he said “you shoULD go back to brunette like my mum, you’d look hotter” BOY BYE
E , Gustavo Fring/Pexels Report
He kept comparing me to his ex
Milly Espinoza , cottonbro studio/Pexels Report
Making baby noises when he wanted to cuddle 😂😂😭😭😭
usual_suspect101 Report
He only washed his hair once a month and would ask me to do it for him when he would come over because he just “didn’t know how”
ZEN Report
My ex used to wipe his teeth with his shirt because he forgot to brush his teeth every day
court , Polina Zimmerman/Pexels Report
pumping my own gas at 9 months pregnant while he sat in the passenger seat on his phone (:
notanaturalredhead , RDNE Stock project/Pexels Report
Anytime he’d mention my apartment he’d say as “ours”.
keriakills Report
Tried to control what I posted online, while simultaneously liking photos of women doing the same thing I was doing
Krisrunnintina Report
His mom came in his room to clean it. He’s 24.
E. Report
he said working part time was too stressful for him.
user29817774991 , Nataliya Vaitkevich/Pexels Report
He told me he didn’t wash his hands after he took a poo, because it was “not like he got anything on his hands”
Rei , RDNE Stock project/Pexels Report
Told me he was “so happy to finally be dating someone in his league” because “all his other past crushes were above him”
Misty Report
when they try to correct you but they’re wrong and won’t let you explain why because they’re convinced YOU’RE wrong.
🍒 Report
He said “pweaseeeee” and put his hands like this 🙏. Never felt instant, primal rage like that before
Jordan Report
he missed his doctors appointment because i didn’t remind him
Jasmine Report
When he drives fast, impatient, and recklessly.
Lini Ameen , Kaique Rocha/Pexels Report
his mom would come over every week and clean his house and do all his laundry while he gamed, before she left she’d leave a note saying how much she loved him and kiss it with LIPSTICK, he’s 26
taylorserenityyy Report
“Rule number one, stay off your phone” LIKE YES ABSOLUTELY! But who are YOUUUU to tell me what I can and can not do??? Mind you this was the very FIRST day we went on a “date”
Alex Cantrell Report
called me “expensive” when I ordered a mixed drink…. never ran away so fast!
Rachael Camargo , Antoni Shkraba Studio/Pexels Report
Casually kept saying “wyd” every 5 freaking minutes
kayjay🦘 Report
Him telling me to lower my voice when I was just telling him about something I was passionate about.
Sissyjanerocks Report
When they send a sad face when I don’t respond right away, biggest ick everrr for me
Raven Report
he tries to act “tough” in front of his friends
haleynicolec16 Report
Spelled beautiful as “beutifal”
sarahthresher22 , cottonbro studio/Pexels Report
he said he would never have indoor animals. broke up that night 😅
Tahana Report
Told me loved me after two days of dating BYE
willowdalee Report
“I know you miss me” I never did, the audacity was too much.
Lxa Report
Long nails
Gia DiRe Report
my fat golden retriever we lovingly called a potato passed away, and the very next day he said he was now a baked potato because he got cremated.
Mads , Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels Report
not knowing how to hold a conversation.
pamayle423 , ANTONI SHKRABA production/Pexels Report
His Lock Screen was a picture of himself
Grace Oddo Report
he didn’t remember things i told him over and over again
grace_waldinger9 Report
it was like 3pm i was fully at work and he texted me “goodmorning i just woke up” he had been playing video games all night. instantly blocked
ilana :) , Alex Green/Pexels Report
Avoidant attachment style 😒
~Shasta’s Life~ Report
spelled “cough” like “colph” and he was in his mid twenties.
chellybean Report
Walk into his room and he has 8 Spider-Man posters and a Spider-Man bed spread
Electrified Lettuce Report
he did the duke dennis hug not even a week into talking.
🌸 Report
Didn’t know the different between accept and except
MiQue Report
Stood outside his car for 5 minutes while he tried to parallel park.
Nicole🪐 Report
When he told me I paid for dinner last night you pay for breakfast today
Hannah Report
imagine him chasing after a ping pong ball during a game and not being able to pick it up
kenzie , Magda Ehlers/Pexels Report
a guy saying “hehe” in a message
Tippy_Pee 🇭🇲 Report
Went into a store and tried on a fedora - he was being serious.
Jaime sharp Report
Drove a PT Cruiser! 😳
Michelle Efferson Haley Report
When he made me pay for dinner
xokris0 Report
he asked for split bills on the first date🙃
Rinnn Report
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