66 Women Reveal the Unexpected Red Flags That Made Them Rethink Dating Instantly
Dating feels like a never-ending job interview—except instead of suits and resumes, you’re armed with awkward laughs and red flags you didn’t even know existed. Ever found yourself questioning humanity because your date clapped when the plane landed? Or maybe you’ve had to fight the urge to run when someone tried to light a fart on fire. We all have those moments that just make us go, “Nope, next!” Here, you’ll dive into some of the most hilariously cringe-worthy, utterly unserious dating red flags shared by real people—because sometimes, the biggest deal breakers aren’t cheating or lying, but a guy who can’t handle a Tampax commercial or thinks the moon phases are like the weather forecast. Get ready to laugh, sigh, and maybe even cringe a little, as these tales prove that dating can be a wild ride of eye-rolls and face-palms. Think you’ve got a story that tops these? Jump in the comments and spill the tea! LEARN MORE
Dating is like an extended job interview, except both parties are, or at least should be evaluating how good of a match their counterpoint is. The more one does this, the quicker they can identify patterns, for better or worse.
A woman asked “Girls, I need your most unserious dating red flag. Not cheating. Not lying. I’m talking: “He clapped when the plane landed and unfortunately I never looked at him the same,”” and people shared their worst stories. So get comfortable as you read through other folk’s uncomfortable stories, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own ideas in the comments below.
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He tried to cover his ears and his eyes when a Tampax commercial came on the TV, and loudly shouted, “lalalalalalalala” to block the audio. That, right there, was the moment I got the ick.
I gave him a lift to an air show and he spent the whole journey picking his peeling sunburn off his arms. I ended up with a passenger seat full of skin flakes.
He later offered to light one of his farts on fire. So I said I was going to the toilet and drove home without him. He might still be at the air show…
He couldn’t subtract 20 from 300 without his phone and then accused me of lying when I said I was doing the math in my head. I can’t deal with that level of stupidity.
The guy I went on a date with left his trash behind after seeing a movie at the theaters. I commented on it and he told me, “people get paid to pick it up.” Well, that was that. Inconsiderate, entitled jerk.
Met at the restaurant for a wonderful first date, all was going well, but then we said goodbye and he walked out of the restaurant to his cybertruck.
He told me he’d never spend money on a concert, hated the idea of dressing up for Halloween, thought holidays/decorations were stupid, said nice restaurants are a waste of money, and his idea of a great vacation is chillin in the house or roaming his home town. Absolutely no whimsy!
He said I had too much pink leopard print in my home. Never made it to our first date cause I straight away blocked him. We don’t need that negativity in our lives.
After spending a bit of time bonding over our shared love of the game Boggle, he challenged me to a Boggle date.
He was so surprised after losing the first few games and insisted we keep playing. I kept trying to give him an out and move to another activity but still he persisted.
We played over 40 games and he lost EVERY SINGLE ONE. He was so mad when he left. He messaged me the next day to say he didn’t want to see me again which saved me the trouble. Another win for me!
I beat him at every video game we played (in the arcade era) and every time he’d say “You got lucky.”
Guess who did NOT get lucky…
That was a one-and-done date.
When I was 17 a guy I liked came over to my house. My toddler sister had a kiddie pool on the deck and I said, ‘Let’s lounge by the pool.’ He didn’t laugh at my hilarious joke. I knew he wasn’t for me.
Wanted to go camping with me next time I went… After only one date and also after I told him that I go camping to be completely alone and read books.
Went on a first date. He put $30 in ones on the table and told the waitress this was her tip. But every time she made a mistake, he was going to remove a dollar. At the end she had $13 left on a $250 bill. She wasn’t the perfect waitress but she didn’t deserve that. As we left, I handed her $32 (all my cash atp). He tried to snatch it and said he felt disrespected. I called an uber to pick me up. Never went out with him again.
He took me out to dinner on our first date, and when I ordered mozzarella sticks, he asked if I’d prefer a salad because he “likes his women to stay thin.” When I didn’t back off the stix, he joked that he’d just have to strap me to his bumper and I could run it off afterward. A couple decades later, I saw him on social media. When I tell you that man has bigger boobs than me.
He told my family: three things we don’t talk about are my hair, my height or my car.
So my sister said: what about your face?
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