Feminine hands
Waxes body hair (unless for sport)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No living parents.

I'm sorry but LMAO

Hmmm. At first glance i thought this was an odd requirement. But come to think of it I would have to agree. Looking back - sadly - in my case this would have eliminated a major source of tension between current SO and I, same with exDH. Based on what i have read on DCUM over the years i am not alone.

Anonymous wrote:My unusual deal breaker: must eat meat. Really, I can't deal with any type of restrictive diet beyond ordinary preferences.

I'm married to a vegetarian. He does not complain about me cooking or eating meat. So I don't mind his preference. I have s friend who married then divorced a vegetarian man who would not allow her to cook meat (chicken breast) inside the house. He seriously expected her to take her george Forman grill outside away from the house (like in the driveway) to cook.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:no sandals
graduate degree (preferably terminal)
no kids
no glasses with the bar in the middle
must be able to parallel park
must own home

Is it awful when folks can't park their own cars? If you can't park easily, don't drink it.

*drive

They dress messily and wear bad shoes.
Uneducated.
No common sense or street smarts
Bad mouth and body hygiene.
Spit gathers in their mouths when they speak and foams
Unclean smelling body or clothing
Smacks like Fred Flintstone when chewing
Does not expect me to order first when dining out
Visible dandruff
Short
Hair growing from ears
Dirt under nails
Dirty looking or smelly feet

I could go on. You get the picture.

Anonymous wrote:no sandals
graduate degree (preferably terminal)
no kids
no glasses with the bar in the middle
must be able to parallel park
must own home

Is it awful when folks can't park their own cars? If you can't park easily, don't drink it.

Anonymous wrote:I love all these responses and how some preferences are complete opposites. Like how I couldn't handle a guy with no body hair and another poster preferred it.

As for all the snarky commits of "Wow thats why you are still single!!" Stop being lame. Everyone has their likes and dislikes and sometimes its the tiny annoyance that builds up over time.

I'm 5'6, brunette and have green eyes. I like cats and really cheesy disaster/end of the world movies. If my husband liked tall blonds or flat chested gingers or was a cinema connoisseur he would not have been attracted to me right? There is nothing wrong with having certain tastes and if you say physical attraction shouldn't/doesn't matter you are being naive.

I think I'm the PP you're referring to with the "no body hair." Just to clarify: It's not that I want a hairless man (though if some people do, that's OK for them, too), I was just surprised at (and if I'm being honest, put off by) visible dark ear hair on a 30-something guy who shaves and obviously cares about how he presents himself.

I agree with the rest of your post. I don't think anything much asked for here has been unreasonable, in any one list. Sure, if you added it all together, they might make an unreasonable ideal. But all these lists are not being added together: for some people, pets are obviously a dealbreaker. For others, no pets is a deal breaker. I say that those who know what their gut/visceral reactions are in terms of what they can't deal with (both sexual-attraction-wise and personality-wise) are better off dating than those who don't. Otherwise it's just throwing stuff against a wall hoping something sticks.

There has to be "some" physical attraction to him on my end. He doesn't have to be Channing Tatum (if only!!), but he cannot be someone who repulses me physically.

He needs to be someone who practices good hygiene. that may sound superficial, but I like to be around someone who takes a shower every single day + doesn't smell.

I also like someone who is not missing nor has rotting teeth, no severe acne and is not obese. Plus not too short either.

And he must not have a wimpy or Female-type high pitched voice.

I like a deep voice like a man and someone who acts more manly than womanly.

(After reading all that I just wrote out, I look very shallow, but honestly...I am the most down-to-earth girl you will ever know!!) Really!!~

Dirty nails
Bad breath
Bad natural body smell--as in when sweaty, smells gross--when my dh is sweaty, he smells so good to me--of course, I prefer him clean!

When I was in my 20s, my list was a mile long--ha! Now I'm 50 and married to just the right guy for me for 20 years.

I love all these responses and how some preferences are complete opposites. Like how I couldn't handle a guy with no body hair and another poster preferred it.

As for all the snarky commits of "Wow thats why you are still single!!" Stop being lame. Everyone has their likes and dislikes and sometimes its the tiny annoyance that builds up over time.

I'm 5'6, brunette and have green eyes. I like cats and really cheesy disaster/end of the world movies. If my husband liked tall blonds or flat chested gingers or was a cinema connoisseur he would not have been attracted to me right? There is nothing wrong with having certain tastes and if you say physical attraction shouldn't/doesn't matter you are being naive.