A friend of mine called the other day questioning wether she should go out on a second date with this new guy. “He’s really nice, super funny, smart, successful and handsome.” “So what’s the problem?” I ask. “He’s got manboobs.” “Oh shit,” I respond. “I hear ya, man.” “Any guy who’s got bigger boobs than me, definitely a dealbreaker,”she finalized after three hours of phone analysis and consultation (I should start charging.) My friend’s situation did get me thinking though about what it is that would cause us to end a relationship, start a new one from moving forward or simply say “no” to a second date. Another friend of mine (actually it’s the same girl, but I don’t want to exploit her – it’s tough dating in LA) had the reverse situation where the guy cancelled a third date because he had a plethora of unidentifiable bug bites all over his torso and didn’t want to freak her out. “Smart guy,” I said. “Let’s just hope those bites don’t continue further South.” Comparing my own sordid dating past to that of my girlfriends, I started to wonder, what’s my dating dealbreaker? After running through my head all the bad dates and rough starts to relationships I’ve had over the years, I have to admit, it’s definitely, without a doubt, hands down… fish lips. You know, the guy that can’t kiss for shit. He either tries too hard or not hard enough, and you’re left at the end of the night thinking, “What the hell was that?” Guys! Listen up! Girls, and I mean all girls, like a guy who’s a good kisser. Period. We love long make-out sessions and just the right amount of tongue, not too much, not too little, just the right amount. I can’t believe that it is that hard for some guys (ok a lot of guys) to get it right. They should have a class in 8th grade where they pull you out from Social Studies and teach guys how to kiss not just right, but good, real good. A good kisser makes up for a lot of other things that maybe aren’t so great, and a bad kisser…definitely a deal breaker, at least for me. So what’s your thing that you absolutely can’t handle when it comes to finding new love? I understand there’s a lot more important criteria, like being a good person, intelligence, compassion, all that stuff. But what’s the one thing aside from all that, that just really gets your goat? Think about it, there is something that will prevent you from taking his phone call or responding to his midnight text message. Be honest with yourself and tell me the truth…those yellow toenails really got to you didn’t they.
