What are your no-no's with dating?

Zirconia

Women with sunglasses on in every photo - I only know what half your face looks like!
Have the tagline "carpe diem" - boring!
Have a username ending in "...TheCat", there's loads of these for some reason?

I go on and off tinder and it annoys me when Girls who keep adding me on tinder and then never speak....why bother

Zirconia

Zirconia wrote: »

Women with sunglasses on in every photo - I only know what half your face looks like!
Have the tagline "carpe diem" - boring!
Have a username ending in "...TheCat", there's loads of these for some reason?

probably because they have 4 cats

Grayson

Gabrielle Most Laborer wrote: »

I go on and off tinder and it annoys me when Girls who keep adding me on tinder and then never speak....why bother

That's why I move to bumble. They have to initiate the conversations. Sure there's a few times where they don't and that's annoying but it's still less effort for me.

Although here's an annoyance with bumble. There's no option to change the distance it searches. It keeps showing me women down the west.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Grayson wrote: »

That's why I move to bumble. They have to initiate the conversations. Sure there's a few times where they don't and that's annoying but it's still less effort for me.

Although here's an annoyance with bumble. There's no option to change the distance it searches. It keeps showing me women down the west.

Tinder is a waste of time. Bumble is the absolute bomb though, so easy to get dates.

Grayson

Grayson wrote: »

That's why I move to bumble. They have to initiate the conversations. Sure there's a few times where they don't and that's annoying but it's still less effort for me.

Although here's an annoyance with bumble. There's no option to change the distance it searches. It keeps showing me women down the west.

ya ive gone on that, the distance thing annoys me as I'm in cork and no offence, Id rather match someone in the cork vicinity not ones living say from Galway/Donegal

CrankyHaus

notsoyoungwan wrote: »

‘Looking for my queen/princess’

That's hilariously cringey, do many lads actually say that?

In addition to the stuff mentioned already
Machu Picchu photos were a no no for me when I was on Tinder. Every girl had them and boasted about their love of travel. As if treading the same steps as countless millions of others made them special. I doubt 1 in 10 could tell you the first thing about the Incas.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

CrankyHaus wrote: »

That's hilariously cringey, do many lads actually say that?

In addition to the stuff mentioned already
Machu Picchu photos were a no no for me when I was on Tinder. Every girl had them and boasted about their love of travel. As if treading the same steps as countless millions of others made them special. I doubt 1 in 10 could tell you the first thing about the Incas.

yeah that irks me too! Like you're privileged enough to go on fancy holidays, big f**king deal!

Dial Hard

Hapax Legomenon wrote:

Any positive mention of rugby or 'the' gym Sedated tiger photo

People listing the gym as a hobby. What's that about?

I will admit to being a rugby fan and mentioning it. It's a huge part of my life so if someone is going to find that outputting, best they know from the get-go.

Guys shooting their cuffs seems to be the new stoned tiger.

My personal bugbears:

Wearing sunglasses/a baseball cap in every single photo - everyone is good-looking in sunglasses.

"Willing to say we met in Tesco" - next!

"Any decent women left/on dis?" - bitterest man in the living room.

Pics with babies they're at pains to point out isn't theirs - hedging your bets much there lads?

Pics are all selfies - have they literally not got a single friend or family member to take a photo of them?

Pics are all group shots - no need to waste time trying to figure out which one is the profile owner, it's always the ugliest one.

Pics with celebs - nobody is impressed and you're really just highlighting how nondescript you are.

givyjoe

The 'guess which one is me' profiles
Self described 'foodies'
Hey or hi one word intros on bumble.
The above intro coupled with no info on the bio
Profiles with no pictures, I mean what's the point.
+1 million on the head only pics.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Girls in Leinster jerseys, shudder!

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Oh yeah what's the story with women having pictures with that weirdo Brent Pope?

givyjoe

givyjoe wrote: »

The 'guess which one is me' profiles
Self described 'foodies'
Hey or hi one word intros on bumble.
The above intro coupled with no info on the bio
Profiles with no pictures, I mean what's the point.
+1 million on the head only pics.

Also, every second profile seems to a picture from a swing in the same fcuking venue. Where is this magical must have dating photo swing?!

Ugh, meant to not reply to my own post.

Dial Hard

givyjoe wrote:

Also, every second profile seems to a picture from a swing in the same fcuking venue. Where is this magical must have dating photo swing?!

Sophies. Took over from the giant silver chair in the Wright venue a few years ago.

MarkY91

CrankyHaus wrote: »

That's hilariously cringey, do many lads actually say that?

In addition to the stuff mentioned already
Machu Picchu photos were a no no for me when I was on Tinder. Every girl had them and boasted about their love of travel. As if treading the same steps as countless millions of others made them special. I doubt 1 in 10 could tell you the first thing about the Incas.

I'd rather that than the ones posting photos of their week in magaluf. What's wrong with travelling and posting photos of exotic places? Magaluf etc doesn't count.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

MarkY91 wrote: »

I'd rather that than the ones posting photos of their week in magaluf. What's wrong with travelling and posting photos of exotic places? Magaluf etc doesn't count.

What's wrong with Magaluf?

Tell me how

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich wrote:

What's wrong with Magaluf?

What's wrong with Machu Pichu?

Shock horror. Different people have different opinions.

colm_mcm

steddyeddy wrote: »

Height or weight requirements. I'm not short and I'm in decent shape, but I don't want to date someone who is that shallow.

Thing is that the likes of Tinder and Bumble is pretty much based on looks.


Mine would be:
Rugby jersey
All group photos
Gym pics with snapchat overlaid text
Mad eyebrows
Lots of holiday photos
Motivational/funny pics as profile pics

Anything else is fair game basically.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Tell me how wrote: »

What's wrong with Machu Pichu?

Shock horror. Different people have different opinions.

Shock horror why? Nothing wrong with MP, I think people just see it as kind of "Look how great I am I've been to X" sometimes. Everyone has been everywhere these days so who cares.

Galwayguy35

"No pic no reply" on a profile with no photo of themselves.

Dial Hard

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich wrote:

Girls in Leinster jerseys, shudder!

colm_mcm wrote:

Mine would be: Rugby jersey

Beginning to understand why I'm still single...

Oh well. Perhaps I'll meet a like-minded chap in Bilbao.

*cries into Leinster jersey in the meantime*

notsoyoungwan

CrankyHaus wrote: »

That's hilariously cringey, do many lads actually say that?

More than a few! I saw one profile that took it to an extreme- I’m paraphrasing now but essentially was “missing: my princess and light of my life. Looks like: brunette, dark eyes, big smile. Likes: dancing, intense man, laughing. If found, please contact me”

Pac1Man

Eva Green came up to me once and said: "Pac1Man, I want you now". We kissed passionately and as my hands and eyes started to wander south, I saw the telltale glint of red under her black top and instantly knew it was going to be a wild night.

As calmly as I could with my hands trembling, I began to unbutton her top. I got to the last two buttons but to my horror, that red glint revealed itself to be a Munster jersey.

Cursing my luck once again I sat back and said, "Eva you're a lovely girl but I'm going to say the same thing I said to Scarlett Johansson last week. Rugby jerseys are one of my deal breakers so we're going to have to call it a day".

So rugby jerseys would be my bugbear too.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Well there's so much choice out there with internet dating, and rugby kind of annoys me, so I may as well skip the girls into rugby, that's the beauty of internet dating, and probably it's biggest flaw too, too much choice!

givyjoe

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich wrote: »

Well there's so much choice out there with internet dating, and rugby kind of annoys me, so I may as well skip the girls into rugby, that's the beauty of internet dating, and probably it's biggest flaw too, too much choice!

That's the thing.. no one has any patience.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

givyjoe wrote: »

That's the thing.. no one has any patience.

And I'm the biggest cynic in the world but I met someone recently from Bumble and it just feels so natural and easy for a change. It's so hit and miss though!

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Oh any pictures with repeal the 8th t shirts etc

Lord Glentoran

Trump, 'Irexit' or Love Boat heads. Shrivels me quicker than a cold day off the Donegal coast.

Grayson

Dial Hard wrote: »

Beginning to understand why I'm still single...

Oh well. Perhaps I'll meet a like-minded chap in Bilbao.

*cries into Leinster jersey in the meantime*

When I see a load of rugby photo's I do think "if I date this girl am I going to be doing this every weekend in rugby season"?

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Grayson wrote: »

When I see a load of rugby photo's I do think "if I date this girl am I going to be doing this every weekend in rugby season"?

And the horrible D4 accent goes hand in hand with women who like rugby!

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

There’s a strangely high number of women with pictures on horses and for some reason I swipe past these ones every time

mfceiling

Christ I'm glad I met my missus the good old fashioned way.
I was renting out a room in my apartment in Sydney. She moved in with her mate. After a few too many beers we shifted in a smelly kip of an irish bar at about 4 in the morning then we shared a bag of chips an hour later. The rest is history.
You young people will never know romance like that.

Debtocracy

There are girls online with almost every undesirable trait imaginable and they still get plenty of attention. So I’m not convinced that there’s too many men out there with standards like ‘I’d never date a girl wearing a rugby jersey’, when they don’t even seem to be applying a basic standard of ‘I’d never date a drug using, single mother with borderline personality disorder’

thebull85

at the moment a friend of mine is balls deep in all this internet dating malarkey. Every time you look at him hes either swiping or on pof.

Im convinced its done him serious harm, as when we are on a night out if we're talking to a group of girls he turtles up completley.

He was never like this before he got into the online dating.

I believe online dating can do serious harm to a persons social skills.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Debtocracy wrote: »

There are girls online with almost every undesirable trait imaginable and they still get plenty of attention. So I’m not convinced that there’s too many men out there with standards like ‘I’d never date a girl wearing a rugby jersey’, when they don’t even seem to be applying a basic standard of ‘I’d never date a drug using, single mother with borderline personality disorder’

Some of us are good looking enough to be choosy. Having your sh*t together and no baggage helps too.

If, instead of simply using the word dog, they use the term "d*ggo". :mad::mad:
I have genuinely swiped left solely for that reason and will do so again.

*even typing it rises my blood pressure, hence the asterisk.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Oh another thing I don’t like is endless photos of themselves dressed like Mary Robinson at weddings.

Dial Hard

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich wrote:

And the horrible D4 accent goes hand in hand with women who like rugby!

It really doesn't. I've been going to matches for donkeys years and the stereotypical D4 contingent, both male and female, is miniscule.

Also, what about Connacht/Munster/Ulster fans? Do they all have this "horrible D4 accent?"

Dial Hard

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich wrote:

The funny thing is girl I’m seeing now works with horses for a living, she just didn’t post any equine photos

It's the lairy chick from First Dates, isn't it?

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Dial Hard wrote: »

It really doesn't. I've been going to matches for donkeys years and the stereotypical D4 contingent, both male and female, is miniscule.

Also, what about Connacht/Munster/Ulster fans? Do they all have this "horrible D4 accent?"

Yeah, D4 seems to be all over Ireland, especially with women.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Dial Hard wrote: »

It's the lairy chick from First Dates, isn't it?

I’ve never seen first dates!

Vlad Kelly

I don't like the intentionally obnoxious masquerading as quirky personality type vibe, so those kind of comments usually put me off. Also I only date within my own race and I don't date single mothers. That aside I'm pretty easygoing.

Grayson

Dial Hard wrote: »

It really doesn't. I've been going to matches for donkeys years and the stereotypical D4 contingent, both male and female, is miniscule.

Also, what about Connacht/Munster/Ulster fans? Do they all have this "horrible D4 accent?"

A northside friend of mine started seeing another northsider. Her and all of her friends watch rugby. Now he's in a pub every single weekend During rugby season.

It's not that any of them are bad or anything. They're lovely people. I just don't want to spend my weekends like that.

irishman86

mfceiling wrote: »

Christ I'm glad I met my missus the good old fashioned way.
I was renting out a room in my apartment in Sydney. She moved in with her mate. After a few too many beers we shifted in a smelly kip of an irish bar at about 4 in the morning then we shared a bag of chips an hour later. The rest is history.
You young people will never know romance like that.

Met mine walking to work at 4am in toronto in the winter she was walking to work the other way. Said hello to her after a week meeting in the same spot and the rest is history
*May have been shifting in Irish bar

Dial Hard

Grayson wrote:

A northside friend of mine started seeing another northsider. Her and all of her friends watch rugby. Now he's in a pub every single weekend During rugby season.

If they don't all have horrible D4 accents I'm calling bullsh*t...

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Dial Hard wrote: »

If they don't all have horrible D4 accents I'm calling bullsh*t...

Plenty of D4 accents on the Northside!

Dial Hard

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich wrote:

Plenty of D4 accents on the Northside!

Pretty sure what you're thinking of is the Mid-Atlantic accent and it has nothing to do with D4.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Dial Hard wrote: »

Pretty sure what you're thinking of is the Mid-Atlantic accent and it has nothing to do with D4.

Maybe I am, yeah, I don't actually know anyone from Ballsbridge. Equally as bad though imo.

Tell me how

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich wrote:

Some of us are good looking enough to be choosy. Having your sh*t together and no baggage helps too.

And modest. Don't forget that. Girls love a man who's modest.

Mackerel and Avocado Sandwich

Tell me how wrote: »

And modest. Don't forget that. Girls love a man who's modest.

I've got modesty written all over my chiselled face