Physically, she was everything I wanted in woman. Yet her thick Russian accent and her choice of words were holding her back from being a perfect “10.” One evening, we cuddled on the bed and watched TV when I noticed her large hoop earnings. I told her how nice they looked and she immediately responded, “I will make you jump through hoops for me,” in that thick Russian accent. Those words, along with her strong accent, turned me off instantly. Her gorgeous looks couldn’t save her.

—George

Aftermath: Two days after the comment she became the first and only girl I broke up with via text message.

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A girl picked me up for a date and as she started riffling through her CDs to put some music in, I noticed that all she had was Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, *NSYNC and 98 Degrees. And she was 34.

—Michael

Aftermath: There was no second date.

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I asked to borrow his computer. His bookmarks tab was open and one of the pages he had bookmarked was “Chicks with Dicks.”

—Lindsey

Aftermath: Our 6-month “open” relationship ended about a month after this. He was a very sweet guy, but not for me.

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I woke up, looked at my partner sitting on the edge of the bed and realized that I absolutely detested the shape of his head.

—Narie

Aftermath: It only lasted 3 months after that.

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I knew it was over when a year-and-a-half into one of my relationships, he told me he failed Spanish class (in college). He was telling me at a moment when he just wanted to share his feelings, he was sad, and I realized that it so turned me off, this utter lack of effort or motivation.

—Carol

Aftermath: Of course, I look back and realize how awful I am to men, so unforgiving, without empathy, and I wonder why men date me at all.

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