22 Moments When People Realized Their Partner's Weren't the Brightest of the Bunch

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elina lee
May 5, 2023 1:00 PM EDT

If there's one thing about dating - it's a rollercoaster of emotions. You have highs, you have lows, and the occasional upside-down loops. Sure, this emotional ride may sound scary and intimidating to anyone, but if you have the right person by your side - all of it becomes worth it. 

We know, easier said than done. When dating someone, we like to think that we know everything about them. About their preferences, hobbies, their past for crying out loud, and everything in between. But let's be real, do pizza toppings and favorite colors really determine the type of person someone is? 

Because if there's one thing about people - it's they're full of surprises. One day your partner is sweet, and caring, and you think to yourself, 'This, this is the one! This will be the man I marry and bear children to'.  But then he turns around and does something so silly and… off-putting like proudly stating that he's never read a book which makes a girlie wonder… maybe he's not the one after all… maybe 'the one' is a little brighter… maybe just maybe 

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    Font - danknadoflex. 6 hr. ago When I overheard her complaining I was "too worried about money" after she financed a 30k car with an insane interest rate while making $15 an hour. 4 Reply Share 1.9k
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    What was she thinking?!

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    Font - overmonk 6 hr. ago My wife would bring stuff home that said "refrigerate after opening," open it, and put it in the refrigerator. 12.8k Reply Share
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    Okay, but this guy's wife sounds hella wholesome so we'll give it a pass… only this time though

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    Font - seanm31098 hr. ago Pre-heats the microwave 28.0k Reply Share
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    Font - megasmash 6 hr. ago My GF told me that instead of setting the microwave timer to the time needed, her ex would just input the max time and wait. He forgot, more than once. 4 1.9k BÇ Reply Share
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    Font - SassyAshlie 7 hr. ago When kids egged his car and he thought the best way to get the egg off was to use steel wool. 4 12.3k Reply Share
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    Font - Usr_1158 hr. ago The night I said that I thought I smelled gas, and they grabbed a lighter and struck it without hesitation. 4 20.9k Reply Reply Share
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    Font - alphalegend91.5 hr. ago She didn't understand that you actually have to pay what you spent on credit cards. Like the credit amount she had was supposed to be her monthly limit that just resets each month 4 2.9k Reply Share
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    Font - GreasyBud 6 hr. ago She refused to pay taxes, have a bank account, or pay for public transit. she told me "i change my name every few years so they cant find me".
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    Font - like, shed go to the government and change her name. legally. so the government couldn't find her. we broke up for other reasons, but this was the first red flag. T20.3k Reply Share
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    Font - VagrancyHD. 6 hr. ago "Where does the sun go at night?" I was dumbfounded. 4 8.5k Reply Share
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    Font - alixnkxng We were talking about dinosaurs and he was ● 11.3k 7 hr. ago shocked to hear they were real. Then he proceeded to ask me if they really breathed fire. He thought dinosaurs and dragons were the same thing. Reply Share
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    Font - Doctor Wafle 5 hr. ago Stacking cups... In the dishwasher 1.4k Reply
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    Font - MenudoMenudo · 6 hr. ago She didn't know that yogurt and pudding were not the same thing. She thought it was like how the British call fries "chips". She had been eating pudding and granola for breakfast for months and congratulating herself for being so healthy.
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    Font - She also baked baby Jesus a birthday cake on Christmas, lit a candle and took it outside. When the wind blew the candle out, she was convinced it Jesus that blew it out. 12.0k Reply Share
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    Font - Flimsy_Reaction_5535. 6 hr. ago When she told me she was a flat-earth person. 4 2.2k Reply Share
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    Font - QueenC7 9 hr. ago He could not find our country on Europe's map. The countries were written in bold, and the capitals too. 4 4.4k Reply Share
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    Font - pengu1n11 7 hr. ago When she asked me "Have you ever had your hair set on fire"? and then lit my hair on fire. We done ↑ ✩ 5.4k Reply Share
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    Font - Captain MilkFart. 6 hr. ago The intrusive thoughts won that day 3.6k ↓ Reply
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    Font - mthw704 7 hr. ago My ex-wife. The doctor said her test came back positive & she said "does that mean I'm not pregnant?" I knew at that moment I was in for a long ride. 3.8k Reply Share
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    Font - YaBoyfriendKeefa - 6 hr. ago When my ex asked me where they grew spaghetti. 4 936 Reply Share
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    Font - Binder_of_chains Italy, obviously
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    Font - Unlucky-Limit7968 7 hr. ago ● Doing a "fun fact about me" icebreaker in a group and his was I've never read a book. 3.4k Reply Share
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