'He had a tall head': 20+ Hilariously petty reasons daters refused a second date

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
May 11, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

The TV show Seinfeld is famous for offering its viewers trivial things over which to stop dating someone. Jerry cut it off with someone who had "Man Hands," George couldn't quite get over losing a chess game to a girl, and Jerry ended it with a different girl after she expressed fondness for a Dockers commercial he hated. All very petty reasons, but real nonetheless. 

When you're meeting someone for the first time, you're looking for all the potential pink flags that could turn red down the line. You analyze their every little quality, hoping you don't find something you hate. It's a cruel business. But what could be a dump-worthy quirk for one person could be an adorable idiosyncrasy to someone who loves you. But it sure is fun to read what other people got dumped over. It makes you feel better about how petty you are. Read on for some fun micro-dating stories. 

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    r/dating_advice u/LuxLaser 23h Even though you had really liked the other person, what trivial things have you refused a 2nd date over?
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    Let's say you've been chatting for a couple of weeks on a dating app or WhatsApp and decided to meet. You've picked up good vibes so far and really liked the other person. The first date goes really well but one trivial thing they did put you off which led to you losing interest and not meeting again. Something that you'd find relative minor or even funny if it was friend or family. What was that one thing?
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    GWPtheTrilogy1 • 20h Most people aren't answering your question they are posting good reasons for not pursuing a 2nd date. I once refused another date because I found our she was a New England Patriots fan, I just didn't want to deal with her lol
    via u/GWPtheTrilogy1
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    CrazyCat08 • 17h He had a tall head. I knew he was bald and I was fine with that, but most of his online dating pictures were of him wearing a hat or had the top part of his head cropped out. When I saw how tall his dome-piece was, i couldn't look past it ha. He also put on his profile that he was a non-smoker, but then when we met up, his car smelled like smoke so I asked about it. He said he smoked like 4-5 cigarettes a week for stress, but didn't view that as... a smoker? A valid reason for m
    via u/CrazyCat08
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    madbiologist42 • 20h He wore a tank top and had SUPER hairy shoulders. Like the hairs were long and dark and sticking out around the straps. I usually see these type of things as quirks but that full on grossed me out. I told him I wasn't feeling the chemistry like I thought.
    via u/madbiologist42
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    GirlBoss ⚫ 20h This guy on a date recently said, "I purposely make my mom feel bad and then when she cries I console her." I said, "That's really mean." And he said, "No it's not, I make her feel better after." And in that moment I knew being in a relationship with him would be
    via u/GirlB0ss
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    127bratty 17h . He was nice, hot, had things going for him and then he told me he was a huge Justin Bieber fan. Couldn't take him siriously after that.
    via u/127bratty
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    Amoralmushroom ⚫ 23h He said he was planning on getting a face tattoo
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    The-Rev 20h She chewed her dinner with her mouth open. Just like a cow. Didn't have the stomach to go out with her again.
    via u/The-Rev
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    Justwatchinitallgoby ⚫ 22h She talked about how successful she was in her career, and then mentioned that she would never buy me anything. It didn't bother me at first but when I paid for our drinks......I felt that was rather
    via u/Justwatchinitallgoby
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    Disastrous_Rip_4292 • 18h 10 minutes after meeting on a first date, he asked "what's your custody percentage? Because if it's not 50-50 then we will never be able to have in private and I'm not interested." "That's a little presumptuous to think you're ever going to see me naked" Was my response. No second date.
    via u/Disastrous_Rip_4292
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    dorkus23373 • 20h He collected spiders..... to the point he had over 216 species in cages at his house he wanted to show me. No thx. I don't mind spiders, but holy it made me wanna cry in the shower thinking about the literal horde of spiders this man kept
    via u/dorkus23373
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    Disastrous_Rip_4292 • 22h Talking endlessly about a "feral but smokin hot" ex girlfriend that ended 6 years ago. His therapy to try and get over it.
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    deathtoSigrun • 19h Her insecurity over dressing like a tomboy. She asked if I cared at some point, and I told her I dont. Then she asked me 3 more times over the next hour, and I decided I've had enough of this date. Was a really nice date otherwise lol
    via u/deathtoSigrun
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    Cactus2711 • 16h Girl couldn't blend her makeup with her neck skin tone. There were more reasons but that was by far the most trivial
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    S ponchoacademy • 20h Hrmm...a lot of these sound like super major very legitimate reasons, and not trivial at all! Ofc, Ill give mine and someone may say the same thing lol Jeopardy. He said he is home every night by 7p to watch Jeopardy. I was like....every night? What if something comes up...he kinda gave a pained look and said if its very important, like if its my bday, he would miss it. Otherwise...hes home on the couch ready to watch Jeopardy. By 7pm. Sharp. I knew then there would not be
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    Alive_Star9852 • 21h She was 30 minutes late. I suggested we go to a bar and have a drink for a first date. When she finally showed up, she insisted we go to a restaurant instead. Walked across the street to this fancy Greek place and it costs an assload of money. Really nice and polite otherwise, though. I just wasn't feeling it
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    Its RendezookinTime • 17h She was a Boston Bruins fan that came from Boston. I'm a diehard Maple Leafs fan... that plus the Boston Accent made it feel like I was talking to Lois Griffin and I cannot go with hearing that..
    via u/ItsRendezookinTime
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    ShannonS1976 • 17h I quit talking to someone for describing themselves as "a whole lot of fun on a bun" couldn't do it
    via u/ShannonS1976
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    GOOD MORN Kyzock • 16h When she was eating crabs legs, she ate the shells and all. I said to myself no second date for her.
    via u/Kyzock
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    bluep3001 23h He referred to having his kids for the weekend as "daddy daycare". Instant ick.
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    StVirgin ⚫ 20h • Somewhere along a romantic date we stopped, got closer and went for a kiss. I'm a passionate person and it shows when I kiss. He was just gently pecking me. I pulled him closer and showed how I like to kiss (in case he needed encouragement), but he just stood there like facing a slaughter, pecking away. I felt so confused and turned off at the same time, said something about having to catch a bus and left.
    via u/StVirgin

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