20+ Types of jobs that make their potential dates swipe left: 'Great at their profession, but terrible at relationships'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Mar 20, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

What's the one line of work that would stop you from dating someone? Maybe you know from experience that you'd never date a doctor, since you dated one before and realized they're always stressed and on call. Perhaps you swipe left on an athlete or gym enthusiast, since they spend a lot of time doing food prep and working out each day. Or maybe you'd never date a full-time influencer: a lot of people here are strongly opposed to that. I completely understand that. For lifestyle influencers, any and everything is fair game when it comes to content creation. I often wonder how the people around them feel about being filmed 24/7 while doing mundane things. 

Even videos with the premise of, "Come spend a day with me in this neighborhood!" often seem like they'd be exhausting to film. Instead of spending a weekend day getting coffee and chatting, it seems like some influencers are too focused on performing for their audiences. They'll stop at 6 different coffee shops to try croissants, or take brief videos every few minutes, no matter where they are. Does this get tiresome for those around them? Well, one dude shared their experience dating an influencer, and a simple coffee date turned into an aesthetically pleasing content creation slog. Even though they set everything up to look gorgeous on video, in reality, that person was impolite and easily frustrated by their date. On to the next one!

Check out a bunch of professions that make someone swipe left, from actors to nurses to professional athletes. Then, read about the construction workers who maliciously complied with expensive (but wrong) construction plans: "We followed the plans to the letter, just like you said."

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    via Atikh Bana on Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    "What profession would you never date?"

    Dobby_Club_ Elvis impersonator. Never again.
    via u/Dobby_Club_

    This feels personal.

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    This person had a first-hand account of what a day with a lifestyle influencer was like

    Nosedive888 I went on a few dates with a woman, she wasn't an influencer but she had a few thousand followers. Our third date was meant to be, breakfast at her house and then get a train to anywhere and see where the day takes us. I get to her house and start helping with breakfast which is all freshly squeezed juice, fresh fruit, pastries, cured meats and artisanal breads. We decide to eat in the garden as it's a nice day. She must have spent 20 minutes setting the table, moving everything arou
    via u/Nosedive888
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    We eventually sit down to eat and she's taking a selfie every time she takes a bite/drink of something. We finish our meal and put everything away and start walking to the train station. She begins filming herself telling her "audience" her plans for the day. Stop to redo the clip coz I was just in the sh. We walk and she's filming herself and she droning on and on blah blah blah. She stops again in anger and says we have to go back to the end of the street because a car rudely drove past and ru
    via u/Nosedive888
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    regnarbensin_ There's this big misconception that pilots and flight attendants are always away from home. Because flying is so exhausting (radiation, high altitude, jet lag, etc.) and our primary focus is safety above all else, our schedules revolve around strict rest periods so that we're not burnt out and useless should anything happen.
    via u/regnarbensin_
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    onboard. I get around two weeks off every month at my airline. A lot of seniors (who get their top pick of flights) will work all their hours for the month in as little as seven or eight high credit days and have the rest of the month off. The point is that my partner sees me a lot more now than when I worked on the ground.
    via u/regnarbensin_
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    Bye_for_good Car salesman
    via u/Bye_for_good
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    soup-creature Baker. They have an opposing sleep schedule to mine
    via u/soup-creature
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    via DDP on Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    riversidempls A geographer, they're all over the map.
    via u/riversidempls
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    Minimum_Appear... Truck driver. Can't stand long distance so often
    via u/Minimum_Appearance41
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    purple-nomad Half joking, Architect. I've met enough to grow sick of the self-important attitude.
    via u/purple-nomad
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    Gkelb Teachers. I've dated a few and they were always sick. I'm not a germaphobe but I absolutely hate being sick.
    via u/Gkelb
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    schupfer Real estate agent. I hate salespeople, and I feel like they're the ultimate salesperson
    via u/schupfer
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    via Brock Wegner For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    chippaday Psychologist. (Two prior relationships already) Just because a person has a degree, doesn't mean that they're fit to give advice or analyze others
    via u/chippaday
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    Many have to travel, or they just work late hours

    Xploring TheWorld Musicians
    via u/Xploring TheWorld
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    internet_commie Software engineers. I'm a software engineer. I work with software engineers, and dang, we're just the most boring people out there! Or, more like 'in here' because we work too much!
    via u/internet_commie
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    Sunny1-5 Social influencer. I don't want to be the co-star in someone else's life, much like I won't want the same for another person in my life.
    via u/Sunny1-5
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    I've heard it's the opposite...

    Spin_Critic Chef. I'd be fat af sampling all the tasty dishes they'd be preparing, strictly for quality control purposes.
    via u/Spin_Critic

    Apparently, when you date a chef, you may ask them to make you a gourmet meal, but you're basically asking them to work at home. They probably just want to kick up their feet and toss a TV dinner in the microwave after making food for other people for 14 hours straight…But if you find the right chef for the job, maybe this delicious food sampling goal can be achieved. 

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    MonsieurYeet1 Nurse. Heard too many stories and seen to many nurses cheat.
    via u/MonsieurYeet1
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    Fine-Pattern-8906 Actors
    via u/Fine-Pattern-8906
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    Sensitive_Sea_5586 Doctor. As a general rule, great at their profession but terrible at relationships. Yes, there are exceptions, but not enough.
    via u/Sensitive_Sea_5586
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    ZealousidealShift8... A business owner they spend 24 hours working non-stop
    via u/ZealousidealShift884
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    Total-Associate-71... Professional athlete
    via u/Total-Associate-7132
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    Jankster79 Dental hygienist. Because I have sh teeth and am self concious about it.
    via u/Jankster79
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    Knig... Live Streamer. The record button, the lighting, the bits they do to entertain chat that blod into real life- yeah, I don't think I could handle it lol
    via u/KnigtsOfArgonia

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