Men reveal their biggest relationship turn-offs

A thread has emerged on Reddit of men revealing their biggest dating turn-offs when it comes to being in a relationship. 

The thread, entitled ‘Guys, what do women do that give you the ick?’, has been voted on over 18,700 times, with over 13,500 comments. 

One of the top comments on the thread, which has been voted on by users more than 12,400 times, reads:’One for when you’re in a relationship: When you’re with friends and they become distinctly less pleasant to you than when you’re alone, like making fun of you and making jokes at your expense which they normally would not make. Have had it in more than one relationship. Like… what is that about?.’ 

A second said: ‘This girl said ‘sowwie’ to me trying to be cute, and I instantly lost interest in her.’  

Another commented that their biggest turn-off was ‘Over-the-top solipsism. That whole ‘I don’t perceive it that way, therefore the way you perceive it cannot be valid’ mindset.’

Another revealed their dislike of people who are ‘Loudly empathizing with every cause and group on the planet but treating people in their personal lives like trash.’  

And of course, the common bugbear of ‘Mentioning their ex constantly’ also featured in the biggest turn-offs for men when it comes to relationships. 

‘Denigrating and emasculating men who show emotions. It’s honestly one of the most fucked up things anyone can do to another person’, added one other Reddit user. 

The popular thread comes following a survey by the Pew Research Center of more than 6,000 Americans, which found that 30 percent of the population identified as single.

But when broken down by age group and gender, that number increased to 63 percent among men between the ages of 18 and 29 – a huge 12 percent increase since 2019.

According to the latest US Census Bureau report, the average age a man now gets married is 30, a notable increase from just under 24 back in 1950, while the average age a woman now gets married is 28. 

The survey also found that, while the average US adult was looking for dates and a relationship less often following the pandemic, women accounted for the least interested group.

According to the data, 49 percent of adults were looking for a committed romantic relationship or casual dates in 2019, but that number fell to 42 percent in 2022.

Experts weighing in on the rise of loneliness among young men said that the trend comes amid changing gender roles in America

Men, specifically, made up 61 percent of those looking for love in 2019, and by 2022, only half of men were seeking relationships.

Women, however, only made up 38 percent of the 2019 figure, and in 2022, only 35 percent of women reported that they were looking to date or commit to a relationship.

Experts weighing in on the rise of loneliness among young men said that the trend comes amid changing gender roles in America since the culture revolutions of the 50s and 60s.