I have been thinking back about guys I've dated and/or been involved with a lot lately - probably comes from all the boy-related posts I've been finding on my Google Reader (thanks everyone, I love them all!). And it occurred to me that I haven't thought about my "list" of red flags for a long while. (Mostly because Sean doesn't have any of them)
Ladies (or guys, too), you know what I'm talking about, yes? Traits or habits of one or more people you've dated that you don't want to see in anyone else, ever again? I know it's bad to generalize, so I wouldn't discount a guy with one. Or two, really. But three of the four? You probably wouldn't have had a chance in hell.
So, here's my list of red flags:
(1) March birthdays.
(2) Excessive video game playing, especially on "social network" games like Everquest or Warcraft.
(3) Small cars.
(4) Military. <-- that one is less of a red flag and more of a yellow light.
Pretty random, right? Of course, there are stories and reasons behind all of these things. I won't go into them now, since this isn't so much of an anonymous blog.
So, am I the only one with this kind of list? Do any of you have red flags like these? What are they?
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"Traits or habits of one or more people you've dated that you don't want to see in anyone else, ever again?" LOL. I am really literally laughing aloud over here, I know EXACTLY what you mean! I remember once someone asked me why I had dated an ex, and my response was, "I dated X because he was everything that Y (the previous x) was not." They thought that was a pretty crappy reason to date someone, but I was referring to the new red flags when I said it. I'd never actually verbalized the "red flag" thought, though, great insight =) I won't write my red flag list, it is so basic and obvious that its almost embarrassing.
i don't have red flags as much as i have gut feeling. i kinda end up knowing something is up intuitively.
I'm not sure I had red flags so much as things I hated. Top of the list? Boys who wear boat shoes (when not on boats). Eiwwww!
I agree with Nilsa about the boat shoes. Also, guys who wear argyle, text things like (k)when you aren't involved (or even when you are), spend a lot of time in chat rooms, are too close to their ex.
Red flags? Brilliant!
I don't think I've ever stopped to think about what my red flags would be...
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