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When you are looking for a new partner, you look at different characteristics. Some characteristics are more important than others. You may say that looks count, but if you don’t click, looks don’t mean much either. Or you prefer a healthy lifestyle over an ambitious career. These are the things you look for when you assess someone as a potential partner. But there are also dealbreakers, factors that immediately rule someone out as a potential partner.
According to a recent study published in Personality and Individual Differences , the factors that turn people off the most are “apathetic” and “disgusting.” When these traits are present in someone, they are less interesting as a potential partner for a long-term relationship. But when it comes to short-term relationships, the factors that turn people off the most are “disgusting” and “clingy.”
Now you might be wondering what these traits are exactly. You can probably imagine that when someone is called disgusting, they mean things like poor hygiene and loud eating. Clingy involves things like jealous behavior and wanting too much contact. And apathetic involves a lack of enthusiasm, emotional insensitivity , and similar traits.
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6 Things That Turn People Off The Most
In the study from Charles University in Prague, 49 such dealbreakers were identified and categorized. The researchers then analyzed data from 285 American students (115 men) and found six dealbreakers. The things that most repel people in a potential partner are disgusting, addicted, clingy, promiscuous, apathetic and unmotivated.
- Disgusting behavior
- Addiction
- Clingy behavior
- Debauchery
- Apathy
- Lack of motivation
Want to be a potential partner? Don’t be disgusting and apathetic, the research suggests. But most importantly, don’t be clingy. The research found these traits to be the most repulsive factors. In other words, if you don’t exhibit these six things, you’re already ahead of the game in the dating world .
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The research shows that women, and people who value long-term relationships more and are less interested in casual sex, are less likely to see these dealbreakers as a reason to reject someone as a potential partner. So it’s important to look at both desirable and undesirable qualities in a potential partner.
Ultimately, it is also important to realize that these deal breakers can be different for everyone. Someone who values ​​hygiene is less likely to see a partner who is messy as suitable. It is also good to know that having certain qualities does not mean that you will never find a partner . It is about being aware of what you find important in a partner and what others are looking for in a partner.
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