- being overly pushy: if i want to do something, i'll do it. if i don't, it's not going to happen. this applies to everything from sexual situations to hanging out with your friends.
- excessive profanities: it doesn't make you look cool when every other word out of your mouth is an expletive. it makes you look like you don't have a vocabulary.
- alcohol use: you want to have a beer with the guys every now and then? that's fine. go for it. but don't expect me to do the same, and don't expect me to adore you for being able to throw back ten shots without vomiting. what you do on your own time is your own business, but i don't care much for alcohol, and if we've gotten to the point of going out together, you should know this.
- telling me about exes: while it is beneficial to know who you dated in the past and how/why it ended (helping avoid possible awkward situations if i work with/am in a class with/live in the same building as your ex), i don't need to know anything other than that. i don't need comparisons, even if you're going to tell me i'm better in every way. and for the love of god, don't tell me stupid things like how amazing your last girlfriend was in bed. because thank you, that's what i'll be thinking of every time i see her and every time we're about to have sex.
- your phone always being off/dead: i'm not a crazy stalker girlfriend, i promise. but on the off chance that i really need to talk to you, i would appreciate it if your phone was on, and i would appreciate it if you answered.
- bragging about your/your parents money: i am not rich, and neither are my parents. i make no attempts to disguise that fact. you don't need to tell me that your parents give you $500 a month in spending money. i'm going to see you as a spoiled little brat, not because they give you that much money, but because you're bragging about it.
- not liking hugs: understandable if we barely know each other, but once we've gotten closer, i expect you to at least not shy away from affection. jumping back at the first sign of a hug is a sure way to make me dislike you.
- laziness: we all need a day here and there to just lay in bed and watch movies. but when you're in bed past noon on a regular basis, or all you want to do in your free time is play video games, i'm bound to get upset.
- jealousy: seriously, it gets really old really fast when you're jealous of all my male friends. just because i went on a few dates with him a couple years ago, hung out with him while you were working, ended up in a class with him, or we happen to be from the same town does not mean we're sleeping together (or that we have in the past). i don't accuse you of sleeping with your female friends, so get over your jealousy. i'm so ridiculously monogamous and unfailingly awkward that i would not and could not cheat on you even if i were angry enough to shoot you in the testicles.
- a constant need to go out: i'm not talking drinking here. i'm talking about a constant need to see other people. a constant need to invite your friends over in the middle of a date. i don't need to be alone with you all the time. it's nice to bring some other people into the mix when we're both expecting it. but if i think it's going to be a quiet night in and you suddenly spring on me that we're going to a party (that i am not dressed for) or that six of your best friends are coming over (which i am not in the mood for), i will be upset.
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