Love & Sex

The 11 biggest turn-offs

Nice guys, are you reading along? If you're looking for our undivided attention and affection, we recommend you take the advice below to heart.

1. Cozy cup of tea

Look, you can definitely drink tea, but just ask for tea. Not for a cup. And definitely not cozy. Because it won't be that.

2. A subscription to Happinez

Men read Voetbal International if they read a magazine at all. Esquire is fine. Quote too. But Happinez? Happinez??

3. Being vegan

Sorry, we like it when you eat consciously and care about animals and the world. And that you don't eat tuna: fine. But a free-range chicken or Wagyu beef, come on, you're a man after all.

3. Manicure

I once had a girlfriend whose partner had his nails done every week. Just a little buffing, he would say. And no, he didn't mean that in a lucky way.

4. Yoga

Okay, I have two friends with men who do yoga. It started because they had back problems, so they had an excuse, and these men are nice enough to afford a yoga hour, but let's be honest: we don't really get that excited about him in downward facing dog.

5. No driver's license

Yeah, come on. Do we have to take the tram then?

6. Can't park

So unsexy.

7. Watching Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden

And being quite well informed about the situation in De Rozenboom.

8. Ordering a skimmed latte with a splash of caramel

Just be a bit careful with the terms ‘splash’, ‘dollop’, and ‘drop’.

9. Giggling

Ever heard a straight man giggle?

10. Old Spice in your bathroom

I mean: you know, right?

11. Extremely tidy

With starched duvet covers, neatly folded tea towels, and a dust-free mirror, we don't like that.

Writing this, I realize it's incredibly good news for you. Enjoy watching football, drinking beer, not cleaning up, and burping; that's how we ultimately prefer to see you.