Science says: this is the biggest turn-off on a date

Dating is not easy, we all know that. In a sea of ‘Dating Disasters’, dry texters and emotionally unavailable singles it sometimes seems like an impossible task to fish out a suitable dating candidate. So it's very understandable that you occasionally turn a blind eye when you spot a (slight) red flag, otherwise you’ll keep busy. Still, the members of the singles brigade almost unanimously agree on one thing: the biggest turn-off on a date.

A study involving 2000 singles revealed that ‘a bad body odor’ topped the list. 75 percent of the respondents indicated they would not want a second date with someone who does not smell fresh. More than half of the participants revealed that they formed an opinion about their date within a quarter of an hour after the first meeting, and another 50 percent indicated that they would still reject someone who is almost perfect if they locate a turn-off that they cannot overlook. Yes, you read that right: the chance of scoring a second date nowadays is almost smaller than the chance of snagging a Taylor Swift ticket, and we all know what a disaster that has been.

What is good news, however, is that positive traits during dating are more important for forming your date's opinion than negative traits. Singles mainly pay attention to a sense of humor and good hygiene when studying their fresh date and care less about wealth and fashion sense. Not smoking is also becoming an increasingly bigger plus.

Moral of the story: take a shower before you leave the house, prepare some dry jokes, and no one can bother you anymore. Curious about what you especially should not do? Below you can read the official top 50 of turn-offs during a date:

1. Having a bad body odor
2. Having a bad mood
3. Lying
4. Being selfish
5. Having bad breath from cigarettes
6. Having bad breath from food
7. Having no sense of humor
8. Having yellow teeth
9. Having dirty eating habits
10. Having dirty clothes
11. Being rude to service staff
12. No common interests
13. Dirty fingernails
14. Smoke
15. Smelly feet
16. Talking too much about exes
17. Being sexist
18. Using a bad self-tanner
19. Being jealous
20. Being obsessed with money
21. Taking too many selfies
22. Being too frugal
23. Having bad breath from coffee
24. Getting drunk too quickly
25. Referring to oneself in the third person
26. Someone who looks at themselves more than at you
27. Dandruff in the hair
28. Talking about babies/marriage on the first date
29. Someone who doesn’t make you a priority
30. Bad perfume/aftershave
31. Piercings
32. Being late
33. Having an annoying laugh
34. Being insecure
35. Having a nasal voice
36. Having tattoos
37. Bad makeup
38. Friends didn’t like that person
39. Having a bad haircut
40. Having a bad sense of fashion
41. Clearly looking at your body
42. No career ambition
43. Wearing too much perfume/aftershave
44. Big nose
45. Having bad taste in music
46. Still living with parents
47. Ugly shoes
48. Loving bad TV shows
49. Living with roommates
50. Having braces

Source: Her