Are you "Undateable"?

[Shasta542]

Thanks for the translations, Chuck.  

Alas, there are a couple I still don't understand - #51 and # 52. What does "Bro-Code" and "Moist" mean?  

I wondered about "moist" too, Kerry. I figure it means sweaty or just that kind of nervous dampness some people get. We call it "clammy" in the South. But I don't know if that's what the particular word on the list means.

[Jeff Wrangler]

#65.  Crocs.  Ugly shoes.  I believe they're made of rubber.  They say guys shouldn't wear them.

Crocs should be worn only by little girls aged 5 years and under. ...

[Jeff Wrangler]

So how long is gonna be before someone makes up a list of what makes a woman undateable?

Or is that too misogynistic?

I say, "Sauce for the goose. ..."

My first candidate for that list would be having three or more cats.

Even two seems unnecessarily excessive. ...

[serious crayons]

So how long is gonna be before someone makes up a list of what makes a woman undateable?

Or is that too misogynistic?

I say, "Sauce for the goose. ..."

Actually, I was just thinking I'd like to see a list about women! Yes, if it were written in a douchey way it could be very misogynistic ("Anything smaller than a D-cup" or whatever, but if it were written by imaginative and intelligent people it could be interesting.)

Also, although the list above about men ostensibly represents a woman's POV, I was wondering how men here feel about it. Are those deal breakers?

[Jeff Wrangler]

Also, although the list above about men ostensibly represents a woman's POV, I was wondering how men here feel about it. Are those deal breakers?

I think its a bizarre mixture of the silly and the serious. Some I just don't get--and I don't mean I have no idea what the writer is talking about. For example, I don't get the objection to carrying a cell phone at the waist. Don't they sell holders made just for the purpose of carrying your phone on your belt? 

Some of the items could be deal breakers. I hate sandals--or mandals--PERIOD--so I'd never give a guy wearing sandals with socks a first look, let alone a second. (Yeah, yeah, I'd have to give him a first look, otherwise how would I know he was wearing socks with sandals?  )  And flip-flops? Don't even think of going there. I can't even stand them on women.

(Today is graduation at the University of Pennsylvania. On my way into work this morning I passed a young woman in her cap and gown--and flip-flops.  )

Boxers are dorky. I wanna see basket and butt!    And any man who can't wear briefs is probably undateable because he's overweight, not because of his choice of underwear.

[southendmd]

There's something missing from this list.  The biggest thing that makes many of us "undateable" for women is the fact that we're gay.

I daresay that a list of what would make gay men "undateable" to each other would be even harsher. 

[serious crayons]

There's something missing from this list.  The biggest thing that makes many of us "undateable" for women is the fact that we're gay.

Well, that makes women undateable to you, anyway. I bet there are some women out there who would take gayness over combovers or crocs.

[Jeff Wrangler]

I daresay that a list of what would make gay men "undateable" to each other would be even harsher. 

Oi. You can say that twice and mean it. 

Tell you what, even from a woman's perspective, I've been wondering about something else: "Creepily into Mom" comes close, but what about "Living at home/with Mom/with Parents," perhaps beyond a particular age? Does a woman want to date a guy who is 35 and still lives with his mother?

[Mandy21]

Katherine and Jeff, I agree with ya!  Where IS the list that make women undateable?  How chauvinistic of VH-1 to only focus on the potential faults of the male species, and by association, only on heterosexuals.    I didn't see the series, so maybe Chuck or someone who did can tell us if they even mentioned how restrictive they were being.  AND I was also wondering if gay men viewed these same traits as deal-breakers amongst themselves.

[Jeff Wrangler]

32. Hairy Back, Neck & Nose

Tell you what, I bet anyone who finds a hairy back a turn-off would also be turned off by a man who has his back shaved or waxed.

Talk about a no-win situation. ...