Deal Or No Deal

[Deborah]

Soooo, there I was, sitting with my girlfriends, discussing the sort of qualities my next partner will possess. As you do.

Despite this being a purely hypothetical proposition, the real names of potential suitors were brought to the table, to which I stated various objections such as "not until he gives up smoking", or "perhaps after he's moved out of his parents house and supported himself for a while", or "I no longer date drug dealers". These aren't preferences that I'd endure with a little exasperation, these are deal-breakers. (I have one or two others, but there's no point in me listing them, since I'm not in the dating pool right now).

A quick perusal of PSB members revealed this random sample of other deal-breakers (in no particular order, since these are other peoples preferences and not necessarily mine):
* Rides a motorcycle
* Waxes or shaves
* Doesn't piss in the shower
* Has a pulse, apart from that I'll root pretty much anything
* Must like cats/dogs/snakes
* Is willing to wait until marraige
* Is willing to put out soonish
* Can't be a vegan
etc, etc.

[Spartacus]

Children. Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em.

[darth lefty]

* Rides a motorcycle
* Waxes or shaves
* Doesn't piss in the shower
* Has a pulse, apart from that I'll root pretty much anything
* Must like cats/dogs/snakes
* Is willing to wait until marraige
* Is willing to put out soonish
* Can't be a vegan
etc, etc.

So... not pissing in the shower is a deal breaker now?

[The Saint]

deal-breaker:

* Has a pulse

Gross

[Xuaxace]

As if they can know if their partner pisses in the shower .

Nothing wrong with it anyway .

[perdition]

As if they can know if their partner pisses in the shower .

Nothing wrong with it anyway .

what if their partner is in the shower with them?

[Commander Keen]

Wait..
It's a deal breaker that he doesn't piss in the shower, or that he has a pulse?

*edit* Beaten like a step-child

[The Saint]

Xuaxace is all "What? You ... you can do that? That's awesome!"

[Deborah]

These are things you might also leave a current partner over. e.g. when I was married for six years, my husband suddely took up smokng to which I replied "Oh, I don't fucking think so..."

EDIT: In another thread, one PSB member listed pissing in the shower as a no-no, while another said it would be a turn-on (I believe the phrase used was "girl has got to be dirty").

The examples in my list are from other members, I don't necessarily agree with them all.

demands/selection criteria/once bitten, twice shy... call it what you will, I'm not judging you, I'm just interested in what you would bring to the table.

poll added.

[Xuaxace]

what if their partner is in the shower with them?

Who would do that , that would be a deal braker unless they are into golden showers and the sort.

[The Saint]

These are things you might also leave a current partner over. e.g. when I was married for six years, my husband suddely took up smokng

Frankly I'm surprised he held out that long.

[t bone]

When I first got married my wife used to put out and was a good girl
NOW WELL

[thro]

Deal breakers for me would be
- smoker
- iv drug user
- unemployed/unemployable
- not smarter than the average lawn ornament


not to say there aren't other criteria of course - but those are "deal breakers"...

[02keilj]

^WTS
pretty much just them, i need someone who i can have a decent conversation with and who forms their own opinions, not someone who just follows suit of everyone else

[Maxo]

MUST NOT BE

* Devoutly religious (except Buddhists)