20 Traditional Red Flags that Other People Don’t Mind so Much in Potential Partners

It’s crucial to bear in mind that everyone has different dealbreakers. What one person perceives as a red flag, another might not mind at all. The severity of these red flags can vary – some may be minor and easy to overlook, while others could signal more serious, underlying issues. Here, we explore 20 red flags that might be traditionally seen as dealbreakers, but surprisingly, some people don’t mind them at all.

Not Being Close to Family

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“Someone who isn’t close to their own family. I’m not close with mine, either. I’d actually think it was refreshing to be with someone who understood and felt the same way.”

It took a team of doctors to tell my gf: “You don’t have to maintain a toxic relationship just because they’re your parents. You wouldn’t tolerate their abuse from anyone else, right? So you don’t need to tolerate it from them. You can love them from a distance, and disconnect for the sake of your mental health.”

No Social Media Presence

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“I’ve been told my lack of social media is a major turn-off and a major red flag. But I find a guy that doesn’t have any social media or very little attractive. It’s all about perspective.”

“I think it’s quite the opposite, I realized what a huge red flag is for the other person to be way to active and too dependent on social media.“

Having Very Few Previous Relationships

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“Not having a lot of prior relationships (as an older person). When I met my husband, he was 34 and had had only one serious relationship up until that point which was 15 years prior. We met online, we clicked, we started dating, we got married 2 years later, and are still married 18 years later.”

Clinginess

“I used to hate this until being with my now fiancé. She’s my best friend, I can’t believe I was in such long relationships before where I felt like I needed my “own time”. My time is her time, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Terrible Texter

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“I dated a guy who was like that. At first, I took his lack of communication and short answers as not being interested… when in reality, he simply wasn’t much of a texter. I just accepted that’s how he was. In person he was great.”

Mental Health Issues

“Someone with mental health issues. I basically screened for that when I was dating. Hubby had one depressive episode in his life. Meanwhile, I struggle a lot with it. But just him having the one episode allows him to know somewhat what I go through and be there for me in a way someone who never experienced depression couldn’t.”

Being Needy

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“I’ll take needy over uninterested.”

“Agree. I want to be totally obsessed over”

No Friends

“My girlfriend is the sweetest, kindest, most thoughtful person ever, and her family sucks, and any friends she has have also sucked. It was a red flag she wasn’t close to her family, but the more I’ve been around them, and they all corroborate each other’s stories, I understand why.”

“Sometimes those people who can’t make but desperately want friends are autistic, though. And they get ostracized for being different. Not a good reason to reject someone.”

Having Children from Previous Relationships

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“A woman with a kid. I’m biased though, met my wife when she had a two-year-old girl. Been married ten years this week.”

Healthy Germaphobia

“Think that’s just called being clean.”

Having Friends of The Opposite Sex

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“I don’t understand why people act like it’s a big deal.”

“A lot of people are sexist as hell and think the only reason you’d spend time with someone of the opposite sex is because you’re hoping for more”

Being Territorial/slightly Possessive

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“I’m weird I know. I like what I like, though.”

“It does feel nice with the right amount”

Someone Who Doesn’t Like Dogs/Cats/Pets

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“Some people here would have you believe they’re secret psychopaths or something, but some people just don’t like animals. They could have had a traumatic experience with one while younger or just have a phobia.”

“I have a cat, but I can understand not wanting pets because it requires effort and money and also makes travel more difficult”

Mild Jealousy

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“I think it’s a normal emotion when you have genuine feelings for someone. Of course, there are acceptable and unacceptable ways of dealing with that emotion. So for me, the real red flag is if someone takes it out on me or tries to control me. But in general, I like for my partner to be a little (or even a lot) jealous as long as they can deal with it in a healthy way.”

Living at Home with His Parents

“As long as they aren’t jobless and are actively participating in the household, right now, the renting and housing market is WILD.”

Outspoken

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“Not in a Karen let me speak to the manager kind way, more in I’m not going to be a passive doormat if someone cuts in front of me in line kind of way”

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