Slightly Strange Turn offs

[only_more_so]

After the relative success of the slightly strange turn ons thread, I thought it might be time to turn the tables. Actually, I think someone posted a message with that idea, so I won't take full credit.

Anyway, last night I went out to grab some dinner and the waitress would have been a real turn on. She had the slightly quirky features I find attractive, she had a scent that was lingering and distracting... Anyway, the turnoff? She had a bruise on her arm. It was about an inch across and slightly oblong. I have seen similar bruises before and everytime it was a turnoff. I guess I always picture someone grabbing the girls arm hard enough that the thumb leaves a bruise on the outside of her arm.

Anyone have any others? And remember it is slightly strange, I think most people are turned off by bad breath, body odor, etc. (If not there is a slightly strange turn on thread waiting for you).

 

[EJFan]

i'm a guy... referring to women here. and, yes, i know this is going to sound like i'm being judgmental but i don't think there's any way to respond to this without seeming judgmental and superficial.

one thing that i absolutely can't stand is stubble. another is stupidity. show me a stupid, hairy woman and i'll show you someone i absolutely WILL NOT be interested in in any way.

 

[Eilan]

one thing that i absolutely can't stand is stubble. another is stupidity. show me a stupid, hairy woman and i'll show you someone i absolutely WILL NOT be interested in in any way.

Are you referring to leg and underarm stubble? Face stubble? Genital stubble? All of the above?

I'm not a fan of facial hair (on man or women), but I particularly dislike it when men have mustaches that are so sparse that it looks like they've been eating a shit sandwich.

 

[Denae]

Any man who is attracted to Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears, or Paris Hilton instantly goes down to the bottom of my pegboard.

On the physical side of things: a tongue in my ear does nothing for me.

 

[only_more_so]

Any man who is attracted to Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears, or Paris Hilton instantly goes down to the bottom of my pegboard.

What about Pam before the first boob job? I don't like Britney or Paris, but I am a bit of a closet Jessica Simpson fan.

 

[sunandshadow]

On the physical side of things: a tongue in my ear does nothing for me.

Oh yeah I _hate_ that. *shudder*

Turn-offs for me are mustaches and hair less than an inch long; both make me think the person will have a personality such that I wouldn't even want to be friends with them, much less screw them. From the short hair I expect a stoic over-testosteroned traditional male personality and from the mustache I expect a greasy greedy superficial scam-artist personality.

 

[EJFan]

Are you referring to leg and underarm stubble? Face stubble? Genital stubble? All of the above?

all of the above... with the added note that a woman with face stubble is just... ewww... i don't even wanna go there.

i'm not hung up on a shaved or trimmed pussy but if you're gonna do it, maintain it. so the genital stubble thing is a definite no-no in my book to. i'd rather it was just hairy than stubbly. if i had my way, however, it'd be a well maintained trim/shave.

 

[LadyJeanne]

Guys with the limp handshakes. Sorry, but if they can't manage a good handshake, I always think they couldn't possibly be able to handle me.

 

[EJFan]

Guys with the limp handshakes. Sorry, but if they can't manage a good handshake, I always think they couldn't possibly be able to handle me.

oddly enough, this is making my hand shake.

 

[LadyJeanne]

oddly enough, this is making my hand shake.

It's funny, but I remember the great handshakes. My SO and I met years and years ago, but I still remember shaking his hand through the passenger window of a Ford Bronco. That memory even ended up in my poem: Kaleidoscope Trip

 

[Chicklet]

i think nail-biting is quite a turn-off, personally.

 

[Lappdog]

One of the biggest turn-offs to me is women who cuss. I can't stand to hear F-bombs and other swear words comming from a lady. Mind you, I am NOT talking about sweet-dirty-somethings said during sex - that's a different matter.

Lapp

 

[eudaemonia]

One of the biggest turn-offs to me is women who cuss. I can't stand to hear F-bombs and other swear words comming from a lady. Mind you, I am NOT talking about sweet-dirty-somethings said during sex - that's a different matter.

MOst interesting! I lob F-bombs all the time in everyday chatter, but I *hate* it in bed. Absolutely turns me to ice when said in the bedroom. Feh ...

 

[midwestyankee]

One of the biggest turn-offs to me is women who cuss. I can't stand to hear F-bombs and other swear words comming from a lady. Mind you, I am NOT talking about sweet-dirty-somethings said during sex - that's a different matter.

Lapp

For me, the turn-off comes in the unnatural use of language. I know plenty of women who are comfortable tossing out an f-bomb occasionally so I'm sure it would sound quite natural and, given the setting, possibly quite a turn on if I heard them use the word in bed. On the other hand, I can't imagine anything but a withering response if I were to hear a woman use such language when it was clearly not in her usual style. Such out-of-the-ordinary usage sticks out like a "y'all" at a meeting of the Boston branch of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

 

[anyotherman]

strange turn-offs

I guess this is more like perosnality stuff than physical, but here are the turn-offs... if i find the smell of WD-40 a turn-on so these are miniscule as well:

1) person who votes president only for his personality
2) person who walk on ball of foot rather than even stride
3) women who haven't had a haircut and the hair is scraggly and uneven
4) the farah faucet "flip" hairdo
5) men wearing those 70's running shorts
6) sweatbands
7) person who drinks bad beer (Bud, Coors, etc) unless you are in college and it is the only thing you can afford
8) Guy who talks about wanting to get a house and plan for future as a "line" to try to get you in bed
9) Very stylized fingernail polish on women (with jewels, etc.)
10) Gold teeth (i would say metal, but i dated someone hot who had stainless steel east-german installed teeth)
11) mullets (unless nobody would ever find out you slept with em)
12) overly aggressive handshake
13) doesn't tip at restaurant
14) can't calculate the tip in their head
15) gold chains
16) tiva sandals and ponytails (or i'd have to become a member of www.orderoftheserpentine.com)
17) women that have cutesy bank checks, like puppies or some awful sickengly sweet personalization
18) a wallet too stuffed with receipts
19) pantyhose on top of tattoos
20) braless and sagging
21) gold rimmed glasses
22) litters
23) doesn't recycle
24) guy who can't change a tire or do some basic handy activity
26) Texas accent

 

[LadyJeanne]

I guess this is more like perosnality stuff than physical, but here are the turn-offs... if i find the smell of WD-40 a turn-on so these are miniscule as well:

1) person who likes W simple because if his personality
2) doesn't eat vegetables
3) women who haven't had a haircut and the hair is scraggly and uneven
4) the farah faucet "flip" hairdo
5) men wearing those 70's running shorts
6) sweatbands
7) person who drinks bad beer (Bud, Coors, etc) unless you are in college and it is the only thing you can afford
8) Guy who talks about wanting to get a house and plan for future as a "line" to try to get you in bed
9) Very stylized fingernail polish on women (with jewels, etc.)
10) Gold teeth (i would say metal, but i dated someone hot who had stainless steel east-german installed teeth)
11) mullets (unless nobody would ever find out you slept with em)
12) overly aggressive handshake
13) doesn't tip at restaurant
14) can't calculate the tip in their head
15) gold chains
16) tiva sandals and ponytails (or i'd have to become a member of www.orderoftheserpentine.com)
17) women that have cutesy bank checks, like puppies or some awful sickengly sweet personalization
18) a wallet too stuffed with receipts
19) pantyhose on top of tattoos
20) braless and sagging
21) gold rimmed glasses
22) litters
23) doesn't recycle
24) guy who can't change a tire or do some basic handy activity
26) Texas accent

I see you've given this some thought...

 

[borisk]

LOL "Gold Teeth" How bout a nike cap? thats sexy..... pfttt.

Women who smoke - I dont like an ashtray.
cant hold an inteligent conversation.
slump
Drink too much or like to get into a fight when drunk.
Doesn't like b-b-q
Gets so tan they look like prunes


Boris

 

[anyotherman]

no not really

I see you've given this some thought...

no not really, recalling some things that suprised me as a turn-offs even to myself... no deal-breakers, i mean if he's got a great bod, forget what his wallet looks like. And angeline jolie can have whatever freikin bank checks she wants...

 

[Willing and Unsure]

My majorly strange turnoffs....

1) the feeling of semen on my skin
2) someone that looks unshowered/unclean
3) dirty fingernails - if you're gonna keep them longer, keep them clean


that's about all I can think of for now.

 

[midwestyankee]

My majorly strange turnoffs....

1) the feeling of semen on my skin
2) someone that looks unshowered/unclean
3) dirty fingernails - if you're gonna keep them longer, keep them clean


that's about all I can think of for now.

Not to put too fine a point on things, but isn't the horse already out of the barn by the time #1 above occurs?

 

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[Eilan]

7) person who drinks bad beer (Bud, Coors, etc) unless you are in college and it is the only thing you can afford
20) braless and sagging

*sigh*

 

[EJFan]

i've thought of some other things that would keep me away from a woman:

1. drug use of any kind (save rare alcohol consumption)
2. stupidity
3. bigotry
4. poor eating habits (nutritionally and mechanically speaking)
5. stupidity
6. bigotry
7. passive aggressive behavior
8. kids (have or desired)
9. stupidity
10. bigotry

 

[silverwhisper]

on the most superficial level:

1. "creative" spellings of names. i find them overdone and ostentatious. you could be the hottest thing since sliced bread, but if you have one of those ridiculous names, you have zero attraction power on me.

2. wallflowers. if you don't like you, why should anyone else?

3. skinny. if you look like you'll snap like a twig during sex, i really can't afford those kinds of medical bills.

more as i think of them,

ed

 

[sunandshadow]

One of the biggest turn-offs to me is women who cuss. I can't stand to hear F-bombs and other swear words comming from a lady. Mind you, I am NOT talking about sweet-dirty-somethings said during sex - that's a different matter.

Lapp

Huh. I would be insulted if someone told me I shouldn't swear, but then I would also be insulted of someone called me a lady. To me, if someone didn't swear they wouldn't seem like a real man or woman, but instead a fake person living in some mental fantasy world. Probably a nostalgic and religious fantasy world/

There's another turn-off for me I guess - religious belief.