1. Pick, pick, pick.
Okay, so you have some acne. We get it. That’s life and even for us, been there done that. What’s not cool, is when you constantly pick at your face out in public. Ewww. After you’ve nabbed a zit, trust us, we don’t want to hold your bacterial-infested hand. Worse than that, for the love of God, don’t pick at your face then immediately man-handle that Manwich at the dinner table, especially without washing your hands first!
2. Flick, flick, flick.
If you’re a smoker, that’s already a bad enough habit. Want to make it worse? Flick your nasty cigarette butt out the car window into this beautiful world. One time someone’s disgusting cigarette remnant flew out of their car and right into mine burning a hole in the seat of my new car. Ticks me off to this day. Keep your butts to yourself and, for that matter, keep all your trash to yourself until you can find a trash receptacle. Street corners and stairwells are not your personal garbage bins.
3. Chew, chew.
Not talking chewing tobacco here. That’s such a disgusting habit, it is too obvious to be on this list. Fingernail chewing is what I’m talkin’ ‘bout. There are these awesome tools called fingernail clippers. Use them instead of your teeth. If you don’t want to turn a girl off with spitting those gnawed up pieces of your fingernails out of your mouth and ending up with nubby nails, they even have inconspicuous keychain clippers for your convenience.
4. Clip, clip.
In addition to that fingernail chompin’ guy, a man who doesn’t take care of his toe nails is just as nasty. Nothing is more attractive than an athletic, super sweaty man but if he leaves half the soccer or football field left to grow micro-farms under his toe nails, well, that’s just repulsive. Clip and clean those toe nails regularly if you don’t want to be a turn off.
5. The Mamas and The Papas.
Even if you don’t pick at your face, flick things out of your car, chew on nasty stuff or grow organic substances under your nail beds, you may still have a nasty habit if you don’t show love and compassion for your parents and respect the women in your family. Want to see how a man will treat a woman? Pay attention to the way he treats his Mamas and sisters. Middle school boys can get in the adolescent habit of smarting off to their parents and hey, that’s normal, but only for so long! By the time a kid graduates from high school, his relationship with mom and dad and the rest of his family should be a mature, mutually respectable one. Talking smack about the family is just immature, nasty behavior. How a man treats his folks back home tells a girl everything she needs to know.
Of course, everyone has their own little habits. I pop my knuckles like a brute and drive half the people around me insane with the noises and one of my best friends chomps her ice better than a Cuisine Art, but if you’re a dude trying to be aware of little things that turn a girl off, take note. Keep your nails manicured, your hands away from your face, and your trash to yourself but give away your love and respect to your family and the women in your lives. You’ll find yourself in good company!
