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Top 3 personality traits you would avoid in a partner

107 replies

SophieLakeside · 30/05/2026 19:24

What are the top 3 personality traits that you don't want to see in a potential partner?

Mine are:-

  1. Dishonesty
  2. Arrogance
  3. Selfishness
OP posts:
Badbadbunny · 30/05/2026 19:31

SophieLakeside · 30/05/2026 19:24

What are the top 3 personality traits that you don't want to see in a potential partner?

Mine are:-

  1. Dishonesty
  2. Arrogance
  3. Selfishness

Yup those are my top 3 too, and all are definitely red lines for me.

But I'd have to add a fourth being lack of financial awareness/control which is just as big an issue as the other three. Couldn't be with someone who wasn't careful with money and/or wasted it on stupid things like gambling, drugs, smoking, excessive drinking/socialising, or even just buying expensive coffees/snacks when there are cheaper options easily available.

Following that, my fifth would be anyone who took drugs, gambled, smoked, or drank/socialised excessively.

LindorDoubleChoc · 30/05/2026 19:33

Depression
Anxiety
Meanness with money

OneKhakiTurtle · 30/05/2026 19:36

Selfish.
Lacking understanding and empathy for others.
Attention seeking.

agggtm · 30/05/2026 19:42

LindorDoubleChoc · 30/05/2026 19:33

Depression
Anxiety
Meanness with money

Yes agree

MagicMarkers · 30/05/2026 19:44

Any addictions.
Being crap with money.
Neediness.
Believing gender ideology.
Crossdressing or other fetishes.
Anxiety or phobias about things that aren't scary, like the dentist or spiders.

00K · 30/05/2026 19:45

Low mood and negative energy
dishonest
white trainers

TheyGrewUp · 30/05/2026 19:48

Laziness
Dishonesty
Unkindness

CamillaMcCauley · 30/05/2026 19:49

In all honesty, I find bad character traits tend to come in clusters so just one serious bad trait of any kind is enough to put me off these days. However

Bad temper
Self-centredness
Lack of accountability

tend to be the first to show up.

literallyevery · 30/05/2026 19:49

Selfishness
inconsiderate
Argumentative

HoldingFaith · 30/05/2026 19:50

00K · 30/05/2026 19:45

Low mood and negative energy
dishonest
white trainers

White trainers 😂

MagicMarkers · 30/05/2026 19:50

Jealousy.

LasagneGoblin · 30/05/2026 19:51

Voting for Reform
Low libido
Dislikes animals

sillyrubberduck · 30/05/2026 19:53

Unkindness
laziness
tightness with money

HoldingFaith · 30/05/2026 19:56

Impatience
Irresponsibility
Insecurity

Simbaonedaythiswillallbeyours · 30/05/2026 20:03

Irresponsible with money
Poor work ethic
Depression/anxiety

Also adding:
Undomesticated
Sexist

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 30/05/2026 20:13

Narcissism

aka

self centredness
cruelty
meaness

Madreamigajefa2 · 30/05/2026 20:21
  • Pretty much anything that ends in "ist" or goes along with those labels (sexist, racist, classist)
  • Any type of bully/ picks on those in a weaker position
  • Falsely represents themselves or others for social gain (e.g. claiming to be single when not, or generous when actually taking advantage of others, claims an ex cheated when it was them)
IsawwhatIsaw · 30/05/2026 20:28

Mean with money
Arrogant
lazy

dizzydizzydizzy · 30/05/2026 20:28

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 30/05/2026 20:13

Narcissism

aka

self centredness
cruelty
meaness

Totally agree.

Stormwhale · 30/05/2026 20:33

Selfishness
cruelty
infidelity

Walkingnice · 30/05/2026 20:35

Liar
Poor hygiene
Arrogant

Beachbeachbaby · 30/05/2026 20:38

Oooo I can play this game as my husband has turned out to have all of these…!!

rage

dishonesty (covers infidelity and financials)

Reckless behaviour (sex, drugs, drink, gambling, drink driving)

obviously none of these were apparent before marriage and kids…

TheChosenTwo · 30/05/2026 20:40

Bad hygiene
bad tempered
A liar

Coldiron · 30/05/2026 21:38

Inability to : take criticism, say sorry, laugh at themselves

SirChenjins · 30/05/2026 21:42

Materialistic
Extrovert
Drinker/drug taker