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men & you
DRInKS WITH DuDES
Guys Reveal Their
Dating Red Flags!
While women may discuss every li’l detail about their boyfriends over boozy
brunches and on group chats, we got this bunch of men to disclose what sends
a guy packing in a relationship...
W
e all look for
‘warning signs’
when we meet
someone new. While the
girl community is pretty
much aligned on what
counts (and doesn’t) as a
red flag, what sets men off
has remained a bit of a
mystery. We quizzed these
guys on what they look for
in a woman to decipher
whether or not a
relationship is doomed
from the start or would
fizzle out eventually.
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On a first date, what
are some of the red
flags that’ll make you
run in the opposite
direction?
Tushar: “If a girl has bad
breath...that’s one thing I
just can’t stand. Also, if I
can’t have a decent
conversation, I feel there’s
no point taking things
forward.”
Akshay: “Over-enthusiastic
chicks who want to add you
on all social media
platforms as soon as they
meet you... And secondly,
women who state right in
the beginning of a date that
they’ll split the bill. I mean,
it’s a great thing and I’m all
for women empowerment,
but it’s a little intimidating
to be talking about as soon
as you meet someone, no?”
Bhanu: “Lack of passion
and ambition—women
who don’t know what they
want to do with their lives.
In today’s day and age,
where everyone has so
much exposure, you can’t
not have an end goal. Like,
on one of the dates I asked
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a girl what she wants to do
and she told me ‘I like to
listen to music’...that’s a
hobby, not what you want
to be in life!”
Shaman: “Salman Khan
fans...I’d run away as far as
I can from those girls. I’ve
been on so many crazy
dates and the common
factor has been that they’ve
all loved him. There’s
something about his fans...
they’re a bit crazy.”
Ankit: “If a girl’s too much
‘into’ her phone...I’d think
that she’s uninterested, and
By Meghna Sharma; Photographs by Irina Usova