10 Habits You Should Not Have To Put Up With in Your Partner

We are all individuals, every one of us, with our own particular idiosyncrasies and peccadilloes. What this means, with specific regards to any interpersonal relationship, is that we’re never going to be seeing eye-to-eye all the time with everyone around us. That’s fine. That’s how civilization works.

However, there are some things that other people do that are more than just in opposition to our own ways of doing things, but really are downright undesirable across the board. When you’re in a relationship with someone who displays such traits, no matter how stupidly in love with them you are, there is no reason to suck it up and try to learn to accept their poor behavior. Some things are, quite plainly, wrong and you should never have to put up with them no matter how in love you are.

# Dirty flirty

You may be fairly confident that they’d never cheat on you, but that doesn’t stop them from flirting in every way possible with every member of the opposite sex that they ever come into contact with. Heavy flirting when you’re in a serious relationship is not acceptable, and you are quite correct to dislike it.

# Attention seeking

Some people just don’t seem to be able to resist an almost Jekyll and Hyde switch in character when flung from relative seclusion into the presence of company. The urge to show off at a ridiculous volume, pretending to be someone they clearly aren’t, is such an incredible annoyance. Definitely not cool.

# Intoxication

A lot of people get tipsy one way or another from time to time, and it certainly isn’t a crime to do that. Being drunk all the time however, isn’t acceptable and can be downright irritating. Even if one of the more destructive aspects of drinking isn’t present, it still makes for a pretty boring and annoying person. This is something you never have to like.

# Rudeness

It doesn’t particularly have to be directed at you, but even if directed at others, and you are in earshot, it is such an embarrassing thing to be around. Also, rude partners can offend a larger number of friends in a shorter period of time than any other of the types mentioned. Not only do you not like it, but it can condemn you to immediate and long-lasting social exile.

# Anti-Santa

Some people aren’t very good at buying gifts. It’s not that they don’t try, it’s just that they struggle to empathize. Others however, don’t make the slightest effort. If you’re waiting for a dream holiday or a day out driving a super car at a race track, and actually receive a hand blender or a pair of socks, you could be forgiven for not liking this side of them.

# The incredible sulk

Every couple has disagreements and arguments from time to time. It’s fairly natural. However, whereas a sit down together and a mature conversation could have you back to normal in hours, they insist on sulking it out for the next week or so. Silly, immature, and immensely unlikeable.

# Roll on, roll off

If their idea of good sex is to roll on and off again in 30 seconds flat, irrespective of whether you’ve even woken up, never mind taken any pleasure from it, then you can be forgiven for not liking this about them. Time to start a conversation!

# Selective deafness

A partner who doesn’t listen to you is revealing a huge amount of disrespect. It’s okay to dislike a habit that indicates you rank somewhere in their immediate range of interests between considering what to have for dinner and that insistent itch on their left butt cheek.

# Slumming it

There comes a time in every relationship where either or both of the couple relax a little on presentation. However, turning into a trailer trash poster boy or girl overnight shows that they not only don’t care about themselves, but don’t care much for you either. And why should you like that?

# Lack of ambition

Are you attending evening classes five days a week and doing more unpaid hours at work than paid, all in a bid to get a step ahead, whilst your other half spends more time watching cable TV and picking their teeth than anything else? Not attractive, is it? And definitely not worthy of anything else but a healthy dose of dislike.