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- Not all first dates end in disaster.
- Most progress past the first two dates and lead to an opportunity to get to see each other's homes.
- Below, we share apartment icks to consider attending to before inviting a date over.
So, you've made it past the first three dates, and you're thinking of inviting a potential suitor around to spend time in a more personal setting, but you can't fight that nagging feeling that they might not be too impressed with where you live.
Until now, you have most likely not thought about your living space as critically as you would when considering how it would look to someone you fancy and would possibly be intimate with.
A new survey from Redecor, a real-life design simulation game, has uncovered that dirty towels and other household issues are a relationship deal breaker, or "ick" for most of the people surveyed.
The word "ick" is a colloquial expression meaning disgust or discomfort towards something or someone.
The word is typically used in the conversations about personal preferences, relationships, or reactions to certain situations.
75% of people who participated in the survey said they would consider breaking up with their partner if they didn't have clean towels available in their home.
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Other red flags included: Not having window covers/curtains (33%) and no couch (23%). Surprisingly, only 17% considered having no TV to be a red flag.
Of the women surveyed, 48% also shared that having no bed frame (i.e. placing the mattress directly on the floor) would give them a "major ick" for a new guy, followed by holes in their comforter (45%) and any sort of "club lighting" in the apartment (30%). This includes lava lamps and neon lighting.
The survey also spoke to people who ignored these icks and forged on with a relationship that lead to an opportunity to live together.
When first moving in with their partner, survey participants reported having to veto:
- Blankets used as curtains.
- Toiletries from exes that new partners were holding on to.
- Rococo themed living rooms.
- And even a coffin as a coffee table.
