10 Reasons You Won’t Date Me

(aka Why I Won’t Date You Either)

As I read profiles on OkCupid, there are certain words and phrases that are an automatic turn-off for me. I mean, beyond the expletives and crass references to what you want to do to various parts of my anatomy. Some of them seem fairly innocuous, but for me they’re pretty triggering.

1. “No drama”

I’m going to go ahead and assume what you mean is you don’t want me to argue with you. Ever. Don’t challenge you. Don’t get emotional. Basically have no feelings of a...