qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

topic posted Wed, January 28, 2004 - 6:54 PM by 
except it's not a boyfriend. at all.

i'm being so honored. i could *get* to clean his kitchen, get fucked, and work on the car. woo woo! you know how to show a girl a good time! at least he cooks.
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  • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

    Sun, February 8, 2004 - 7:17 PM
    hmmm...
    think i'd go with:

    -never seems to have time with me when i want him to
    -sees other women but doesn't like me to see other men
    -has problems with my weight
    -doesn't like me wearing pink

    well that about sums up the one i'm working on now!
    • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

      Mon, February 9, 2004 - 7:43 AM
      -never expresses any emotion towards me, unless he wants something-
      -doesn't compliment me-
      -everything must be revolved around him[time/sex/food...]-
      -1 minute sex, then falls asleep not caring about my sexual needs-
      -never calls or checks in with me if he's late or not coming-
    • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

      Wed, January 12, 2005 - 6:04 PM
      Let's see, like they are not happy to see you or hear from you after a hard day at work, they keep secret diaries in which they keep locked or write in a foreign language you can't read, they password protect their info, they have a smooth way of saying things and then you realize they haven't really said it all - like they leave out some important facts... becareful with the real shifty ones, the ones that have got it down to a science, seem like a real nice person and then you find out they've got an alternative life style for years they've kept secret from you...
      That's just for starters.. good news you quickly get over these jerks, after all that's what they are and they will get there's so dump em and look for those that don't have these qualities..
      As for the gender neutral thing - well the topic is about a shitty boyfriend... you can start your own shitty girlfriend tribe... but this one is ours so just deal with it..
      • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

        Wed, January 12, 2005 - 6:09 PM
        Opps I meant to say tribe topic not our tribe, my apologies to the gender neutral folks but I thought the topic for this discussion was clear. Although I must agree some characteristics for being shitty are just gender neutral...
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    Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

    Mon, February 9, 2004 - 1:26 PM
    Must be in therapy
    Must be a mama's boy
    Must have severe commitment issues
    Must point out all of my short comings
    Must be a pompus prick
    Will always, always pine for me after I finally realize I don't want to be with him
  • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

    Mon, February 9, 2004 - 8:46 PM
    - ex skater, struggling artist or musician
    - still discovering sexual preference
    - does cocaine, a lot of pot or speed regularly
    - cheats and tells you you are psycho and insecure when you come across earrings that don't belong to you, used condoms etc.
    - when you ask him to come home because you have pneumonia and a four year old to take care of he says "Well what the hell could *I* do????"
    - any talk about anything besides his interests makes him tired, especially about yours. talk about the relationship induces narcoleptic episodes.
    - says things like "I never asked you to <fill in the blank>" A few common ones are "cook me dinner", "massage my back", "do or fold my laundry", "make my lunch", "loan me money".
    - You met him at a bar.
    • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

      Tue, December 21, 2004 - 3:33 PM
      hey you know him too...? oh sorry, i probally shouldn't say anything. ;)
      • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

        Sat, December 25, 2004 - 11:14 AM
        AHHHHHH!!!!!!
        People. please dump these shitheads. After I left my mine I was blessed by the best partner I've had so far. Abuse and neglect is not the best you can get, I promise!!! There are people who will communicate, fuck you (the way you like), surprise you with their thoughtfulness and won't devalue you or your sanity. Once people are used to treating you poorly, they will not change without you removing yourself from the system. I especially like the " will decide how devoted after you finally leave " one. One of my friends used to tell me, "he will only give you the least possible needed for survival (of the relationship)" and it was true, and the more you stay in something like that, your tolerance for crumbs gets higher, so the least possible gets even less. Thriving by yourself is better than surviving, beaten down, with someone else.
  • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

    Mon, December 27, 2004 - 3:46 PM
    > i could *get* to clean his kitchen, get fucked, and work on the car.

    Personally, I wouldn't let you work on my car.

    Qualities for picking a new shitty girlfriend:

    1) Thinks her total lack of self control, huge credit card debt and poor habits are attractive features of "spontanaity."

    2) borderline alcoholic, druggie, in her 30s, and really really really wants to be a mommy so she can guilt you out about giving up her 'career.'

    3) wants you to love and accept her with all her flaws, but will nag you for all yours for the rest of your life if you give her half a chance.

    4) wants you to be "smart" as in, have a high paying job and be sort of autistic and easy to manipulate, rather than in posession of actual challenging intelligence, which would require her to self improve to keep up.

    5) is actually mostly frigid, but will engage in whatever stupid human trick kink-du-jour (rug munching, frothy buttsex, naked bondage twister) she thinks will make her look like less of a prude.

    6) excuses acting like a compleat lunatic (random screaming fits, throwing around of handy objects, pouting, overanalyzing of minutae, etc etc) as "being a girl," yet insists she is your mental and physical equal. Thinks the only meaning of the word "character" is as used in the phrase "chinese character tattoo."

    7) complains because men all want a mommy, despite the fact that she wants someone to unconditionally love her, support her, buy her a pony and make her life perfect.

    8) doesn't like the fact that you go to the gym, since it means she might have to squeeze her big ass into some sweats and go out and move around a little.

    9) has herpes, won't tell you

    10) thinks she deserves someone really great, well-adjusted, hot, healthy, in shape, smart and so on, without being someone who is, well, in posession of any, let alone all of those features.

    -Lupo
    • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

      Mon, December 27, 2004 - 10:46 PM
      ok, from now on, no heavily gendered comments. as the title of this tribe suggests, anyone can be a shitty partner and this is NOT a gender battlefield. lupo, youre acting like a troll. everybody else, no more (if there were any) " why do men....." or "why do women....." rants. talk about your specific problems, bitch about the mistreatment from your partner if you must, but please dont generalize about gender/sex attributes and problems.
      • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

        Tue, December 28, 2004 - 10:37 PM
        Pffffffft.
        Just what I need; yet another sexist douchebag who thinks it is keen to man bash but bristles like a distressed blowfish when someone says something naughty about the fair gender. I don't see anyone else using "gender neutral" terminology around here. If that's the way it is, I'd consider it an honor if you booted me from your tribe, you censorious lump of dung.

        -Lupo
        • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

          Mon, January 10, 2005 - 10:48 PM
          Oh, no, I love hearing naughty about the 'fair gender'. I asked everyone not to use gender neutral terminology, but not to generalize about the shortcomings of a particular gender. Only trolls use such inciteful language, which is funny, because I know what type of people trolls are.
          • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

            Wed, January 12, 2005 - 7:33 PM
            "I asked everyone not to use gender neutral terminology, but not to generalize about the shortcomings of a particular gender. "

            If you think the following is a generalization about the shortcomings of a particular gender, you got a screw loose. All it is to me is a generalization of women I meet in the Bad Area. I'm sure lots of dudes have the same problems, but I don't date them.

            -Lupo
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      Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

      Sat, February 19, 2005 - 10:21 AM
      daamn lupo! i have to admit that #4 made me laugh so hard in its harshness i almost spit out my coffee! if it were later, i'd drink to that.
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        Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

        Thu, April 21, 2005 - 9:02 AM
        I was howling after #2 personally, my favorite traits:

        1) Criticizes you incessantly for criticizing them, even when you haven't said a single non-complemetary word in a week.

        2) Takes pleasure in correcting you over something meaningless: "could you bring me my blue sweater?"
        "It's teal"
        "As I said, bring me my blue sweater you nit-picking irritating ass-wipe"

        - Phil
  • lol i had to join this tribe just so i could respond...
    a shitty new boyfreind huh?
    how about one who....
    -talks down to you a lot, but tries to hide it by making it sound like baby talk (condescending)
    -gives a shitty 2 minute massage and doesnt try to learn what you like or do a better job with it. and only gives massages when asked, never offers on his own.
    -only wants to do the same old things all the time, such as go to the grocery store, or rent a damn movie.
    -is boring, forcing you to watch like 3 hours a day of the speed channel, or even better, lpays stupid racing games for hours with his freinds on the playstation.
    -doesnt get you or your interests whatsoever.
    -never has anything interesting or enlightening to say.
    -checks out other girls in front of you and talks about how hot it is that theyre athletic (and youre not)
    -thinks anniversaries and holidays are not important, doesnt bother to get you any gifts until after the fact, when you have already cried about the fact that he forgot, then acts like a freaking martyr.
    -NEVER thinks to buy you a cute little something every now and then. i dont mean diamonds or anything, just a little book or dollar store gift or something, even though you buy him little gifts all the time.
    -bitches and moans about how messy you are and how you never cook for him, but who really wants to cook and clean for a buy that cant even make his girl feel like a priority. im not your maid, bitch, im your woman. treat me like one.
    -makes you feel guilty all the time for not trusting him, even though he's the one that lies all the time, not you.
    -tries to fuck with your head by acting like he doesnt trust you, when all along he was the one who shouldne be trusted.
    -tells lies all the time, leading you to think he might cheat.
    -cheats on you with a freind.
    -lies about cheating with freind.
    -keeps fucking you, even the very next day after fucking your freind.
    -doesnt act very sorry about any of it.
    i could keep going but its getting pretty depressing.
    • I would like to add to this -

      -when you protest any of this bad attitude and behavior he has, or get upset about it in any way, he tells everyone that you are a psycho bitch from hell.
      • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

        Tue, October 17, 2006 - 10:38 PM
        this pretty much says it all.....
        tribes.tribe.net/notthatintoyou
        • Re: qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

          Wed, January 17, 2007 - 12:02 AM
          Must make me cry in public
          Must hack into my e-mails and phone messages
          Must look at porn but have an extremely low sex drive
          Must be posessive and critical
          Must have a temper that will turn on a dime and yet be intolerant of my mood swings
          Must constantly chain smoke cigarettes and pot
          Must have big ideas but extremely low motivation
          Must snore like an elephant
          • qualities for picking a new shitty boyfriend

            Mon, May 28, 2007 - 2:20 PM
            My boyfriend listens patiently to me, he cooks and feeds my kids, he is in great shape and we have great sex, and he never yells. However, here are the bad things that I wonder if I should put up with in order to get the good:
            - too little or no foreplay
            - He won't give massages. He thinks they are a "gift" but since I ask for them, they can't be a "gift," they must be earned, and he asked what I've done to earn them. The one time in 4 years I asked for a massage before sex, he got mad and said I was telling him he couldn't have sex unless he gave me a massage. I have hinted, I have waited patiently, I have cared for his children, I have helped him paint his house, helped with his business, and I have asked directly, and nothing works. I NEED massages. He also does not want me getting them from someone else, and if I do, he will most likely do something back to me. He does not need massages or ever want one and does not understand.
            - He is always late. not a reliable 15 or 20 minutes late, but hours late. And he always changes plans at the last minute.

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