Signalling # 4: Top 10 No-No Signals

Let’s do a Top 10 for signalling just for fun. It’s a bad sign if...

1. 1. He pulls out a pre-printed flirting card from a deck and gives it to you. I actually read this from a magazine: Singles could get a deck of “pick-up” cards printed and give them out at a party likes business cards! Way to make a girl feel really special...

2. 2. He gives you discounted grocery store flowers.

3. 3. His dating profile has a picture of him with a female in his arms. Most of the girl’s body is cropped out-but you could still see her bare arms around his waist and a part of her sexy clothes. It makes you wonder: is he a player? What type of girl is he looking for? If he doesn’t respect his ex, is he going to respect you?

4. 4. He contacts you during the dating site’s “Free Communication Weekend” promotion, and wants to continue your conversation off the site right away. He’s just trying to avoid actually paying for membership. If he can’t even pay that bit of money, how serious he is in finding someone special?

5. 5. He tells you he’s a successful marketing executive, yet his profile is full of classic marketing “Don’ts.”

6. 6. Same thing if a guy uses his friend’s account on a paid dating site in order to save a few bucks. He’s probably not that invested in finding someone.

7. 7. He tells you on the first date about how he yelled at his sister for not peeling the orange for her boyfriend. This actually happened to me and needless to say, there was no second date. In fact, we didn’t even survive to dessert.

8. 8. He’s paying a 2% tip. That’s not saying a lot about his regards for you, or about his desire to impress you.

9. 9. His dating profile says: “No pets. A dog might be okay if it behaves.” Huh, haven’t even met the guy and he’s already being picky and critical.

10. 10. On the first date, he complains non-stop about his job/ex-wife/life. If he does that when he barely know you, he’s telling you he’s not really interested in knowing you. He’s just looking for a blown up doll who’ll listen.