I have to agree with Miss Moose on this post: proper grammar is totally HOT.
<sap>I could go on about how all of my failed relationships have mostly involved men who had poor writing skills, but that’s depressing. I will just say that the current boy has an firm hold on the English language, and my heart. It’s also incredibly hot when he casually spouts off obtuse brainy facts. Talk about needing a cold shower. </sap>
It should be no surprise to me that the men I’ve dated who couldn’t spell or write properly didn’t have a chance. I was an English major and former editor, and even as a child I scoured anything in print, looking for the mistakes. It was fun for me, because there were always mistakes. One of my major achievements in life was winning the school spelling bee in sixth grade. Suck on that, eighth graders!
So yes, bad grammar is a deal breaker, right up there with poor personal hygiene, girly laughter, and having that weird second toe that’s longer than the big toe. Have any, serious or not so much, to add to the list?
Smoking has always been a turn-off. THE turn-off. Even when I was a teenager and young adult, horny for anything I could get, I would think twice before going out with a smoker. As I got older, I thought maybe I could learn to look past it and not be so dismissive. Didn’t work. I met a girl a few months before my wife. She was gorgeous. She was well-read, funny, independent and I had more in common with her than every other girl I’ve dated combined – and she was really in to me, which was a new experience for me. She was also a smoker. The first time we kissed was also the last. I just couldn’t handle it.