There's nothing wrong with knowing exactly what you're looking for in a partner.
We all have different tastes when it comes to dating, and almost all of us have been on absolutely rubbish dates where we just didn't click with the other person. Whether it's their physical appearance that doesn't float your boat or you have wildly different personalities which clash, some people just don't work well together.
One woman declared she's so fed up with dating men who don't understand her that she's made a vow in 2025 to only entertain a very specific group of people. She said whenever she brings a man home, they always ask a similar set of questions about one piece of decor she has – and she's tired of having to explain herself.
In a viral clip shared on New Year's Eve, the woman said she'd just had yet another disastrous date that rubbed her the wrong way when he questioned the decor in her room, which includes LEGO sets and, somewhat bizarrely, a life-size cardboard cut out of Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise.
The woman, known as Pixelette, said the most recent dating experience has led her to decide to "only date nerds" from now on, as she was left "shocked and disgusted" when the man asked her to put the cardboard cutout away because he thought it was "creepy".
She said: "I'm only dating nerds from now on, because I can't keep explaining this to people. I went on a date with a guy and he was like, 'I'm too tired to drive home so I might as well stay the night', and I was like fine, whatever, stay. He stayed the night and the entire time he's like 'LEGOs? How old are you?'
"Then he starts talking about Kenobi and he's like 'He's kind of creepy'. I was like, 'No, it's Kenobi, it's fine'. He was like, 'Would you mind putting him away in another room?' He's meant to be here, you're not! F**k off."
In the caption of her video, Pixelette said she learnt her lesson, and declared "people who aren't nerds suck". Commenters on the video had her back, with many sharing their own stories of having people judge them for building LEGO sets as adults or for liking certain types of media.
One person said: "Find yourself someone who will stay up all night with you building LEGO sets while Star Wars is playing in the background." Another added: "Should have told him to go and sleep in the car."
Others pointed out she should have realised the man was a "red flag" when he refused to leave her house because he was "too tired" to go home. Pixelette then replied: "Massive red flag, but after 2 hours of trying to get them to leave, I gave up."
She also clarified in the comments that she has since found a partner who respects her hobbies and is now in a happy relationship.
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