Just keep mum about Mum on a first date
The words that will kill any chance of romance on meeting new admirer
MENTIONING your mum or dad on a first date could scupper your chances of finding love, a survey found.
But while a third of men say hearing their date talk about her mother would be a turn-off, only one in five women would hate to be told about his dad.
The biggest mood killer for both sexes is the word “moist” – with half of women and four in 10 men saying it would spoil a romantic evening.
Singletons need to choose their words carefully, according to dating experts, who quizzed thousands of people looking for love to find out which words were the biggest turn-offs.
More than one in five women said they would run for the exit if they heard the word “slapper”, while others said using the word “sloppy”would be a slip-up and a small percentage did not want to hear their date say “sorry”.
More than a tenth of men were against hearing the word “limp”, which came third on the list of things to avoid. And a tenth said they would also be put off by the
word “small”, while almost one in 20 would be unsympathetic to hearing the word “headache”.
Saucydates.com asked more than 3,000 members which words turned them off on a first date. David Minns, from the sex and hook-up site, said: “Moist is hated by everyone, regardless of gender. In fact, it has often been cited as the least popular word in the English language so is best avoided.
“It’s obviously a recipe for disaster on a first date, along with mentioning parents – which is a definite no-no.”