The Ick Files: An A-Z of the Biggest Dating Turnoffs, as seen on @SubmitYourIck

The ultimate compendium of hilarious, horrifying and cringe-worthy dating interactions You’ve felt it: that split second when someone you might be attracted to does or says something so profoundly unsexy that your entire nervous system shuts the operation down.Attraction: gone. Chemistry: dead. Congratulations - you've caught the ick. You’re not alone. The Ick Files is an A-Z of more than 175 real-life cases of instant attraction annihilation.Equal parts anthropological study and cautionary tale, it catalogues the tiny, bizarre and deeply specific behaviours that can send a promising romantic prospect straight into the no-thank-you zone.Prime offenders include: - A guy who won’t eat polenta because it sounds too much like placenta - A girl who owns 30 stuffed animals and kisses every single one of them goodnight before she goes to sleep - A guy who gets his mother to cut his fingernails - A guy who ‘doesn’t really believe in’ brushing his teeth - A guy who brings his laundry to an apar