Two single men have come under fire after revealing a long list of dating “icks” they get from women – with thousands criticizing them for being “overly critical” and “unreasonable.”
Ottie Clarke co-hosts a podcast with his friend Jake Craig, in which the duo often discuss their dating lives.
The “ick” is used to describe seemingly innocuous traits that are a sudden turn-off in a partner.
On a recent episode of the show, Ottie and Jake shared several behaviors that put them off, such as women who get excited and “beep” when they see their friends, wear dirty white sneakers, and post pictures of their families on social media.
The duo’s followers immediately responded back to their video, with many describing their own behavior as an “ick.”
Ottie and Jake went back and forth listing their “icks.”
“If they see each other and scream, I can’t make a deal,” Jake said, before giving an impression of the activity.
“Another issue is when they’re fake tan and you can see the line on their (jaw) because they didn’t fake tan their face,” Jake added — but Ottie claimed the fake tan didn’t bother him that much.
Jake continued, “It’s annoying when they have fake nails and make a clicking sound on their phone when they type.”
Another thing that seemed to bother the duo is when women post pictures of their families on social media for occasions like Father’s Day or a birthday.
“If they post a picture of their dad on Father’s Day or their dad’s birthday and their dad doesn’t even have Instagram,” Jake said.
Even from their mom for Mother’s Day – they’re not going to see this, why are you posting this? There is no benefit at all,” the podcasters added.
Jake also scoffed at “appreciation posts” for not knowing his friends’ parents and not having enough context to appreciate them.
“I don’t care what your father is,” he said.
But Ottie added a ‘silver edge’ to the act.
“It’s good if there’s a Mother’s Day mail and the mom is hot,” he said.
“That’s true, you can see what the girl will look like when she’s older, and you can decide if you want to keep following her,” Jake added.
Ottie also revealed that he didn’t like it when women wore dirty Converses or Air Force 1s because it meant they “didn’t have a driver’s license” and “walked everywhere.”
Two single men have come under fire after revealing a lengthy list of the ‘icks’ they get from women – with thousands criticizing them for being ‘overly critical’ and ‘unreasonable’
Hundreds left comments criticizing Ottie and Jake for their opinions.
‘An ick is when he has a podcast and talks about icks,” someone wrote, referring to the duo’s podcast.
“So I can’t talk about how much I love my dad just because he doesn’t have social media?” a woman asked.
“The father confuses me,” one woman wrote. “I like to post things as reminders. Do you all post car pictures as if your car is going to see it?’
“Before clicking the phone, how else should we type?” said another.
‘I don’t have the money to buy new shoes every time. If my shoes are dirty, it just means I’ve been outside,” one woman defended.
A man was similarly shocked by Ottie and Jake’s criticism.
‘Don’t you love your friends? What’s the problem?’ he asked.
But others defended them.
“These are valid icks,” someone said.
“I’m a woman and I agree with most of them,” another wrote.