How to Spot a D-bag (A Handy Guide for Avoiding a Bad Relationship)

Ladies, are you blind? Maybe you are…if you find yourself dating the same kind of guy that ends up breaking your heart, bank account and windows. Is there a way to ferret out the ferrets before you hop on the relationship water slide? Why, yes there is! That’s what this article is all about; spot the D-bag before it’s too late and he’s moved from his mother’s basement into your heart.

1. He cares way too much about how he looks.

I like a good looking piece of eye candy like any other girl. When a guy puts on a nice suit, has a fresh shave and haircut and smells good, I practically swoon. It’s nice to have a guy that can clean up from time to time. But when you have a guy that spend 20 minutes on getting his hair “just right” without regard to how late you are for work, that’s an issue. Vain men are always trouble. They care more about themselves than they do anyone else, including you. It doesn’t matter how good you’re putting it on him; it will never be as good as the love he feels for himself. That kind of competition you don’t need.

2. He’s inconsiderate to a fault.

I know, I know: you don’t want some push-over guy that you can walk all over. That’s why your dating the inconsiderate bunghole. He’s exciting, the way he doesn’t care and just does what he wants, when he wants to. The drawback is that he can’t tell the difference between you and anybody else. If he’s inconsiderate to others, there’s little to stop him from tramping all over your feelings as if they didn’t exist…and to him, they don’t.

3. He doesn’t read…ever.

I don’t know about you, but I like a smarty-pants. Someone who can talk about world events, history, science, religion…and get his point across without yelling, cursing or screaming. I have found that the more well read a guy is, the less likely he’s going to get into a fight down at the car wash. Beware the man who says “Reading’s for dummies.”

4. He doesn’t listen…just yells.

Having an opinion is one thing, screaming his opinion at you is quite another. A cool-headed, caring person doesn’t need to yell to make himself heard. Babies have to scream because they haven’t learned to talk. Is your man a baby? If he’s a yeller, that a big YES!