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When I'm in a relationship, I'm surprisingly relaxed about my partner's grooming habits. One summer, I dated a guy whose long blonde hair looked strikingly similar to mine (he was a musician, ok?). One dude couldn't walk through a metal detector without removing at least two facials piercings. And in college, I fell for a guy who let his chest hair grow-which, it turned out, was to disguise a third nipple.
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But despite their, um, unique qualities, there's one thing that all those guys had in common: great hands. It's my only rule and I've never broken it. I wouldn't even hold Ryan Gosling's hand if his fingernails were dry, cracked, or worse-bitten. It's an interesting law, considering I've been a chronic nail biter since I was a kid. I just can't imagine a guy pushing my hair back or touching my shoulder with dirty, stubby hands. And when a guy does have strong, well-manicured fingers (preferably attached to toned, tan arms), I'm about ready to slip a wedding band on one.
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I'm not the only girl with a dating deal-breaker. Editorial Assistant Lexi Novak can't stand a guy with bushy eyebrows-"seriously, invest in some tweezers." Editorial Assistant Victoria Land is picky about the way her guy smells. "BO is just totally unacceptable, even after the gym," she says. And Editorial Assistant Lindsay Colameo won't bring a guy home unless he cares for his teeth: "I'm the daughter of an oral surgeon and a dental hygienist, what can I say?"
Do you have any dating deal-breakers? Did you ditch the guy or get him to change his ways?
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