Relationship expert reveals the eating habit that will immediately turn your partner off

Daily Mail​

09-05-2025

A dating expert and matchmaker has revealed the eating habit she believes will instantly turn your partner off.
Louanne Ward from Perth, Australia, took to Instagram to share five 'icks' that everyone on the dating scene should be aware of, writing, 'Once she sees it, she can't unsee it. And the spark? Gone.'
The expert claimed that there's an mealtime habit that can completely 'kill attraction' and warned her followers against it.
She said, 'Fingers in your mouth mid-meal,' before explaining, 'She's trying to focus on the conversation, and you're elbow-deep in your molars.
'Bad breath is one thing. But picking food out of your teeth with your nail? It's not just a hygiene fail. It's a primal repulsion.'
Louanne also warned her followers that doing 'cutie baby talk' can pose negative consequences for one's relationship.
She said, 'Speaking to her like she's your puppy, toddler or cartoon sidekick? It's not cute. It's cringey. She's not 'Mummy.' She's mentally exiting the chat.'
Next, the dating coach said 'tech rage' is often another 'ick' that those looking for love should avoid.
'Shouting at the remote. Throwing your phone. Freaking out at a roundabout. It's not passion. It's pressure. And pressure doesn't feel safe.'
Louanne also said that 'pouty selfies and AI-generated profile pictures' can be a massive turn-off for potential partners.
'If your dating profile looks like it belongs in a Marvel casting folder… she's not swooning,' she said, adding, 'You're not mysterious. You're just over-edited.'
The dating expert's final piece of advice was heavily posing or smouldering in photographs.
She said, 'Lip lick. Chin stroke. Perfume-ad stare. You think it's seductive. She thinks you're auditioning for an off-brand aftershave commercial. She's gone.'
It comes after a dating expert revealed the 'secret weapon' that men can use to find a partner.
Scott Galloway, who is a member of the advisory council for the American Institute for Boys and Men, took part in a 'masculinity debate' on The Diary of a CEO podcast alongside behavioural scientist Logan Ury and host Steven Bartlett.
The experts debated if society is failing young boys, today's dating standards and how porn addiction affects men.
During the conversation, Scott revealed women tend to look for emotionally intelligent and considerate men who still have 'masculine attributes'.
He said: 'What women say they want is an emotionally in-touch man and what they want is a masculine man.
'They will articulate what they want in a man and includes being more emotionally available and then they want to have sex with a traditional masculine man.'
Meanwhile, Scott pointed out a 'secret weapon' that men should use more if they are hoping to impress a woman.
He said: 'A secret weapon I think for men that they don't leverage is to demonstrate kindness, the little things, have good manners, follow up with people, be thoughtful.
'Women want to see that you are a good person you, you treat service staff well, you're good to your parents, you have manners, you treat people well, even with no reciprocal expectation.'
'Maybe you're smart, maybe you're not, there's not a lot you can do there but the secret weapon I think for men that they don't leverage... is to demonstrate kindness and we don't talk about that enough as men.'
Elsewhere, Scott claimed that his research has showed him that women also want a man who can 'signal resources'.
He explained: 'It doesn't necessarily mean you have to have a Range Rover right now but you have a plan.
'You have your s*** together, you go home at midnight when everyone's partying because you have to be up for work, you work out which shows a level of discipline and that you can commit to something, you're in school, you've got a good job, this person is going to have resources.
'I don't think that's changed a whole lot, I think a man's ability to to signal future resources has gone down, but I'm not sure it's become any less of a criteria.'
He revealed that women also look for 'intellect' when looking for a partner which he claimed is very 'instinctual'.
'If you make good decisions for the tribe, your kids are more likely to survive, someone who's smart is more likely to take care of your offspring than someone who's stupid', he added.
'The fastest way to communicate intellect is humour... I've always thought if a guy can make a woman laugh she will date him.'