It can be easy to recognize and pinpoint red flags when it comes to romantic relationships — but what about red flags when it comes to platonic relationships?
I came across this Reddit thread asking men what their red flags are when it comes to other men. It's always interesting to hear this perspective so I, of course, fell down a rabbit hole reading the responses in the thread. Here are some of them.
1. "Throwing their friends under the bus when women are around. Really struggled to deal with guys I thought were my friends doing this when I was younger. It’s like a switch goes off in them when attractive women are around and all bets are off."
"Also them not making an effort to be friends or even just being nice to people that don’t have anything to offer them. There are plenty of guys at my job that only talk to guys their age or attractive women. If they can’t hang out or date them they’re not worth interacting with."
2. "Talking negatively about their spouse and kids."
3. "Using terms like Alpha, Beta, and Sigma unironically."
4. "Men who can joke about others but can’t take it."
5. "Random guys I meet through work showing me nudes a girl has sent them. Like seriously, those aren’t meant to be shared."
6. "By a remarkable coincidence, all their exes were 'crazy.'"
7. "Trying to flirt with a friend's girlfriend."
8. "I really dislike men who start lusting and talking about a woman's body to me, trying to get me to agree. They assume that I would since I'm a guy as well. Some people just can't keep those thoughts to themselves."
9. "That he’s better than everyone else. Whatever he does, he has done it better"
10. "Being unable to control their temper."
11. "Consistent lack of personal hygiene."
12. "Talking about his previous sexual experiences."
13. "Just a red flag in general likes to talk about themselves a lot."
14. "Never apologizes."
15. "Just being an asshole at the gym. How about you don’t stand four inches away from me talking with your friends?"
