Disadvantages to being single

The 3 H's.....Hygiene ....Hygiene ....Hygiene......

I get a manicure at least once a month. That’s one of the things I don’t do on my own. I’ll clip my nails but I don’t like pulling at my skin for a full clean. Regardless, when I meet someone I come correct. That’s probably also a result of my childhood in “the hood” where you would be checked on how fresh your fit is.

GGMM - Obviously this doesn't apply across the board, and doesn't have to be husband and wife. Just having a regular partner increases the chances of uncovering things like I mentioned. It certainly doesn't mean that all single people will be oblivious either, but I believe there is a greater chance of it.

I saw this when you posted the OP and was a little baffled, since this has nothing to do with marital status. You are either aware of social and sexual responsibilities or you aren't. I've met some phenomenally clueless married people (ask me how many UTI's and yeast infections I got from guys who don't know it's a good idea to wash your hands between fingering your wife and the other woman), so I know that just having a spouse doesn't save you from anything. I mean the husband wearing khaki shorts is kind of a stereotype for a reason.

The problem with being oblivious to problems is that people may not be invited back. When you're a couple, there is someone there to say, "Hey, don't do that", where someone playing with a single person may take the stance that "they should know better" and opt to not tell them and just avoid them in the future.

Agreed Ron and Kathy. I only go twice a year as the rest of the time I can manage on my own…. But it is always good therapy when I do go.

Agree DTH.. but we get mani and pedi every other month .. both of us! LOL

We have dropped couples mainly guys few low class woman... that are sloppy, bad hygiene , bad breath, no cologne, etc etc.. says volumes. If the photos on a profile is not what we are looking for we now move on... instead of the breast, leg shot, etc that you cant see anything of the real person. !

I think it depends on the person and their person hygiene habits. I am considers to be a metro sexual. I exercise good hygiene on a daily basis, get a mani and pedi twice a year, well groomed and do my best to always look presentable. I have seen couples who are just as bad as single men when it comes to hygiene. The way I look at it is …… you want me at my best, and I want your best. Clean, manicured, groomed, smelling great , and not sloppy drunk or high.

Something I've taken for granted is that, as a regular couple, if you are doing something wrong, it will quickly be picked up on and corrected. Singles do not have that advantage.

There are many examples of this. One is that some guys are notorious for not manicuring their fingernails properly and some have actually cut women to the point of making them bleed when fingering them. Someone with a regular partner is a LOT less likely to do that.

It works both ways too. I was playing with a SF this past weekend and I'm hard and just put a condom on and ready to go and she says, "Be right back. I have to hit the bathroom." Luckily I take Viagra, but many guys would lose it in less than half the time it took this girl to return. It's likely the condom would need to come off, the condom lube cleaned off and the guy would need to get hard again. A complete reset, and there's a chance the guy may not recover.

Both my wife and I know not to do these things because we have each other to teach ourselves what does and doesn't work. It might be good for singles to hear these things, because they may not otherwise know.

Along these lines, something the Mrs dislikes is getting licked by a guy that has a 5 o'clock shadow. These are guys that perhaps shower/shave too soon before a party, and guys that have to have their whole head down there just wind up rubbing a girls inner thighs raw. Some women are too polite to say anything. After 10 mins of even the best licking, the Mrs will be like, "Put a wrapper on that thing and put it in me.", assuming he's hard. If not, she'll say, "My turn" and give him a BJ to get him hard.

Again, speaking for the Mrs, getting licked (no matter how good) is NEVER going to be a good substitute for getting well fucked. She can appreciate a guy that wants to reciprocate, but if doing that means the difference between getting well fucked or just licked, she rather the guy just fuck her. He can always lick her afterwards if he still wants to reciprocate.

So while all of this may "seem" like common sense, have others come across things like this that aren't as common sense as their name implies?