Inside a man's house

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Registered: 06-02-2005
Inside a man's house
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Fri, 06-30-2006 - 3:11pm
What do you look at when you are inside? What in particular makes a good or bad impression?
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Registered: 02-15-2005
Mon, 07-03-2006 - 9:46am

Is it clean? Not neurotically spotless - that would be scary - just clean!

Does he have REAL, matching furniture? Not stacked crates for bookshelves, and not mom's and Aunt Ida's mismatched couch and easy chair. Real curtains - not sheets tacked up. You know, furnished like a grown-up's house.

Does he have pets? Are they well taken care of?

I don't snoop in cupboards, closets or the fridge, so those are the surface things that pop to mind.


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Registered: 11-01-2005
Mon, 07-03-2006 - 11:59am

Good:
-- Living, healthy plants
-- Real food in the fridge/pantry and at least one bottle of wine
-- A variety of music (not all rap or hip hop)
-- Something on the walls besides car and rock posters
-- A made bed
-- Anything unique that shows his personality/interests
-- Clean hand towels in the bathroom for guests
-- Photos of his family and friends (but no ex-girlfriends or ex-wives)

Bad:
-- Calendars featuring naked or semi-naked women, and visible nudie mags lying around
-- Whiskers and toothpaste all over the bathroom sink
-- Every game system known to man (PS2, XBox, GameCube)
-- A plethora of alcohol bottles normally seen in college apartments (i.e. Gold Schlager)
-- The cliche black leather couch
-- A movie collection that *only* features titles like South Park, Dumb and Dumber, etc.

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 02-05-2005
Mon, 07-03-2006 - 3:59pm

first i scan for sports stuff.I hate seeing lots of sports stuff around.
sure its ok to like sports but to have wall to wall carpet to carpet paraphernalia...big turn off.

also i look in the bathroom...TUB to see if he cleans the house at all. Medicine cabinet to see his hygiene routine...facial cleansing products and moisturizers are a plus (I do not think that it means he's gay at all). I think it means he takes care of his skin.

I look in the fridge/kitchen to see what he likes to eat.
IF he is a smoker i look for extra ashtrays to see if he is a light or heavy puffer.Not fond of smokers, but if the connection is right i will weiver that in favor of a relationship provided he is not a truly heavy smoker...i wanna be kissing him, not his ciggies.

And if ever given the sneaky chance..his dressers and tween the matress to see if he is hording PLAYBOY/ hustlers,etc. BIG TURNOFF. Porn kills the relationship.

have i scared ya yet? I am not high maintenance but i do have strick boundaries.

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Registered: 11-01-2005
Mon, 07-03-2006 - 4:18pm

Good things:

Clean but not anal retentive

Music, books, sports items, movies things that show his interests.

Cleaning supplies and a plunger

A welcoming bedroom (no dirty laundry, bad lighting or unmade bed)

A case of beer and at least one bottle of wine

Pictures of his family and friends

A clean, well stocked refrigerator

A BBQ grill

Kleenex and Hand soap

A healthy and hidden stock of porn (ok I'm weird, I admit it, but they're gonna use it/look anyway and as long as it doesnt replace me or hinder their outside life, I dont care)

Toilet paper

Condoms

Bad things:

Flourescent lightings of Beer slogans or other such nonsense

Girlie posters hanging on the wall. Other posters are ok in small doses, preferably framed.

A big ridiculous tv and all the electronics in the world but no care about "useful" things like furniture

Anything growing that isnt a domesticated animal or small child

Standing water, puddles or mud near the front door

Empty beer bottle collections

Futons

Cobwebs

Guns that are not in a secure gun case (saw this once...and he had a 6 year old son walking around too, not sure if they were loaded or not..yeeek!!)

Overflowing garbage can

Ex gf gifts or personal mementos

Photobucket


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Registered: 06-19-2006
Tue, 07-04-2006 - 3:45am
cleanliness. Not white glove like but sanitary. Also, make sure you hide all your Star Wars memorabilla.
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Registered: 04-03-2006
Tue, 07-04-2006 - 9:24am
Guess it depends on the woman you are hoping to impress! What do you think she would like to see?
I think an absolute would be the toilet- clean inside and outside and no lingering pee smell.
Photos of family and friends show you are capable of maintaining relationships and that other people find you likable.
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Registered: 06-02-2005
Tue, 07-04-2006 - 12:55pm

Everyone is invited to my house!

Edit: Forgot to ask. Is it bad to have handcuffs attached to the bedposts?




Edited 7/4/2006 12:58 pm ET by hal_9000
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Registered: 04-13-2004
Tue, 07-04-2006 - 9:02pm
A guys house will always be clean on the first couple of dates? Well then, apparently you have not dated some of the guys I have. Then you would know that is not always the case!
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 07-04-2006 - 9:40pm

Yeah, really! I got a big chuckle out of that one ;-). Emdeesea's been lucky, I guess!

Sheri

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Registered: 09-23-2006
Tue, 10-17-2006 - 11:25pm

Boys:

This is one thing I can't understand. The bathroom is the smallest room in the house. Keep it clean lads.

One thing I saw on a date was a giant poster of Al Pachino in Scarface with a machine gun right in the living room. Eeeew. Please!