Turn-offs in Dating Dads: 7 Reasons a Dad Strikes Out In Dating
Hint: Your dad bod isn’t a reason.
A guy I know was ditched by his wife after 15 years of marriage and raising a kid. One of her parting comments was that she was no longer attracted to him, pointing out that he’d acquired a flabby, dad bod and wore his dad uniform.
(The uniform, in case you’re wondering what that is and whether you’re also guilty: Shorts with cargo pockets, the same kind he started wearing in the 90s.)
The guy took her feedback to heart. Cue the makeover montage music and see him hitting the gym, eating healthier, and shopping for new clothes. He even got a modern do that looked like Cillian Murphy’s in the Peaky Blinders series (yum!!).
His appearance improved dramatically, yet his wife didn’t take him back as he’d hoped.
(Hint: If someone leaves you for something you could have fixed, then it’s likely that’s not the true reason they left you.)
So off the guy went to the dating market. But even though he ditched the dad bod, he didn’t thrive so well in dating. He failed to convert first dates into second dates, sleepovers, or long-term relationships. “What’s going on?!” he wondered.
