Deal Breakers and Warning Signs

Everyone has their list of deal breakers and warning signs when it comes to dating. For some it's the CD collection. A sense of humor. Proper table manners. There's the ongoing one about a single woman with a cat. That's so worn out, it should be followed with a cymbal shot and a take my wife, please chaser.

Well, I have my version of the cat lady, and that is guy with fishtank. There's something about a person trolling P.J.'s Pets on a Saturday afternoon to fill his 150 gallon fishtank with a bunch of cool as shit tetra fish that just puts me off. I question the psychological makeup of that person. Maybe this goes along with my earlier blog on how certain people build their lives around all things "badass". Giant fishtanks fall into the badass realm, I think. Regardless, they scare the shit out of me.

Maybe it's a matter of taste, or more likely, of smell. I think they fall in the same category as dusty dreamcatchers and molester vans. Like, if you see one of these babies sitting on a dresser or a TV console, there will definitely be collectible plates of American Indians and "them babies with the big eyes" on the other wall.

Sometimes they fall into another category containing guys who walk down the beach with their pet snake wrapped around their neck, and people who buy license plate holders that mimic chain link.

However you classify it, giant fish tank guy is someone to avoid. Don't say nobody every told you.