I don't really get the STD issue. If it's HIV, I understand (few people want an eventually terminal illness) but most STD are curable, or treatable. What's with the "anyone who has ever had an STD." How would you know? I'm a nurse and I can assure you, the curable ones are much more common than most people think and they say little about a person's character.

We're a Sex Positive Site. STDs happen, especially the curable ones. I think an open mind is a good thing. It's like saying, "I'd never have sex with a girl who has been pregnant." It says little about her as a person, but is pretty judgmental. Guesses are good that many who say they would "never" have sex with someone who has ever had an STD and has had more than 4 or 5 partners HAS had sex with someone who at one time has had a curable STD.

Obviously STD/HIV.

I would be fine with all except for STD/HIV positive and drug/alcohol addictions.

People can go to rehab or counseling for addictions or even abuse, but you can't stop being infected with a disease. However, if they didn't stop their addiction or abuse, then it would be worse in my opinion.

I voted STD +. Addiction is a huge turn off too though.

STD's and Drugs. Drugs more, actually. I could see myself staying with my partner if they contracted an STD in extenuating circumstances (if they got it from their job or something like a doctor)

STDS!

definately wouldnt want a partner with an std

There are a lot of things, STD's are big for me.

Addiction is the deal-breaker for me. I already know way too well that a drug addict cannot be a friend/lover. Simply being an addict is a full-time job that doesn't make room for anyone else.

ANY of those (or all) would be a problem with me, except disability. Actually height wouldn't be a problem either, unless they were considerably shorter than me (I'm already short!) simply because I'm mostly attracted to lanky men. Poverty would only be an issue if it was their fault, through lazyness or being irresponsible, if they simply got the short end of the stick I'd understand, especially since I'm quite poor myself. I'm not attracted to heavier guys, at all, I hate to sound shallow but I don't date thick men, hell I don't even like big muscles! I like my men thin. Under-educated, that's a deal breaker for me. I don't care if you've graduated high school, I DO care if you bothered to learn on your own, I highly prize education, regardless of where it came from. Addiction can be overcome but I doubt I'd get involved with someone with a drug problem, and I'm super liberal when it comes to drugs. You can DO whatever natural drugs you want, I'm more than cool with that, even if you did cocaine once in a while, but if you're a heroin ADDICT? If you've spent more quality time with the 2C family than you've spent with your real family? Not interested in dealing with you. Even a gambling addiction would cause issues, I don't like people who can't handle their money. A sex or porn addiction we could probably deal with alright, that's the only one that I feel like I'd tolerate and work through. Opposing political beliefs would cause too many issues, I wouldn't even be attracted romantically to someone with strong opposing political views.

Now an undesirable occupation... that's a tough one, it depends on the job. As a vegetarian and animal lover, I obviously wouldn't be ok with you working at a fur farm, but if you worked at a humane farm where you butchered the animals, I'd be fine. I have nothing against meat, just cruelty. The military though, I don't think I'd be too enthused about that. You'd have to have a damn good reason for joining. I can't think of any other jobs I'd be terribly opposed to except maybe certain government jobs.

STDs are pretty unattractive, kinda shows that you weren't being responsible unless you have a good reason for why you AREN'T at fault. HIV/AIDS is a tough one because I'd feel bad, but I'd want sexual intimacy in a relationship, and I'd be a wreck if I got attached to them and they got sick, or worse, died. : ( I don't know what I'd do if a friend of mine had a terminal illness!

A big fat unattractive trait to me is passive-aggression, I do NOT fucking tolerate it. Same with bad hygiene, there's no excuse. And general laziness!

Addiction and STD would be my answer.

A good majority of the list, hence why I chose other. Mostly addiction and ideological differences - both have been the source of fighting among my relatives and I just don't deal well with fighting/arguing without having mini-meltdowns. I do like Chilipepper's idea though, so I may take out my notebook and start writing a list down.

STD or HIV positive

I wouldn't be able to ignore if someone has HIV or an STD.