
“The ick,” a term popularized by Generation Z, refers to a feeling of revulsion that suddenly develops toward a romantic interest. The Onion asked men to try to guess what makes women feel this way, and this is what they said.
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Vic Mohn, Handyman
Vic Mohn, Handyman

“I’m not sure. I don’t actually read the police reports.”
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Scott Green, Lawyer
Scott Green, Lawyer

“I am starting to suspect that suing them on the first date is not as charming as I thought.”
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Travis Carpenter, Delivery Driver
Travis Carpenter, Delivery Driver

“Because feminism has brainwashed women into expecting men to bathe regularly.”
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Tony Figueroa, Carpenter
Tony Figueroa, Carpenter

“It’s either that I slurp spaghetti or grope kids.”
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Scott Planchard, Chef
Scott Planchard, Chef

“I haven’t heard this directly from anyone, but I’ve noticed a pattern where women tend to turn cooler to me when I kidnap and imprison them for really any length of time at all.”
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Ted Watts, Sales Associate
Ted Watts, Sales Associate

“Beats me, and no woman ever tells me no matter how much I scream in their faces.”
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Martin Schwartz, Farmer
Martin Schwartz, Farmer

“I’ve been told my heartbeat sounds feminine.”
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Ken Michaels, Marketing Executive
Ken Michaels, Marketing Executive

“Probably sitting on the toilet while they’re on the toilet.”
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Douglas Shermani, Banker
Douglas Shermani, Banker

“I think I sneezed once.”
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David Goolsby, Lab Accessioner
David Goolsby, Lab Accessioner

“I’m just glad we’ve found a way to make ‘It’s just not a good fit’ sound meaner.”
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Jon Hersch, Bus Driver
Jon Hersch, Bus Driver

“I guess because my Borat impression isn’t accurate enough.”
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Ralph Gunderson, Accountant
Ralph Gunderson, Accountant

“My parents doomed me to this fate the second they named me Ralph.”
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Duncan Breesome, Kindergartner
Duncan Breesome, Kindergartner

“I understand that shouting ‘Olly olly oxen free!’ at the end of hide-and-seek is super cringe to them.”
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Paul Hyde, Mechanic
Paul Hyde, Mechanic

“Maybe it’s because when I’m on a date I’ve already quoted Andrew Tate twice before the appetizers arrive.”
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Norman Patrick, Retired
Norman Patrick, Retired

“I guess when you’ve been a creep for 60 years, word starts to get around.”
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Kevin Palmer, Graphic Designer
Kevin Palmer, Graphic Designer

“I actually think I’m great, and everyone in my evilwomensluts subreddit agrees.”
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Nick Wilson, Waiter
Nick Wilson, Waiter

“Probably all of the felonies.”
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