Reasons Not to Date or Marry a Designer: Designers are everywhere. Some girls like them and some girls don’t like them. We’re here to shed some light on why you shouldn’t date a designer. Now, these 52 reasons aren’t facts, they are merely points of reference to laugh about and have fun with.. after all, laughter is an excellent therapy for mind boost. Blow bolded my most obvious weaknesses. Previously we’ve also hosted Before You Date (or Marry) a Designer You Need 10 Things To Know.
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Update: We have also published the part 2 version of this article named 52 More Reasons Not to Date or Marry a Designer
52 Reasons Not to Date or Marry a Designer:
Many of them are fairly true, What has been your experience?
1. They are probably not very rich.
2. There are millions of them out there, and they hate each other.
3. They cannot dine in a restaurant without critiquing the menu design.
4. They collect posters, menus, albums, and even brochures from the hospital.
5. They will analyze conversations in layers.
6. They always look tired, because they work all the time.
7. They spend all their money buying Apple products.
8. They drink and eat all kinds of weird shit just because they like the packaging.
9. They read Vogue and comics.
10. They hate Excel.
11. They won’t go out with you if you pair a pink top with a yellow skirt.
12. They replace regular water with beer.
13. They worship Mad Men.
14. If you go to a movie together, you’ll be the last to leave because they want to read the full list of credits.
15. You’ll probably not want to make them a birthday card, or holiday card, or I-wish-I-know-how-to-please-you card.
16. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. And Starbucks only.
17. They snark at mediocre logos they find around town or online.
52 Reasons Not to Date or Marry a Designer:
18. They would buy weird sh*t just because they like the packaging.
19. They would wake up in the middle of the night and go straight to their computer because “an idea just came up.”
20. They do judge a book by its cover.
21. They know more positions than the Kama-sutra.
22. You can’t redecorate the house without consulting them first.
23. They might own more shoes than you.
24. They speak brand names that mean nothing to you.
25. You never know if it is really an original or a copy.
26. They tell you the CMYK and RGB of a color you should wear when you ask for an opinion on your dress.
27. They steal paint chips from hardware stores.
28. They can´t cook a normal dish, they always have to experiment with new ingredients.
29. They like musicals and alternative genres of performance, which you may find creepy.
30. They have no problem living on Ramen noodles while working under a tight deadline.
31. All of their deadlines were yesterday.
32. Despite their passion for colors, their favorite work/casual outfit is usually a white t-shirt with jeans.
33. They will constantly show you their latest project at the dinner table.
34. They love museums.
52 Reasons Not to Date or Marry a Designer:
35. They love libraries, but only those with the insane architectural design.
36. They constantly talk about how much they would love to live in New York.
37. Don’t ask them about those lens-less glasses. You won’t find a satisfying answer.
38. The furniture they pick is probably not very practical/functional.
39. They give others deadline, though they can hardly meet one themselves.
40. They take photos of strangers. They take photos with strangers.
41. They are Steve Jobs groupies, strong-willed macvocates.
42. They buy McDonalds Happy Meal because they liked the Minion toys.
43. They get all mad when you tell them Arial and Helvetica are basically the same typefaces.
44. They doodle on napkins while waiting to be served at a restaurant.
45. They seem to always ask for a “true” black.
46. They never work well with printing services because “they can never get it right.”
47. They make artwork out of recyclable things like vinyl and toilet paper rolls.
48. They ask for your opinion, but never really follow them.
49. You can never tell if that magazine on the coffee table was an original or a mockup.
50. They can look at one image/photo for a long, long time, and not say a word.
51. They are always sleepy because they work 24/7.
52. Above all, they are really nice (sometimes), sensitive people.
Inspired by Yupie Love and A Bourbon for Silvia. Here above is my version of what you should consider before deciding whether or not to date or marry a graphic designer:
Hope you like this post “52 Reasons Not to Date or Marry a Designer”.
What would you add to the list? Are you currently dating a designer? What has been your experience?