I'm a creature of habit, but the older I get, the more I realize how many habits of mine have been adopted from past boyfriends. Cracking my neck, the way I butter my corn, and having to close every closet door before going to bed are just a few. I think it's only natural to pick up such tendencies, but once you start to pick up the bad ones, it can be hard to let them go. Of course, bad habits are all a matter of opinion but tell me, have you picked up any from your significant other? If so, tell us about them below.










Max Mara
Laura Scott
Red Herring
Ha! My exboyfriend started smoking because of me, and I am an extremely casual smoker. And now, 4 years later, he can't stop.
1Nope.....
2Some phrases that he regularly uses--I use them now, too. But most of all, his problem-solving skills. He's got a very logical way of solving everything and now I've found that I kind of solve things the same way, too. We've both taught each other different things! I wish he could catch on my cleanliness, though :|
3smoking hookah EVERYDAY


4and a little bit of foul-mouth goin on
bigger appetite
other than that its all been good
Sun_Sun me and my boy love to smoke hookah too which is kinda bad I know.
5I thought my ex looked like such a dork whenever he listened to his music...just the way he moved his hands and stuff. Now I find myself doing it, just like him!!! To this day...ugh! And some of his key phrases. Yuck, I need a Tom cleanse! ha ha
6No, not that I know of. However, I notice hubbie has picked up some of MY habits, like using some of my key phrases.
7I dont know which of my habits he picked up - but I started drinking Whiskey on the rocks.
8yea..like swearing like a sailor...being crude...not good habits...maybe i outta beat him for it...but he may like it...
9My boyfriend and I are junk food addicts but he's a bad influence on me because while I try and avoid buying the items, he doesn't. Our house often has gigantic bags of chips, ice cream, you name it. And once it's there, I can't resist. Or, when I see him eating it, I have to have some too.
It's been terrible for my weight.
10The whole careless thing. Like, "Oh, what's another cheeseburger this week..." I also picked up a lot of his phrases and some British slang (because my ex is British). I guess they're not very bad! Haha, but he picked up my love for very cheesy jokes.
11Yup. I started smoking a lot of pot due to my ex. But the funny thing is that he also got me out of it....
12I use his phrases and I've become more attached to brand name styles than I was before. My fiance is quite pretentious.
13Just cursing more I think
14napping!
15Yes, I'm more of a potty mouth now.
But I get mad when he
does it, ha
16this is going to sound weird, but my dh is always late. so after years of trying to get him to be on time i started cutting it close just like him (for his things). did you know you can get a rush from being RIGHT ON TIME when you cut it really, really close and pack other things in there. i actually susoect that this is part of the reason people are late, they like that high. i had to stop because it was making our life too disruptive (kids) but i can at least see the appeal.
17We are both terrible. He now smokes cigarettes (used to just smoke a bit with friends), I use his sayings (helps me fit in as I'm aussie in the UK), I've picked up his obsessive cleaning fits (I used to be quite clean, but nothing like this) and his driving style!!!
I also picked up alot of things off a few friends.. and in the past I've had a potty mouth due to my ex blokes... Oh well you live and learn
18smoking and sex LOL
19telling people that i'll do something but never do it. he does it to me and everyone else and i HATE IT but lately i've seen noticing me making empty promises and that's SO NOT ME. i need to stop.
20I picked up mannerisms, expressions, etc. plus his love of takeaway and junk food. I was super skinny and vegetarian before we met - now I have to lose a bunch of weight and it's tough.
21a bigger appetite, ordering whatever I want, cursing more, and my new found hatred for wearing clothes in our apartment! Oh, and drinking whiskey! But at the same time, I've become more patient, better able to manage anger, more tolerant of the joke being on me, and my drinking has gone way down to almost nothing! Also, he's a much better budgeter than I am, so that's slowly sinking in.
22drinking
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