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Even the best of dates can be ruined by one thing alone: gross eating habits. No matter how nice-looking, kind or witty your date is, it doesn't matter if he's scraping his teeth down a fork as he eats or chewing with his mouth wide open. As far as deal breakers go, bad table manners are way at the top.

Suppose you're on a date with the man of your dreams -- he looks like Wentworth Miller and has the charm of Patrick Dempsey. He's dressed nicely; he's ever so polite and witty; he appears to be the perfect date. Then he opens his mouth to take a bite of food ... and never closes it. You can see his uvula bobbing as he chews.

As if watching him chewing his food wasn't enough, he begins to talk with his mouth full of said food. He's asking you something important, but you have no idea what the question is, because the unchewed food swishing between his teeth is a barrier to your ability to hear and answer. The harder you try to listen and answer, the wider his mouth opens as he attempts to grind the food down. He is a human garbage disposal.

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Eventually, he finishes that bite. However, he decides your selection of food looks nice. So he takes his fork, and, without asking, swipes a piece of your selection. The only problem is that, like Joey from Friends, you don't share food. It's okay some places, but not with you, and he didn't get the memo.

Or, (never one to be burdened by cleanliness) he gets sauce on his face but refuses to wipe it off. So there you are, sitting with a guy who eats like an animal, steals food and refuses to wipe his face. Are you still staying? Is it a deal breaker yet?

Tell us: Can you excuse gross eating habits from an otherwise wonderful date, or are gross eating habits a deal breaker for you?