From smelly breath to bad manners, icks in men and women can ruin long and short term relationships. What's the science behind this sudden feeling of disgust?

From smelly breath to bad manners,u202ficks in men and womenu202fcan ruin long and short term relationships. What's the science behind this sudden feeling of disgust?

Why the biggest icks can ruin a relationship

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For Ella, a 30-year-old teacher from Bristol, it was a photo of her boyfriend at a wedding wearing a long shiny jacket like a maharajah that made her die a little inside

The ick becomes a form of self-protection because it all feels too good to be true, so we create a weird issue (like, ‘his hat blew off in the wind and now I can’t stand the sight of him’)

It's more complicated than you might think. 

The real reason ‘the ick’ ruins relationships