Thanks to dating apps, you sift through so many potential partners on a daily basis that it has become commonplace to make snap judgments and continue swiping. But these quick decisions may keep you from investing in a potentially meaningful relationship because of something superficial. While it is important to listen to your intuition, try not to let your emotional guard confuse a minor quirk with a red flag.

Dr. Christie Kederian told Style Caster that the ick isn't as easy to determine as the usual red flags you look out for when dating. "When you work through a red flag, there is more information from previous relationships or possible toxic dynamics. Getting The Ick is more of a felt experience, and it is more subjective, whereas red flags are more objective." Each person's ick-meter is different, and it isn't always an accurate way to determine how well your date is going.

When deciding if you can get past an ick, it really comes down to what specifically triggered your flight response. Did your date say something truly abhorrent and disrespectful, or did they sneeze, and all of a sudden, you were no longer interested? Sometimes, ditching a potential partner because you felt the ick after something harmless might actually be your tendency to self-sabotage a relationship before it happens in order to protect you from getting hurt.