11 of the worst professional men you could date

IN another section of this magazine, you’ll read the story of Monica, who is happily ensconced in a love triangle with a married policeman who picked her out as a love interest while doing his job processing a crime scene.

In every other magazine a few years ago, one could get salacious details of athlete Tiger Woods’ affairs with numerous women, affairs which eventually led to his divorce. And poll any Jamaican entertainer, and you’re bound to find that most have sired several kids — some over a dozen — with different women. It is, for them, par for the course as entertainers.

Many women will tell you that they’d never date men in certain professions; the three above are often listed among the worst. They’ll tell you that dating these men is setting yourself up for heartbreak, as they are known, for the most part, for being unable to resist temptation from the many women they’ll come into contact with because of their jobs.

Below, we’ve compiled a list of non-dateable professional men based on reader responses.

1. Police officers

Whether it’s the stress of the job, the power getting to their heads from slinging guns, or being in a position of power and authority, why policemen top this list is still a mystery. But just about every woman questioned believe police officers are the worst professional men to date.

“Each parish he is transferred to he will have a family or a woman, even if he already has wife and children,” one woman declared. “They throw themselves around. Some will tell you that women throw themselves at them but they are surely not resisting.”

2. Soldiers

Many women will tell you that they can’t resist men in uniform. Many army men don’t seem to be able to resist the women either. “Many women are into men in uniform and who better to look at than a soldier? Most of them look damn good,” one woman said. “You have the idea that he is a man who can bring some safety and security to your life, but soldiers will get involved with any and everybody. They are heartbreakers.”

3. Artistes/entertainers/DJs

There’s no need to ask why — groupies will be plentiful and not many men can resist.

“Listen to the very songs that many of them sing,” one woman said. “What does that tell you? They have no respect for women and women mean nothing to them. Women are just trophies to show off in public. It is even worse if they are very popular. Stay far from them — unless you are into pain.”

4. Taxi/bus (any kind of) drivers

“They will get involved with every woman or schoolgirl who take their vehicles,” Andrea T said. “Taxi and bus drivers are partial to none!”

5. Athletes

“If they are good at what they do, whether they look good or not, they will give bun!” Marcia said. “Look out for the ones who travel all over the world to meets. Good looking women will be everywhere! These men are a no-no.”

6. Coaches, model scouts, models and trainers

Many women are of the view that coaches, model scouts, models and trainers are among the worst men to date because they see many beautiful, fit women daily. The coaches and trainers will see women in their finest athletic form, and the models and scouts will have their fill of beautiful, young women at every turn.

“And he’ll tell you it’s all work, and you won’t be able to do anything about it,” Janice G said. “On top of that some of these girls are so beautiful that you pale in comparison, so you know it will just kill your self-esteem right there.”

7. Politicians

One reason — they are very good liars and can charm and weasel themselves into women’s lives, then deny, deny, deny when you catch them in the act.

8. Pilots

The stress of being airborne for hours will more than likely see pilots seeking stress-breakers in the arms of women in just about any country they land. “And you ever notice how most of them look? Hotness is like a criteria for the job,” Shelly-Ann declared. “Not to mention those attractive air hostesses that they have to spend so much time with…”

9. Salesmen (car, insurance…)

These men are smooth talkers who can get you to do anything. “Any man who comes in contact with a lot of women, avoid him,” one woman said. “Any man who can convince you to buy insurance when you have no money can convince you to do other things too.”

10. Utility contractors

Many stories have been told of contractors going into homes and inviting women out or offering not to disconnect electricity or water if they give them ‘something’ in return.

“I personally had this experience more than once,” Debby said.

These men are the typical strapping blue collar types that many women go ga-ga for. Who can resist bulging muscles and a man who knows how to fix things?

11. Security guards

“Everybody knows the reputation of security guards, they will approach everybody, just like the policemen,” Taneisha T said.