Greg James asked people what things they pretended to like to impress a new partner – our 17 favourites
Radio 1 breakfast DJ Greg James had a confession – and a question – which prompted quite a response on Twitter.
Bella (Mackie) is his wife, by the way.
https://twitter.com/gregjames/status/1062703453716267014
And here are our favourite replies.
1.
thumb up the arse, that kind of thing?
— Shaun Keaveny (@shaunwkeaveny) November 14, 2018
Yeah exactly what we were looking for thanks mate
— Greg James (@gregjames) November 14, 2018
Can i retract that and instead say Ibsen?
— Shaun Keaveny (@shaunwkeaveny) November 14, 2018
2.
Spent years buying my girlfriend @GoodingMaria (now wife) a mint Aero every time i went to the shop, as it was her favourite… Years later she told me she didn’t like them at all, her favourite was Munchies
— Chris Gooding (@J5Dev) November 14, 2018
3.
Found out a few weeks ago my boyfriend actually loves dominos garlic and herb dip. He’d just told me once (3 1/2 years ago) that he didn’t want it, and has been handing it over ever since. Felt like an awful human.
— Steph Moore (@StephMoore2) November 14, 2018
This is love in the highest form.
— L (@BlondieElleSea) November 14, 2018
4.
Bella is very lucky she got flowers and not these leggings! I’ve never had the guts to tell him that I think they are bloody horrible ♀️ pic.twitter.com/9NZTUt5c4T
— Jo Smith (@josmithx93) November 14, 2018
He thought you’d like these??!
— Louise Bland (@BlandLK) November 14, 2018
Yes he even got them shipped from Australia. Still asks me 2 years on why I never wear them
— Jo Smith (@josmithx93) November 14, 2018
5.
Flowers?? Ooh someone’s doing well! In 3 years I’ve never had flowers. But yes, I hate tuna.. HATE IT MORE THAN LIFE. But an ex missed my mum’s sarcasm when she said ‘oh Nomes LOVES tuna’ & I got 16 cans of the stuff wrapped in a big red bow for our first xmas! Never made 2nd!
— NaomiAlexandraAustin (@naomiaustin) November 14, 2018
I’m sorry, WHAT???? *Tuna*??? For Christmas??? You dodged a bullet there, lovely!
— Vicki S (@flylilypad) November 14, 2018
too right, we never made it to February never mind 2nd Christmas!! But I’m so polite I put on the biggest fake grin I could! And then spent the rest of the day fetching at the thought I had tuna IN MY HOUSE!!!!
— NaomiAlexandraAustin (@naomiaustin) November 14, 2018
6.
I pretended to like my boyfriend
— barold (@Jennaweir) November 14, 2018
7.
I once asked for herbal tea at my boyfriend’s parents’ house, and now every time I go over there’s about 8 boxes of fruit tea stacked and waiting for me. Can’t bring myself to tell my lovely in-laws that I’m fine with black tea – was just jet-lagged and didn’t want any before bed
— Elizabeth Cameron (@ebcameron) November 14, 2018
8.
My now husband has always called me Babes, it’s quite cute. However it lost its cuteness when he finally admitted he only started calling me that because he wasn’t sure he was pronouncing my name right. We’ve been together almost 20 years. And he doesn’t know MY NAME!
— Mrs.ColetteL (@Girlzmum) November 14, 2018
9.
my grandparents were married for a very long time. nan used to make lasagna that she thought grandad loved. in his last days, nan was going to make one for him and he said “oh I never liked that”
— Marcus (@LarcusMywood_) November 14, 2018