Parks in disabled bays, doesn't return salmon and never re-racks his weights: The 39 steps to spotting a cad, according to Country Life
Since we last tackled the matter in 2016, new warning signs have appeared. Beware the cad who masquerades as a gentleman — and ignore the red flags at your peril.
1. Refuses to change a nappy
2. Reads books on business strategy
3. Tops up your glass when it’s already half full
4. Removes his top when jogging
5. Quotes lines from books he hasn’t read and never will
6. Asks no questions, apart from ‘what do you do?’
7. Has an empty fridge, but for the odd spirit
8. Never gets his round in
9. Suggests unkind games at a party
10. Shows more chest hair than is appropriate
11. Doesn’t re-rack the gym weights
12. Deletes his search history
13. Treats his bonus as if it were a national news story
14. Has dark-coloured bedsheets and only one pillow
15. Squashes a spider rather than releasing it outside
16. Refuses to call it a night
17. Loves mansplaining — and manspreading
18. Still goes to Mykonos
19. Expects more than just room service
20. Parks in disabled bays
21. Wears loafers without socks
22. Communicates via solicitors
23. Doesn’t know the lyrics to Jerusalem
24. Gives a disloyal best-man speech
25. Looks over your shoulder at parties
26. Doesn’t return a salmon to the river
27. Travels business, but makes his family fly economy
28. Wears glasses with clear lens
29. Irons in creases
30. Pretends Uber Luxe drivers are his personal chauffeurs
31. Has few longstanding male friends
32. Cannot name a favourite film
33. Sneaks secret glances in the mirror
34. Contests wills
35. Has an Eames lounge chair
36. Uses hair-growth serums
37. Brands every neck he kisses
38. Only ever signs a group card and never writes his own
39. Insists on getting the Chateaubriand — then suggests 'Going Dutch'
