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20 Questions Every Woman Should Ask Herself

Some are big, some are small. Some are hard to consider, others easy. Some we all must answer, and one has no answer. But asking them changes everything.
What's your deal breaker?
Illustration: Dustin Klare
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In matters of love, you have to know where you draw the line. Six O readers reveal what they can't abide:

"Petty: long fingernails and ponytails. Important: no sense of humor."
—Shirley Edwards

"He was tall, handsome, a pilot...and he talked through every movie we went to. I just couldn't do it anymore."
—Lisa Hachey

"If they are married to someone else."
—Lisa Dalby

"If I had known that my husband snored (badly), there would have definitely been a moment of reflection."
—Shonte Sanders

"A man who can't manage his money."
—Amelia Badan

"Bad grammar! The worst."
—Gina Fiscus
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From the April 2014 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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