This is just one example of a million potential scenarios. You can get the ick after seeing your partner interact poorly with someone else, after observing a lack of hygiene, or following a big ...

This phenomenon, called ‘getting the ick’, refers to a sudden, visceral feeling of disgust towards someone you’re romantically interested in. Now, scientists have revealed that experiencing ...

like skipping or wearing shorts” — real examples from the TikToks Rosier studied — “I hope that most people would step back and realize that those don’t matter in the big picture,” she says. On the ...

“If, for example, you’ve got papers which tell a ... designer Sarah Brady says she can’t help but get the ick as soon as she ...

Young women are struggling to get over “the ick” they get when someone they’re dating does something trivial but repulsive to them. (Getty) ...