Romance doesn’t always die with infidelity or screaming fights. Sometimes it dies with socks on the floor, dishes in the sink, and a pile of laundry you swear you’ll “deal with tomorrow.”

A new nationwide survey of 1,000 people found that mess is more than a nuisance—it actually kills attraction. Conducted by The Storage Center, the poll showed that over a third of respondents admitted they found their partner less appealing once the clutter got out of hand.

Women were more likely to call it out, with 62 percent saying a messy partner makes them crazy, compared to half of men. And plenty of people don’t wait for an apology before fixing it. Nearly six in ten women and almost half of men confessed they take care of their partner’s mess themselves.

Irritating? Absolutely. Will it make you

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