If you’ve ever become inexplicably repulsed by someone, you’ve likely experienced “the ick.” New research reveals why some ...

For Millie Bobby Brown, it’s men holding umbrellas; for Ed from the UK, it’s weird sandwiches. Small, objectively inoffensive things, but immediate dealbreakers for these two in particular – these ...

There's a name for that surprising feeling of unpleasantness you get when you see a prospective partner doing something ...

(i.e., have higher disgust sensitivity) seem more sensitive to specific ick triggers. However, this doesn't necessarily mean they experience the ick more often than others, just that they might be ...

Discover how to navigate the tricky waters of attraction and the infamous ick before you fully succumb to the Valentine's ...

A new study looked at what triggers 'the ick' — the disgust a person feels towards someone they used to find attractive Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

The ick, the researchers suggest, is likely tied to something much deeper than what initially seems obvious—the way a person combs their hair, for example, or how they look in shorts.

The expression is used to describe a feeling of disgust or repulsion at a specific behaviour but therapists say it is no joke Telling men they give you the “ick” is driving a hidden mental ...

(i.e., have higher disgust sensitivity) seem more sensitive to specific ick triggers. However, this doesn't necessarily mean they experience the ick more often than others, just that they might be ...