‘He Wears That Little, Dangly Cross Earring:’ Woman Says ‘Car Guys’ Are Major ‘Red Flags’ for Dating. Is She onto Something?

Not everyone is convinced.

Woman says men who are ‘car guys’ are major ‘red flags’ for dating

Photo by: @miasaintj and Halil Cetinkaya

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By: Mustafa Gatollari

Jun 19, 2025 at 5:00pm ET

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A woman contends that car enthusiasts are more likely to cheat, specifically car guys.

Mia Saint (@miasaintj) posted a TikTok listing red flags she believes are clear indicators that someone will be unfaithful.

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“Top five ways to see if a man is a slut. Number one, he’s a car guy,” she says. “Friend you should know already but like just saying.”

Saint doesn’t go into further detail about her proposed correlation between auto enthusiasm and infidelity.

While loving cars themselves hasn’t been directly linked to cheating, there have been studies connecting automobiles generally, and specific brands, with unfaithfulness.

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Cars and Cheaters

In 2023, the Sun published a piece dedicated to the subject of romantic betrayals and vehicle ownership.

According to the outlet, a person is more likely to cheat if they own a car. This arguably makes sense, if only for logistic purposes. Being able to commute further and at a moment’s notice is much easier, not to mention more discreet, than taking public transportation.

A poll referenced in the same piece indicates Fiat owners specifically are some of the biggest cheaters.

Fiat isn’t the only brand that’s been linked to infidelity, however.

A 2013 poll a British dating site for married people gave its 750,000 members found that Audi owners were the most likely to cheat. The results of Illicit Encounters’ survey, which were covered by DriveSpark and Carscoops, said that BMW owners were second most likely, and Mercedes-Benz owners were third.

Peugeot owners, on the other hand, were found to be the most loyal.

ShunAuto also wrote an article that car salesmen are perceived as highly likely to cheat on their wives. The piece doesn’t provide any hard data to link the vocation to infidelity, however. Instead it claims that the “dishonest” nature of the job makes it logical that people in sales lie to their partners.

Other Red Flags

In the post, Saint shares other factors she thinks are red flags for cheating.

Her next trait to look out for: Religious-themed ear accessories.

“Number two, he wears that little dangly cross earring. I don’t make the rules, but he’s either trying to tell you one of two things with the cross. Number one he’s a ho, number two, he’s....” She then makes a hand gesture that is likely meant to indicate the man is gay.

Saint says that the third sign a man is likely to cheat is if he’s been raised by women.

“He’s gonna try to convince you that he’s just very in touch with his feminine side,” she says. “When really he’s very in touch with manipulating women his entire life.”

She then turns to men with certain tattoos. She says men who have “fear God” or “trust no one” tattoos are more likely to step out on their significant others.

The final factor, she says, pertains to cell phones.

“If his phone is on DND [do not disturb] 24/7. Honestly if a man puts his phone on DND period. What are you not wanting to be disturbed for? Because he don’t want them hoes disturbing you.”

‘I’m Cooked’

Several who replied to Saint’s video didn’t seem to appreciate her list of red flags.

One man replied that, according to Saint’s rules, they’re a walking red flag. “CAR GUY?!?! I’m cooked,” he said.

Someone else wrote that being raised by a single mother was out of his control. “God forbid I grew up with no dad,” he said.

A third celebrated, “I’m none of them yessssss!”

A person who apparently has two of Saint’s red flags—car guy and phone on DND—jokingly pushed back on her claims.

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“Us car guys [are] busy buying car parts and putting them on,” they wrote. “That’s why phone is on DND.”

Motor1 has reached out to Saint via Instagram direct message for further comment. We’ll be sure to update this if she responds.