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WHEN it comes to dating, everyone has their own "red flags" to look out for.

But according to expert Jana Hocking, there's a universal one that should have you running from your date and never looking back.

Jana explained that she'd been on a date that had been going fairly well, until one sentence the man said that made her realise she needed to end things, and sharpish.

"He had quite a few traits I like, baby blue eyes, a cheeky grin, ADHD which is a weird turn-on for me (great sporadic energy) and he was loud, funny and got my sense of humour," Jana told the Daily Mail Online.

"We were having a brilliant first date.

"As I ducked out the back to use the loo I quickly called my friend to say I was hanging up the ol' dating boots because I had finally found the perfect person for me."

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Jana's date then suggested that they go to another bar, to which she happily agreed.

But it was when they were at their second venue that the man "completely out of the blue", told her that he'd been banned from messaging service WhatsApp.

Jana immediately asked him how the ban had come about, to which he gave her some vague answers until revealing he'd been part of a few "'suss chat groups" - but insisted it was just "boys being boys".

He even said he'd reached out to WhatsApp to ask to have the ban lifted, but they'd said no.

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Concerned, Jana continued to ask some further questions - trying to feel out if it was something she should really be worried about.

"I then asked if he's ever been arrested? He said no," she said.

"I asked if he's on socials. He said no. I asked if he's close with his family (who live overseas). He said no.

"I start wondering who the heck I was on a date with. He's got no online presence, is banned from WhatsApp and isn't he close with his family who live overseas (certainly not a deal breaker… but why no contact?)"

According to WhatsApp, an account is banned if it violates their Terms of Service, for example if it puts users' safety at risk, or involves spam or scams.

Jana later asked her friends about the situation, and got some mixed responses.

While her female friend suggested she should give him another chance as she might just have been being dramatic, her male friends said it was a "total red flag".

"One even joked that he's seen some some crook stuff on WhatsApp but none that would be crazy enough to cop a banning from the app," she added.

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So, Jana decided to trust her instincts, and declined a second date with the man.

"Sure, he could very well be the man of my dreams and I'm being ridiculous, but sometimes you just gotta go with your gut," she concluded.

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