Mr. Wrong

Mr Wrong English Noun + Messrs. Wrong Mr. Wrong en Mister Wrong. 6 September 2001 Susan King On His Own Terms https://web.archive.org/web/20250126090143/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-06-ca-42560-story.html Oscar-winner Ma-risa Tomei and Vincent D’Onofrio star in “Happy Accidents,” opening in limited release Sept. 14, about a single young New Yorker, Ruby, who, after finding several Mr. Wrongs, believes she has found Mr. Right in the form of the sweet Sam Deed, a newcomer from Dubuque, Iowa. 8 May 2002 w:Maureen Dowd Ladies, Sing the Blues https://web.archive.org/web/20110221172347/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/08/opinion/ladies-sing-the-blues.html Single women can now call off the exhausting and maddening hunt for Mr. Right. Mr. Right would bring bliss — and an early grave. But women will also have to try harder to avoid Mr. Wrong. Mr. Wrong, or a series of Mr. Wrongs, would lead to a slough of despond — and an early grave. en 2004 w:Victoria Moran December 27: The Burning Bowl Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit [San Francisco, Calif.] HarperSanFrancisco 428 https://archive.org/details/youngerbyday36500mora/page/428/mode/1up 0-06-073062-5 To prepare for the burning bowl, each person writes on slips of paper those negative traits or situations they would like to be rid of in the year to come. Examples might be, “Proclivity for attracting Messrs. Wrong”—anything that needs to go in the auld acquaintance category and be never brought to mind. 29 August 2011 Brendan Hasenstab Track of the Day: ‘Stay Away’ https://web.archive.org/web/20151001103459/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/08/track-of-the-day-stay-away/244263/ Charli XCX bares her fangs on this new track, proving that even though she’s all of 18 years old, she’s more-than-ready for adult life—at least in the romance department. The message to Mr. Wrong is clear: “...Now that you are gone / Stay away / Won't you just stay away.”