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Hate cellphones in public? Find love here

Somewhere in the first few dates, most people have a conversation like this:

Guy: You know what really irks me?

Gal: What?

Guy: People who (talk in libraries/use cell phones in public/kick puppies/quote Meg Ryan movies/etc.)

Gal: Ohmygosh! Me too!

And both wind up feeling more affectionate because they've got more in common through stuff they both can't stand.

Now you can find those people with similar dislikes online.

We know that similar interests are part of the foundation of a relationship. But what about common dislikes? What things have you and others united under in mutual disdain?

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Nick Bangs said:

A common dislike that once helped spawn a beautiful relationship, and a very funny conversation on a first date: Standing in line behind people at the grocery store who aren't prepared to pay. The biggest teeth-grinder is being behind women who have big purses who dig to the bottom of them only to produce a checkbook.

Wingfella said:

Nick-
I knew a couple that bonded under a mutual dislike of children. They married, and now own several dogs.

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