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Is it normal to only like even numbers?

131 replies

KindergartenKop · 09/11/2018 18:59

I hate odd numbers especially double odd numbers eg teens, thirties, seventies. Numbers divisible by 5 are ok though.

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Hippychick78 · 09/11/2018 22:02

I have this.... For me personally its a symptom of ocd (diagnosed)

www.theodysseyonline.com/facets-arithmomania

Knittink · 09/11/2018 22:06

I don't care - numbers are just numbers to me!

Sitranced · 09/11/2018 22:07

Even numbers, particularly number 2. You have no idea how I excited I am for my 37th birthday which will be on 22/02/2022. Grin

LittleBookofCalm · 09/11/2018 22:09

ds is going tobe 24,
that is a nice number.

21 is nice and add 2 + 1 = 3, so I like that too.
i like 3s, and those numbers divisible by 3

TokyoSushi · 09/11/2018 22:12

Much I much prefer even numbers, and this also applies to years, the 'rounder' the better, I will love 2020 and was born in 1980 which also makes me very happy!

HerRoyalNotness · 09/11/2018 22:18

I too am a fan of the even. I used to buy fruit and veg in even quantities only. I was quite perturbed buying a set of Japanese dishes that came in a set of FIVE. I went back and asked if I could buy another one, and they actually let me do it.

My middle child expressed an even number preference just yesterday as well.

Tinkeytonkoldfruit · 09/11/2018 22:20

Absolutely found my people!

CarolSpatula · 09/11/2018 22:30

Odds for me. Evens feel plain

snop · 09/11/2018 22:39

I only get out of bed on a even number and the tv sound definitely has to be On a even number 😬 yes I know it's weird

notangelinajolie · 09/11/2018 22:39

I like 5's. And 95 is even better. After that I like 995, 795, 595 and 195. Numbers that end in 55 are ok but do prefer the 95 ones. My savings, mortgage, weekly budget, TV volume are all in that list. Cannot be doing with round
or even numbers
Wierd me?

Tinklewinkle · 09/11/2018 22:43

0s or 5s for me.

I’m weirdly obsessed

I re-worded a sign at work today so there were 30 letters in it. It drove me nuts when there were only 29

crimsonlake · 09/11/2018 22:50

I also do not like odd numbered years.

HildaZelda · 09/11/2018 22:52

I'm funny with the TV. Downstairs one has to be at 35 or 40. Upstairs has to be 15.

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 09/11/2018 22:53

Am (genuinely) near tears of happiness that I have found my people! I love you all! (Even the weird ones that like odd numbers! At least you have an opinion.)

I hate primes! Hate, hate, hate them!

I particularly love numbers that are multiples of 2 or 3. 36 was a happy age as it is also a square! Squares are lurrrvvveeellyyyyy.

Am a teensy bit obsessed with 108 and 1008. 108 is 22333 and 1008 is 2222337.

One except - 37. 37 is a very special prime. 3727 = 999. You can do amazing things with multiples of 37. For example - 37 7 = 259. 592 and 925 are also multiples of 37. So pretty.

How many of us have maths degrees? (Puts hands up.)

HannahHut · 09/11/2018 22:55

I only like odd. People I know always imagine things in pairs and all even. I like to think of a tower of pairs with a point at the top!

iklboo · 09/11/2018 22:59

My favourite number is 9 - and all its multiples as they always add up to 9 as well.

Fortheloveofscience · 09/11/2018 23:01

Nah - odds are better, primes are best. 31 is the best number, large enough not to be boring but not intimidating.

3in4years · 09/11/2018 23:26

Oh numbers! I love 1, 2 and 8. And numbers that make a whole.
I was born on 28th. That's good.
I can only have tv, car radio etc on 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 ,15, 16, 18 or 20. It has to look neat.
I count everything. When taps are running I count to 5 or 10 before turning them off.
The best number is 128. 2+8 makes 10. 1 and 0. A whole.
I could go on!

Glaciferous · 09/11/2018 23:53

YABVU, odd numbers are way better.

TheWickedWitchofWestYorkshire · 10/11/2018 00:45

I don't have a favourite number but I do like the radio to be on certain numbers, such as any even number up to 12. After that it has to be on 15 because it's half way around the volume dial and 14 or 16 look wonky.

If I'm setting an alarm it has to be on a multiple of 5. If I accidentally miss the time that I need I have to go all the way around the clock again.

DeadDoorpost · 10/11/2018 01:01

Prefer even numbers when counting, for volume, pairing things up (sweets/ socks etc) but I also like multiples of 3, 5 and my favourite number is 81. I don't know why, I just like it. Maybe because it's 9x9 which is perfect to me. I don't like the number 18 though despite it being exactly the same numbers just the other way around.
Any numbers in the 70s or have a 7 sound I also don't like. They're sneaky numbers. Same with 60s and 6.

As for letters, vowels are even, consonants are odds. Only acceptable consonants are 'c l m q s t y' because of how they look in my handwriting (m is in my name as well so also looks lovely)

DeadDoorpost · 10/11/2018 01:07

Oh! And I also make wishes when my phone says 9:11 because I guess it reminds me of 9/11 in a way and 11:11 just annoys me. Stupid number 1.

halfwitpicker · 10/11/2018 01:08

Nope. 7 is the best number.

TheWiseWomansFear · 10/11/2018 01:38

I prefer odds

TheWiseWomansFear · 10/11/2018 01:48

19 is he best number - solid but edgy.

64 is a close second and 4 is the best even number