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Name 5 things you love and 5 things you hate!

110 replies

cheeseisthebest · 09/07/2022 19:49

Love -
Winter
Coffee
Being on my own
My dog
Books

Hate -
Heat
Summer
Festivals
Loud music
Big crowds

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Beees · 09/07/2022 19:55

Love:
The smell of a new book
People watching
Finding a comfy pair of shoes
When a child grasps something I'm teaching them
The wonder of how toddlers look at the world

Hate:
Choosing what to have for dinner
Washing dishes
Being on a plane
Beer
Getting out of the shower

Nutsabouttopic · 09/07/2022 19:58

I'm not including my family or dog in my list, they are my first love but this is my list

Love
The sea
Books
Chocolate
Being with friends
Sitting in my egg chair on my patio at night with the smell of night scented stock

Hate
The gym
Wasps
Rude people
Cyclists
Olives

cheeseisthebest · 09/07/2022 20:00

Oh yes also hate thinking about what everyone's going to have for dinner.

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dolphinsarentcommon · 09/07/2022 20:01

Love

Cheese
Cake
A hot bath
Sherry
Lying in bed in a thunderstorm

Hate

Bad manners
Tuneless music
Cyclists on the road (sorry)
Lorries in the middle Lane
Laziness

LadyCluck · 09/07/2022 20:03

Love:
My children
My dog
Autumn
Reading
Bubble baths

Hate:
Wasps
Spiders
Loud noise
Cooking dinner
Rude people

Bonjovispjs · 09/07/2022 20:05

Love:-

cheese
Cats
Kopperberg cider
Ant and Dec
Afternoon naps

Hate:-

Spiders
Crowds
Noisy neighbours
Whistling
Beetroot

DaftyLass · 09/07/2022 20:06

Love:
Old recipe books
A freshly made cup of tea
Napping on a raft in the lake
Sea glassing
Cuddling babies

Hate:
People who litter
Finding gristle in sausage
The sound of cats puking
Finding wet swimwear balled up in a swim bag
Canned vegetables

Aquamarine1029 · 09/07/2022 20:06

Love

Being at home.
Cooking dinner with my husband.
Listening to my two adult children talk about things.
Taking long walks.
Sky watching.

Hate

Loud people.
Picky eaters. (I don't "hate" them, obviously, but they really make me crazy.)
Sticky hands.
TV adverts.
Listening to politicians.

bettbburg · 09/07/2022 20:09

Chilled cider
Travelling
Gardening
Loud music in the car on a sunny day with the roof down
Paddle boarding

Men who think they are god's gift to women
Politics
Cauliflower
Snakes
Formula 1

cptartapp · 09/07/2022 20:13

Love:
Foreign holidays
Crispy duck
Adam and the Ants
Sleeping
Being proved right

Hate:
Boats
Seafood of any kind
American sitcoms
PIL favouritism
Inefficiency

lifesnotaspectatorsport · 09/07/2022 20:14

Leaving aside the very obvious loves (family), my list is:

Love:

  • Visiting new places
  • Eating out
  • Lie-ins
  • Long meandering conversations
  • Learning new things

Hate:

  • Housework
  • Public speaking
  • Football
  • 'Celebs'
  • Gender stereotypes
SunshineLollipopsAndRainbows · 09/07/2022 20:15

Love :-
The sound of water whether it’s waves on the shore or a babbling brook.
Crisp new bedsheets
The smell of freshly mowed grass
Roses
Playing the piano

Hate:-
Littering
Homophobia
Racism
Rude people ( I work in retail & see it all!)
My body at the moment because it doesn’t work properly & I’ve put on several stone 🥲

Mother87 · 09/07/2022 20:15

Apart from family & pets :

LOVE :
Essential oil aromas
Peonies
Massage
Perfect Rib-Eye or Fillet with Bearnaise
Chinoiserie (art/jewellery)

HATE :
Loud sloppy eaters & drunks
Snobs
TV audience noise
Misogyny
Dressing smartly

(All relative/variable/nuanced)

wendywoopywoo222 · 09/07/2022 20:18

Love
My parents
My dog
Being away on my own in my camper van
Sweets
Cake.

Hate
Broad Beans
Spiders
Opinionated people who feel the need to share their opinions
People who don't just split the bill.
My step daughter.

GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 09/07/2022 20:26

Hate:
November
January
February
Being cold
The noises people make when they eat and drink

Love:
Sunshine
Swimming in a warm sea
Wine
Beaches
Coffee

Narcheska · 09/07/2022 20:30

Love


  • cheese

  • winter

  • fresh sheets

  • music (mostly rock & heavy metal)

  • my children & DH

  • summer

  • being hot / heat

  • socialising too often (introvert)

  • Toddler bed time 🤣

  • my sciatica

Tilda77 · 09/07/2022 20:32

Love
My family
My cats
Waterfalls
Mountains
Being at home

Hate
Work
Bad drivers
Hot weather
Being ripped off
Being woken up

lurkingfromhome · 09/07/2022 20:34

Excellent idea for a thread.

LOVE
Poppies
Turkish Delight
Cows
Dark grey nail polish
Fortunately (the podcast)

HATE
Camping
Priti Patel
People who audibly bite their nails
T-shirts with a breast pocket
Pugs

twomumsonebump · 09/07/2022 20:36

Love;
diet coke
springtime
clean bedsheets
glitter
loud music in the car

Hate;
wet food
the feeling of paper
chalk
winter
bin juice

TeaAddict235 · 09/07/2022 20:39

@SunshineLollipopsAndRainbows you sound like a lovely person from what you like and dislike. I hope to either know you in RL or one day to know you. 💓

bakermummy21 · 09/07/2022 20:40

Love
My family
Flowers
Sunshine
Cake
Sitting outside a cafe or pub

Hate
Beetroot
Slugs
Food shopping
Cold weather
Rude people

DeadButDelicious · 09/07/2022 20:42

After the obvious, my children, husband, family and pets I love...

  1. Music, specifically goth and metal.
  2. Knitting and crochet
  3. Whitby Jet.
  4. Mid century glass.
  5. Victoriana.

I hate (well, strongly dislike)

  1. Summer.
  2. Sunblock.
  3. Hair in my face.
  4. Cooking.
  5. Metallica. That's right. I said it.
Pkwq · 09/07/2022 20:46

Love:
My children
My DP
Holidays
My job
Quiet

Hate:
The sun
People
Shitty drivers
People
People

Bobbybobbins · 09/07/2022 20:52

Love:
Being by the sea
Sunshine
A fresh hot cup of tea
An open fire
Being in bed

Hate:
January
Eggs
Cracked lips
Other people driving
Heavy rain

dinozzo · 09/07/2022 20:53

Love;

Good coffee
Perfume
Supportive friends
Recipes
Reading

Hate;
Grief
Rude people
lost my son 2 yrs ago, hate the questions and how are you?
packing a suitcase
plucking my husbands eyebrows 🤑