What People In Each State Hate The Most: Relationship Dealbreaker Map

Above all else, Michigan daters don’t have a lot of time for “pride and prejudice,” according to an analysis from the creators of a dating app called HaterDater — it’s catchy, give it that — that helps singles navigate irritants, annoyances and other deal-breaking behaviors that stand between them and happily ever after. It is unclear if it is Jane Austen's classic “Pride and Prejudice” or the behaviors themselves that are relationship-killers in Michigan, but there is no such ambiguity in what some other Midwest states hate. It’s “drinking alone” in Minnesota, “biting string cheese” in Illinois and “people who believe in aliens” in Missouri.

Hater connects singles based on behaviors they loathe. The premise behind the app is that it’s important for people in relationships to not only love but also cringe at the same things — and it’s supported, somewhat, by researchers.

In a 2006 study, researchers at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas-Austin found that “sharing a negative — as compared to a positive — attitude about a third party is particularly effective in promoting closeness between people.”

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To get the data for the map, Hater users logged their loves, hates, likes and dislikes on a menu of 3,000 topics, which were then sorted by state to look for geographic patterns, Huffington Post reported. The company has been collecting data from its half million users since its February launch.

Environmentally conscious Washingtonians hate those disposable Keurig K-Cups; dread over fidget spinners brings people together in California; and the idea that “everyone has a soulmate” is irksome in Maryland.

It’s no surprise that Utah, with its heavy Mormon population, hates porn the most. Next door in Nevada, it’s feminism. In Idaho, “asking for directions” won’t get you past first base, and a common hatred of sand is a great bonding agent in Arizona. There must be a veritable sandstorm of deliriously happy relationships in Arizona.

Graphic via haterdater.com