What People In New York Hate The Most: Relationship Dealbreaker Map

Above all else, New York daters don’t have a lot of time for Times Square 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. While Times Square is a relationship-killer in New York, it’s "jellyfish" in New Jersey, "money clips" in Pennsylvania and "winter" in Connecticut.

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.

According to the HaterDater map, Texas couples who share the same hatred for people who sleep with the windows open should be fine in an area that has some of America's hottest summers. It seems no one in Kansas liked “Seinfeld” — it was, after all, a show about nothing — and The New York Times gets absolutely no love in South Dakota. And, yikes, in Louisiana, “being with a designated driver” kills the relationship (and, potentially those in it).

New Hampshire's pet hate is profound: God; while Vermont's is prosaic: "waiting in line."

"Dabbing pizza grease with a napkin" drives 'em crazy in Virginia. 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

By Beth Dalbey (Patch National Staff)