"Having similar likes and dislikes can certainly allow two people to connect initially, but i'm not crazy about or sold on the concept of people making love connections based on things they 'hate'." Luckily, on Hater, you can also swipe on things you like and love. "It really all comes down to having common ground," matchmaker and dating coach Julia Bekker, tells Bustle. 8 and uses an algorithm to match you with people who hate the same stuff as you do.
While there are probably tons of reasons we've remained good friends through the years, I'm curious about how much a role mutual likes and dislikes play in friendships and even romantic relationships? That's the philosophy behind new dating app Hater, which launches Feb. I used to joke that the reason my group of friends from high school was so tight was because we all felt strongly about the same things, from our undying love for Vanessa Carlton's "White Houses", Sandy Cohen on The OC, and the San Francisco Veggie Sandwich from a cafe in our town to our distaste for George Bush (the president at the time), the weird tree that smelled like a fish by our school, and gaucho pants.