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You have probably seen a person change their mind about disliking something the second they hear their friend, for instance, say that they love it. Or witnessed someone push through what looks like torture to them, all the while trying to squeeze out a sincere (-looking) smile.

For one reason or another, some people choose to pretend to like something when they actually don’t. And similarly to said reasons, the things they pretend to like tend to differ from person to person. Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently discussed what things they believe others lie about liking, and there were quite a few things they pointed their fingers at. Scroll down to find them on the list below and feel free to upvote the ones you agree with the most.

#1

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Staff team building and bonding.

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Anna DB
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For real. The forced positivity and "we're so happy to be part of the *random brand* family. The endless, pointless presentations and HR talk." Celebrating company values" while underpaying your employees and laying off people without replacing them. But please remind us how we can do more to fill your pockets faster in the future, boss.

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#2

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Flat earth theory.

I'm entirely convinced no one is that stupid and theyre just acting to be a part of something.

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Cathy
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that too. Deep in their hearts they know! They just want to be different or belong or something...

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#3

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Gender reveal parties.

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Kerensa Scott
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they came to the Uk from USA and they are just unnecessary, sorry for being judgmental

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#5

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Being sung by a group of people Happy Birthday to You.

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#6

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Ridiculously loud cars even when they are driving slow.

I know it's always going to be easier on the person making the sound but they got to find it annoying when other cars are loud to a corny level.

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Sand Ers
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Recreational noisemakers aren’t like other people. They have the capacity to ignore even deafening noise, so they think everybody else just wants to spoil the fun. Also, they’re self-absorbed àßhole who enjoy making other people’s lives less pleasant.

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#7

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Watched it with my college roommates a couple of times and I was just like “I don’t get it” the entire time. I am really big into makeup and I found two of Kylie’s lip kits very discounted (ten dollars a piece when they were normally going for thirty dollars a piece) and I really didn’t get the appeal. I saw a conspiracy theory on a different subreddit saying that Kylie’s makeup line is a money laundering scheme at this point and that is something that I could actually get behind!

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notlikeyou1971
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know I have never watched a single episode of that show and I seem to be living my life just the same without it. Must not be a big loss

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#8

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Stanley cups. The design is literally so stupid. It’s annoying to have to hold the weight of a full water bottle with your wrist. I would rather have a water bottle that has a handle on top so I can carry it comfortably.

wowza6969420 , Avery Arwood / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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#9

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes High heels. I’ve never been able to wear with without crazy pain - no matter which ones I’ve tried!

LostLadyA , Kristina Polianskaia / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Annik Perrot
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter's being wearing them for years, even while prégnant. She walks over 15 000 steps everyday at work, and she tells me that it's flat shoes that make her feet hurt. OK, if you say so....

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#10

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Freestyle jazz music. To me, it sounds like a bunch of guys with instruments, each doing their own warmup routine while standing on the stage together. Doesn’t feel like a tune as much as it does noise.

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#12

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Showering with your partner. Like I have things to do here and you’re in my way.

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martin734
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have found showering with someone else to be much more fun than showering alone.

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#13

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Thong underwear and cheeky swimsuits.

Audiene , Estefanía Fernandez / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#14

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Their "glamorous " Instagram life.

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Susie Elle
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every time I open any social media I'm just shaking my head at all these people pretending to be something they're not. Not to be pretentious, but all of it is for aesthetics. Everything.

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#15

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes NASCAR. I'm convinced people only watch for the chance of crashes, there's no way watching cars go in the same loop for 2 hours is actually entertaining.

bjuhl472 , Alfred GF / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#16

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Summer... the heat is unbearable!

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Luke Branwen
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've heard somewhere that "we're conditioned to love summer because it was our only time of freedom for ~13 years" and honestly... makes sense.

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#17

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Yoko Ono's singing.

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PattyK
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does she sing? I never knew. Thought she was just screeching off key.

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#18

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Poly relationships.

thrilliam_19:

I have several friends who all tried poly relationships at some point in their life and every single one ended in disaster, and whenever they were all together in the same room at least one person looked like they were miserable and pretending to be ok with what was going on.
Someone always got jealous or someone cheated. Or it was an excuse for 3-4 people to fuck each other for a few months until someone got bored and the people that were actually into it got hurt.
I’m not saying it can’t work, but I have seen zero evidence that it does. I also feel like long-term monogamous relationships are hard, why would adding another person into that relationship make things better or easier?

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PeepPeep the duck
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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hung out with red hot pie people back when that was a thing in 2007-10 - I wasn’t a swinger my bff was their poster girl and she wanted me there to look out for her etc, I went to party and look after her. NONE of the swingers or poly people are together now, none of them and I’m pretty sure the red hot pie owners are divorced AF, which what do you expect and how do you think a 17 girl was going to make your married relationship stronger? They are deluded at the time and will validate as much as they can, but fast forward a decade or so and it’s evident

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#20

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Influencer lifestyles.. especially things like van life. You see them all smiles in their pics, but you know they are hating every minute of it.

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Laserleader
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I admit I lived on a 23ft boat for 5 years, and I would still be there if it wasn't for the year 2020. I love living small, but a boat isn't like a van, you have legal places to park and live in a boat, not so much in a van.

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#21

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Pregnancy.

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Familie Schmidt
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THAT!!!! I hated every minute of it and so many friends I've talked to felt the exact same. And while you feel like c**p everyone around you's cooing "oooh you gotta be so happy!" NO.

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#22

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Super hot stuff. A little hot sauce from time to time adds a fun kick to some foods. But at a certain point you stop tasting 90% of what you're eating and are just trying to withstand the ridiculous ghost reaper of death evil wing sauce that you put on your wings to look manlier I guess.

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Green Tree
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disagree with this one. Different types of chili peppers and sauces have completly different flavors. My partner loves ultra hot stuff and over the years my heat tolerance has improved where i can handle pretty darn hot too and there is a flavor in there that is more than just burning heat but I think you have to eat spicy frequently to really get your taste buds there.

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#23

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Getting black out drunk. I understand getting fun drunk, because it's actually fun. But black out drunk? Why? What's the point?

Arny520 , Hudson Marques / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Lisa T
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t think people intentionally set out to get blackout drunk. They might be new to drinking and not sure of their limitsLots of other factors contribute to how alcohol affects you, too. It can creep up on you and then it’s too late.

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#24

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Small talk.

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African Dad
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Small talk is awesome I enjoy it immensely it is the building block of civility

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#25

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Meet&Greets with celebrities.

"This was so life changing?"

You just met another human being. NOTHING changed.

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Kira Okah
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

James Doohan (Scotty) saved a suicidal fan's life by talking to her and telling her that he hopes to see her at the local conventions. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-doohan-once-saved-a-suicidal-star-trek-fan-1282284/

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#27

Pictures of other people's kids.

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Lisa T
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love seeing pics of other people kids and pets, but only if I know them. Except cats. Quite happy for random strangers to show me photos of their cats

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#29

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Oysters.

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Ge Po
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone mentioned once that the first person who considered to try oysters as food must have been REALLY hungry.

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#30

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Matcha. might as well just dump some lawn clippings in a blender and drink that.

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#31

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes "Passion" for any corporate money-driven job. It's just not human nature to get longterm and worthwhile fulfilment from ephemeral sh*t like sales numbers.

Slush-e , Sora Shimazaki / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Kristal
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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disagree. Dopamine triggers are different for everyone. While corporate money jobs doesn't tickle my fancy, there are most definitely people that do live for that corporate ladder.

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#33

Bob Dylan’s voice (not his lyrics or compositions).

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#34

Having BUSY Social Lives with always having s**t to do/attend to, etc...etc...

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Donna Peluda
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's wrong with that. As long as it's not forced on you, like people guilting you to go out.

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#36

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Parades. It's just people walking by.

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Lewis KR
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well I would generally agree but I just went to my home town carnival and there was a 5 year old dressed as trump with a Bandage over his ear quickly followed by a small french bulldog dressed as a shark and I have to tell you, it made my day

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#39

Long beards.

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Papa
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A few years ago I was curious how long mine would get, since apparently some (maybe most) men have a terminal length, where their beard just stops growing at a certain point. I let it go until it was in the middle of my chest, and couldn't stand it any more. I wasn't a fan of it blowing up into my face when it was windy.

nuberiffic
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All hair on all people has a terminal length. That's just how hair grows.

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Maartje
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that beards more often so than not do not look good. There are exceptions. Short and well-groomed is ok.

Sven Grammersdorf
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My beard is about a foot long. I think it looks cool and my wife loves it.

Bettye McKee
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whether you like beards or not, every man has the right to grow hair on his face if he wants to. The only beards I don't like are the ones that look like he hasn't shaved in a couple of days. That's not even a beard.

Zoe's Mom
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agree Ms. McKee. Not a fan of full-grown beards but I do like what I call a George Michael beard. Really closed to the face, almost like a 5 o'clock shadow.

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Auntriarch
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like to see them, but I wouldn't want one. I'd like a VanDyke myself

Farah the Turtle
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most religious Muslims like to grow a beard as it makes them feel like they are copying the Prophet in some way. Its called a Sunnah, look it up if you want :)

Starthief
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can you imagine a clean-shaven Gandalf? Or Santa? That doesn't work at all. I grew mine out to about mid-torso over the course of several months, but got tired of having to watch out for it getting into food, getting caught in my hoodie zipper, etc.

Alan Jay Weiner
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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to have a short beard. One day my wife commented she liked the ZZ-Top beard on another man. So I let my beard grow. Several inches below my nipples now. She likes it.

WickedLibra70
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My boyfriends beard is the reason we started talking, first thing I ever said to him was now that's a beard. It was and still is a long goatee that went more to a point when we met. 12 years later he's never shaved it

Trisec Tebeakesse
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

During Covid, I tried to grow an epic Civil War beard. "Tried" being the operative term. I'm Asian. It wasn't happening.

me McG
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the positive side ....if your starving you can boil it in water for a nice hobo soup. 🥣

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#40

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Working out. The results are rewarding, but not the actual process of working out.

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The Big Bad
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly I love it. I like pushing myself, feeling the strain. I know it sounds insane and 20 year old me would have laughed. Now, mom of 33, it's just me-time.

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#42

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Listening to people at work describing their weekends, especially on a Monday.

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The Big Bad
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It helps to really be interested and invested. Ask further and further untill you have a real conversation. Great conversations are often just a couple of questions away. And I say this as a total awkward introvert. Probably one of the best things I learned to do.

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#44

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Running marathons.

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Don Golosso
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did it ones, it was a great achievement. I'm very proud that I did it and I might even try to do it once more but I did die a thousand times during that 41.195 meters!

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#45

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Raising children. Nothing about it looks enjoyable.

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Annik Perrot
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, it's like everything else that's worth something: a lot of hard work, a lot of doubts and permanent fear. There are moments of exhaustion, even despair. But there's also fun, laughter, awe, pride and a lot of love. Raised four of them never regretted it. And now I get to enjoy my grandkids.

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#46

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Black licorice. It's hard for me to believe there are humans that find the taste enjoyable. The smell alone makes me gag. It's gotta be a genetic thing like how cilantro tastes terrible to some people. For the record, I like cilantro.

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mandy the capibara
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Dutch and Finnish people will riot against this!! 😉 ( sorry English people, you're not invited, your licorice tastes like leather(

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#47

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Mr. Beast videos.

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Wintermute
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get the appeal. Like super off the wall game shows. Not my thing, but if the kids are watching it I'll tune in. Definitely worse things online. Better too, but eh... it's fine.

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#48

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes First dates. I'm sorry. 9 times out of 10 they're awkward and boring.

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Luke Branwen
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why relationships should start off as friendships and gradually evolve.

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#50

50 People Share Things They Don’t Believe Anyone Genuinely Likes Children’s birthday parties.

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Karina
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless a child wrote this, it is irrelevant. We need to cater to the needs of others even if we dont enjoy it ourself.

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