*QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. WORDS CATRIONA INNES. PHOTOGRAPH LOUISA PARRY
Do you spend most dates
desperately trying to find
something, anything in common?
Don’t bother. New app Hater
matches users with others who
despise the same things – so
you can meet and bond over
your mutual rants. Turns out the
idea might be grounded in more
than just novelty. QUT* analysed
the online dating preferences of
more than 41,000 people and
found that while they all had
a ‘wish list’ of what they wanted,
the majority contacted people
nothing like their dream match.
Word of warning: don’t go
thinking you’ve found a soulmate
if they also can’t stand Adam
Sandler movies. Everyone
agrees with you on that one.HATERS GONNA DATE
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