What’s something everyone loves that you don’t?

May 27, 2025 | My Jottings

I like occasionally reading online lists of things most people like or even love, that a small minority of other people dislike or even hate. I’ve seen spiders, Brussels sprouts and dining alone on the hate list, with dissenters in the minority.

For a quick example, I can think of three things I’m not a fan of, that most of the world seems to love.

The first is Facebook. I won’t go into all the reasons I find it a waste of time and completely unhelpful. The second will place me in a tiny category of people: I am not a fan of the wildly famous woman singer who has been dating a famous athlete. Her lyrics and messages are not things all the vulnerable, impressionable little girls of the world should be filling their ears, minds, hearts and souls with. Does that sound judgmental? I guess it must, but I’m old now and I’m not sorry for my opinion.

The third popular thing is hanging freshly laundered clothes, sheets and towels outside to dry. My husband thinks laundry dried outside in the open air smells wonderfully fresh, and the thought of sleeping on air-dried sheets makes him happy. He may be right about the fresh smell, but all I can think of regarding hanging things out to dry is the dirt and pollen that floats through the air and gets trapped in the damp, newly laundered items.

Have you ever had a patio chair or table outside on your porch or deck? How long does it take for it to form a layer of dirt and dust on the surface? In my northerly spot in the country the air is pretty clean, and it takes less than a day. I wipe down my patio chairs and table with a damp cloth when we enjoy them, and the residue on them from being in the “fresh air” is alarming. I can wash my windows and have a fine layer of dirt on them in a matter of days. And the things we can’t see with the naked eye? Millions of pollen spores fly on the breeze and I don’t want them on my sheets.

People with allergies or sensitivities to mold or pollen might not realize that their newly washed, air-dried sheets are full of microscopic attachments they never considered. I dry my sheets and towels on high heat in my dryer inside my house and hope I have kept unwanted bits to a minimum.

Okay that sounded like a grumpy rant, and I guess it was. But that leads me now to wanting to know what is on your list?

What is something everyone seems to love, and you kind of hate?

Or, what is something everyone else seems to hate, and you kind of love? (This one for me would be dining alone, being alone, taking a trip alone, and sleeping alone.)

Hoping to be cheerful another day,