Where you ever forced to like/hate somthing?

[Biyaya]

I was "forced" to like the Super Pad N64 controllers, because my brothers claimed the standard controllers for themselves. I just got very used to it though; it felt weird using anything else.


But I think the only thing that was a true forcing was when I forced myself to like vegetables in middle school (because I hated veggies back then). My parents couldn't get me to eat them, but a traumatizing experience with a cow sure did the trick.

 

[2kimi2furious]

I used to be ashamed about a lot of things I liked and would I hide them. But now that I'm in my 30s, I don't care and I like what I want to like and if anyone has a problem with it, they can kiss my butt! I wish I would have learned to be like this when I was much younger.

 

[hamster]

No i wasnt forced i mean when i was younger id pretend to like stuff so i could fit in nowadays if ill make my opinions on stuff a bit lighter so i dont sound like a cynical ass

 

[2kimi2furious]

I like cooking recipe videos and they're trying really hard to get me to like my least favorite foods (cilantro, onions, raw tomatoes) but it's not working

To be fair with cilantro at least, you either like it or you don't. It is genetic. Most people think cilantro tastes great, but then there are those cursed with sucky tastebuds that make cilantro taste like soap. My husband doesn't understand because he can put it on everything and I'm like IT IS DISGUSTING AND YOU NEED TO STOP MAKING MY FOOD TASTE BAD.

 

[Ghost Of Mascevanje]

No, because I try my best to not let others step all over me or "mold" me into whatever they see fit (it also helps that I'm a naturally stubborn person).

 

[DinosaurDumpster]

Yes. I'm forced to like anything Mormon. I mean it's cool and all, but there are just some aspects of it that I can't agree on. The main thing is the disagreement with the LGBTQIA+ community. I live in a house full of non-supporters. It's really hard being aro/ace and trans and having to live to the expectations of getting married and having children. I just pretend that I like the idea of that, when in reality I just.. want to have a roommate the rest of my life.

 

[Mr_Persona]

Yes. It wasn't exactly force but my sister kept on telling me too. She kept on telling me to watch MHA with her because she has no friends who likes that show. So l watched the show so she doesn't feel alone. I still don't feel a fan of the show even though l watched it and read the manga...Just weird

 

[Belle T]

This one is considerably more petty, but what the heck. There was this boy in one of my classes in either late elementary or early middle school who would choose to sit next to me everyday, and it was quite a trying experience. I eventually stopped putting mustard on whatever I ate because he apparently hated it so much that just watching me eat it was legitimately distressing to him. I am and always have been a bit of a pushover like that, but I think if that happened today, I'd have far less reservations with telling him to get over it.

 

[Seastar]

I'm not sure if this counts, but I've had things I used to like only bring up bad memories instead. Some things just can't be forgotten no matter how badly I want to...

 

[Manah]

Vegetables, because the only way people in my family (and country apparently) seem to know to prepare them is melting them down into slime that sets off my sensory issues in every possible direction.

Fried and grilled vegetables are great and it took me way too long to get past my disgust.

 

[Corrie]

Not forced but I have felt pressured to like/hate certain things. Pokemon comes to mind as I've always liked it but when high school came around it was considered childish so I pretended that I didn't like it while at school when I'd play in secret at home with family lol.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I had to hate all super mario games to stop a bratty kid from bulling me, they did not stop but they were not bulling me as bad as when I liked all mario games.

this is horrible. I would have to beat up that kid before I was ever forced to suppress my love for SMB, one of my favorite things of all time. I really hope you were able to get away from them.


in my experience I've never really been forced to hate something, though my whole life I was raised to unconditionally hate liberals/democrats since both of my parents are republicans and they have nothing but bad stuff to say about them. as a kid during the Obama presidency I was always conditioned by my parents and conservative talk radio (Shaun Hannity and Rush Limbaugh) that Obama and Biden were an absolute threat to the country and they should be hated no matter what. but now as an adult I find myself identifying much more with liberals than with conservatives and I don't know what to think of Obama since I've only ever heard bad stuff about him (I didnt care enough about politics as a kid to reas about hom for myself at the time). just as well, now I hate Trump and I'm not 100% for Biden but I like him a lot more, and my dad has been giving me crap for that.

 

[GothiqueBat]

I had a few online relationships/friendships (but was clearly being hit on) where the other person would buy me games or virtual stuff and then force by guilt tripping me into playing them with them and continuing to talk to/be with them.

man that was a lot of time wasted on mostly games I found no enjoyment in with people I only felt bad for.
Glad I got out of the cycle of somehow finding people like that and can now spend time doing things I actually enjoy

 

[amemome]

Back when I was growing up (?) people were less accepting of things like Anime and Kpop. I have a lot of really sad experiences (middle to high school) where I'd be open about my hobbies and likes and then get absolutely shamed by people around me. It didn't force me to dislike my hobbies/likes, but it did make me feel like an outsider/someone too "weird" to fit in.

Luckily for my younger siblings, by the time they were my age, kids were generally more accepting of things like anime and Kpop so they never got teased.