# Does anybody dislike chocolate? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 14, 2002, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-dislike-chocolate/142720 "2002-12-14T10:48:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-dislike-chocolate/142720/41 "2002-12-18T04:35:52Z")
I am not a fan of chocolate either. While I do like chocolate chip or M&M cookies, everthing else I can do without. I never could understand why people love it so much, I could definitely live without it and not miss it at all. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-dislike-chocolate/142720/42 "2002-12-18T05:03:43Z")
Another chocolate non-enthusiast here. I don’t eat sweets in any form. There was a short period in my adolescence when I had a bit of a sweet tooth, but since I was 16 or so I really haven’t been interested. I don’t drink sodas, I don’t eat sugar; the only reason I have sugar in the house is that I like a little bit of it in my coffee. I just don’t like _sweet_. By the way, this can really suck when someone makes you a birthday cake and rather than be an asshole you have to force yourself to eat the tiniest slice you can get away with. I mean, it’s a wonderful, thoughtful thing for someone to do, and you don’t want to say, “Hmm, perhaps I could have some birthday dinner rolls instead?” ---
**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-dislike-chocolate/142720/43 "2002-12-18T09:11:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnT \* > Otoh, I just LOVE White Chocolate, which my wife can’t help but continually remind me is not _real_ chocolate - like I care. 😉 You wuz, have some dark chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-dislike-chocolate/142720/44 "2002-12-18T12:40:45Z")
God. Story today in the papers suggests chocolate is full of lead - especially the cheaper varieties. Time to stick to Belgian and Swiss. [**Bitter Facts About Sweets**](http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=71414) ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-dislike-chocolate/142720/45 "2002-12-19T02:58:42Z")
Dark and Bittersweet chocolate are inedible to me. Horrid bitter strong nasty flavor. However, milk chocolate or chocolate that is mild because of a combination with other things taste OK. Chocolate and coffee are in the same category of tastes in that I love coffee…but only if it is pretty weak. I get my Starbucks regular coffee with 25% hot water. Odd, because I like Brussels sprouts, achovies, and strong cheeses. Please don’t flame me! My wife will take care of that! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-dislike-chocolate/142720.md?page=2)