Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em: Things That I Both Love and Hate

ecm8 needs to make up her mind—now WE can't decide if we like Christmas!—Sparkitors

We've all got 'em: the things we can't stand to live without—and we sort of can't stand, period. They're a part of our everyday lives, but we can't seem to decide if we love them with all our hearts or hate them with a fiery burning passion. Don't believe me? Here are some examples:
Christmas:
Why I Love It: Who DOESN'T love Christmas?! Grinches, Scrooges, and people who have an irrational fear of a chubby man in a red suit surrounded by elves. But for pretty much everyone else, Christmas is awesome: presents, food, warm scarves, and hats that have a cat toy on top. What more could you want?

Why I HATE it: How much red and green can one person's eyes handle? Once a year, a little holiday called Christmas comes along and burns that awful pairing into your mind. And for about 2 months after Christmas, you'll puke every time you see those colors combined on a sweater. And don't forget about Christmas carols. Sure, they're fun for the first week of December, but by the time the 25th rolls around, you would rather hear a tone-deaf choir sing a Justin Bieber song than listen to another rendition of "Last Christmas."

Breaks from School:
Why I LOVE them: No School. It's that simple. You get to sleep in till noon, and you don't have to dress up in anything other than sweat pants and T-shirts. It's a blissful time of lazing around and avoiding your homework; ah, the joys of procrastinating.

Why I HATE them: You come back to school and are greeted by three quizzes on material you learned two weeks ago. And then you fail. And then your parents ground for eternity, and the next break is basically worthless to you.

"That's what she said" jokes:
Why I LOVE them: Hear me out before you get all huffy: imagine that you're in geometry class having a discussion about the importance of triangles, and suddenly the teacher says something that could be interpreted in a dirty-minded way. In the split second before the entire class starts laughing, the smart kid from the back of the class (you didn’t even know he could talk) busts out a“That’s what she said.” Everyone erupts into hysterical laughter, and even the teacher chuckles, because no one would ever have expected this quiet, shy kid to jump in with a joke. It's a bonding moment! It's magical!

Why I HATE them: Because this joke is the most annoying thing ever. And my guy friends use it five bazillion times a day. Our conversations mostly go like this:

Me: Hey, do you have the Spanish homework from Mr. Tarea’s class?
Guy Friend: That’s what she said!
Me: What? That makes no sense.
GF: That’s what she said!
Me: Stop it!
GF: That’s what she said!
Me: GAH.

Are you torn between love and loathing? Tell us about it!

Related post: 50 Things We Hate About Christmas