Best reasons to break up

Bad hygiene leads the Love ranking with 1467 ELO points over 118 duels, ahead of Tickles/Playfights with their friends and Laughs in someone else's ear.

A 121-point gap separates Bad hygiene from the second-placed Tickles/Playfights with their friends, making it the sharpest divide in the ranking. The top spot suggests that physical neglect weighs more heavily than behavioral red flags in the eyes of voters. Tickles/Playfights with their friends at 1346 ELO and Laughs in someone else's ear at 1294 ELO round out the podium, both hinting at boundaries crossed with others. Further down, Has one personality in public and another in private sits at rank 4 with 1281 ELO, while Lazy comes in fifth at 1247 ELO. At the bottom, the community appears more forgiving: Can't cook at all registers just 1035 ELO at rank 14, suggesting culinary incompetence is less of a dealbreaker than hygiene or duplicity.

The ranking draws on 707 duels submitted by 23 players across 14 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Each duel asks voters to weigh one reason against another, producing a collective verdict on what justifies ending a relationship. The results reveal a hierarchy where personal care and authenticity matter more than minor lifestyle habits. To add your perspective or challenge the current order, head to the Love TopList and cast your votes.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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