You have an Android phone, he has an iPhone. She likes the Yankees, he prefers the Red Sox. She would rather use a Mac, he wants to use Windows.

When the world draws a line between two things with serious fan bases and your mate has chosen the 'them' side, what happens?

For example, my significant other is an avid NY Jets fan. Me? I rather like the Patriots, and we've both been fans of our respective teams for awhile. It's a serious sports rivalry. When it comes down to game time, we trash talk each other like there's no tomorrow. When the game's over? There might be some playful ribbing in talking about strategy (we both play fantasy football in the same league), but other than that, it doesn't bleed over into other areas of our life. He also has an iPhone, and I'm an Android fan girl. That's a whole 'nother story.

Does your relationship have these kinds of rivalries? How do you deal with them? Would it be a deal breaker for someone to be on the "them" team?

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My partner and I have tons of rivalries, but they're pretty nerdy. Like, he's Horde and I'm Alliance, he likes Final Fantasy 8 and I like Final Fantasy 7. We have tons, and sometimes get into heated arguments about why which thing is better.

We don't really do anything to make it better or worse; it's actually pretty fun to not have everything in common with my partner. Otherwise we would always agree on everything, and we both have argumentative spirits. less

Alliance scum! Lol. Just kidding. But your taste in Final Fantasy is better.

My boyfriend and I don't really disagree on things like that. We have different interests but I don't think there is anything that he likes and that I like that conflict so much that we "argue". Except maybe with food? I despise McDonald's and he likes it. I hate bacon but he loves it. Things like that. less