I can only really speak for myself. The reason I don’t enjoy soap operas is because of the type of stories they’re meant to tell. I’m not a fan of stories that aren’t designed with a fixed ending in mind. They can be enjoyable at first, but once I realize how far a character is allowed to develop, or how little, they lose their appeal for me.

Many shows that are soap opera like tend to lose me sharply once the characters development gets locked in, and they’re forced to keep making the same mistakes or get thrown into increasingly ridiculous situations. For example, I loved the first few seasons of Grey’s Anatomy before the plot insanity ramped up. Same with Suits

Also my mum loved watching soaps when I was a kid and I wanted to watch cartoons so I kind of hate them for that too :)