i don't like to think about vs i don't like thinking about

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They have a similar meaning and can be used interchangeably depending on personal preference.

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i don't like to think about

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a dislike or aversion towards thinking about something. It is followed by the object or topic that the speaker does not want to think about.

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No. I don't like to think about you;
- Well, frankly, I don't like to think about that.
I don't even like to think about that.
I was facing basically a lifetime of dialysis, and I don't even like to think about what my life would be like if I was on that.
Honestly, I don't really like to think about it that much, Mrs. Dubois.
I don't like to think that far ahead.
Although I don't like to think of any idea as "wrong" on the first day of rehearsal.
I don't like to think of Sammy with the blood of an innocent on his hands.
I don't like to think of you walking around with a monster like that in your head.
And I don't like to think what Thorin would do... when he finds out what you've done.
I don't like to think of you rattling around the house on Thanksgiving.
I don't like to think of her being married to you.
- I don't like to think we've given you something your mother would disapprove of.
I don't like to think of myself in that way anymore.
I don't like to think of you asking a bunch of thugs for lifts along the highway.
I don't like to think of her marrying you.
I don't like to think how she was earning her money.
I don't like to think of the shape of the man this was made for.
I don't like to think of it like that, but... It's something to consider.
Well, there's been some conduct... that I don't like to think that our American women have to - to revert to.

Alternatives:

I don't like to talk about
I don't like to hear about
I don't like to read about
I don't like to think of

i don't like thinking about

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a dislike or aversion towards engaging in the act of thinking about something. It is followed by the object or topic that the speaker does not want to think about.

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I don't like thinking about that day.
I don't like thinking about her lying there without a clean dress to wear.
I don't like thinking about what I have to wear every day.
I just don't like thinking about it.
I usually don't like thinking about the future.
I know you don't like thinking about it, but the press can be brutal.
I don't even like thinking about school 'Cause I think about how bad I'm really doing.
Because l don't like thinking about you so much... and worrying about how you are... and if l ruined your life.
But I don't like thinking that he followed us.
I don't like thinking of you as a fighter's press agent.
Like thinking about declaring a real major.
I like thinking about the journey it must have taken to get here.
I've filed on, we do not like thinking about faith.
- I was thinking about what you said.
- I been thinking about it...
- Thinking about going back next summer.
Debbie's thinking about selling her diamond necklace.
The alternative doesn't bear thinking about.
She's thinking about taking Anthropology.
I've been thinking about what you said...

Alternatives:

I don't like thinking of
I don't enjoy thinking about
I dislike thinking about
I hate thinking about

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