How many of you wouldn't date or marry or even consider a personal relationship with someone who didn't share your taste in music? Specifically, Queen. Did go out with a guy who disliked Queen, one day I was listening to Freddie and he turned it off. Tha nerve. I've decided it's a very important issue. Goofy topic but hey, humour me. Thanks.
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brENsKi · Member since
i'll humour you...definitely not important in any sphere at all
what someone likes...musically or otherwise is of no great importance...only things that matter is an agreed philosphy of what's right/wrong and common decency (been married 23 years and my wife hates queen, and i don't particularly like her faves (t-rex) ....beyond that....identical tastes are nowhere near important
in fact some key sayings worth considering:
variety is the spice of life
familiarity breeds contempt
Missreclusive · Member since
Well, you sure made me feel stupid. LOL. Seriously though, you are correct but I do blast my music sorta loud at times and would hate it if the person I loved cringed. I prefer identical tastes in some things. Being the best of friends is ultimately important and I congratulate you for finding that.
brENsKi · Member since
we ALL blast our music
someone who loves/really likes you will accept that
my wife tolerates my stuff being played at "20" and i (almost) accept marc bolan being played....
we do have some common ground though...mainly 60s stuff like the beatles
YourValentine · Member since
I could not live with someone who plays Hip Hop and rap all the time because I simply cannot tolerate it. Apart from that I listen to all kinds of music and I would not make musical taste a criterion. Certainly I could not live with someone who turns off my music without asking - I do not tolerate rude people, either. I think that mutual respect is more important than anything else and most issues do not matter when you respect each other.
mooghead · Member since
Not being able to have a relationship with someone who doesnt share your taste in music is incredibly shallow.
IMHO
pittrek · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
Not being able to have a relationship with someone who doesnt share your taste in music is incredibly shallow.
IMHO[/QUOTE]
Actually I have known a punk who ended a long relationship after he found out that his girlfriend HATES The Ramones :-)
brENsKi · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
Not being able to have a relationship with someone who doesnt share your taste in music is incredibly shallow.
IMHO[/QUOTE]
and even more narrow than shallow
Missreclusive · Member since
In retrospect I should have written more of my thoughts. Of course differences in music doesn't make or break a relationship! Me? hardly narrow-minded nor shallow. But then you don't know my story...or me. Yes, the person I mentioned suddenly turned off my music and it annoyed me, I found it rude. Also, I'm sorry, maybe narrow to some but if I had to listen to rap blasting in my ears I'd have to walk away. I tolerate it a bit with my daughter, she likes some rap.
I live in a converted school bus with two children and have for years. I am very creative, I work hard, I am not predjudiced against, age, race, financial standing, religion, politics, but yes, I have my opinions. Differences can be a good thing!
Thank you for your responses, I DO wish my hips were more narrow, my mind is not. :-)
Missreclusive · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]YourValentine wrote:[/b]
I could not live with someone who plays Hip Hop and rap all the time because I simply cannot tolerate it. Apart from that I listen to all kinds of music and I would not make musical taste a criterion. Certainly I could not live with someone who turns off my music without asking - I do not tolerate rude people, either. I think that mutual respect is more important than anything else and most issues do not matter when you respect each other.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I agree, even though I do listen to a little hip-hop and some rap due to daughter. Rudely turning off someones music isn't good, then going off on a rant about Freddie being a fag. Of course there were other intolerable differences with he and I, that wasn't the only thing.
Missreclusive · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
Not being able to have a relationship with someone who doesnt share your taste in music is incredibly shallow.
IMHO[/QUOTE]
Actually I have known a punk who ended a long relationship after he found out that his girlfriend HATES The Ramones :-)[/QUOTE]
I dated an old punk musician. I liked some of his music. His stories were even better, about punk culture in England when it all first started.
Hangman_96 · Member since
Missreclusive, I really do agree with you. It's a very important thing for having a good relationship. It may not be the case for each situation, but since people tend to find their other half with similar music tastes it's very actual actually.
I've never dated anyone in reality (yes, I'm too young actually). But I kind of have a relationship on the Internet these days. My girlfriend is a Queen fan (which is very important for me), and she's a fan of old music as well. We have a lot in common. The only problem is that she lives far away from me and she's four years older than me.
Having said that, I would never have a relationship with someone who doesn't like rock music.
GratefulFan · Member since
This reminded me of another thread from ago. Thought the OP might like to see those thoughts.
And what I meant to say, and the post did not post...thank you for that! If I had found it I wouldn't have started this thread. Some of those contributors are hilarious.
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