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Everyone has different tastes, but how important is having common tastes in music, movies, and tv shows to you?
From experiences in relationships, I think there needs to be at least one genre for music and at least one for tv/movies that both really enjoy. And by that, I mean actually enjoy, not merely tolerate. I'm currently in a relationship where I can tolerate my boyfriend's TV shows in small doses, but he despises absolutely everything that I enjoy and refuses to watch it. For me personally, shared experiences are important and entertainment choices are a big part of that. Food choices are another, and while each may like different stuff I think there needs to be some common ground there as well. What do you think?
I agree with you. My husband likes movies where there's stuff blowing up, car chases, gunfire, and/or superheroes. I have no interest in any of that. When he wants to go see one of those movies, he goes alone or with his sister. I see movies alone that he isn't interested in. However there are just enough movies that appeal to both of us that we do have a movie date every once in a while.
As for TV, we have shows on the DVR that are his, shows that are mine, and shows that are ours. No big deal. I usually find the ones I think we'll both like and he sticks with some and not others. We like pretty much all the same music.
Food-wise, he eats what I make for him. Before I moved in, I think there were plenty of Pop-Tarts and frozen pizzas happening. Not the case anymore as we don't do many processed foods. When we go out, we agree on our preferred places. I'm lucky that he's very easygoing and flexible, because I'm less so.
I think it's valuable to have a mixture of overlap and differences. If you had perfect overlap, you wouldn't be able to expand each others' horizons. But probably not ideal if you and your partner can't stand the type of music the other listens to.
Everyone has different tastes, but how important is having common tastes in music, movies, and tv shows to you?
From experiences in relationships, I think there needs to be at least one genre for music and at least one for tv/movies that both really enjoy. And by that, I mean actually enjoy, not merely tolerate. I'm currently in a relationship where I can tolerate my boyfriend's TV shows in small doses, but he despises absolutely everything that I enjoy and refuses to watch it. For me personally, shared experiences are important and entertainment choices are a big part of that. Food choices are another, and while each may like different stuff I think there needs to be some common ground there as well. What do you think?
Liking the same tv is only important if you spend a crapload of time watching tv, and I'm not interested in a relationship with someone like that anyway.
Yeah, it's more fun if there is one or two shows you can watch together now and then. But it's not enough a part of my life that I really care about it.
I really don't see why the music thing matters.
As for food choices, the only thing I would not like is if they weren't adventurous and willing to try stuff. Even my kids aren't picky eaters - I won't tolerate it from a grownup.
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Before I moved in, I think there were plenty of Pop-Tarts and frozen pizzas happening. Not the case anymore as we don't do many processed foods. When we go out, we agree on our preferred places. I'm lucky that he's very easygoing and flexible, because I'm less so.
