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JonInMiddleGA · 04-14-2024, 01:09 PM

We generally ended up opting for the opposite approach: why force someone you ostensibly care about to be miserable?

I had/have my things, she had her things, and eventually those kinda rarely intersected (just being honest about it). But that was better than dealing with making each other miserable forcing them into something they didn't enjoy.

In 30 years I don't believe my wife ever went to see any band I liked with the exception of a couple bar band gigs involving friends of mine. I managed to cope.

edit to add: That said, I have no doubt that my approach of being totally fine with that was influenced by remembering how absolutely miserable it was to sit through a tedious concert with a girlfriend many many years ago. I vowed after that experience to never go to a show where there wasn't at least a fighting chance I'd enjoy the band(s), and I stuck to that. There's enough suffering in life without inflicting misery on yourself voluntarily.

04-14-2024, 01:09 PM	#880
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	We generally ended up opting for the opposite approach: why force someone you ostensibly care about to be miserable? I had/have my things, she had her things, and eventually those kinda rarely intersected (just being honest about it). But that was better than dealing with making each other miserable forcing them into something they didn't enjoy. In 30 years I don't believe my wife ever went to see any band I liked with the exception of a couple bar band gigs involving friends of mine. I managed to cope. edit to add: That said, I have no doubt that my approach of being totally fine with that was influenced by remembering how absolutely miserable it was to sit through a tedious concert with a girlfriend many many years ago. I vowed after that experience to never go to a show where there wasn't at least a fighting chance I'd enjoy the band(s), and I stuck to that. There's enough suffering in life without inflicting misery on yourself voluntarily. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 04-14-2024 at 01:12 PM.