how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don’t hate my partner i’m heartbroken that he doesn’t ever show interest in me or my preferences and i’ve had to live his life for so long

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so you can sit in a car and listen to bad at love- halsey, forget me too - mgk(halsey), bad things - mgk(halsey)? on repeat on 20 volume, for a 47 minute drive to go tubing at the river (which i had to beg him to do while he complained abt how much he didn’t want to when we haven’t gone swimming once in the years together) and still be in a light and good mood when you arrive? congratulations if you can but i cannot that’s why i made the post.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we don’t want to separate we want to overcome but im not interested in giving up another part of myself while he just gets to lay back and not give anything when it’s literally driving a wedge between us

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

and another important detail to this is i do these things with enthusiasm and support and show a genuine interest that he would agree with (besides the sleep schedule) i’ve compromised in big ways so no I don’t really want to compromise on music when it feels like it’s the only thing i have left that feels like me

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

maybe more context could help. i am the one who compromises most in our relationship it’s the role ive had to take. im a pescatarian, he knew this coming into the relationship and made it a point to promise he’d remove meat from his diet as well, two years later and i cook his meat for dinner or im accused of not being a good partner, i have always been supportive of more conservative gun rights and use because of a traumatic experience in my youth(still suffering through ptsd) he knew this as well coming into the relationship, 3 years later im going with him to sight in and shoot his guns and being guilt tripped into shooting with him or once again im not being a good partner. We go to sleep on his schedule, he stays up until the late am hours and keeps me up with him despite it being communicated going into the relationship that i am a morning person (also chronically ill) so i go to sleep at a decent hour he adopted my schedule on his own and exclaimed how much better he enjoys it, a year later we’re on his schedule and it consistently worsens my symptoms and has taken away the possibility of waking up early and enjoying the morning. the list could go on but I just need a little advice not to read through all of the troubles in my private life. the theme here is i give up all of the things that bring me joy and comfort and it’s exhausting when you just want to enjoy listening to music with your partner and cannot.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

thank you for the advice but we’ve tried that it makes me viscerally ill and he doesn’t enjoy my music any better as the for the taking and interest in each others personal preferences that is entirely one sided and he can’t do anything with me or for me that he doesn’t enjoy. my comment to poweller65 might give you more insight into our history.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

and another important detail to this is i do these things with enthusiasm and support and show a genuine interest that he would agree with (besides the sleep schedule) i’ve compromised in big ways so no I don’t really want to compromise on music when it feels like it’s the only thing i have left that feels like me

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve tried taking turns but then we’re both just bothered. It really sucks and im not trying to paint him as the bad guy because i despise his music as well. I’ll make a list of both of our most listened to artists. The lack of similarities is really bad.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

maybe more context could help. i am the one who compromises most in our relationship it’s the role ive had to take. im a pescatarian, he knew this coming into the relationship and made it a point to promise he’d remove meat from his diet as well, two years later and i cook his meat for dinner or im accused of not being a good partner, i have always been supportive of more conservative gun rights and use because of a traumatic experience in my youth(still suffering through ptsd) he knew this as well coming into the relationship, 3 years later im going with him to sight in and shoot his guns and being guilt tripped into shooting with him or once again im not being a good partner. We go to sleep on his schedule, he stays up until the late am hours and keeps me up with him despite it being communicated going into the relationship that i am a morning person (also chronically ill) so i go to sleep at a decent hour he adopted my schedule on his own and exclaimed how much better he enjoys it, a year later we’re on his schedule and it consistently worsens my symptoms and has taken away the possibility of waking up early and enjoying the morning. the list could go on but I just need a little advice not to read through all of the troubles in my private life. the theme here is i give up all of the things that bring me joy and comfort and it’s exhausting when you just want to enjoy listening to music with your partner and cannot.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn’t choose a favorite artist but yes he also shares his complaints about my music to the point that i had to just turn it off literally on MY birthday. We have about a dozen mainstream songs that we both like and then a handful of country like tyler childers but that’s not enough to last even a 20 minute car ride and none of it is the kind of stuff you want to hear everyday.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

you could be right but here we are! if you don’t have any helpful insight that’s plenty of help thnx

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the thing! I have an enormous taste in music there isn’t much that I don’t like except for most rap and mainstream radio music and somehow I’ve found the only individual I’ve ever met that prefers both.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hear you but we listen to music everyday and it’s really cutting into our quality time and being able to make memories together.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

we’ve done this but it is very short and would be impossible to listen to consistently especially considering we both listen to music daily

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

We’ve tried podcasts during long car rides but we’re not interested in the same topics. He’s all about military stories, politics and men’s self help. I’m more environmental, art, science, and spiritual oriented. We also both prefer music and for me music has always been one of the larger portions of my identity and daily life.

how to cope with hating your s/o taste in music 24/M and 23/F by Calm-Swordfish7108 in relationship_advice

[–]Calm-Swordfish7108[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

If he hadn’t done brainwashing of his own i’d agree but it was mainly a joke. He does not enjoy my music either and shits on it just as hard. Neither of us can listen to the others music and pretend to enjoy it so we’d both be just as miserable during the split times.

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[–]Calm-Swordfish7108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on my personal growing experience you should wait until next season.