Music Banter - View Single Post - When someone you love likes music you hate

WWWP · 05-13-2013, 02:48 PM

I dated a guy last Fall who was really obsessed with John Mayer and Jason Mraz. He would make me mixtapes and that's all that would be on them -

Track 1: John Mayer
Track 2: Jason Mraz
Track 3: John Mayer
Track 4: Jason Mraz

..and so on. And don't get me wrong, I've never liked John Mayer but I went through a Jason Mraz phase but I moved on from it. I don't mean to act as though I'm above listening to their music, but I could just never be that into them.

The relationship definitely didn't end just because of his taste in music - he didn't like anything I listened to either (aside from a Dodos song I showed him that he liked because the lyrics reminded him of a John Mayer song...), but I think it contributed a bit. Long car rides were a nightmare because I was miserable when listening to his music or he was miserable when listening to mine.

It may seem a trivial thing in relationships at large but for me, at least where I am in my life right now, it matters. The lifestyle I lead includes going to shows frequently, thinking about, making (he also hated the music my band made) and discussing music, and when I'm in a relationship that's something I would hope to share. If I can't at least be interested in or intrigued by another person's taste in music I won't hang around long.