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Does she feel like you're "quizzing" her and expecting her to know about these things? That's what her response in your first post suggests to me; it sounds defensive. Her response in your post #4 suggests she doesn't want to chit-chat, she just wants to get the job done. Maybe she's tired of you reminiscing. She doesn't have to like what you like, or even be open to liking what you like. (Do you ask her about the music she listens to and things she knows about so you can open-mindedly learn to like them?)
And no, it's not "a millennial thing;" why would you think it is? My coworkers used to make fun of me for listening to music "before my time." They'd walk in while I was listening to the Beatles or the Eagles or Pink Floyd, and quiz me about it, like they thought I was just pretending to like it or something. A former boss once described me as "stuck in the 60s"-- and he didn't mean I was old-fashioned or conservative or a luddite. I suppose if I'd been listening to N'Sync and Alanis Morrissette and Lil Wayne and Katy Perry instead, they could've been like you and complaining that I only liked stuff contemporary to my age. Can't win.
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Does she feel like you're "quizzing" her and expecting her to know about
these things? That's what her response in your first post suggests to me;
it sounds defensive. Her response in your post #4 suggests she doesn't
want to chit-chat, she just wants to get the job done. Maybe she's tired
of you reminiscing. She doesn't have to like what you like, or even be open
to liking what you like. (Do you ask her about the music she listens to and
things she knows about so you can open-mindedly learn to like them?)
And no, it's not "a millennial thing;" why would you think it is? My coworkers
used to make fun of me for listening to music "before my time." They'd walk
in while I was listening to the Beatles or the Eagles or Pink Floyd, and quiz me
about it, like they thought I was just pretending to like it or something. A former
boss once described me as "stuck in the 60s"-- and he didn't mean I was old-fashioned
or conservative or a luddite. I suppose if I'd been listening to N'Sync and Alanis
Morrissette and Lil Wayne and Katy Perry instead, they could've been like you and
complaining that I only liked stuff contemporary to my age. Can't win.
I'm open to music from all decades, although I'd say my heart belongs before 1990(1940s-1980s).
As for consumer products, when I mentioned to her about turning the knob on TVs to change the channel, she went "sounds horrible".
It might not have been a "Millennial" thing at the time you were teased about your '70s listening habits - when was this, twenty years ago? Might have been younger X-ers.
I'm not trying to get Amy to like anything. I reminisce to folks of all ages. It's Amy's, and Gary's responses that I have issue with.
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I'm open to music from all decades, although I'd say my heart belongs before 1990(1940s-1980s).
As for consumer products, when I mentioned to her about turning the knob on TVs to change the channel, she went "sounds horrible".
It might not have been a "Millennial" thing at the time you were teased about your '70s listening habits - when was this, twenty years ago? Might have been younger X-ers.
I'm not trying to get Amy to like anything. I reminisce to folks of all ages. It's Amy's, and Gary's responses that I have issue with.
There responses just don’t fit your agenda whatever that might be.
Is this thread somehow related to your previous thread?
I'm open to music from all decades, although I'd say my heart belongs before 1990(1940s-1980s).
And Amy's heart apparently belongs to a certain era of music as well.
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It might not have been a "Millennial" thing at the time you were teased about your '70s listening habits - when was this, twenty years ago? Might have been younger X-ers.
About five years ago, but okay, whatever snark floats your boat.
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I'm not trying to get Amy to like anything. I reminisce to folks of all ages. It's Amy's, and Gary's responses that I have issue with.
Let's put it this way, then: Amy also doesn't have to care about things you care about. As someone else said, you won't get the responses if you don't start the conversation to begin with. They're not interested in talking about it, so why do you insist on doing so?
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
-Maya Angelou
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