Would you pretend to like a certain song? for your partner?

@ivygrey (550)
Philippines
July 11, 2010 11:28am CST
I remember when I was young, I used to pretend that I like a certain song or even the genre, Just to please my boyfriend,, It was one of the hardest thing to do.. I get to listen to music that I totally hate.. And when we finally broke up I told him that he has a very bad taste of music.. LOL!! anyways, It was just that once, ever since then I never pretend to like a song or genre just to please anyone. If i like it.. then i like it, If I don't then don't bother.. How about you? would you pretend? or have you been pretending?
20 responses
• Canada
15 Jul 10
I could never pretend for my boyfriend. Maybe if I was trying to impress a guy who I don't know well.. Haha. But if my boyfriend plays a song I don't like. I'll tell him straight up its a bad song.. change it
@zel2zel (134)
• Philippines
12 Jul 10
I like everything about music. Whether it may be a rock music, pop music, alternative, blues, classical, everything! It doesn't bother me much, liking my partner's likes. Well, I don't pretend. I just love the way music rocks people world. And I appreciate when people recommend songs for me.
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
12 Jul 10
nope, I do not like pretending. I will tell the person I do not like a certain type of music or whatever just to please him or anybody else just to be " cool" or be " in" I cannot pretend to like something that I really do not do.
@ilann1 (372)
• Israel
12 Jul 10
Same here. I still pretend to like the type of songs of the other side just to please him or make him/her feel good about me around, or for him/her to feel good about the type of songs s/he likes. Like screams and metal, these types of songs make my ears bleed and I force myself to pretend to like them.
• Philippines
12 Jul 10
In my case, it was more of pretending to like a certain artist/band/genre just so I could get close to someone I liked. That was back in High School and it seemed worth it back then.
@Muteki (114)
• Japan
12 Jul 10
One main obstacle for a relationship is understanding and accepting each others differences. A girl wanted me to play a CD in my car one time, looong time ago. I told her that if its not good I would throw it out the window and she agreed. So I listened to a diden't like it so threw it out the car window. She was soooo mad!! I bought her a new one the next day, but explained to her (after appologizing) lets take it in turns to listen to other music genres. Not so different though, me hiphop, her R&B!!
@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
no i don't. i love music and i respect every song i hear -- in bad taste or just a mediocre type of work but i have my own genre. well i guess i love every genre. hehehe.. sometimes though if someone will ask me to listen to something and did not like it that much, i would tell him what i don't like about as well as what makes it nice.
• United States
12 Jul 10
I think the most important part of a relationship is honestly. Music i dont think would make a difference if you liked the same or not. If we had relationships with someone that like everything the same then i think it might be a bit boaring. Having a good mix in a relationship adds to the excitement of finding out who each other is and tolerating the differences. Not everyone is the same.
@Andyvil (793)
• Philippines
12 Jul 10
I've experienced the same thing with my exes. I have a different taste of music as them. Whenever she dedicated a song to me back then, I usually listen to the song and tell her that she has a different taste of music. Even though I don't like her taste of music I always made sure to show her my appreciation whenever she dedicated a song to me. Well it is better to be honest to someone than suffer listening to something you don't enjoy.
@dian21 (606)
• Philippines
12 Jul 10
Fortunately, I am very versatile to music. I like any kind of music, from old to new ones, from classical to rock muscic, from instrumental to noisy sounds. It actually depends also on my mood. That's why I had no difficulty adjusting to my husband's interest of music, evenn with my past relationships, I had the same interests with them. In your case, you just have to be yourself and just inform you boyfriend about your likes and dislikes so that he would understand.
@manojt2 (179)
• India
12 Jul 10
If you are a true friend, you should be always honestly put your opinions about your friend. This you won't be doing to abuse him or to put down, but to improve his skills in that concerned area. A true friend is the one, who frankly speaks against his friend's bad habits, bad things and tries to improve him. And if the other friend does not approve of this, he is no good friend of yours and you should start the process of terminating relations with such friend. And since the relation is too intimate, honest opinions should prevail.
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
12 Jul 10
No, never did, and never will. I think it is important to be honest, both because honesty itself is important to me, and because not being honest might lead to more problems further on.
12 Jul 10
I would not pretend for a reason how can you get along together when you dont start communicating and telling exactly what you wanted.This is the things you really want know at the first Isn't it.this is the part that we are trying hard. LOL! anyway it was before and too late to know that you don't want it.
12 Jul 10
LOL well to be honest im streight forward if i dont like something and then i just say that i dont like this i would not pretend, for my own satisfaction i would not do this...
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
11 Jul 10
ivygrey hi No I would not as I am too honest,I pretend and all my family would see right through it so I have never pretended since I became an adult although with people I do not know I make polite responses that at times maybe a sort of pretense but why insult someone you ' do not even know. But I never pretended to please my husband as He was not into pretense and I could be honest with him so I did not need' to pretend. If I disliked something he liked that was okay, he loved me for me.
@quinnkl (1667)
• United States
11 Jul 10
Ummm NO! If you have to pretend to be with them, you shouldn't be with them. Honesty is it. I would never do that. Hopefully no one else would find it necessary either!
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
well not really, i am not that fond of rnb but she loves it. i just dont mind it much even is sometimes im kinda irritated by it.
@eurekafemme (5877)
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
I don't pretend that I like everything my husband chooses for himself when it comes to music. when he'd asked me to listen to it because he thought it was beautiful, I am giving it a try. I may or I may not like it. If i like it then, I'll keep on listening to it, If I don't, then, I'll just tell him I don't like it but it is an ok thing. Good thing my husband doesn't like loud music so I get to tolerate his choices. LOL
@dfhonline (130)
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
I'm trying to recall my past relationships, but I cant think that far back, maybe because its 1am and I should be sleeping. So I guess I'll just have to answer according to my current relationship. And my answer is no. Luckily, we have the same taste of music. But on those times that we dont like what each other is listening to, we use earphones :)
@jkar1234 (147)
• India
11 Jul 10
My girlfriend likes fast and noisy music but she never forces me to listen them.She understands that i don't like that type of music .So i don't have to pretend that i like it. But sometimes to please her i talk with her about her favourite songs and appreciate them.It makes her happy and i also feel good.