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Michaela was a strong, confident woman who loved mainstream contemporary pop. Her boyfriend was a fan of electronic dance music. When the two had been together for a few months, they decided to take a road trip to Philadelphia so he could meet her parents. The problem was that Michaela’s boyfriend was driving—and thus controlling the radio. “I hated his taste in music,” she recalls. “It was weird and rattled my nerves.” Meanwhile, he was bored by her favorite music. Each felt their artistic choices were superior—and both were convinced of the rightness of their own opinion. They couldn’t agree, and soon they were in a terrible fight. They never did make it to Philadelphia—and their relationship didn’t last much longer, either.
Psychology Today: Accounting for Taste
The Michaela in question mentioned here is most definitely not your pal Cindy Hotpoint (though she’s pretty sure she was in a permutation of that relationship, except the ex-boyfriend in question hated all music). However, later in the article, the John Darnielle mentioned is most definitely your pal John Darnielle, acclaimed author and Mountain Goats frontman. (via l-train)