Breakup Reason #1: Our record collections disagree violently
I love Nick Hornby. One of my favourite Top 10 books ever is High Fidelity. He makes so much sense! I particularly love the discussion among the guys (Rob, Barry and Dick) who agreed that "
what really matters is what you like, not what you are like." One of them (Barry) even devised questionaires that covered all the music/film/TV/book bases to distribute among prospective partners.
I understand why Barry did what he did. I mean, why take all the trouble of getting to know someone and then you realise that neither of you have anything in common? You could be going on and on about Interpol or something and s/he would think you are talking about world politics. Or worse, what if the person doesn't even care for music, films and books?! The horror!
2 Comments:
well, you certainly need some common ground in that area - especially given how important culture is to many, and that in a way, it says a lot about an individual - i mean, sometimes i feel i am the sum of the books, cd's and films i own - on the other hand, you want there to be enough of a difference in taste to keep things exciting
of course, something like liking michael bolton could be a deal breaker...
i like your bit abt how we are all sums of what we like. It's always easier to identify potential soulmates by what they like, and often people already have an idea of what a person is like by what s/he likes.
I see the danger in that of course, and i am the best example of how one can be so grossly mistaken.
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