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Do You Care If Your Date Has Good Taste?
No, this is not about whether it’s important that your date tastes good. We can all agree on that. I want to know if it’s essential that the person you’re dating (living with/married to) shares your preference in movies, books, art, fashion, sofas, politics, food? Today, I stumbled on a new dating site, Tastebuds, that hooks people up with other singles who like the same kinds of music. I understand the impulse. But is this enough of an indicator that we’ll get along?
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Not entirely. My last boyfriend and I were polar opposites, yet I loved him dearly. The only thing we could ever agree on was the coffee shop to go to and sit with a cup of crappy coffee. When we did go we would have the most amazing conversations. Sometimes they would be intense but sometimes they were about absolutely nothing! It would have been nice if we did agree on things…like The Beatles or tomatoes or a nice bottle of wine…but I think we got along so well because of our differences.
I think tastes should be at least similar or of a certain level. For example, I may prefer a wine from the Rhone Valley of France and my date may prefer a big Napa Cabernet. They are completely different but both very good. If my date preferred Boone’s Farm Strawberry Hill, we would have a problem.
Cheers!