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Originally Posted by heyfoureyes  As a geek who's into jocks, I've been very happy not dating other sf/f fans. I have dated fans too, but appreciating sf/f is a bonus for me, not a requirement.
However, I do have some friends who feel that they must date another fan. They don't feel that they would be truly understood by a non-fan.
So, I'm curious, folks -- is fandom a dating requirement for you? Has dating a non-fan ever causes problems? And most importantly, have you ever _converted_ a non-fan to a fan?  |
I've been with my honey for almost six years. He hates most sci fi/fantasy (unless its got boobs, LOL) and I dislike most reality, sports, and comedy shows (how many freaking times can you freaking watch Tommy Boy before it is NO LONGER FUNNY!) we do come together on most of our choice of music, we meet in the middle at metal, then I like a lot of blues/jazz and he likes a lot of death/industrial.
Point being, we take turns. He takes me to all the new openings of movies I really want to see that he will hate (LOTR, Serenity, Star Wars) at the theaters because he knew thats what I wanted, and I've bought him dang near every sports game ever made for every media ever created, because thats what he likes. I also sit through hours upon hours of NASCAR racing (which I don't mind at all) then all the NASCAR television shows (which I do mind, they just all say the same thing over and over and over and over and over again).
It only causes a problem when something I like is on something he likes, like if BSG conflicts with NASCAR. Thank goodness for a VCR (going to get TiVo, its on the list).
There are some things we have found that we both like. He has come to like Eureka and I have come to enjoy stupid comedies like Jackass (I know, so beneath me.)
Oh, and he is a tried and true atheist. I'm not, I'm a Christian.
We also have a huge affection for video games, although he likes sports games and I like rpg's.
I actually have no idea why we are together, but I think its because if we both liked the same thing all the time we wouldn't be able to get into three hour long debates about why Evil Dead is a thousand times better than Vanishing Point (it is, if you don't agree with me, go choke).
So I guess are real commonality is that we are both stubborn as heck and love a good argument.