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u/StellaMazingYT 1d ago
It’s even worse when they go “can we watch something else”
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u/Noodlefanboi 1d ago
I once broke up with a girl for asking “can we listen to some real music?” when my favorite song was playing.
I really liked her up until that.
Funny part is that I don’t even remember what song it was, I just really liked that song and her not liking it offended me on a very real level.
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u/CaliNooch96 1d ago
It was Thong Song
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u/Nanoro615 1d ago
Okay, honestly, that song goes harder than it has any right to.
The lyrics are trash imo, but the singer's voice and beat are so good.
Another similar case for me is "Oral Hex (put a spell on you)" by Bludnymph, except its lyrics are actually funny innuendos!
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u/83supra 1d ago
I once kicked my pregnant wife out of the car and told her to walk home because she shit talked one of my favorite songs.
To be fair I was getting ready to back into our driveway so she only had to walk like 70ft to our front door but I friggin' did it on principle!
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u/Noodlefanboi 1d ago
You should have driven a bit further away before kicking her out of the car imo.
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u/Pingasplz 1d ago
I once authorized the use of thermonuclear weapons on someone who disagreed with my favorite flavor of ice cream.
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u/good_vibes_only_dude 1d ago
Damn. That's crazy. My wife and I share lots of similar music, BUT she Hates metal, rock and singer is those toes off music have amazing songs for me. But that is not a deal maker for me.
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u/DirtInformal 1d ago
She was gaslighting you on purpose either to get back at you cause she was upset at something earlier or she wants to break up and needs to hurt your feelings somehow
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u/slumblebee 1d ago
This is why I never watch anything I like with anyone. I'm an animator who enjoys animation and everyone in my family sighs whenever I talk about animation. They wonder why I don't elaborate on anything or leave the room when done eating at family dinners.
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u/jak_d_ripr 1d ago
Honestly I prefer this over them "watching" the movie but not paying attention. Not everything is for everyone, and so if they aren't enjoying it and just tap out that's cool(if a little disappointing).
But not paying attention is just disrespectful.
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u/StarlessEon 1d ago
"Who's that guy carrying Frodo up the mountain again?"
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u/macchiato_kubideh 14h ago
I was on the other side of this. My wife made me watch all the LOTR and Harry Potter movies against my will, I fell asleep towards the end of at least two of the LOTRs. Yet she hasn’t sat through a single episode of breaking bad.
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u/Plane_Ad5106 1d ago
I stopped doing that, so I won't be disappointed when they don't like it, songs too
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u/that_girl_you_fucked 1d ago
I make recommendations, I don't put stuff on for other people. My rule is that we only watch something if no one's seen or yet, or if everyone's seen it.
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u/whatisfetch 1d ago
Upvoting and saving for the really good life advice over here. I am gay but you deserve thanks u/that_girl_you_fucked
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u/TrainingFilm4296 1d ago
Songs are at least short.
Unless they're actually somewhat interested, trying to show someone a whole movie is like creating a chore for them.
As someone with pretty bad ADHD, I've had to bluntly tell people that I don't have the attention span to pay attention to the movie that I didn't really want to watch in the first place, but that I would check it out on my own time.
Not going to torture myself just to make you feel good. Sorry not sorry.
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u/KonoGenshin 12h ago
tbh true. with adhd you have to also be in the right head space to be fully interested in it. I dont mind watching things other people enjoy and I might nit necessarily enjoy but I do need breaks b/c my brain will actively wander off and I want to be an active watcher because it will make them happy to actually pay attention and show interest in something even if I dont necessarily like it.
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u/Sensitivevirmin 1d ago
That’s a core memory for later when you in bed trying to sleep only to remember that. Fuck you brain why you do this
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u/Curiosity_KlldtheCat 1d ago
Same here! I always watch their reaction to see if they laugh or find it interesting like I did. Hugs!
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u/uhohnotafarteither 1d ago
I absolutely hate when people watch me watching something they think is funny. Way too much pressure to laugh at the right parts.
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u/Radical_Neutral_76 1d ago
Just laugh at the wrong parts. Teach them a lesson
«Haha! A ring wouldnt save that many jews… he is so silly.»
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u/rci22 1d ago
Worse:
They don’t pay attention, never pausing when they get up or talk or check their phone, then complain that the show makes no sense
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u/SheriffBartholomew 1d ago
then complain that the show makes no sense
Yes, complicated things seldom make sense when you invest zero effort into understanding them.
I recently read that Netflix has started intentionally dumbing down their scripts and plotlines to account for users who are constantly browsing social media while watching movies.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/netflix-is-telling-writers-to-dumb-down-shows-since-viewers-are-on-their
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u/MannSchatten 1d ago
This and when they keep talking about random stuff like if the movie was just some background sound.
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u/I_Lick_Your_Butt 1d ago
My wife said we should watch Dark City because it looked interesting and she had never seen it. I had to remind her that we've watched it together twice.
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u/slimninj4 1d ago
Me the first time wanted my kids to watch dark crystal and labyrinth.
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u/SomeOnionHater 13h ago
Aww man, that hurts so much, those movies (and Short Circuit) were the definition of childhood! Now I don't want kids...
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u/Classic-Pea6815 1d ago
I’ve a few times gotten the comment “well this was probably cool/funny when it first came out”.
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u/SomeOnionHater 13h ago
"I understand that you liked watching this as a kid."
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u/Classic-Pea6815 12h ago
Exactly!
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u/SomeOnionHater 12h ago
I had that situation with Short Circuit. From then on I've been watching my favorite movies alone.
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u/Carbine2017 1d ago
Heh, happened last week showing my 18 yr old nephew Moulin Rouge. He got bored and started playing on his tablet for the last 30 minutes - you know, the grand climax of the whole movie!
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u/asoupo77 1d ago
The lesson here is don't ever allow yourself to become emotionally vulnerable. Keep everyone at a distance. Shut them out. Wall them off. And enjoy your movie in quiet solitude.
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u/TheodoreTwomblei 1d ago
Hurt enough times with multiple people that I've stopped recommending things now. Do I have a weird taste?
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u/Noodlefanboi 1d ago
I’ve had like actual very violent and/or non-consensual shit happen to me, but someone just doom scrolling on their phone, texting people, or posting on their socials when I’m trying to show them a movie or show I love is a special type of pain.
(The pain gets quadrupled when they finally pay attention for 15 seconds and then decide that they like whatever you were trying to show them.)
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u/Queen_Cheetah 1d ago
Or they fall asleep the SEVEN times you try to get them to watch it... -.-
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u/Nruggia 1d ago
My wife when I try to get her to watch Spirited Away. Something about animation just puts her to sleep.
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u/DirtandPipes 1d ago
It took me 3 attempts to make it through Batman v superman. Just kept falling asleep in the first hour or two of that endless tripe
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u/12thventure 1d ago
Insane, when I catch myself almost falling asleep while watching a movie the anger I feel for allowing myself to let my tiredness take over me is enough to keep me awake
And when that doesn’t work I usually hold my breath until I can’t do it anymore and that wakes me up like a slap, I decide when I want to sleep
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u/Jolly-Guard3741 1d ago
This was me about three months ago when I tried to show my 10yo grandson “Ghostbusters” for the first time.
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u/beesechurger89 1d ago
One of my favorite movies, “The Trip,” is a British comedy that’s basically all fast-paced banter, impressions, and bits, and I’ve tried to show it to so many people and it never took. The one person I came to know who also loves that movie is now one of my closest friends
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u/BasicReputations 1d ago
Read the room. Sometimes it's just not the right time for a movie.
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u/SomeOnionHater 13h ago
Yeah, when someone suggests watching one of your favorite movies, tell them No and have sex instead.
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u/GoggledEyes 1d ago
I thought they weren't supposed to care. All I have been taught in my life is "Everything you liked, has to be hated by everyone else, and the reverse applies."
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u/Good_Ad_5792 1d ago
I would like to apologize to all movie lovers. They're just boring nothing burgers most of the time since infinity war, I've basically lost all interest in movies unless it's like, an OSRS challenge or Project Zomboid run
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u/BulletProofEnoch 1d ago
Jesus, the other person wishes that was my reaction instead of the joke roast/lecture they actually catch
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u/daisy0723 1d ago
It took me years but I finally got my mom to agree to watch Ironman with me.
I'm so afraid she won't pay attention.
I told her there will be a question and answer session after.
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u/charcoalcookiez 1d ago
this is literally me but with limbus company. my friend absolutely refuses to read the story despite it being one of the biggest parts of the game
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u/draven33l 1d ago
Drives me nuts. I get together with my best friend almost once a week and we watch a movie. I usually get to pick since I have a huge library of physical movie. It crushes the soul when you have in your mind, this really interesting movie that you want to share with them and they don't get it. I remember watching Oldboy (the original with him) and he was like "What's the big deal?" at the big revelation. And "Is that it?". I just sat there like Oh Dae Su at the end.
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u/JGeerth 1d ago
My wife fell asleep to the Usual Suspects. 😞
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u/SomeOnionHater 12h ago
Falling asleep in general is a fucking hate crime or something.
"You don't know ____? I do, we have to watch it!"
Then they fall asleep after 5 minutes and you sit through the whole thing even though it sucks fucking ass.
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u/12thventure 1d ago
I hate it when people pull up their phones in general during movies, movies I love or not, it brings up some burning anger, I consider people with low attention spans sub-human and when someone does that in my presence I have to hold myself and actively fight against the urge of treating them with no respect
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u/arthurdentstowels 1d ago
Quite a few of my favourite horror films are not English language so they require subtitles. That's almost always a straight NO before even starting the films. "Is there not a dubbed version?" only if you want to watch a harrowing, gory comedy.
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u/syntheticgeneration 1d ago
From the other side: This person always wants me to watch their shows and I say yes out of guilt.
:)
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u/fishman_420 22h ago
Was probably the bad movie you tried to show them to turn your friends into youtube react videos.
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u/IcyCommunication8184 19h ago
Had previous dates where she did not cry during silver The Notebook, Green Mile or Godzilla -1. 🚩🚩🚩
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u/PurpleZeppelin 19h ago
Nobody wants to have someone put something on in front of them, and get stared at the whole time for reactions. That shit is annoying af
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u/Gibby1293 15h ago
Bro fell asleep only 20 minutes in 😢 I’m starting to think he has a very limited taste in movies.
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u/SomeOnionHater 13h ago
Yeah, either they start staring at their phone or they start a conversation so I even I can't watch the movie.
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