I get upset when people don’t like things I like but some people are soooo rude about it. 

I get offended when it’s something so universally easy to love that it’s confusing. Like, I once had someone tell me they couldn’t get past the first episode of Ted Lasso, and I was like… excuse? I mean, I love Ted Lasso to an almost unhealthy degree but… you couldn’t get past the first episode of a delightfully mainstream comedy? 

I only get really annoyed when I've attempted to share multiple things with one person and they've consistently shit on them. Then I start throwing the word "pretentious" around a lot to my wife in private rantings. Then I get over it.

I feel this. In fact, I don't think I would've admitted this to myself, but I think I don't share things because I've been burned before and I too take it too personally. 

That, and I also hate when someone makes me watch something they love. It's too much pressure, even if it's a 10 second YouTube clip. The look of expectation on their face irks the shit out of me.

I think it's more offensive when it's parents, for some reason. Maybe it's because you figure, like... shouldn't genetics dictate a similar taste? So when your taste is rebuffed, it feels like a genetic rejection. I don't know. Maybe that's a leap. 

This weekend, I visited my parents, and while there, I thought I'd introduce my family to the show I can't get enough of: Yellowjackets. I watched it twice through, dug through message boards to pick up on things I may have missed, I bought merch. I'm obsessed. So naturally, I wanted to share it with the people who are supposed to mean the most to me in this world.

The first episode was met with some pushback: "What the hell do you have us watching, Don?" (among other things)

I... did not handle it well. I kindly (not kindly) told them they weren't smart enough for this show and that's why they didn't like it and called my dad a misogynist for calling every character a "crazy bitch." (In his defense, a lot of them are... but they shouldn't be written off for being such; they should be CELEBRATED. #TeamMisty for life) Was this the best thing to say? Maybe not. But I feel like it's the truth!

So tell me - am I alone in this? Are you normal and you can just live your life knowing not all shows/movies are for everyone or do you take it personally when you can't share the shows you love with the people you love?

Do You Get Offended When People Don't Like What You Like?