Why isn't it just common practice to just use "they" instead the entirely cumbersome "he/her"?
Like it's just so much easier to type out and say, and it's just better to use regardless.
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2024
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The fun part is that you'll have people complaining about it either way!
Yea, but the people who complain about "they" are assholes so we can safely ignore them.
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Not only is it more readable and aesthetically-pleasing, singular "they" is more inclusive of people outside the gender binary!
Love how the top comment doesn't even answer the question. But TIL, I guess. If I had known this option existed, I probably would have used it. I'm going to play the "not a native english speaker"-card on this one.
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None!
There should be no guilty pleasures in music. Especially dating. It's much more attractive to have a wide range of tastes and be comfortable with what you like.
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Nickelback.
If I have to hate a reasonably decent pop rock band to earn points I shouldn't even be on the date.
I don't have a baseline when it comes to pop songs. Also, I have never been on a date anyways. So, it's all good.
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Doesn't exist. I tell them what I like. If they can't handle the truth then it wouldn't work anyway.
I also don't have guilty pleasures. I enjoy things.
My workout playlist consists of anime openings and Power Metal. I don't watch anime nor play D&D, but I like the fast-paced and fantasy/superhero style.
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Obviously the ska.
So I put my hands up. They're playin' my song, the butterflies fly away. I'm noddin' my head like, yeah. Movin' my hips like, yeah. I got my hands up, they're playin' my song. They know I'm gonna be okay. Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
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I have a philosophy to always expose my craziest parts cuz if they dont like them it eventually wont work anyway so id play cupcakke x mario kart remixes for them
I appreciate this and will do the same. 10 hours of They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard. Anyone who can make it at least 3 hours and is singing along instead of stabbing me is a go for date two.
Aqua and Toy Box. Dog bless the early 2000βs
Drum n bass
Steely Dan. The worst part would be I won't stop talking about the drum solo in Aja.
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Taylor swift :p
I went on a 160 mile bike ride and wound up listening to the same Tove Lo album on repeat the entire time, not because it was too much of a hassle to change up the music or anything
Was it Queen of the Clouds? I like Lady Wood and Blue Lips too, but QOTC is just such a "leave it on, no need to skip any tracks" album for me. Such a vibe.
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I have some Brittany Spears and Backstreet Boys on my gym mix.
I will gladly tell them how much I like Weird Al.
It's your first date and she/he asks what type of music you like. What's the guilty pleasure you won't tell her/him about?
I love music and hate but being myself (AuADHD weeeee) so, they're going to hear an honest answer. If they're not down with my love of folk punk and what I classify as "shitty punk rock" (you just the kind - overly-compressed, terribly mixed, played by people who barely know how to tune a guitar), well, that's fair enough. Same as if they aren't up for my, AuADHD - neurodivergence can be a bit to handle.
I'd rather listen to Raditude than Pinkerton...
Just casually admitting crimes in public.
Holy mackerel
I see why. I think that sentence just broke my brain a little.
Hyperpop. I'm a Christian and only date other Christians and many of those songs have pretty lewd lyrics.
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depends, but I usually don't reference more of the occasional things I listen to , less of the electronic/breakcore or experimental/obviously avant garde (less Secret chiefs 3, more crossfire duo )
EDIT : my wife doesn't mind the tech death/grindcore, she does mind the free jazz/avant garde classical
Carmeldansen in its original form is legitimately a good song and I actually love the whole album its from.
Spinal Meningitis by Ween.
On a lighter note, I loves me some SeΓ±or Coconut.
I love singing Kalinika... I'd probably avoid mentioning it because Russia is an authoritarian state that likely wouldn't approve of me dating the person I'm talking to. Also, the Russian government sucks in like a billion other ways.
Kpop. But to be fair, I listen to a wide variety of genres, from prog rock to metal, r&b, EDM, and film scores.
Sonic the Hedgehog soundtracks, specifically the songs with vocals. Haven't kept up with the series in a while but my playlist has songs from everything from Sonic CD to Sonic and the Black Knight. I'm sure some of it is actually good music and some I only like because it reminds me of Sonic.
I guess it'll take a few more dates before I show her What I'm Made of...
2000 - 2010's indie rock/pop like the kooks, mando diao, vampire weekend, etc
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