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Originally Posted by IceCreamKid
It seems to be out of style to be serious; there are many people where I work who adore all that fantasy, comic book, cartoon, superhero stuff. I'm not one of them. But I don't want to be a stick in the mud by saying so every time some person rhapsodizes about the latest Iron Man movie or how much they love Popeye.
I might be making a mistake in not being honest when she or anyone else brings it up that their interests are not my interests. Perhaps in these instances polite attention is false encouragement.
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I'm with you on the fantasy stuff. I like some children's stories as fond memories, like Dr. Seuss and the stories my dad read me as a kid, but I wouldn't do more than mention them to see if there is a spark of interest by people, and then I would act accordingly. People who think something is kewl often bore others. There is a whole subculture wrapped up in fantasy etc, unlike w/ Dr. Seuss.
I think you are showing too much interest, yes. Better to change the subject: She says what she thinks is cool, then you do the same. . . but it's something completely different. (Speaking of which, we Monty Python lovers can also be very tiresome. I think I am an exception to that.
) Just my take on that kind of situation. And I like a lot of serious stuff as well. Jim Carrey is not for everyone. Some people can't get into anything serious. Maybe she is one of those?