My guess is most long term relationships have at least one bone of contention that has been rehashed many times. What is yours?
After 34 years, my wife and I still don't agree on how loud music should be playing when we have guests. We usually don't argue about this, per se. But we have not reached a meeting of the minds. Now the issue has moved to iteration 2.0 - our daughter is more aligned with her mother than her father. I may need to bring in reinforcements. Perhaps I could get my guitar playing/King Crimson loving brother to be here whenever we have company? Anyone in cyber-space who shares my view that "background music" is an oxymoron care to assist me here?
Find a middle ground, you say? I've tried; really. I've given up my coffin-sized speakers. On Pandora, I've created stations using artists like Norah Jones, who rarely sings above a whisper, and only play my "Guitar Heroes" station when I'm alone. And oh, the hypocrisy I'm forced to endure! If "Candy's Room" or "You Really Got A Hold On Me" or "Roxanne" comes up on my I-tunes shuffle, who is the one who says "Turn that up!", notwithstanding the delicacy of the conversation? My wife. How much can one man take?
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LOL Pat when my mom was visiting I had on smooth jazz. She asked me Can't we listen to something more upbeat so we switched it to classic rock turned it up & she said that's better. 83 God bless her ~ never underestimate "company". regards
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Marcy; Thanks for commenting (and reading!). Methinks I need your Mother to come live with me. Then the score will at least be 2-2.
DeleteThis could be a very easy problem to solve. If your guests keep saying " what song is that? ". The music is too soft. If they keep saying " what did you say? " the music is too loud. Only exceptions are Rosilita and Thunder Road. Then everyone should just shut up and listen.
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