jimet said:It took me ages to realise that choosing a partner based on having similar music taste is stupid.
well, someone's been reading _High Fidelity_!
But yeah, I know what you mean.
At the same time, a lot of young folk define themselves through music, so it makes sense that at least at that time, you might find it important that your partner also be into that (obv it's not enough for what we would now probably call a "real" relationship, but when you're young what is?). This might be true the more that you see your musical taste as embedded in or representing a larger worldview. Maybe it's a sign of maturity to be able to detach music from that.. maybe not.. I dunno.
and I bet a lot of folks on this board still find at least some of their *friends* through music. Not saying you have (or ought to have) the same relationship with your partner as you do with your friends, but I think that's interesting as well.