What do you love so much that you can't understand why others don't?

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I hope that the thread title makes some sense.

I was having a chat about this with a friend who is a camping fanatic and who is genuinely puzzled as to why other people e.g me despise it. She's that passionate about it.

I have various interests that I enjoy but I can generally see why they don't appeal to some others but it made me wonder what do you love you so much that you can't understand why others don't share your passion?

The 9-5 - people talk about it like it's the worst thing ever but I am happy sitting at a desk to do my job and having evenings and weekends to myself. Secure (ish) employment, good pension and sick pay and maternity pay.

SAME! I call it ‘stolen time’. It’s like the thrill of having literally stolen the time yourself - you suddenly have this free period that you wouldn’t have had and it feels like the world is just your oyster!

And I hate cocomelon. We should be friends 😁

Ah but do you like bayonetta and parrots 🤣🤣

Not having kids.

Clean house. Peace. Quiet. Pacing towards early retirement & using the extra income to travel.

I do understand why some people have kids, but it does surprise me that the majority do.

Dogs

I love this too!

Meditation, reading and sub titled programmes, usually All 4 scandi noir stuff.

Yes, and it is extraordinary that many homes don't even have one shelf or booKcase!

Geeky stuff. Star trek, star wars, marvel etc. I absolutely love immersing myself in fictional universes. Films, TV series, books, comics, fan fiction, merchandise- toys, clothing, prints. Adore all of it.

Marzipan
Being on my own
Abba
Thrift shopping
Long, chunky cardigans
Orthodox Church music

I love goats cheese. I bought some today to have as soon as my baby is out. I have been thinking about it for months.

Also, books everywhere, and plants indoors

I don’t think there’s anything I can’t understand other people not liking, but there are things I like doing.
There must be things you’d always rather be doing, like watching a film or eating a cake or something???

@NoNameNowAgain I suppose the only thing I look forward to is having a bit of time to myself where I don't need to do anything. But then saying that makes me feel mean because I love my Dc, they are just at hard ages of being really young and needing me to do everything for them.

Birds.
I like feeding them, watching them, reading about them, photographing them.
And now, as I have a trainees permit to do so, I love handling them to work out their species, condition and age.
Brilliant hobby.

@ReviewingTheSituation

Glad there is another who appreciates tk Max!

But I'm a bad un and a bad un I shall stay

I understand @dinoprincesses .

You would love parrots then.

Cricket
Thunderstorms,
Being on my own

Black Forest gateau
beach holidays

My hackles rise when people turn their noses up at these things.

Gonks! They’re just so cute, and I can’t understand why anyone would think otherwise 😁

scuba diving
running
quiet
watercolour painting

Being at the airport
Taking the dog out in the pouring rain
Long car journeys

Oh and Excel spreadsheets