I've heard people say a couple of times that they can't imagine me listening to X genre of music, one bloke said he'd have thought I liked pop, based on what I don't know 🙄
I was invited to a gig and a woman I don't know said about me, "Oh I can't imagine her liking that sort of music."
I've been told I "don't look like a clubber." This was during coffee on a date in the middle of the afternoon. Do they walk round wearing hotpants and stilettos or something?
Work in teaching and people 'can't imagine me being a teacher/can't Imagine me telling off children.'
It's just a weird thing to say, I can't accurately Imagine them doing their jobs either because I've never seen them doing it in person, doesn't mean I don't think they're suited to it.
A friend told me she "Can't imagine me being a Mum" I've never told her that I dislike children or anything like that so I really don't know what it was based on.
Anyway I get this a lot. According to them, I should be some sort of dowdy librarian who doesn't go out and only listens to classical music!
It's just weird and I don't really know how to react. A lot of it is quite narrow-minded and just lacking in imagination. I'm quiet and introverted which is why they're saying these things.
Would this get on anyone else's nerves? How could I react?
AIBU?
People constantly saying they can't imagine me doing things
Weareunlovedd · 03/10/2022 22:22
Am I being unreasonable?
83 votes. Final results.
POLLWeareunlovedd · 03/10/2022 22:32
Some of it is random strangers and some close friends. I am possibly overthinking, I'm just getting sick of being judged so much
echt · 03/10/2022 22:45
If you think about it OP, such people are proclaiming their lack of imagination. An odd thing to boast about.
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