Why does my boyfriend hate disney so much?

[TinkerPanda28]

I know I know! Disney is not for everyone but I just do not understand why my boyfriend has to make fun of me for loving Disney! I have tried to explain it to him but he is not really interested and most of the time i just ignore it. I mean its no big deal he can't love everything about me! And he has interests that I do not much care for either. I just hate it that when My friend comes over and we are talking about it that he sits there and makes fun of us. That is why My friend Steph and I our leaving are men to go on a girls only vacation to Disneyland soon. Our Boyfriends are best friends and have the same opinion on Disney so they are not invited! Does anyone else have this problem?

 

[Mayl]

Happens to most folks..

My wife is much more into Disney then I am. I enjoy it more now, with kids and seeing them have tons of fun. But in the end, it is still very expensive, can be very crowded (we try to avoid that) and if you don't take the time to plan, you can miss a ton of stuff.

So basically, I have to sort of stress out to enjoy my disney vacation, which is counter to what I want. That said, I enjoy, but not the level of many others.

I think the main issue is the blind loyality that many folks here have. One negative word about a resort, ride, resturant is like you just smacked their mother or something. I know a few DIS in real life, and honestly, they are like that off the boards and sort of scary..

 

[TinkerPanda28]

Happens to most folks..

My wife is much more into Disney then I am. I enjoy it more now, with kids and seeing them have tons of fun. But in the end, it is still very expensive, can be very crowded (we try to avoid that) and if you don't take the time to plan, you can miss a ton of stuff.

So basically, I have to sort of stress out to enjoy my disney vacation, which is counter to what I want. That said, I enjoy, but not the level of many others.

I think the main issue is the blind loyality that many folks here have. One negative word about a resort, ride, resturant is like you just smacked their mother or something. I know a few DIS in real life, and honestly, they are like that off the boards and sort of scary..

Lol Yeah I know a few like that. I do not get that insulted when people disagree with me on disneyland becuase I am used to it. It dose seem all a little childish when you really step back and look at it. But my love for disney more comes from the root of the things the company makes. Meaning, I see disney for what it is...A corporation determined to compete with its competeitors but making just as much money and owning just as many things. I mean, come one now, Disney owns The kill Bill saga!

I just admire the company for the films they are able to make that have all touched our lives in someway... even the people who are not all into disney now that they are older. But most of all i admore the company for the technology they have created and put into their Disney Parks. I see Disney in the Practical sense that I might one day want ot work for them...but i still must admit that childish love for Disney is still there and I still get all giddy inside when I am in Disneyland.

The only thing is that I wish I could be respected when I tell someone how much I love disney instead of being made fun of or critized. We all have our obsessions that others find werid or nerdy.... I am a person the respects and aprreciates all peoples quirks and I only wish people would do that same for me.

 

[Northstar]

I just hate it that when My friend comes over and we are talking about it that he sits there and makes fun of us. :

He's jealous and wants your attention! My 9-year-old and my DH both do the same thing to me whenever I'm on the phone with a friend....

 

[wardfamily1]

Dump Him, there must be something wrong with him if he doesn't love Disney.

 

[Camicar]

And he has interests that I do not much care for either. I just hate it that when My friend comes over and we are talking about it that he sits there and makes fun of us.

Have you asked him to stop acting like a six year old? If he refuses, I would start making fun of stuff he likes. If it’s okay for him to do that to you, then it’s okay for you to do that to him.

 

[Robinrs]

Sounds very immature to me. He doesn't hate it as much as I'm sure he likes your REACTION to his sillyness. If you ignore him I'm sure he'll stop.

I am NOT a Disney fan at all and I've been on these boards for 11 years. Never, not once, would I put someone down for loving Disney. It's very LOVE-ABLE! I stay here because I love the essence of people who DO love Disney. It's something I totally understand and appreciate.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

Nope my DH loves Disney as much as I do. We both sat and watched the Disney specials on the travel Channel after we put the kids to bed.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

My bf hates Disney too. He thinks it's an evil empire (maybe he's right ), but he would never make fun of me. That's horrible. Anyway, he's coming around since he told me yesterday that he'll consider going to WDW with me next time...he has no interest in going to the parks, but he might be okay hanging out at the resort.

 

[powellrj]

my oldest DS HATES Disney. The last time we took him he was 16 and he never left the room. I figured he would change his mind when he got older, but its gotten worse. His DFI has never been and would really like to go for their honeymoon, but he won't budge. He said he would take her anyplace in the world (he has already taken her to Germany, France and Switzerland) but he said there is no way he will take her to WDW. If she wants to go, she has to go with us. She is begging us to go soon so she can go too! He will honestly stay home and let us take her without him.

 

[Jennasis]

The problem is not that he doesn't like WDW or even the same things you like. He doesn't have to like WDW (though not sure I could be involved so closely with someone who didn't hahah!). The problem is him making fun of you and taking glee in upsetting you. My EX-husband used to do this all the time (notice I said EX). Not about WDW (his parents used to make fun of me for that. They were mean vicious people about it), but the ex used to make fun of other things that might seem trivial to most.

But someone who loves you would never mock you.

 

[paintnolish]

Jennasis- My ex-husband hated Disney, too. EX! Okay, there were more problems in our relationship, but this was obviously the most important!

 

[TinkerPanda28]

Well lol I think dumping him would be a little extreme. considering I make fun of him for his obsession with the car game Magic the Gathering. But only in a joking way.... but sometimes he takes his "making fun" a little too far. like saying things like " you have to be stupid in order to love Disney" meaning that you have a lower intelligence level while watching or enjoying Disney things.

 

[PlainJane]

I am NOT a Disney fan at all and I've been on these boards for 11 years. Never, not once, would I put someone down for loving Disney. It's very LOVE-ABLE! I stay here because I love the essence of people who DO love Disney. It's something I totally understand and appreciate.

Out of pure curiosity, how did you stumble upon these boards if you don't like Disney?

Back on topic. I would ignore his remarks; he probably just likes the rise he gets out of you. Also be careful about what you say about his hobbies; you might have offended him without knowing. Next time you make fun of his game, take notice of what you said; would you have been offended if someone had said the same thing to you? My personal feeling is if you can't take it in, don't dish it out.

 

[mirthmaiden]

Why does my boyfriend hate disney so much?

Let's see... because he takes pleasure in upsetting you?

 

[Disney Doll]

my oldest DS HATES Disney. The last time we took him he was 16 and he never left the room. I figured he would change his mind when he got older, but its gotten worse. His DFI has never been and would really like to go for their honeymoon, but he won't budge. He said he would take her anyplace in the world (he has already taken her to Germany, France and Switzerland) but he said there is no way he will take her to WDW. If she wants to go, she has to go with us. She is begging us to go soon so she can go too! He will honestly stay home and let us take her without him.

You know, there's something about that that bothers me. For some reason, it seems controlling.

I can't imagine there is anyplace that my DH would want to travel that I would refuse to go with him, even if I wan't all that thrilled about it, because I love him.

There are things that I might not enjoy doing doing as much as he does. But I would still do them if it meant a lot to him for me to do them with him.

For example, I don't like camping. If DH REALLY wanted to go camping, I'd go. Maybe I wouldn't enjoy it as much as a WDW vacation or another type of vacation, but if DH REALLY wanted me to go with him, I'd go.

And he would do the same for me.

By the same token, if he didn't mind me not doing something he wanted to do that I didn't like, then I probably wouldn't do it.

I can't imagine either of us REALLY wanting to go somewhere and the other one not being willing to budge.

 

[Disney Doll]

I would advise you to keep a close eye on those passive aggressive type behaviors that people do and then blame you for getting upset because they were "only kidding".

Someone who loves you doesn't mock you, and doesn't, in effect, call you stupid.

"You have to be stupid in order to love Disney"...you love Disney therefore you are stupid.

I had a boyfriend who did this. It took me a long time to figure it out. I was much younger then. He'd say something mean, I'd get upset and then he'd get upset at me getting upset beacuse he was "only kidding".

He was kidding, there were times when I didn't find it funny. He still did it. After a while, it was mean.

 

[Kath2003]

My boyfriend doesn't love Disney. I don't love snooker. Not everyone can share your interests.

That said, I don't love Disney. I think the movies are sweet and the theme parks are fun. I also think it's incredibly overpriced and can be tacky. I totally do not understand the whole welling-up over Wishes or crying at a Disney movie. That's not me - but I understand that other people do love it.

I post here a lot but I'd rather go to Universal Studios any day

 

[Jennasis]

I make fun of him for his obsession with the car game Magic the Gathering. But only in a joking way.....

well it seems like BOTH of you have some issues. I would stop making fun of his hobbies, and perhaps he'll lay off of you. Monkey see-monkey do! Next time he pokes fun at your Disney love explain to him that you'd like him to stop. If he doesn't respect that wish then you need to find a new bf. But youy also need to lay off making fun of him too.

 

[TheAmazingSpidey]

Well lol I think dumping him would be a little extreme. considering I make fun of him for his obsession with the car game Magic the Gathering. But only in a joking way.... but sometimes he takes his "making fun" a little too far. like saying things like " you have to be stupid in order to love Disney" meaning that you have a lower intelligence level while watching or enjoying Disney things.

Yeah, uh, no offense, but when you like "Magic the gathering", you kind of lose your right to make fun of anyone.

Making fun of you for liking Disney?