How do I cope with living in a cultural wasteland?

Question

There are things I would love to do downtown, but they are all kind of artsy, or expensive. Like attending a poetry reading or buying tickets to the symphony. Problem is, my other half isn't interested in these things and I don't want to go alone. How do convince him to broaden his cultural horizons?

Answer 1

You can't.  He is who he is.  You chose to be with him and you knew going in who he was.  So go places you enjoy with your friends.  Personally I find that being with someone I don't share interests with to be boring and a waste of my time.  But hey - each to his or her own.

Answer 2

you cannot change another person, sorry. even when you use guilt.

Answer 3

Do you do the things he likes to do?

What I would say is -

If I do the the things you enjoy (which I may not necessarily enjoy) then you should reciprocate and do the things that I enjoy.

Answer 4

Hmm...How CAN you change a person?