Is it normal to feel under appreciated?

Basically... when I play something easy and repetitive on the guitar my girlfriend is all over me, this pisses me off because when I play something that to me sounds amazing and is challenging to play (and has taken years to perfect) she doesn't want to know. As stupid as this sounds I really like her but I don't know how to make her appreciate the 14 long years i've spent learning to play the guitar. Reading this back I realise how minimal this problem is but it really does piss me off! Thanks for any replies :P

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  • georgienne

    Tastes will almost definitely be different.
    Also her inexperience with guitar and music. A slow, steady song is something she probably likes and familiarises with. She can hear the notes, recognises beat from similar songs, and the repetitiveness provides a core to the song, so none of it's surprise.
    Obviously, her reaction to, say, shredding won't be the same. She can't hear the notes, the lack of melody and quick sounds make it lack the 'support' and pattern of the slower song. It sounds like a jumble of noted, which she probably doesn't think you practiced or made up on the spot.
    The slower song sounds longer and slower with more variation, so it sounds like it required more work than a quick, tense one-- which she won't feel the effort in.

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  • Chuddz

    I've offered to learn a song that is very guitar orientated but she says she doesn't think it's necessary because she likes how I play... (the boring monotonous shite) I'll try writing her a song that is challenging but rythmically appealing to her :)

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  • howaminotmyself

    Is she musically inclined? I agree with dappled, sometimes the only people who can appreciate 14 years of study are those who have walked the same path. To others, it's just boring. Have you written a song just for her? Simple or complex- I'm sure she would appreciate that type of devotion.

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  • dappled

    Maybe it takes 14 long years of learning to be able to appreciate 14 long years of learning. You naturally have a better understanding of what's tricky than she does. Or maybe your tastes are just different.

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  • Naughty_rascal

    maybe she don't even like the guitar and she's just humoring you.

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  • TJ-WARRIOR

    For me, under appreciated seems to be rooted in the following: I do and do for others, to a fault (Im working on this), then when I have to say no or simply wait il later, Everything that is wrong in their lives is suddenly my fault. I just smile, chuckle at human nature, and get back on life's beam.

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  • RomeoDeMontague

    Maybe she is just turned out by certien songs.

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