Is my girlfriend really interested in aviation or not?

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ktsai91

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A few weeks ago, my girlfriend told me that she likes flying. Which is great because I was looking for a girl who likes to fly as much as I do, but I don't know if she is telling the truth. By the tone of her voice, I could tell that she may be lying. When I ask her, "Well, what do you like about flying?", she answered "I like seeing the scenery and stuff". Then I told her that there is a lot of things you have to learn in flying, whether it is radio communication, navigation, etc.

What do you think guys? Is she really interested in flying or not?
 
probably not in the same way that you are - sounds like she likes to go flying, not necessarily be piloting the plane.
 
Does it really matter? I would think you would be looking for a girl who understands the lifestyle and is okay and can deal with it (if and when you're ready for marriage). Her being interested in it would be a bonus and then she still may not care to hear you read the FAR/AIM aloud.

I like aviation. I mean, I am here, on jetcareers, but that doesn't mean I want to talk about it 24/7 or that I even understand all of what the guys talk about on here. I was interested in it enough to even take flight lessons. She may like it but like Emily said, not on the same level as you. She may just like it because it's a fun ride.


Good luck!
 
I don't expect her to talk aviation 24/7. I did forget to mention that she doesn't like flying or is scared of it a couple of months ago. Now she is interested in flying for some reason I can't explain. Maybe it was because I influenced her to like it or something.
 
umm probably because it seems so important to you. She doesn't want to cause a rift by her not liking it, so she is TRYING to either act like she likes it or TRYING to like it period. Either way, dump her. She is obviously not compatible.

Ok on a serious note. Who cares if she likes flying. My wife hates flying, science fiction, blackjack, history, and watching Eureka. I still married her, and she is still a bad ass wife.
 
Well I don't want to be the one sounding hateful, but you're still really young, just have fun dating. Unless you were really serious about her and wanting to get married very young then I say, if it bothers you that she's not very interested in aviation, maybe find a girl who is more interested.

I think a big mistake that teens and young adults make is they have boyfriends and girlfriends. Don't tie yourself down like that. It's not cheating to go out with different people and decide what you like and just have fun with different people. It's only cheating once you've labeled your relationship and led the other person to believe they are the only one. It also makes for less messy breakups that way.
 
It doesn't bother me too much wheter she's interested in aviation or not. I love her still. We've known each other since I was like maybe 6 years old.
 
Sorry I wasn't trying to sound like a jerk. I think I kind of misunderstood your question and why you were asking.

It's good then. I mean, it sounds like she probably never cared before or thought about it before but either she's trying to be interested for you or she truly is developing an interest. I hadn't ever even really given much thought to aviation until I met a female pilot friend and then I became very interested (although I don't wish to pursue it as a career) so who knows, maybe she's starting to have fun learning things because of your enthusiasm about it.
 
It sounds like she doesn't have much of an enthusiasm for flying, but who cares? My dad loves flying and my mom couldn't care less about such things. Down the road I think you'll be happy that she won't be following you around every time you go up.

The best way to tell if she likes flying or not is to just not bring it up with her and go on flying yourself. If she wants to go, she'll bring it up. You don't want to keep shoving flying down her throat.
 
ktsai91 said:
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Ok. I'm willing to bet two things now:

#1 - I'll be nominated for Ian J Debbie Downer for this thread

#2 - you're ONLY 18, son! You're most DEFINITELY not in "love". You may think you are, but I'll bet a case of beer that you won't marry her, you won't date her through college, etc. Who cares what she thinks about flying - if that's not compatible with you, drop it like it's hot.

Carry on.
 
cencal83406 said:
Ok. I'm willing to bet two things now:

#1 - I'll be nominated for Ian J Debbie Downer for this thread

#2 - you're ONLY 18, son! You're most DEFINITELY not in "love". You may think you are, but I'll bet a case of beer that you won't marry her, you won't date her through college, etc. Who cares what she thinks about flying - if that's not compatible with you, drop it like it's hot.

Carry on.
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good advice for the most part. There are exceptions though. My inlaws started dating early in high school. Now some 25 or 30 years later still happy and sexually active.
 
ktsai91 said:
It doesn't bother me too much wheter she's interested in aviation or not. I love her still. We've known each other since I was like maybe 6 years old.
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If you love her then you should be able to tell whether she is actually interested or not just by the way she says it or acts.

When you really get to know somebody you can tell a lot more from the way they say something than by what they're actually saying. Such as "yeah, I'm ok" when you can tell they really aren't.

Either way its not a huge deal. In fact I like being with somebody who has different interests and (especially) a different job. If you're both interested in exactly the same things, there's not much to talk about. "How was your day? Oh yeah, me too"
 
poser765 said:
good advice for the most part. There are exceptions though. My inlaws started dating early in high school. Now some 25 or 30 years later still happy and sexually active.
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Why do you know this? :p

cencal83406 said:
Ok. I'm willing to bet two things now:

#1 - I'll be nominated for Ian J Debbie Downer for this thread

#2 - you're ONLY 18, son! You're most DEFINITELY not in "love". You may think you are, but I'll bet a case of beer that you won't marry her, you won't date her through college, etc. Who cares what she thinks about flying - if that's not compatible with you, drop it like it's hot.

Carry on.
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I have to say I mostly agree with this and it's kind of what I was getting at but I didn't wanna be the jerk. I also didn't want to assume that they couldn't possibly be an exception. I am 26 so it wasn't so very long ago that I was in my teens, fresh out of high school. I remember how frustrating it was when everyone wrote off my feelings and problems to my age. No matter what age you are or how silly things sound to other people, they are real to you, so I've always thought it was important to be kind to people when they let you in to their personal issues. But I guess it's also important to tell the truth so my opinion is that, like cencal said, chances are you will date many other people before you settle down. In my experience, most men aren't ready for marriage and kids and things until late 20s to early 30s (not saying there aren't exceptions) so just have fun dating her. Who cares if she really does like aviation or not. If it bothers you and you want a girl around that does really like aviation... go find one. Teens have this tendency to go out on a date and automatically be in a relationship. I never understood when my mom said not to do that. Like I said before, I think it's healthy to go out with lots of different people. That doesn't mean hop in bed with them all but go out, as groups, as friends, on dates, with lots of girls. If you're happy with only dating her, well then it shouldn't matter whether she likes aviation or not. I like a lot of things my husband doesn't and the opposite is true also. Good luck!
 
NotCoolEnufToFly said:
Why do you know this? :p
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Yeah we interrupted them once. We were staying with them for a few days. Wife and I went out, came home and the deadbolt was locked. It's hardly ever locked. We rang the doorbell and both parents answered all red and sweaty after a few minutes. Dad in law proceeded to talk and act all nervous just like a 12 year old boy when his parents come home early.

It was kind of funny. I tried to tell my wife we should leave for a bit but she thought that would be more awkward
 
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