I'm pretty sure my cultural tastes are not just real, but almost innate. When I was in that discovery phase in late childhood through teens I really connected w

I'm pretty sure my cultural tastes are not just real, but almost innate. When I was in that discovery phase in late childhood through teens I really connected with some things and really didn't like others. I wasn't told to do this by anyone - certainly not by parents or teachers or peers. Some years later I'm more appreciative of why other people might like different things now, and I've also picked up on nuances and contexts I used to miss. But the things I like have barely changed. I don't spend much time "broadcasting them to the world" because why would the world even care what music I listen to? There's enough overlap with my partner that we can have conversations about certain things we have in common, but there are things and activities that work for her that I'm utterly disinterested in, and vice versa. We don't expect to share those, and that works for us.