My boyfriend gets mad when I sing?

[Anonymous]

Everytime I sing my boyfriend either gets mad, starts talking over me to start a convo, or change the subject. I know I’m not bad at singing, I have been doing musical theater since I was young and have played many leads and have 10+ years of training. I sing all genres, rock, pop, theater, opera... just everything. Not 24/7 because I live with him and he gets annoyed. Everyone I dated before loved my singing and my friends too. Our relationship is perfectly healthy and fine and he loves me but when it comes down to me singing he’s just not happy about it. He likes music but he hates musicals and stuff like that, he wouldn’t even watch one with me on my birthday so I’m not sure if that has anything to do with it. i sing when it’s “appropriate” like when I’m in the shower or cooking. If I’m just sitting playing a video game and he’s just scrolling through Facebook I’ll sing a little. I like to train my voice and practice songs for future auditions. He just thinks I’m too loud, so I’ll sing soft when he’s around and he still complains. It’s not like I’m screaming in his ears. Can anyone tell me if this is normal?

[SueShe]

The best option to avoid any conflicts is to have a serious and in-depth conversation and ask him for his reasons for him disliking or attempting to interrupt your singing.

I presume that he was aware that you were singing before he met you or at least that he accepted the fact that you were singing.

Try to come to a consensus when it is acceptable for you to sing and when you should perhaps be a little more silent.

A good option would be to retire in a separate room where you can train your singing while he does other occupations. Ideally would be that he listens to the music style of his own with earphones while you rehearse in another room.

Unless he has specific objections, there is no reason why he should dislike your singing. It could be a psychological issue because your singing reminds him of something that happened. But it is up to you to bring up the topic on the table and to go together through the steps to find a solution to your domestic problem.

[Jean-Marie_Céline]

It's not that he doesn't like music, he doesn't like to hear you sing.

[Iron_Man]

Maybe he doesn’t like the way you sing

[Cryptic-Game]

If it is too much of a problem, let him know it.

[Avicenna]

That's silly