Regarding what people like, yeah I guess the nicer way is to just accept that some people will have “bad” taste.

No such thing as bad taste, but if you can't really explain why you like something or give reasons for it then it doesn't make for the most interesting of conversations and makes one come off like a bit of a dullard, it's not surprising then that she's not able to make herself or her hobbies seem interesting to anyone.

I think people should do whatever makes sense to them, theres no one best way.

Sure, but that kind of defeats the point of asking someone else for advice when what makes sense to them doesn't work.