Not everyone is into the “joy of coding.” There is much to do in IT that isn’t coding. That said, I’ve gotten past INTERESTED gf’s into coding by a) most nightly nerd conversations have to do with tech; b) taught base conversion and Boolean math; c) show how easy it is to copy and paste a real working (and necessary) code solution.

I can make a fun game out of MIT’s scratch language in ~15 minutes. Try that as an evening exercise.

If she doesn’t like it, don’t push it. She could teach you the joy of responsible finance instead ;)