The girl I'm dating spent some time at the beginning of our relationship tolerating, with disdain, the fact that I never drove and biked everywhere.
Now, she's coming around to the biking side of things. It's funny how contagious long-distance cycling is to open-minded people. She loves her bike more than anything.
I'd say, close-minded people tend to be that way about a great many things, not just cycle touring.