Could you date someone who doesn't read?
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Re: Could you date someone who doesn't read?
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Much to my surprise, my husband did not read for pleasure when I met him. After several months of living together, he did begin reading for pleasure. We work in the same field, and there were always plenty of things to talk about, even when he did not read for pleasure. He is very intelligent, and worked on his research a lot (which required a lot of academic reading). It did bother me, but not to the point where it was a deal breaker for me.
I do have a relative who reads nothing and is able to read. Conversing with her is difficult because it feels as though there is nothing new to talk about (she avoids many new experiences). I could not see myself being interested in a potential significant other who was like this. She seems to lack a motivation to experience new things, which makes closeness with her very difficult.
In my experience, people who are averse to reading in general have other issues going on, which would make it difficult for me to seek intimacy with that person. For me, it is not a complete deal breaker if someone chooses not to read for pleasure (or even otherwise).
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Also, the moment you first enter someone's home, I always look at the books they have. It tells a lot.
Which also made me date guys who ended up not having read the books they had on display... so, some caution is needed
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I believe that we can't all be the same, we can't all like the same things, so if I see someone that likes about 70% of the things I like, I'm willing to let go of the remaining 30%.