Could you date someone who doesn't read?
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Re: Could you date someone who doesn't read?
- Ksharmilla
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Growing up, I was blessed with a mom who would let me rant and rave about any book I was reading. She would basically listen to me retell every book I ever read, whether we were in the car or if she was doing laundry or cooking. I was right there next to her just talking away about my books. I would love to listen to someone's passions just as my mom did for me, even if it's not reading. And I would hope I'll be so lucky as to have someone willing to listen to me rant about my new favorite book!
Maybe the better questions is whether or not some who doesn't read wants to date a reader?!
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We agree on all the important stuff (money, kids, etc.), but beyond that, we are very different people. I'm a nerdy and mechanically inclined. He's a soldier and a cowboy. I'm incredibly energetic and enthusiastic about almost everything. He's much more laid-back and quiet. I plan everything out to the last detail and then plan for every alternative I can imagine. He jumps in with both feet and figures the details out as he goes. (It sounds like a nightmare, but I swear it's actually a really great balance. )
It's important to share interests so that you have things to do together and time to bond. But it actually works out well for us to have our separate interests too. He'll watch a movie with our boys and I get my quiet time to read. I'll have the kids help me in the garden, while he works/trains the horses. If I have a book I'm really enjoying, I'll read my favorite parts to him, and we can enjoy it together in that way. Or if it's something I really want him to read, I'll highlight the most important parts. Like when I was pregnant, I read What to Expect when You're Expecting from cover to cover and as I read it, I highlighted all the things I needed to remember in pink and all the things I wanted him to read in blue. He did end up reading the majority of the book eventually, but he was able to get the most important stuff first and fill in the rest later as he had time.
Every person (and couple) is different, so maybe it isn't something you can do....but don't rule it out completely.
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