Could you date someone who doesn't read?
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Re: Could you date someone who doesn't read?
That being said, I would prefer to date someone who did read, or at least had an interest in reading. If I get excited about some new book I have read, I would want them to have some interest in finding out more about it. And vice versa; I always love getting great book recommendations, and having a partner that reads is a great source!
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And, most intelligent people seem to read.
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I agree that intellectual conversation is better than mindless dribble, wholeheartedly. I do recognize that that type of conversation doesn't have to stem from reading, but a large portion of the knowledge and information I bring to those sorts of conversations do come from reading. I recognize my own limitations in that, and that I could easily find other topics that can lead to deep, meaningful conversation, but I prefer reading. So while I agree that intellectual conversation is better, and understand that there is a lot of intellectual conversation to be had, I personally cannot hold a lot of other conversations besides about books. Therefore, I believe I would need to date a reader as opposed to a non-reader.knightss wrote: ↑09 Jan 2007, 15:18 mm i think i could but they'd have to understand that i enjoy reading and that i read in my spare time. there are more things that can be discussed than just books. this is kind of hypocritical though because most of the people i choose to associate with read books and are able to hold better conversations than "how was your day?" and "did you see such-and-such tv show last night".. intellectual conversations are much better than mindless dribble.
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I don't mind because not all of our interests have to match and we do have a lot of common interests.
He doesn't mind me reading and he doesn't mind me talking about books. He's a very intelligent person so I can still have good talks with him.
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