My boyfriend and I are getting married in two months, and he is not a reader. We can absolutely exist in this world together. There is hope!lapowers wrote: ↑10 Jan 2007, 07:27 Reading for me is a hobby that I love to endulge. Not everyone has a passion for reading nor the patience. For me, I truly enjoy getting lost in the pages of a good book. You could also expand the question forward to apply to readers: Could I date someone who did not enjoy the same books as I do?
Hopefully a reader and non reader can exist in this world and perhaps the reader, being excited about a wonderful book can turn a non reader onto something new.
Could you date someone who doesn't read?
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I would never date someone who COULDN'T read, because even if it wasn't their fault I couldn't be with someone unintelligent.
But as long as they're clever I don't care if they read or if they get their intellectual stimuli from documentaries or political debates. As long as we can have conversations about things more important than Love Island.
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But he has a nice book collection and I know, when he feels like it he will read a bit again.
It would feel weird dating somebody who doesn't read at all I think. Reading stimulates your mind in a way a movies can not - in my opinion. Therefore people who read a lot of books are more likely to be of the same mindset as me.
Who am I to talk - I should probably read more.
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I agree with this however for my situation it works. My husbands cant stand to read unless he has to. He has no problem though asking me what my book is about and listening to me talk or complain about them depending on what im reading. So in short for us its not a deal breakerEclectic_novels wrote: ↑20 Jun 2018, 23:13 I believe it would be very difficult to be in a relationship with someone who choses not to read. Communication is such a big part of a relationship and for me being able to share my love for books or just discussing that topic with someone not interested would be difficult. Mind you, one topic should not define a relationship, but you have to really assess what your interests are and how they intersect with that special someone.