Could you date someone who doesn't read?

[glassy]

Yes, I think I could date someone who was not an avid reader. I enjoy a good discussion but you can also discuss topics you heard on the radio or a movie etc.
For me it's important thst I date someone with some of the same interests I have.

[Britty01]

It would depend on the person and what other common interests we shared.

[BDTheresa]

It depends because life works in mysterious ways. Opposite can merge or fall apart but it will be more fun if that person do read for fun and knowledge expansion and also watch movies.

[Liz_Wright]

When I met my husband, I was in graduate school and only reading for school - I had no time to read for pleasure. Once I finished my degree, it took about a year for me to get back into reading for enjoyment. My husband used to read, but now he spends most of his downtime woodworking or watching movies, while I spend most of my time reading and writing. I sometimes think to myself that he used to read and that I was "duped" but I guess I can't really say that because people change as they age. I know my reading interests have changed from reading non-fiction to more fiction. But if I were to start dating someone now, I would prefer that they like to read so that I wouldn't feel guilty sitting quietly and reading while they do something else. My husband and I are OK with our separate "hobbies" though.

[Lgs1089]

I've dated people who do not read, but I married one that does.

[Tbunde5]

I married someone who doesn’t read. He can read, but he doesn’t read for fun. In 30 years I have read a couple thousand books and he has read three. It used to bother me but now I call it my alone time.

[Christal Merkey]

I could date a person who doesn't like to read. If they never learned to read, that would be a different story.

[love_b00ks]

I am not into dating anymore but if I were, I think I would think more than twice before doing so.

[apwaldrop]

I don't think it would be really possible for me. I love to read and I love to learn. If someone couldn't understand my passion for it in depth I feel like they would resent that I read so much. Everyone reads every day. Texts, emails, Facebook posts or tweets are all things you have to read. Most people enjoy that so I don't think reading is completely lost to everyone.

It may just take some time for others to really see some merit in it. I think that if the person I was interested in was open to reading with me or going to the library then it could work. If the person even agreed to read short stories or share stories they had read before then that would be alright as well. Completely refusing to read or participate in some way would probably be an intellectual turn off for me.

[Sahani Nimandra]

It's much better if you can go out with someone who has the same interests as you do. After all, a topic as this is very important. No one wants to get hurt you know. If you like book its better if you find some who has that same interests into it as well BUT we cannot find out 100% match. That's not possible! And for this reason it is important that a person should be flexible.

[Queen_Superm0m]

I wouldnt say it has to be a must or a hobby. I would though like the person to be open to reading from time to time

[Kibet Hillary]

Actually, the person I'm currently dating doesn't read.
They love stories and will listen to books, podcasts, watch shows or movies, but they won't read. They'll let me lay on their bed and read to them for hours on end until my voice gives out, but they won't pick up a book.
This is because they have dyslexia. They can read, it's possible, and they often do for class. However, they just can't get into a book because of years of being forced to read for classes. Too many years of struggling through, frankly bland, classics, turned them off of reading forever.

This just opens the door for me to read to them though, which is a favorite pastime of mine now. Often it's an exchange, a book in exchange for some old folktales and other oral traditions. We can still enjoy stories together, it's just more personal to us now. I'm almost glad they don't read. Not that their experiences were so bad, just that it opened a door for us to get closer together.

True,not everyone may enjoy reading because others will prefer to listen to the audio versions or watch movies. This is good.

[alaskaforreal]

I grew up around men who read and loved to discuss what they read. My grandfather, dad, uncles all read, and so did all of their male friends. As an adult I find that men who don't read come across to me not as men, but more like children. I've never dated anyone who didn't read. I can't say I never would, because anything's possible and love is an overpowering emotion, but it would be a strange new world for me.

[bpluvsmusic]

I did date someone who was not really a reader. We were both big geeks, so we still had plenty of other things to talk about, like the latest superhero movie or the latest episode in a Sy-Fy show. The frustrating thing was when we enjoyed media together that was predicated by a book. He mostly just enjoyed the media, but had no concept of missing plot points or characters. I can generally enjoy the movie version of a book separately from the book, but I still like to compare and contrast between both forms of the story. I really connect with some characters in my favorite books and it was frustrating to not be able to share that connection and those feelings about a book because he just wasn't interested. I am married to another avid book lover now and we often even read a book together, but even if I wasn't committed I don't think I could date another non-reader.

[Jonida]

Well, yes. He might be good in something else I'm not.