Could you date someone who doesn't read?

[C0ldf1re]

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Go to google image and search body painting...

And then I searched "body painting women".
[short of breath] How do I get a job doing that??? [/short of breath]

I lucked into. Roomed with a girl who`s in a very popular local all girl band who was looking for something to set them apart. But I imagine it helps to have a good bed side manner, aka no drooling.

If the only thing I'm forbidden to do is drool, I can live with that... Could I borrow the duct tape from your signature?... I'll have to explain to my victims -- oops, I mean clients -- that tying them down beforehand is essential to avoid smudging...

[Envy]

I honestly wouldn't care if whomever I was dating read or not. It's just a hobby. I have more than one hobby. Reading isn't the only one. There are plenty of things to talk about.

Yes.
I currently am. My boyfriend does not like to read because it is difficult for him, and I understand that. I do not force him to read. I actually wrote him a book for his birthday and he struggled through it for me, making me feel great that he actually did read it.
We have a solution, though, that works for us. I read aloud to him. That way, I get to read as much as I want and it doesn't make things difficult for us because he is listening to me read, so he gets to hear the stories as well.
Granted, we are both too old for story-time like in Kindergarten, but it is something that bonds us in our relationship, because we both enjoy the same types of stories, he just doesn't have the patience to actually sit down and read them himself.

Wait, I could understand if your boyfriend didn't want to read...but he struggles through it? Does he have something like Dyslexia?

[Euphoriameantime]

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Go to google image and search body painting...

And then I searched "body painting women".
[short of breath] How do I get a job doing that??? [/short of breath]

I lucked into. Roomed with a girl who`s in a very popular local all girl band who was looking for something to set them apart. But I imagine it helps to have a good bed side manner, aka no drooling.

If the only thing I'm forbidden to do is drool, I can live with that... Could I borrow the duct tape from your signature?... I'll have to explain to my victims -- oops, I mean clients -- that tying them down beforehand is essential to avoid smudging...

Bahahaa. Some girls might like it so much you could charge them for the extra service.

[C0ldf1re]

...
Go to google image and search body painting...

And then I searched "body painting women".
[short of breath] How do I get a job doing that??? [/short of breath]

I lucked into. Roomed with a girl who`s in a very popular local all girl band who was looking for something to set them apart. But I imagine it helps to have a good bed side manner, aka no drooling.

If the only thing I'm forbidden to do is drool, I can live with that... Could I borrow the duct tape from your signature?... I'll have to explain to my victims -- oops, I mean clients -- that tying them down beforehand is essential to avoid smudging...

Bahahaa. Some girls might like it so much you could charge them for the extra service.

Find me some like that... I'll reward you... in cash or in kind...

[Prettyblondebookworm]

I could never! I know I mostly date delinquents, but you see that most of my exes didn't like to read and it pretty much only lasted a few weeks. Let's just say that when I found out they didn't like to read, I was only in it for the "physical" romance.

[Euphoriameantime]

Find me some like that... I'll reward you... in cash or in kind...

I'm pretty sure every woman is like that, at least at times. Who doesn't want to be thrown up against the wall every once in awhile!!!

[Fran]

Find me some like that... I'll reward you... in cash or in kind...

I'm pretty sure every woman is like that, at least at times. Who doesn't want to be thrown up against the wall every once in awhile!!!

I sincerely hope that is an attempt at humor

[Euphoriameantime]

For the life of me, I cannot remember her name, but there is a comedian who does a 15 min skit called "please, please #$%^ me" about how romance in important, but sometimes...

I keep trying to google it to find her name, but it's not exactly working out for me.

[C0ldf1re]

Find me some like that... I'll reward you... in cash or in kind...

I'm pretty sure every woman is like that, at least at times. Who doesn't want to be thrown up against the wall every once in awhile!!!

I sincerely hope that is an attempt at humor

I sincerely hope that Euphoria is serious. I am just saving up her airfare to England.

[Lythiaren_ice]

My husband doesn't have time to read, the poor thing. He works so much and comes home long enough to grab a bite and visit with me for a bit and then go to sleep. He says he misses reading. We talk all the time about books I'm reading. So I guess my answer would be yes, I can be with someone who doesn't read.

[Newoctoberissue]

I'm dating a guy not, not the most intelligent either which is weird for me but he never reads and so I went out and bought him METAMORPHOSES by Ovid to encourage him but it doesn't seem to be working. hasn't even cracked it open. It is a bit discouraging n ot being able to discuss interpretation and critical analysis with him over literature but i wouldn't break up with him over it.

[Rest_In_Pieces]

I'm dating a guy not, not the most intelligent either which is weird for me but he never reads and so I went out and bought him METAMORPHOSES by Ovid to encourage him but it doesn't seem to be working. hasn't even cracked it open. It is a bit discouraging n ot being able to discuss interpretation and critical analysis with him over literature but i wouldn't break up with him over it.

Pretty heady stuff to give to a person who never reads.. You might want to give him something that's easier to get into. You just go right in, guns blazing, don't you?

[Evapohler]

Rest, I was just going to say the same thing! Why start with The Metamorphosis? How about Old Yeller, or The Giver, or Harry Potter? Something fun and not so challenging!

[Kchirgwi]

Yes. But what do you mean. They can't read at all, illiterate. Or they choose not to read books? Because if it is the second, then definitely yes! Uhm first, if you date someone purely on the base of their personality, save yourself the time and just make them a friend. Attraction is key. Second, there are many other forms of expression that can inspire or change lives: movies, blogs, video games, music and art. I am not a huge reader, but I am a movie buff, I like music and love someone who knows how to play instruments. If he does not read book after book, I am still going to date him. Especially if he is happy by fulfilling his life with all the other things in the world besides reading, then who cares!

[Bighuey]

My wife didnt read much, just those steamy romance books. If I suggested a book for her to read, she would ask me, has it got sex in it? If I said no, she wasnt interested in it. If I said yes, she was all over it.(And sometimes all over me) I was reading Homer's Illiad and I told her she might like it, it was full of sex and violence. she started it, but never finished it.