Could you date someone who doesn't read?

[Lene Lena]

Yes. We don't have to like the same things. And if we ever find our plans to do some activities together clashing, e.g., he wants to go outside, and I'd rather stay in to read, we'd have to schedule things early on. No doing things like that spontaneously.

[Stephanie Diniz]

No, because it would be a bad influence on me.

[Naterothwrite]

I don't think I have and I don't think I ever will but I totally understand if sitting down with a physical book isn't someone's cup of tea with their limited free time as an adult. I know people that don't read but they listen to audiobooks so I feel like there's a gray area there that still counts

[Brigitta Hegyi]

I think I could, as my current partner is not a bookworm. I just need him to understand that this is important to me. However, having a partner with whom you can talk about the latest books and share your opinion sounds very exciting.

[Denise Clark]

I am married to a man who reads very little. He understands my need to read and respects. We have different interest but accept our differences. I discuss books online or with my sister who is my reading buddy.

[Kayode Kolawole]

That question needs a sincere answer.
No

[Kayode Kolawole]

That question needs a sincere answer.
No

[Adeola Ibigbami]

No, I don’t think that’s possible. Cause how then would you understand me? My whole live literally revolves around the books I read.

[Landon Ferreira]

Reading is an activity, and it is not necessarily common among people who have a busy schedule. I believe that you need a couple of minutes to always spare to be an avid reader. Therefore, reading doesn't make the criteria for settling with someone.

[G Divina]

When I saw your question, I knew I had to respond to this one.
I never thought I could ever date a person who doesn't read. Funny thing is I did and I married him. Somewhere along our 26 years of marriage he eventually started to read and loves reading too!

[Mayley]

Yes! My partner of 9 years doesn't read. He finds his concentration wanders, which I always find baffling as he can watch hours of in depth videos on complex machinery and technology.

We have a 'hobby room' (a grand term, it's slightly bigger than a cupboard) where we enjoy our respective hobbies. He tells me about the videos he's watching and why he's interested in them and I fill him in on my latest book.

I find it nice that we have different interests, but we're still interested in each others takes and feelings.

[Anastasia Atkinson]

I know a few people who had a bad experience with reading in school and never wanted to touch books in their free time because of it. They were forced to read books they didn't enjoy for a grade. I can understand someone's hatred for book reading since I watched it happen to so many people in my high school who were forced to read and ruined their experience.

My husband isn't a big reader, but we can still have conversations about the books I enjoy and the topics I read about. He enjoys listening to me talk about things I enjoy and I enjoy listening to him talk about things he enjoys. I feel like we can have different hobbies and still support each other.

He is very into trading card games which I have little experience in. I could still show interest in his hobbies even if I'm not as invested. I can still try out playing and enjoy spending time with him playing but not want to play them on a competitive level as he does. I can still listen to him talk about the things he enjoys and dislikes about the game. I enjoy the quality time I spend with him over how similar our hobbies are.

We both are really into anime so we can have similar conversations about difficult topics that can be in books as well. We can connect and talk about those intriguing topics even if he isn't as into reading because we are both into a different type of storytelling. Just because we don't share an interest and love for books doesn't mean we can't connect and enjoy each other's company.

This is just my experience and I can understand people not being able to date someone who doesn't read. We all have different experiences and different stances on things.

[Louisa J Mackay]

Yes, and then I married him. I find that our diverse interests enhance our relationship.

[Ajisafe Adeyinka Ahmad]

Yes, I can date someone that does not read so far we can bond on other things.

[Keturah Larai Gana]

If he has other hobbies that quite interesting, yes but if he doesn't I wont. I like man to be able to explore and read alongside me in a beach. Yes that's what I want.