Could you date someone who doesn't read?
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Re: Could you date someone who doesn't read?
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So to answer your question if you had asked me this 6 or 7 years back my answer would have been- " don't be ridiculous Scott." but people change and so have I.
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I would say not likely. I love to read and I love to recommend books for friends and family. I cannot imagine dating someone who doesn't read for pleasure. He doesn't have to read voraciously, but he has to read. End of story.
Books have a way of opening conversations, learning about one another and sparking debate, so the idea of being with someone I cannot do that with is not attractive to me.
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I completely agree with you on this.Nithilah Ayyappan wrote: ↑19 Apr 2021, 08:16 I could date someone who doesn't read. I believe in appreciating everyone no matter what their likes and ambitions are, so if a guy I like doesn't read, I wouldn't hold that against him. But he should definitely approve of me reading, and if there is a dislike of reading coming from him I would not be comfortable in that relationship. So he doesn't need to read, but he should be okay with me reading (and occasionally ranting about my books)
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Yes, I could. I don’t know many guys who love to read or love to read as much as myself or many of my female friends do. But I find we can still get along quite well and engage in meaningful conversation just the same.
I am however very lucky; my husband and I are both over 60, been married over 36 years and he loves to read almost as much as I do. Even with severe dyslexia and other learning issues, he still loves to read and we will spend lots of time talking over our reading adventures. It’s just nice.
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