Could you date someone who doesn't read?

[melissah30]

My husband isn't much of a reader and I love it. He plays video games and it gives the other the space for "me" time. When he does read, they are articles on sports which im not a fan of. I follow Christine Feehan as my favorite author and really enjoy the world's she has created.

My husband doesn't read either! It's definitely not an issue. Right now we're both sitting on the couch while he plays Assassin's Creed and I have headphones in switching between reading and browsing these forums. We spend a lot of time doing separate things together! We do have shared hobbies - reading just isn't one of them.

[Riptide]

The only reason a non-reader would give me pause is because it would indicate they aren't interested in acquiring knowledge or stimulate their mind, but that wouldn't necessarily be true nowadays because they can learn through various sources online. I could deal with it but during arguments, I'd likely end up thinking, "I should have known better. He doesn't read."

[dianaterrado]

I'm 23 and I've never been on a date ever. But I think it'll be nice to date someone who reads so I know there's at least one thing we share

[Mark Dice]

It is definitely important to date someone that you can have meanful discussions with. However, I'm sure that I could date someone and still have discussions about things other than books. To me, reading is a solitary activity anyways, so it might be better if I were able to bond with someone over newer types of media such as films and gaming

[taurus3721]

Yes, I could date someone who doesn't read. In fact, I married a man who doesn't read, by choice. My husband is a wonderful, kind, compassionate man. He is great with his hands. He can put together and take apart just about anything. A skill that I most definitely lack. He loves to fish and is passionate about sports. What he doesn't like, however, is to read. That is ok with me because I do love to read. While he watches sports, I read. It works for us. I think that while characteristics you have in common with someone you are dating is great, it is equally interesting and fun to explore facets of another's personality that are completely different from you. It keeps life entertaining.

[Louanne Piccolo]

I have. My partner enjoys reading bit doesn't have the time. He's self-employed and would love to kick back with a book, but he really only does nothing when he's sitting down after dinner (often after 10pm) and just before bed.
It doesn't make a difference to me; he's smart, has a lot to say for himself and always listens with interest or discusses a book with me if I want to talk about one.

[Anthony__]

Yes I could. As long as she is smart.

[LostInLiterature88]

I have dated someone who had not yet realized just how magical it can be to become lost in a story. He would become irratated at me for my lack of attention when I were submerged in a book. I had to make myself clear that reading was not a suggestion in my life, but a must have, as it was a form of therapy to help me wine down and put away all the pressure placed on an individual in the real world. It was like stepping into a personal sanctuary of relaxation and emotions that gripped one as they continued page by page into a book...
His reading and comprehension abilities were not quite as strong as my own. Not saying he was not a very intelligent man. He had skills and could do things I could never imagine where to even start with doing! But literature was not one of his strong suites. But I am proud to say, I assisted him with discovering just how powerful literature can be to the human psyche and well being. Each night, when our work day was over, he lied on his side of the bed with intentions to listen, as I narrated the current novel aloud for the both of us. And the first novel, he found tears rolling down his cheeks when he got caught up in the characters emotions. It was an 'i told you so!' kinda of moment!

[Gurshan]

Now that’s a good question!! I am dating a person who did not like to read. But i changed him now he likes reading. Reading is the best therapy and one should promote others to read . It not only helps your brain go active but also freshen and make you imagine things others can not imagine.

[Gurshan]

Now that’s a good question!! I am dating a person who did not like to read. But i changed him now he likes reading. Reading is the best therapy and one should promote others to read . It not only helps your brain go active but also freshen and make you imagine things others can not imagine.

[Mfcamacaro]

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

I personally loves man who are cults and that is one of the múltiples virtudes that read can give you. Right now in the world are tons of people who doesn’t read because they say it’s “better and faster” watch tv. Personally think that when you read your imagination fly, discover new places and get amazing facts that you won’t get from “watch a movie”

[Shannon_Christine]

I am married to a non reader. It saddens me that he does not enjoy reading and that I cannot interest him in getting immersed in a book. For someone like me, who has been reading daily as long as I can remember, and who would not be able to enjoy life without books, it is very difficult. I take comfort in the fact that at least one of my sons enjoys reading instead.

[sncedarcreek1]

I have dated some who didn't read and honestly, those were the ones I didn't date more than a few times.They never seemed to understand the importance of sitting down with a good book and entering another world. A reader reads everything: magazines, newspapers, books, signs, even labels on jars and cans if nothing else is available! We treasure the written word and fail to understand those who scorn it. So to answer the question, I would date someone who doesn't read but probably not for long.

[EricaWilson]

As long as the person I'm dating sees how beneficial reading is and how important it is to me, I would date them. It would be a lot of fun to read books at the same time as the person I'm dating so we could discuss them.

[QueenBoadicea1]

Your question is "Could you date someone who doesn't read?" I tend to be specific about wording to avoid confusion. Dating to me implies meeting for dinner and entertainment of some sort. Dinner and a movie at the cinema, dinner and the opera at the opera house, dinner and viewing a parade, dinner and walks along the beach--you get the idea. After many incidents of such activities, you tend to forego such constant need and settle for nights in, meetings with your friends or dinner with the parents, etc. Then you are considered to be "seeing" the person or going steady.

As for dating someone who doesn't read--why, yes, I could date such a person. Once.