It has been said many times that opposites attract. I’m a firm believer in this old saying as
there is no better example than hubby and me.
But as this is a book blog I won’t bore you with details of our marriage
of 21 years (and counting! Something must be working, right?). Instead let me tell you what it’s like is to
live with a non-reader:
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HIM
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ME
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He falls asleep within minutes of reading
ANYTHING!
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I DON’T fall asleep
because I’m reading.
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Buying a book is an expense
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Buying a book is a
necessity.
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Can’t understand why I need sped so much money by
going to BEA
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Can’t wait to go to
BEA!
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Does not step into a bookstore or library by his
own volition. EVER.
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Can spend hours in
both, really, HOURS…
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If mommy is not available, he makes his older
children read to the youngest one (just so HE doesn’t have to do it)
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One of the best things
of my day :)
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Complains about how many books are all over the
house. He thought that getting me a
Kindle will solved that problem.
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Poor deluded
soul! One can NEVER have too many
books.
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Cannot understand why I would get so excited by
meeting an author, after all they don’t play football.
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Authors, as we all
know, are Rockstars!!!
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Doesn’t understand what I’m doing sitting in front
of a computer for hours for free
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I have to talk to somebody about books.
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Counts the total number of pages before he starts
reading (and bemoans the number left every five minutes)
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The number of pages in
a book is inconsequential, as long as the book is good.
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Supports my book addiction
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Ditto
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Do you think that opposites attract? Do you have a
non-reader in your life? What else would you add to my table?
My husband didn't read at all when I met him. But being a witness of my obsession, he got interested. Unfortunately, he always fell asleep when I read out loud (because my voice is so soft... he says). So, he started reading on his own.
ReplyDeleteNow, he reads about a book a month which is already a great improvement for him.
Johanna @ ChallengingReads
I wish that was the case! I used to read to him when we were in high school just so he passed his classes :)
DeleteLol! So true, except that I hate reading out loud because silent reading is faster!
ReplyDeleteMy hubby is a non-reader too. I would add one thing to your list, he looks at me like I have lost my mind when I talk to, yell at, or sob over my books. He also thinks its weird that I touch or stroke my new books and smell them. But he will, without complaint, purchase and put together yet another bookshelf when it's time for one. That's the important thing!
ReplyDeleteSo right! He just told me the other day that we need another one. And does think I'm crazy when I laugh out loud.
DeleteI love this! My hubby is also a non-reader. He only reads magazines. I always get the "are you done with the lamp?" question and then I hide under the covers with a smaller light lol
ReplyDeleteJulie @ Chapter Break
Mine can't even stand the nigh-light, I read the Kindle or iPad and turned the illumination down
DeleteSometimes I make mine read out loud to me when I dont feel good, but he hates that and hates reading. He has agreed to listen to books on tape, though. Thats progress!
ReplyDeleteI can't manage mine to listen to a book, he says that cheating!
DeleteLol - I have one of those spouses too, but since he likes video games and I don' - things kind of balance out.
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