Does your spouse/SO share your reading passion?

Logseman · 10-21-2010, 09:42 AM

I come from a family where my mother does really read tonnes and tonnes of books. She was the first one with an eReader in the family, a PRS-700 which is still alive and kicking (and long live it so). However, my father does simply not read for leisure. I've never seen him reading a book, but the only thing I've ever seen him reading is medical-related papers and information (he's a doctor). I do believe it is a quite strange gap, and that people who read with a passion do usually mate with each other.

sakura-panda · 10-21-2010, 10:31 AM

My husband never read a full book/novel just for fun before he met me. Even now, I think he has read only a handful of books and doesn't actively seek out new ones. Despite those few books and the wording of your poll, I would classify him firmly as a non-reader.

I, on the other hand, am here (

) and had to buy an ebook reader because I couldn't find a good book storage solution. (My husband tends to treat the bookcases as just another wall and often stores boxes and other bulky objects in front of them so that I can't get to them without a lot of hassle. I suppose it it my own fault for keeping them in the basement storage area, but we really don't have the space to put bookcases in any of the main living areas.)

I will be interested to see how your poll shapes up!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-21-2010, 10:48 AM

We both read a lot. Fortunately we have similar tastes otherwise I don't think we'd have any space to move!

Bilbo1967 · 10-21-2010, 10:58 AM

My wife virtually doesn't read at all.

It would be no exaggeration to say that I read more books last week than she did in the last decade

Tattncat · 10-21-2010, 11:03 AM

My husband reads occasionally for pleasure and most often his other reading would be news articles.

We both get our news from the net.

Bilbo1967 · 10-21-2010, 01:30 PM

My wife virtually doesn't read at all.

It would be no exaggeration to say that I read more books last week than she did in the last decade

GraceKrispy · 10-21-2010, 03:39 PM

My husband has perhaps never read a book by choice (assuming he read assignments in school as a child). He reads Time magazine sometimes, news sites on the computer, and sometimes skims through "how-to" type books. I read enough for at least three people, so it all works out!

TGS · 10-21-2010, 04:30 PM

My wife reads quite a lot, especially since I got a second ereader, which she uses. She can though go for several days without reading, which I don't think I've done for many years. We also read completely different kinds of stuff - I'm much more of a snob about what I read than she is!

bevdeforges · 10-21-2010, 04:42 PM

Other than magazines (in paper format) and the odd technical manual, my DH doesn't read at all.

Pegster · 10-21-2010, 04:50 PM

My husband reads occasionally, but a book can last him nearly a month, whereas I would have it read in 2-3 hours! Otherwise he does read the news and forums which interest him online. My parents follow the same pattern - my mom reads loads, whilst my dad reads occasionally.

Jakie · 10-21-2010, 05:22 PM

My GF loves reading as much as me, but I can read at my work, babysitting baby criminals in the young offender center on night shift. She, on the other hand, can only read during breaks. I got the best gig that way!

John

nohmi2 · 10-21-2010, 07:12 PM

My husband will read the news on the 'net, the weekend papers, and that's it.

But, he will read complicated brochures on cameras, filters, the whole works.

The bookcase in his computer room is filled with cameras and everything pertaining thereof.

Cheers.

Kevin2960 · 10-21-2010, 07:28 PM

In 16 years Wendie had read 2 - 10 books Max

Then she bought me a Sony PRS-600

Read a few books on it

Got interested

Saw Adverts for Kindle 3

Got Very Interested

Bought me one

Bought herself one

NOW can't get her head out of her BOOKS

astra · 10-22-2010, 04:29 AM

Wifie reads only when we are on holiday, 4-5 books per year top?
I cannot classify her as

Quote:

doesn't read as much as I do, but s/he reads for leisure from time to time

Not enough time? I think it clearly shows in out salaries. Hers is twice as big as mine. Maybe if I were not so lazy, read less/no fiction but more technical IT literature I would achieve more? Then I would be a different person...
I used to think that not reading books is wrong. I don't think so any more.

Quote:

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

Albert Einstein

astrangerhere · 10-22-2010, 08:40 AM

My partner probably reads 1-2 traditional DPB a year, but she reads all the time. Comic books and original fiction (mostly on the net). I would say she is just as literate as I am, just in a different way. I've read 83 books this year, according to my last GR count, but my partner has spent just as many hours reading as I have.

View Poll Results: ¿Does your spouse/significant other read for leisure with the same passion as you?
Yes, my spouse/SO is a heavy reader like me, or reads even more than me	19	27.14%
My spouse/SO doesn't read as much as I do, but s/he reads for leisure from time to time	27	38.57%
My spouse/SO doesn't read for leisure at all.	24	34.29%
Voters: 70. You may not vote on this poll

10-21-2010, 09:42 AM	#1
Logseman Orisa Posts: 1,999 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	Does your spouse/SO share your reading passion? I come from a family where my mother does really read tonnes and tonnes of books. She was the first one with an eReader in the family, a PRS-700 which is still alive and kicking (and long live it so). However, my father does simply not read for leisure. I've never seen him reading a book, but the only thing I've ever seen him reading is medical-related papers and information (he's a doctor). I do believe it is a quite strange gap, and that people who read with a passion do usually mate with each other.

10-21-2010, 10:31 AM	#2
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	My husband never read a full book/novel just for fun before he met me. Even now, I think he has read only a handful of books and doesn't actively seek out new ones. Despite those few books and the wording of your poll, I would classify him firmly as a non-reader. I, on the other hand, am here () and had to buy an ebook reader because I couldn't find a good book storage solution. (My husband tends to treat the bookcases as just another wall and often stores boxes and other bulky objects in front of them so that I can't get to them without a lot of hassle. I suppose it it my own fault for keeping them in the basement storage area, but we really don't have the space to put bookcases in any of the main living areas.) I will be interested to see how your poll shapes up!

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10-21-2010, 10:48 AM	#3
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	We both read a lot. Fortunately we have similar tastes otherwise I don't think we'd have any space to move!

10-21-2010, 10:58 AM	#4
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	My wife virtually doesn't read at all. It would be no exaggeration to say that I read more books last week than she did in the last decade

10-21-2010, 11:03 AM	#5
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	My husband reads occasionally for pleasure and most often his other reading would be news articles. We both get our news from the net.

10-21-2010, 01:30 PM	#6
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	My wife virtually doesn't read at all. It would be no exaggeration to say that I read more books last week than she did in the last decade

10-21-2010, 03:39 PM	#7
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	My husband has perhaps never read a book by choice (assuming he read assignments in school as a child). He reads Time magazine sometimes, news sites on the computer, and sometimes skims through "how-to" type books. I read enough for at least three people, so it all works out!

10-21-2010, 04:30 PM	#8
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	My wife reads quite a lot, especially since I got a second ereader, which she uses. She can though go for several days without reading, which I don't think I've done for many years. We also read completely different kinds of stuff - I'm much more of a snob about what I read than she is!

10-21-2010, 04:42 PM	#9
bevdeforges Addict Posts: 288 Karma: 1094000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Essonne, France Device: Kobo Forma; Sony PRS600B; Sony 350; Sony T-2	Other than magazines (in paper format) and the odd technical manual, my DH doesn't read at all.

10-21-2010, 04:50 PM	#10
Pegster Devourer of Books Posts: 135 Karma: 508928 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southeastern US Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-350, Sony PRS-T1, Samsung S5	My husband reads occasionally, but a book can last him nearly a month, whereas I would have it read in 2-3 hours! Otherwise he does read the news and forums which interest him online. My parents follow the same pattern - my mom reads loads, whilst my dad reads occasionally.

10-21-2010, 05:22 PM	#11
Jakie Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 225544 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Edmonton Alberta Device: Sony T1, Blackberry playbook and Q10	My GF loves reading as much as me, but I can read at my work, babysitting baby criminals in the young offender center on night shift. She, on the other hand, can only read during breaks. I got the best gig that way! John

10-21-2010, 07:12 PM	#12
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	My husband will read the news on the 'net, the weekend papers, and that's it. But, he will read complicated brochures on cameras, filters, the whole works. The bookcase in his computer room is filled with cameras and everything pertaining thereof. Cheers.

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10-21-2010, 07:28 PM	#13
Kevin2960 YODA's Uglier Twin Posts: 974 Karma: 6295251 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leicester, UK Device: PRS-600 and 2 Kindle 3's - and now a K4 + HTC Desire HD	In 16 years Wendie had read 2 - 10 books Max Then she bought me a Sony PRS-600 Read a few books on it Got interested Saw Adverts for Kindle 3 Got Very Interested Bought me one Bought herself one NOW can't get her head out of her BOOKS

10-22-2010, 08:40 AM	#15
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,658 Karma: 66000000 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	My partner probably reads 1-2 traditional DPB a year, but she reads all the time. Comic books and original fiction (mostly on the net). I would say she is just as literate as I am, just in a different way. I've read 83 books this year, according to my last GR count, but my partner has spent just as many hours reading as I have.