Hey guys! I’m here again with another topic for Tuesday Talks. Since I’m only starting this Tuesday, I figured I could back track to the beginning of the year so that I will be eventually caught up. So for a little bit, there will be two Tuesday Talks posts (and videos) until I’m finally on the same page. Again, please feel free to leave me any comments you have, as I would love to delve into discussions with you all.
"How do you feel about dating non-readers?"
For starters, I’ll have to say that every single boyfriend I’ve had has been a non-reader, so to speak. It’s not something that they really had time for because of their busy work schedule. (Both are submariners, and have extremely long work days sometimes). Even right now, my husband (yes,we got married!) is out to sea and I’m not sure if he really has time to read while he’s gone. However, he knows just how much I love to read, and even let me pick out a book series for him to read while he’s gone. I know he’s not much of a reader, even if he does have books in his car. (Yes, his car of all places. More specifically, in the trunk. You know what that means.)
I picked out a book series that I fell in love with from the first moment I read it, but also one that should pique his interest. After all, he is a guy and most of the series that I read probably wouldn’t appeal to him (Vampire Academy anyone?) I gave him all five books of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and told him to start with The Lightning Thief. He watched the movie, just like I did, and he thought it was going to be the exact same. I told him to read it anyway, and let me know how he liked it. It was a gamble, but he accepted my gifts to him and eventually had to leave.
A couple of days ago, I ended up receiving an email from you, letting me know that he’s doing alright and that things are pretty normal. That was standard for us, and as long as I got an email from him letting me know he’s good, then I don’t worry. But he also included something else that I wasn’t expecting, and it actually made me smile.
He told me that he’s already on Chapter 7 of The Lightning Thief. He also told me that even though he watched the movie, he still really likes reading the book. (Not to mention it’s at his reading level, or so he says.) Looks like I did a good job, right?
So even though my husband is not much of a reader, I think it really depends on the kinds of books that he is able to read, or wants to read. So my choice of the Percy Jackson books may have opened up the doors for him to start reading a little more than he already does.
Long story short: dating non-readers isn’t a complete loss, but try to get them to read something they never thought they would like. They may surprise you.
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