I’m a girl.
I read.
Which works very well for me. But then there are a hundred other women out there, achievers, home-makers, career-women, who do NOT read. I don’t grudge them. Whatever rocks their boat is fine with me. Which is why, when I read articles like the one below, I’m flummoxed. More than 80% of the text applies to me. And yet, I can’t help feel slightly uncomfortable at the judgemental tone of it all. I know so many awe-inspiring women who have no interest in books. Does that make them bad dates?? Are they not worthy of someone’s time and affection?
I think it is very difficult to handle a compulsive reader if the other partner is a non-reader. I know. I read voraciously, whereas the only thing the BF can read are mounds of official documents. Hand him a novel and see him shudder. Talk about fiction and he looks like Alice of Wonderland. He has no idea who Vikram Seth is 🙄
It does not make our relationship easier. On more counts than one, I’ve been accused of living in fantasy land and assuming that all the wrongs would right themselves. He’s right. I’m guilty of it. And because he’s the rooted in reality type, I’m still connected to the real world. Else I would have drifted off ages ago. He’s my anchor, and not the other way round.
What I say above applies to me alone. I’m not categorizing or generalizing the reading-women populace here. I’ve met some awesome people and friends because of our common love for books and for that I’m grateful. It is similar to a cricket-loving guy being attracted to a group of other cricket-lovers. This does not mean that they are better than other non-cricketers? Does it?
Anyhow, do read the piece “Date a girl who reads.”
I didn’t have words to express why exactly I was peeved with this write-up. I thought of putting down my thoughts , but the words eluded me.
And then, someone else felt the same. And came up with this brilliant post 🙂
Do read it folks. Its hilarious , without being mean (just a tad. But with the right amount of spice 😀 )
Am still grinning 😀
Whatever the world has to say, I simply loved that article. The original one. It certainly does not judge the non readers but it does give a huge sense of satisfaction to girls who spent their teens and early twenties engrossed in books while the rest went on dates. 🙂
In my generation *cough cough* , there were no dates 😦
We just had books for company 🙂
Like I said, I can relate to most of that post, but I could not relate to the undertone that reading women are better than non-readers.
Just my tuppence worth of view 😀
Read both .. and enjoyed both. I’m with you and have nothing against non readers but I loved the piece ‘Date a girl..’ its just a point of view and very well put. The other one is of course hilarious.. thanks for both.
It is rather well put.
But I found it a tad unfair towards other more talented women who do not read.
The other one is of course, smile inducing 🙂
went over my head …
Both of them??
Yep, what are they talking about?
The first one’s about how ‘reading’ women make better dates and teh second one’s on how instead of going for a ‘reading woman’ a man could go for the book itself 😀
Guilty on both counts (Girl and reader), but as I read thru the article I get the distinct feeling that the characteristics are mutually exclusive, which I think is too much of a generalization.
For instance, I read a lot and *Still* have a closet full of clothes (Gasp!) – So I guess I will call myself a reader when I am reading a book and a non-reader when it is tucked in my purse and am living up the real life by shopping and such 🙂
I felt pretty much the same 🙂