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My partner isn't really a book person, but they're a big gamer and sometimes when they play a game specifically for me to watch and it doesn't have voice acting, they'll do voices and read it for me. It really is just so fun and makes me feel so special? Like it's worth all that effort just to entertain me
Long distance relationship, started reading to my partner on the phone call before bed last night. One of the best things ever.
I've been on both sides of this and, yeah, it's pretty unexpectedly hot and/or sweet. Once had a girl recite Chaucer in the original Middle English from memory. Pretty good. Prettyyyy, pretttyyyy good.
It really is magical.
I read to my wife sometimes, since she enjoys it and it seems to help her migraines for some reason.
But it doesn't have to be a partner even.
Back when my body betrayed me and I had to quit working, i was depressed as fuck. My best friend would sometimes just sit and read to me. We got through the entire narnia series eventually. Ngl, it was part of what kept me alive through the early stages of it all
Read to your homies, folks
That is a really really good friend. Hope you are still friends.
Best friend for over thirty years :)
Honestly... Fucking goals...
Likely true, yes.
This is so freaking cute, I'm so happy for them !!
It's honestly great, I used to have a partner that we would take turns reading chapters to each other. If we went on a road trip the person is the passenger seat would read while the other was driving. We would read many nights. Immersive worlds and characters would give us new things to talk about and get us thinking/talking about what might happen when we weren't reading. When we went to work you'd find yourself thinking/yearning to be back with them so you could experience more of the stories together. The adventures of the characters seemed to push us to want to venture out and travel more as well. Ive never went on as many trips as I did in those years. We lived and dreamed together, it was wonderful.
This is the best. An ex gf and I were going on a short 2 hour road trip the day after Harry Potter 7 came out. We stayed up alternating reading chapters to each other.
The next day in the car her and our friend both read aloud from where we left off. We got stuck in traffic for an extra 2-3 hours but time flew by.
It's one of my favorite memories.
'"Space Raptor Butt Invasion" by Chuck Tingle, chapter one...'
Ah, starting with one of his more vanilla novels, I see.
I tried doing this for my wife but she called the experience strange. I kind of enjoyed it though.
Maybe pick a better book than I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.
Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics 2 ed.
impossible
I've been reading bedtime stories nightly for 23 years now and I've a good six or so left before I'm out.
If you want to try again in the future I would gently suggest listening to a few audio books from really good narrators. It upped my game quite a bit.
Also, even for an adult, Charlotte's Web. Incredible story. Easily my favourite of all time to read to others and gripping from page one. Think I've done it seven times now. God damn I love that book so much.
I used to do this over the phone for my partner when we were in high school
This was before you discovered sharks I assume
It was shark highschool
I like this idea, might give it a shot!
I read to my fiance pretty much every night, we both really enjoy it. Or sometimes I will make up a story to her, like I will ask her "what do you want to hear a story about tonight" and she'll say "flying fish" or something... it's funny though it makes her fall asleep so quickly she never remembers what I was reading/talking about, but she says it's very comforting.
i used to do this but i can barely read out loud
There's a great book called sum: forty tales from the afterlife I read recently that is great. If you're looking for suggestions.
Ngl. Literally crying reading this. That level of connection that I’ll never know 😭💚💚
that I’ll never know
I know this might come off as a joke, but it isn’t.
Not with that attitude!
Seriously, I don’t know your circumstances but nothing is insurmountable.
It's so interesting how beliefs like this do indeed make the reality that way.
Step 1 attract a mate
10/10 very much recommend doing this for your significant other.
I love the concept, but I could never do it. Reading out loud triggers me something fierce.
I blame grade school.
How do you feel about being read to? Your spouse might enjoy being the reader. I haven't read to mine but I loved reading aloud to our kids, especially The Wee Free Men, even though I was apparently wrong in pronouncing "Crivens!" with a long I. Pratchett books in general are great for doing the voices, because they live on the Disc, so technically you're never butchering the accents even if your version of sounding out those vowels and consonants and apostrophes are like nothing on Earth.
I read a couple of books to my wife, as well as a limited series of comics period it was wonderfully intimate! Although she tried to read to me, and I just kept falling asleep.
Interesting, I will try to read a book for my wife. She has read some classical fairytales for me before, since I didn't grow up with them. I did enjoy it, but I think a regular book would be better 🤔
I never had the energy for that.
Probably something lascivious. Lol
Fried cheese...with club sauce
Popcorn shrimp...with club sauce
Chicken Tenders...with spicy club saauuce
We both love to read, but have such different tastes. Can't imagine this going well, unless it ends in an ironic pillow fight.
