Why Does My Reading Make People Mad?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by glatt

But if he's saying you are being anti-social by reading, he probably feels like you aren't paying enough attention to him.

There are millions of husbands that wish their wives would read more... a lot more.

I know my wife doesn't like it when I spend a lot of time on the computer. She says it makes me distant.

Strange, you can be sitting 3 ft away, but reading or surfing rather than watching the same TV show she is, and you're distant. But same position and watching the same show is OK.
Hmmm, I wonder if it's because they want to know what you're thinking? If you are reading or surfing they've no idea where you're thoughts are.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Strange, you can be sitting 3 ft away, but reading or surfing rather than watching the same TV show she is, and you're distant. But same position and watching the same show is OK. .

Then if you talk during the show you get shushed.

Hmmm, I wonder if it's because they want to know what you're thinking? If you are reading or surfing they've no idea where you're thoughts are.

Best to not know where my thoughts are, so I've been told.

[Juniper]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Strange, you can be sitting 3 ft away, but reading or surfing rather than watching the same TV show she is, and you're distant. But same position and watching the same show is OK.
Hmmm, I wonder if it's because they want to know what you're thinking? If you are reading or surfing they've no idea where you're thoughts are.

You are so right. He'd have a fit if I told him to turn off the TV, it's antisocial to watch TV when we could be having a conversation.

I'll be reading a book while he's watching TV, and I'm being antisocial.

He doesn't get upset when I'm reading books for school, as long as I roll my eyes and claim that I don't like the book, I just have to read it.

But I really didn't intend to bitch about my husband in this thread. It's other people too. Mostly other people. I'm still kind of upset at being called stupid yesterday for reading a book and missing out on all that first-rate rah rah.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Maybe her daughter was doing the rah rah.

We know it wasn't just about your spouse, but it seems that's a common problem for readers.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

There are millions of husbands that wish their wives would read more... a lot more.
Strange, you can be sitting 3 ft away, but reading or surfing rather than watching the same TV show she is, and you're distant. But same position and watching the same show is OK.
Hmmm, I wonder if it's because they want to know what you're thinking? If you are reading or surfing they've no idea where you're thoughts are.

This is so spot-on! My ex wanted me to watch TV with him instead of sitting with him and reading. I felt like reading next to him while he was watching TV was a way to be near him even when he was doing something I wasn't interested in, but he didn't see it that way...