A GIRL YOU SHOULD DATE - Date a girl who reads...

12-16-2011, 02:38 PM

A someone diagnosed dyslexic, dyscalculic and dyspraxic I do read or I listen to audio books.

I think if you don't have something positive to contribute then don't!

ButchEire · 12-16-2011, 02:41 PM

Ah, I hadn't realized that only positive contributions were allowed. I was simply stating something that hadn't been pointed out previously, in order to engage in the conversation.

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Originally Posted by Incubus

A someone diagnosed dyslexic, dyscalculic and dyspraxic I do read or I listen to audio books.

I think if you don't have something positive to contribute then don't!

pinkgeek · 12-16-2011, 02:48 PM

ButchEire - I appreciate your point. I really do. My love of words isn't meant to exclude anyone. I can imagine having a partner who doesn't read because of a disability, but then I'm the girl who would read aloud to them to share my world.

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Originally Posted by ButchEire

Ah, I hadn't realized that only positive contributions were allowed. I was simply stating something that hadn't been pointed out previously, in order to engage in the conversation.

theoddz · 12-16-2011, 02:49 PM

I've always been seriously nearsighted and have required eyeglasses/contact lenses since I was 10. When I turned 40, I noticed that I was losing my ability to read things close up. This really put the brakes on a lot of the former enjoyment I had of reading. I tried a few pairs of those "cheater" reading glasses they sell at the drug store/WalMart (GASP)/etc., but I was always losing them or trying to hunt them down, so I ended up just not reading much.

Then came the Kindle and I got back to reading again!!! I've been reading like a fiend ever since and I really realize now how much I missed that for a few years. I can make the print as large as I want with the Kindle and I'm even planning on giving my mother a Kindle for Christmas this year, because she is having problems with her eyes now, too. She's nearly 90 years old, and has always been both a voracious reader and a published author (she's a retired Teacher with a Master's degree in Education/Learning Disabilities), and she raised both my sister and me to both be able to read and write well. The Kindle will bring the joy of reading back to her, too, so it's going to be a really special gift that I'm going to be so very pleased to give her.

Oh, and for you Ladies out there.........you all should also date us boys/bois/fellows/men who read, too. We're good catches, also.

~Theo~

pinkgeek · 12-16-2011, 03:07 PM

I agree! I so agree. How lovely to be back to reading. Technology is a splendid thing.

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Originally Posted by theoddz

Oh, and for you Ladies out there.........you all should also date us boys/bois/fellows/men who read, too. We're good catches, also.

~Theo~

1QuirkyKiwi · 12-16-2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ButchEire

You know, there are those of us who simply cannot read, due to a learning disability. This does not imply however that we are at an intellectual disadvantage. I have a master's degree and yet I cannot read. Just another viewpoint.

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Originally Posted by Incubus

A someone diagnosed dyslexic, dyscalculic and dyspraxic I do read or I listen to audio books.

I think if you don't have something positive to contribute then don't!

I too have mild dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia and like my Spina Bifida, I've learned to adapt my life around these and whilst I do appreciate reading isn't for everyone, I'd like to believe this thread is for those of us who enjoy reading.

Maybe we can discuss books that we've read?

pinkgeek · 12-16-2011, 03:08 PM

I was just thinking a separate thread for favorite books..

I'll throw one up now..

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Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

I too have mild dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia and like my Spina Bifida, I've learned to adapt my life around these and whilst I do appreciate reading isn't for everyone, I'd like to believe this thread is for those of us who enjoy reading.

Maybe we can discuss books that we've read?

foxyshaman · 12-16-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkgeek

I was just thinking a separate thread for favorite books..

I'll throw one up now..

Not sure if you already threw up another thread, but there is already one dedicated to books one has on the go. I would attach a link, but I didn't.

1QuirkyKiwi · 12-16-2011, 03:14 PM

I agree with Theoddz and Rockingonahigh….it REALLY twists my knickers when my partner reads as well! We don’t have to read together, I can be hand embroidering, designing new projects, making clothes, etc. There’s a seductive, sensuousness about reading together, being read too, and reading too the one you’re in love with….

pinkgeek · 12-16-2011, 03:42 PM

Sitting on a beautiful couch, comfortable with tea, two lovers with books for hours... Heaven in a sentence..

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Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

I agree with Theoddz and Rockingonahigh….it REALLY twists my knickers when my partner reads as well! We don’t have to read together, I can be hand embroidering, designing new projects, making clothes, etc. There’s a seductive, sensuousness about reading together, being read too, and reading too the one you’re in love with….

1QuirkyKiwi · 12-16-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkgeek

Sitting on a beautiful couch, comfortable with tea, two lovers with books for hours... Heaven in a sentence..

....Or snuggled in bed with hot tea, cats and stolen kisses....

....Sitting or laying together in the garden, under a tree or a park/beach with ice cold drinks and a picnic....

Greco · 12-16-2011, 03:57 PM

My Love and I use to do this all the time, and its one of the activities I miss the most...reading to each other, to her...Greco

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Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

....Or snuggled in bed with hot tea, cats and stolen kisses....

....Sitting or laying together in the garden, under a tree or a park/beach with ice cold drinks and a picnic....

foxyshaman · 12-16-2011, 04:32 PM

I love reading aloud. And telling stories.

As a parent it was my joy to entertain my kids with stories.... so I had to come up with many different voices, accents, expressions, oh and used puppets...

I still tell stories at different events, even with puppets. I love to research old myths and legends to retell to adults. My story telling, I assure you, is not for children anymore!!

When I read to my lovers, it is with voices and expressions. Trying to engage the imagination and the senses.

I also enjoy reading together. My favorite time EVER is lying in a tent while it is raining outside. Listening to the rain, snuggling deeper into the sleeping bag, snackies and a hot cup of coffee. (in my uber large Tim Hortons Mug I might add!!)

DapperButch · 12-16-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkgeek

Sitting on a beautiful couch, comfortable with tea, two lovers with books for hours... Heaven in a sentence..

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Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

....Or snuggled in bed with hot tea, cats and stolen kisses....

....Sitting or laying together in the garden, under a tree or a park/beach with ice cold drinks and a picnic....

Is it me or is it true that most "girls who read", are tea drinkers?

pinkgeek · 12-16-2011, 06:49 PM

I think you are on to something.. I'm equal parts tea and coffee drinker..

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

Is it me or is it true that most "girls who read", are tea drinkers?

1QuirkyKiwi · 12-17-2011, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

Is it me or is it true that most "girls who read", are tea drinkers?

I’m not a coffee drinker and I’m famous for drinking herbal teas, lol! ….For me, it’s the feeling of a simple luxury and indulgence of a good book, a pot of my favourite tea, maybe a square of chocolate or my favourite fruits sliced to eat with vegan cheese and sitting or laying comfortably and losing myself in the writing and images my mind conjurs up.

Rockinonahigh · 12-17-2011, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

I agree with Theoddz and Rockingonahigh….it REALLY twists my knickers when my partner reads as well! We don’t have to read together, I can be hand embroidering, designing new projects, making clothes, etc. There’s a seductive, sensuousness about reading together, being read too, and reading too the one you’re in love with….

Well said mam,well said..tyvm.

Rockinonahigh · 12-17-2011, 02:11 AM

One of the local colleges hear on the first weekend of September has a huge book sale going on,the books are prices fron.10 to $1.00 each.I love to go and fnd the old books that have much to give and may well be collectors quility for my small libary,ive been looking for leather bound compleat colection of the arabian knights,I found some last year but couldnt get them from the owner who had them in an open cardbord box in her garage going to waist...poor books.

Glenn · 12-17-2011, 04:05 AM

I've rescued from garbage trucks Ovid, Ouida, Maupassant, DH Lawrence, Maugham, Yogananda...which will have to be pryed from my cold, dead, hands someday. If I had my way, I'd read eighteen hours a day. Unfortunately, I've never had the pleasure of dating a femme who "smelled of the lamp" of midnight oil.

1QuirkyKiwi · 12-17-2011, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by blush

I spent my money on books AND clothes. Both make me happy.

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

One of the local colleges hear on the first weekend of September has a huge book sale going on,the books are prices fron.10 to $1.00 each.I love to go and fnd the old books that have much to give and may well be collectors quility for my small libary,ive been looking for leather bound compleat colection of the arabian knights,I found some last year but couldnt get them from the owner who had them in an open cardbord box in her garage going to waist...poor books.

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Originally Posted by popcorninthesofa

I've rescued from garbage trucks Ovid, Ouida, Maupassant, DH Lawrence, Maugham, Yogananda...which will have to be pryed from my cold, dead, hands someday. If I had my way, I'd read eighteen hours a day. Unfortunately, I've never had the pleasure of dating a femme who "smelled of the lamp" of midnight oil.

Fabrics and books for me!

I often look through the local charity shops for books....the same when the Library has a sale on. Car boot sales, Fetes, anywhere that is likely to sell books. Sadly though, many books in these places are badly damaged and not worth spending the 25p on them!

I use the Library a lot and if I like a book, I'll buy it from Waterstone's or Amazon. With travelling so much and losing books when moving, I've kept my book collection down to a minimum. Once I settle down somewhere that I know will be permanent, then I'll re-start my book collection again.

12-16-2011, 02:49 PM	#4
theoddz Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Old Poop Preferred Pronoun?: Mr. Beast Relationship Status: Happily Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,506 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 10,833 Thanked 9,879 Times in 2,477 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I've always been seriously nearsighted and have required eyeglasses/contact lenses since I was 10. When I turned 40, I noticed that I was losing my ability to read things close up. This really put the brakes on a lot of the former enjoyment I had of reading. I tried a few pairs of those "cheater" reading glasses they sell at the drug store/WalMart (GASP)/etc., but I was always losing them or trying to hunt them down, so I ended up just not reading much. Then came the Kindle and I got back to reading again!!! I've been reading like a fiend ever since and I really realize now how much I missed that for a few years. I can make the print as large as I want with the Kindle and I'm even planning on giving my mother a Kindle for Christmas this year, because she is having problems with her eyes now, too. She's nearly 90 years old, and has always been both a voracious reader and a published author (she's a retired Teacher with a Master's degree in Education/Learning Disabilities), and she raised both my sister and me to both be able to read and write well. The Kindle will bring the joy of reading back to her, too, so it's going to be a really special gift that I'm going to be so very pleased to give her. Oh, and for you Ladies out there.........you all should also date us boys/bois/fellows/men who read, too. We're good catches, also. *~Theo~* __________________ *"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost."* -- J. R. R. Tolkien

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foxyshaman Member How Do You Identify?: spiritually minded dirt dog Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canada Posts: 898 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,957 Thanked 2,593 Times in 663 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I love reading aloud. And telling stories. As a parent it was my joy to entertain my kids with stories.... so I had to come up with many different voices, accents, expressions, oh and used puppets... I still tell stories at different events, even with puppets. I love to research old myths and legends to retell to adults. My story telling, I assure you, is not for children anymore!! When I read to my lovers, it is with voices and expressions. Trying to engage the imagination and the senses. I also enjoy reading together. My favorite time EVER is lying in a tent while it is raining outside. Listening to the rain, snuggling deeper into the sleeping bag, snackies and a hot cup of coffee. (in my uber large Tim Hortons Mug I might add!!) __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Muriel Strode

12-16-2011, 02:38 PM	#1
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	A someone diagnosed dyslexic, dyscalculic and dyspraxic I do read or I listen to audio books. I think if you don't have something positive to contribute then don't!

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Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,937 Times in 3,936 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	One of the local colleges hear on the first weekend of September has a huge book sale going on,the books are prices fron.10 to $1.00 each.I love to go and fnd the old books that have much to give and may well be collectors quility for my small libary,ive been looking for leather bound compleat colection of the arabian knights,I found some last year but couldnt get them from the owner who had them in an open cardbord box in her garage going to waist...poor books.

12-17-2011, 04:05 AM	#19
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