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
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 :)
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.
I was reading the Hail Mary Project by Andy Weir. She finished it on her own, so I must assume it was my reading.
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.
10/10 very much recommend doing this for your significant other.
When my son was little, I read to him every night, until he was about 10. At some point I started reading the Harry Potter books to him, butnhe outgrew the nightly readings before the series ended. So as each subsequent book would come out, we would resume our nightly readings. The final book came out when he was about 13, but he still wanted me to read it to him.
I had voices for each character, and once on a long road trip, I got one of the HP audio books from the library to listen to. After about 2 chapters, he asked me to take it off because he liked my voices better.
That’s a huge parenting win right there.
Absolutely, it made us super close. He’s now 27, and and we are still best friends.
That’s the good parent award right there. You should be proud of yourself, it isn’t always easy. My own son is a bit younger but we have the same thing going, building computers together and whatnot.
Meanwhile I haven’t spoken to my violent alcoholic excuse for a father in almost a decade. If I manage to outlive that asshole I’m going to his funeral solely to tell everyone exactly what a piece of shit he was.
My best advice to parents is: Love what your kids love, and your kids will love you.
I agree wholeheartedly.
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We both love to read, but have such different tastes. Can’t imagine this going well, unless it ends in an ironic pillow fight.
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.
‘“Space Raptor Butt Invasion” by Chuck Tingle, chapter one…’
Ah, starting with one of his more vanilla novels, I see.
Ngl. Literally crying reading this. That level of connection that I’ll never know 😭💚💚
Step 1 attract a mate
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.
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.
I do this for my wife any time she doesn’t start reading her Nook before bed. It makes her happy, and usually puts her to sleep. The Nook just keeps her awake.
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.
There’s a great book called sum: forty tales from the afterlife I read recently that is great. If you’re looking for suggestions.
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 never had the energy for that.
