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"Dear readers, I know you&amp;#x27;re a book-loving bunch. Well, today, a male Smitten reader is worried that his new crush hates reading. Can their fledgling love survive if she won&amp;#x27;t crack open a book? Let&amp;#x27;s chat...Here&amp;#x27;s his question... Dear Smitten, I have gone out on three dates with a new girl, and they&amp;#x27;ve been great. The conversation is easy going, interesting and fun, and she&amp;#x27;s a good smoocher. But she did admit on our last date that she NEVER reads books. Nor does she read the newspaper. I&amp;#x27;m not the biggest reader in the world, but I always have SOME book going, and in the past, I&amp;#x27;ve enjoyed sharing books with my girlfriends and getting their recommendations. Intellectual stimulation is important to me! My friends say I should just try to &amp;quot;pull that side out of her, but I&amp;#x27;m uncomfortable with the idea that it needs to be pulled out. Is it fair for me to look at this as a deal breaker, or am I jumping the gun? Signed, Stumped in Seattle Here&amp;#x27;s my advice... Stumped, I think you should go for it! She sounds awesome and fun and sexy. Remember that your significant other doesn&amp;#x27;t have to be EVERYTHING for you -- she can be your best friend, confidant, siren, dance partner, dinner buddy, shoulder-to-lean-on and travel sidekick...so does she really also have to be your book-conversationalist, too? Of course, not everyone is going to be 100% perfect, so you just have to figure out what certain things you can live with, and what you really need in a relationship. If you love reading, maybe she will find that contagious. You could point out newspaper articles she might like, or read to her as she falls asleep. Otherwise, you could read on your own and share your book recommendations with your friends or book club (or fellow Smitten readers) and spend your time with her laughing, talking, and enjoying her fabulous smooches! Since you say there&amp;#x27;s so much other great stuff about her, I would focus on that for now, while you get to know her, and see if your love blossoms, even though you may never hear her thoughts on East of Eden. Plus, if she isn&amp;#x27;t reading, she must be spending her time doing something else! She may be curious in other ways--about photography, cooking, her family, throwing fantastic parties, and so on. Think of what she can open your eyes to, and ask her about those passions. What do you think, my dear readers? Could you date someone who didn&amp;#x27;t like reading--ever? Is reading and books a big part of your relationships with friends and boyfriends? P.S. What are your dating deal breakers? A library-scented perfume. Have you ever fallen for someone&amp;#x27;s bookcase? Photo: Barca"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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