I’ve been trying to introduce my SO to reading. I love books and I wish I could share in that experience with her. Unfortunately she doesn’t read and hates having to do it. She is vehement in that books are boring because there’s nothing to watch and that using her imagination is too much work. Her reading comprehension or vocabulary is not the issue - she’s intelligent and a fast learner but denies these things. This hasn’t been a serious contention between us and at the end of the day I can enjoy books on my own. But I was wondering if anyone has been successful in changing someone’s perspective on books, or if I’m probably not going to achieve anything.
My partner isn’t a reader but like once a month we carve out time to read together because he knows how much i enjoy the quiet, low key quality time. It’s part of the give and take of our relationship. I join him in his hobbies sometimes even though they’re not my thing, and he reads with me sometimes. Maybe if you presented it like that? As an opportunity to spend time together doing something you enjoy. And then help recommend a book about a subject matter you know she enjoys. If she cant get into imagining the fantasy world of fictional books, maybe she could get into a nonfiction book about a topic that interests her.