Recently, while cleaning in the library, something jumped out at me from my hubby’s book collection, all stacked up nice and neat. Oh, I kid, we don’t have a library. This is the upstairs guest bath, which hubby has taken over and this is the cabinet with pretty glass doors that is perfect for containing said reading material.
The thing that was comical and struck my funny bone is the titles of HIS books, compared to mine. He is intellectual and reads a lot of deep books, many of them over my head or interest level. From stock trading to finance, to politics, to commentaries on Revelation (the man has a Masters of Divinity under his belt) and many in between, you will most likely never find me picking up one of the above books. You know, the older I get, the more I think that an intelligent man is a sexy man. I love my brainiac! 🙂
Here’s my stack of books. I’ve never been accused of being intellectual OR particularly deep and you can see from my collection, I’m drawn to frivolous, pretty, and entertaining. 🙂 I do, however, love my Bible and Bible studies, so I do dig down for that.
How about you? Are you and your hubby polar opposites or two peas in a pod?
They say opposites attract and that seems to be true in our case.
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So true, so very very true! My hubs works a lot (!), so when he’s home, he mostly just watches Fox News or The History Channel. When he does pick up a book, it’s usually something like Glenn Beck or Mark Levine. I like those guys too, but I prefer escapism these days. 🙂
I’ve been reading a lot of my new magazine subscriptions (SL, Martha Stewart Living, etc.) and some fiction here and there. I call it my taste in “Fluffy Books.” 😉 LOVE me some Mary Kay Andrews!!!! She is hilarious, and I love how she includes so many neat details about houses/decor in her books.
My hubby and I have similar interest, but mine are more varied. I love to read religious books and John MacArthur is one of my favorites too! We have book shelves in just about every room exept the bathroom! I tend to collect books on whatever topic I have an interest in. Health, diet and nutrition- over 100 books; photography; home and garden, crafts and scrapbooking, mariage and family.
I think women need frivolous reads to give our brains a rest! My hubby reads his collection of Bibles or anything regarding to his job! I on the other hand need a funny uplifting or inspiring book to take my mind off of all the things going on in my world!
THat is so funny! I love romance and design, while the hubby reads @ polictics 🙂
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Ohh, when it comes to reading, my husband and I are definitely different or have very different tastes. I am much more apt to pick up a book where as he will do a lot of reading and reseach online. Funny how different people are.
Trine 🙂
In some ways I married someone very similar. We both have the same degree from the same university.
We both like to write, and create. We are politically on the same wavelength. Your hubby would hate us. 🙂 We both are shy, but I talk a lot, while he tends to be quiet.
We are both the oldest child. Our IQs are five points apart. His is higher. He knows more about history, which pleases my history teaching father. I know more about the social sciences.
There are some differences:
He was a singer/guitar player in bands, while I can’t carry a tune. He can draw very well. I wish I could. He loves to golf. I have never even attempted the game. He likes TV and movies with typical boyish themes. I do not enjoy adventure, space, or robots. He is much more laid back. I am a very anxious, hyper person. He loves mid century modern decor. I like traditional with a touch of country. Speaking of country, he can not stomach country music, while that is what is on my car radio.
Sorry for rambling, but I like the subject. I also likee reading about couples. I find it fascinating how we pair.
Pretty funny, Rhoda! On our bookcases, “his” books range from American history and politics (both historical and current) to the history of Native Americans, money and economics. He prefers his fiction to be historical as well with the occasional crime novel thrown in to shake things up. “My” books are classics like “East of Eden” and “The Good Earth” plus a whole bunch of chick lit and everything by Elizabeth Berg. I have a shelf full of children’s and young adult classics like “The Wind in the Willows” and “The Call of the Wild” because I’m so drawn to them—especially vintage volumes. I even have several Sabuda pop-up books! Plus, of course, more art, design and decoration books than one person can possibly need. I love it that my husband’s reading is “manly” and mine is “girly”… even though I might not get high marks for intellectual content!
Same here. Exact opposites. His books are politics, boats and armagedden subjects. Mine are mysteries, poetry, decorating, modern fiction.
We, too, are opposites.
I devour everything in sight.
He hates to crack anything with a cover.
He’s STILL smarter than me.
End of story 🙂
My hubby wont pick up a book if it hit him across the head and fell on the floor lol. He hates to read which is sad, I have stacks of books everywhere! Mostly political,fashion and self healing books.
We are definitely opposites here as far as reading material. He the more serious stuff and me the fun, light topics. But we’ve been married since 75, so guess opposites do attract.
Have a great day….Sarah
This cracked me up. We are also almost complete opposites. I like the decorating and fashion and bestsellers for my reading. Bruce is into the fitness, nutrition, finance, some history and biography and guns. He will also read some fiction but is real picky about what he reads and usually only reads that when we are on vacation. I have no problem with our differences until he starts wanting me to read his stuff, which is about as interesting to me as mine is to him. I would like to read that Nate Burkus book you have next time you’re over here.
Yes, I tend to like your books better. In fact, I see a few I own, too.
We are complete opposites in pretty much everything! It definitely works for us!! 🙂
Well Rhoda, I don’t have a hubby, but I do have a boyfriend and I think that neither of us is particularly deep with our reading material.
BF ( I will not give out his name to protect him from shame) only reads the newspaper, usually in the john. He has bought a book or two, about the NFL and The Steelers. Such books are filled with pictures and whatever words they happen to have are just for looks. They’re kept as part of an ever-growing Steelers Fan collection.
My books are about photography (the career that I’m studying), crafts, books about the life of women in Muslim countries, my book of Robert Frost poetry, my Bible and, of course, my magazines. I love Victoria, Country Living and Women’s Day.
Nope, neither of us is exactly an intellectual…lol
There is a pretty obvious divide between my husband and I’s books. His is mostly philisophical, bordering new age-y and mine are all books on ecology, memoirs from conservationists and herpetologists with an occasional fashion book or management strategies thrown in there.
Your husband and my husband would definitely get along. As soon as I saw all the John MacArthur books, I knew it! That, and the book titled “Liberalism is a Mental Disorder”!!!
I let my husband give me the gist of what he’s read, but mostly, I read Francine Rivers. 🙂 I love a Beth Moore Bible study and do Precept Upon Precept studies every year, but I’ve got to have mind-numbing entertainment that isn’t tv! 🙂
If your husband is looking for another good read, “Prodigal God” is supposed to be Ah-Mazing!!
Opposites; isn’t that how it always is? Would love to look at a couple of your books though. Too bad we live so far apart.
Heidi
Hubby and I are definitely polar opposites BUT we have the same goals in life. It works!