>Yelled at my fiancé for reading two Jodi Picoult books in a row How do I get her to read real literature bros?
>>25161100you pick someone who reads highbrow lit in the first place if it's such a big fucking deal to you rather than try to change someonewhat are you, a woman?
>>25161100beat her until she listens
>>25161100Women don't have the intellect to appreciate great works of literatureIt's why they only read trashy books and watch reality TV
yeah, stop trying to change people op. you're a real fag for that. even if she is a moron. you're the moron that held that morons hand and kept holding it
>>25161116>reminding us all of common knowledgethanks anon, we're giving you two dollars an hour more starting monday
>>25161100If you were an actually worthy person, you would read your real literature on your own and live what you learned from it, hereby accentuating both the quality of yours and her lives.Without being such a prudish little desk-goblin
>>25161118I agree. She'll resent you if you force her to read a bunch of Cormac novels or whatever it is you think is "real literature." You just have to accept that most women like simplistic nonsense, and that they really only like seeing the passion you have for better stuff, without needing to participate in it themselves.
>>25161100Literature isn't for women.
>>25161127>>25161166It wouldn't bother me so much except she wants to talk about it with me like it's worthy of discussion, plus whenever I would get one of my friends a copy of Growth of the Soil she'd rib me for never gifting her a copy. I buy her a nice vintage copy and what do you know, she hasn't touched it in two years
>>25161252oh, that is annoying. sorry op.well. now's the time to laugh out of the side of your mouth casually at everything in this realm until she takes the hint and starts to believe that you're better than her in every way and starts seeking your approval
>>25161258Devious.
>>25161100«FIANCÉ»: MASCULINE; «FIANCÉE»: FEMININE.
>>25161100>Shit that never happened
>>25161510>how do i get her to read real literatureyou did ask
>>25161100Let me give you some personal insight on the matter.I've been with my wife for 10 years now. We met in high school, and I got her pregnant. She is and always has been a lazy person and a shit cook. I wouldn't even mind eating shit food if she at least made it on time. But she rarely did.We'd get into screaming arguments constantly about how lazy and worthless she was. I felt like an asshole for it, but goddamn she was a real piece of work. The only reason I dealt with all this was for the kids, and also because the sex is great.But one night, I got fed up. Not only did she get drunk, neglect the kids, and made me top Ramen for dinner, but she decided to give me attitude too. She was being real fucking bitchy. So I told my grandparents to keep an eye on the kids and told my wife we were going to go out and have dinner together. I drove maybe 3 blocks to a quiet area (we live in Oregon, it's not hard to find a quiet field) and I got out of the car, went around like I was going to open her door for her and let her out, and I just beat the shit out of her while she was still seatbelted. After a few punches, I asked her if she wanted to go back to her parents. She started screaming and yelling and said yes, so I beat the shit out of her again. Then I asked her what she wanted to do. She finally got smart and said she wanted to go home. So I took her home and dared her to start trouble. I even handed her my cellphone and dialed her mom's number on the drive home. I made her talk to her mom, while daring her to fucking say something.Before that incident, I had never laid a hand on her. But I had always threatened it. I told her "one of these days, if you don't straighten up, I'm going to lay hands on you."All my meals have been on time, and she just recently tried to make a meatloaf. It was mediocre, but I was just thrilled that she tried.Do with this information what you will.
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>>25161100never heard of her but you can just tell by looking at her covers that she writes midwit core for female manchildren
>>25161516Thank you. This pissed me off
>>25161937>This pissing you offBut thanks other anon, I had no idea
>>25161100Don't force-feed her your favorite male authors, this will backfire. Give her contemporary woman writers that are also read by Picoult fans but have more "literary sensibilities" or however the fuck you want to phrase it. Jennifer Egan, Katie Kitamura, etc. Then if she likes one of those, you can say "oh, this book reminds me of this classic". Ease her in step by step.
>>25163979OP isn't going to know women's literary fiction from his ass. He should be thankful she's not reading smut and go about his day. >>25161657Picoult is more middle brow dreck for respectable housewives in book clubs than the YA porn that women children read.
>>25164010>OP isn't going to know women's literary fiction from his assI figured that as well, that's why I gave him some suggestions.>He should be thankful she's not reading smut and go about his day.No disagreement here. But you never know, maybe his girl will enjoy reading something a little different in voice or style.
>>25161100Why does a man who yells at a woman for the books she reads get to have a girlfriend, while those of us who treat them with respect don't? It's not fair.
Let her read what she wants. Look at how many great female authors there have been throughout history - very very few. The vast majority of women are simply unable to appreciate great literature.She's your fiancee - stop caring so much about what she reads. Instead you should care about whether her food is up to scratch, whether she has sex with you when you want and whether she inherently has a feminine, nurturing nature. This is what should determine whether she becomes your wife.
>>25161116They watch reality TV because they're social creatures who are interested in the lives of others. Men do not watch better TV.
>>25164204>>25164105>I CAN'T BREED
>>25161100>How do I get her to read real literature bros?Just let her read your diary cuz you a real nigga.
>>25164015>figured that as well, that's why I gave him some suggestions.I just think it's funny how much of a superiority complex the posters here have when they're completely oblivious. They read books off a 4chan list and jerk themselves off over it. Meanwhile, without a 4chan chart, they'd never actually be able to separate the good from the bad, the worthwhile from the garbage. Posters are already demonstrating they don't know Picoult from ACOTAR from Egan. It's all just one and the same because there's no flowchart.
>>25164209>They watch reality TV because they're social creatures who are interested in the lives of othersThere are plenty of male incels (/r9k/) who are interested in the lives of others but don't watch IQ-draining reality TV
>>25164641>women writers get shit treatment on the anonymous mongolian basket weaving forum
>>25161100Enjoy your divorce
>>25164662/r9k/ aren't interested in the lives of others, they're interested in proclaiming their superiority over others despite all evidence pointing to the contrary
>>25164714Not just women writers, but nearly any contemporary, obscure, or out of fashion writers (though especially women writers, of course). No one here takes chances, no here actually explores what's out there, they just read whatever's fed to them through charts. This wouldn't be so bad if they weren't constantly stroking themselves off about it. No knowledge of the literary landscape except what harold bloom tells them to read.
>>25161100>help me interact like a human beingOkay anon. I'll help. Here goes: You don't get to tell others what to read, and they don't get to tell you what to read. You can tell her you'd appreciate if she reads whatever you have read, because you like what you have read and you want her to experience what you like, and in turn you might read what she has read, for the same purpose. But as long as you treat this as you having to cajole your wife into doing what you want, you will have a shitty relationship that almost certainly will end in disaster. Communication anon, and accepting that other people are other minds that have zero obligations towards you outside of what you have agreed on. That's the key.
>>25165477Okay, what‘s something contemporary that doesn‘t suck?
>>25161570I think you're the trouble in this relationship anon, I can practically picture you lobbing a book at her head and screaming at her
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>>25164662>>25164942You miss the most important part. Men do not watch better TV.
It is gay for a man to try and force his woman to read "better" literature, but you just know that female booktokkers and instragramers would love it if the roles reversed
>>25166055I mean, woman's whole psyche is just an extension (in reaction to) the male psyche. So of course
>>25166059women don't have a psyche, they have aesthetics and vibes
>>25166261>bases vibes off every male life force in the vicinity>aestheticizes for the purpose of creating a defensive shield around their vibing flesh to protect against the delusion of what every male life force in the vicinity might do, might think, might suck on
>>25161657This comment reveals your own midwittery. You think like a child>I read the good acclaimed high brow author= I too am high brow OP's woman is following her desire. It's the most honest and based thing one can do
>>25166281>JUST LET PEOPLE ENJOYrope
