Unsupportive Husband Refuses To Read Wife's First Published Book

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LiterallyLily17
Feb 13, 2022 9:00 AM EST

The title really says it all. OP is a self-absorbed man that only reads books about, well, man. He says he simply isn't interested in what is wife has to say in her book. Her book is about mental illness and follows 'quirky characters'. He only likes to read books about man solving and man doing. He admits he is an avid reader. He loves to read. But he refuses to read the one book that would mean a lot to his partner! His wife poured her heart and soul into writing a book. Being a published author is no small feat. This is a huge accomplishment for OP's wife. It would be one thing if she was writing a series with multiple books and he didn't want to read all of them. Asking him to read just one book isn't a big favor. It shouldn't even be a favor. Keep reading and weight in on who you think is the a$$hole.

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  • 01
    Font - AITA for not reading my wife's upcoming novel before it releases because I just... don't want to?
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    The proof is in the pudding here, folks. He has no good reason for not reading his wife's book. He simply does not want to support her and her aspirations. If he is the avid reader he claims to be than it shouldn't even take him that much time. We are not here for this kind of treatment. 

  • 02
    Font - My wife's first book is being published in August of this year. She's worked on it for a few years and is very proud of it, and I'm proud of her.
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    If he is so proud of her, he should read the dang book. 

  • 03
    Font - But I also am not interested in reading the book before it comes out, and probably not after. It's nothing personal, obviously. I'm pro-wife and I have nothing against books. I'm quite a reader myself.
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  • 04
    Font - Her book is simply not interesting to me, so I think it would be strange to read it. It is about a young woman with a mental illness who enters a group program and is about the "quirky" nature of those people in group.
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  • 05
    Font - I read books about man exploring, man solving, man doing. Mostly science fiction, though I do throw in the occasional historical influence, and classic literature. A book about a young woman simply existing is not interesting to me.
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    Font - (FYI, I edited this. Several of you are getting way too caught up in the "men" part of this when the issue is the DOING, not gender, at all. MAN is intended to mean "MANKIND" here. I didn't think this was such an archaic way of referencing the human race.)
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  • 07
    Font - At Christmas she was excitedly talking about the upcoming year and things she was looking forward to as part of the publication journey. She mentioned "release party treats" and my brother chimed in about a part of the book, asking if they
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  • 08
    Font - would include a reference to that scene. I looked at him rather quizzically and said how he knew about that. He asked me if I'd read it, and I said no, of course not. I said that he knows I'm more of a science fiction or just non-fiction lad
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  • 09
    Font - myself. He said that he couldn't imagine not reading his wife's book if it were to be published. I shrugged it off and said "Well it's not like you've all read it." As it should turn out, all but my young niece (6f) had read it. I was honestly shocked. Even my dad read it? And his shelves are nothing but Tom Clancy.
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  • 10
    Font - My wife has asked me many times to read her book (See note at bottom), but I've told her no because of my aforementioned reasons above. But my family is making me second guess my decisions. They all treated me like it was weird for me not to want to read about a 20 year old woman's troubles. Am I really the asshole?
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    Font - 3 WholeCollection6 Asshole Aficionado [10] ago YTA and not as mañly as you seem to think. You love to read about Man Adventures but you can't step outside the comfort zone of your preferred genre to read your wife's book? Come on. 20.5k 3 Reply Share Report
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