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that keep the show alive. This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. My husband gets angry when I

read at home and accuses me of ignoring him. Well, are you?

I enjoy reading books, but my husband feels that it is rude for me to read when we're both home because I'm ignoring him.

To be clear, this does not happen in excess by anyone's definition.

I have read a maximum of five entire books since we got together a decade ago, primarily to avoid upsetting him. We have very similar work schedules. By the way, this comes from user WandaBata. And if you want to submit your own stories, go to the R. Slash O.K. Storytime. I'm Dakota. I'm Keon. And we're here to give some good-d-d-dash-goof-ry. We don't have all the answers. We just know what we'd know. So let us know what you know down in the comments. And O.P. says, recently, I bought a book that was the first in the series of three, and it started this argument to a higher degree than usual because of the fact that it is a series. I've considered going to a cafe and reading in my car, but that seems like

a waste of gas when I could just read at home, where it's more comfortable anyway. But doing so

requires that I tell him I'm about to start reading in the study or bedroom, etc., and that I expect

not to be interrupted for the next 30 minutes to an hour, which is what I intend to do if the

results here favor me.

Though this will absolutely upset him because he approaches me for comment or to tell stories

every 10 or 15 minutes on average. So am I the A-hole? No, it sounds like your husband's like

wickedly codependent. Or just like wants attention 24-7, which is also very weird.

Well, maybe we'll find some more information in the comments. Lappus Luzuli says,

your husband sounds like a piece of work. Read when you want. No announcements are needed.

Yeah, that was another thing I caught where it's like, why do you have to inform him that you're, like, gonna go read? Like, what, do you have to inform him about everything that you do? That's not good. Put your earbuds in and say there for white noise. Not the a hole. Compensate 1995 says, not the a hole. Depriving you from doing something that you love is notably controlling and restrictive. Doesn't he have things that he likes to do by himself? If the answer is positive,

that is a... doing something that you love is notably controlling and restrictive. Doesn't he have things that he likes to do by himself?

If the answer is positive, that is it the epitome of hypocrisy.

Is there any chance that he's jealous of you, that you can read and comprehend books and also enjoy it?

You have to find the roots of the problem to tell you precisely what bothers him in your reading

so you can solve this.

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