I’m not really looking for sympathy, I just don’t have many people I can talk to about this, so I figured I’d ask here. Any of my married romance girlies have a partner who holds your reading habits over your head? 😂

Like this man will genuinely tell me I have “unrealistic expectations” because I want basic communication and empathy. His argument is always that I read too many romance books and that real life and love don’t work like that. And listen… I know I disappear into my books. Guilty. 💀 But using fictional men as a defense for not communicating is actually so embarrassing. The only time he even hears about these book boyfriends is when I’m gossiping with my friends.

Anyway… it’s honestly become one of the biggest icks in my marriage.

I’m not looking for relationship advice or anything. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this, because sometimes it feels weirdly isolating.