Spouses Take on Your Twilight Obsession
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This is a location where we can talk freely about your other half’s take on the whole Twilight craze. Are they as into it as you are, do they think you have crossed over into the freakishly weird category, or do they think you are reliving teenage lust? Whatever their take is please post I am sure there will be others with similar reactions.
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Permalink Reply by DevilishSouthernBelle on -
I don't think my obsession bothers mine at all....
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Permalink Reply by Amanda Wilson on -
My husband, Jeff, is probably a combination of the last two. When I first got into the books right after Christmas, he would tease me about abandoning the family for a book, but he seemed genuinely interested when I would tell him tidbits about the books. He also once said to me,"I used to think a woman hit her sexual peak at age 30, now I'm convinced women hit their sexual peak after reading "Twilight". He thinks it's funny that our 9 year old is pretty obsessed with it, too. She's going with me to the DVD release at Hot Topic tomorrow night. She has some of the trading cards and an "Edward" keychain on her backpack. Overall, he's generally tolerant of my "Twilight" fanaticism. :D
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Permalink Reply by Elena on -
My husband isn't as into it as I am, but he (the sweetheart he is) showed a real interest after he saw and liked the movie. He won't ever read the books (just because he doesn't like to read period), but he supports me in my fandom. :) As long as I don't ever get any photos done like beautiful Odette:
No really - my husband said that - ixne' on the icturespay! :)
I will just have to live vicariously through her and her sweet, understanding hubby!
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Permalink Reply by Cece on -
Okay, since I started this I better give my take on it. My husband thinks I am absolutely insane. I borrowed them from a friend after she told me there was a series and not just a movie coming out. I was so hooked that I could not put them down. He used to make fun of me about being so engrossed in the books, because I would laugh out load sometimes. He even mentioned about how much my mood had improved while reading the books. I have tried talking to him about the movie and the actors involved and all he ever does is roll his eyes or tell me he is not interested. He once told me that it is a teenage girl obsession and used to poke fun at me for that. I even went as far a showing him a review written by a 50 something year old women and her mother liking the books,. . . he was like, yeah, so what, they are just like you? It used to aggravate me, but now I just don't even bother anymore. That's what I joined here for, that way I can talk about the books and movies without being chastised. I don't know, maybe he just has his own problems. LOL!
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Permalink Reply by Traci on -
OK...so @ first my husband didn't understand why I was spending every evening reading "those books". And then after I finished the "first round" of reading he REALLY didn't understand WHY I had to read them again. His quote: "How many times are you going to read those books?" [well...if I start Twilight again this weekend, it'll be the 4th time!!!!]
A few weeks ago I was watching "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire" (oh...cedric!) and my husband said this: "You know, between this and Twilight it's as if I'm married to a teenage girl." HA!
However, he DID go out on his lunch hour yesterday and bought 2 copies of the new GQ ....
Overall, he just doesn't get it. And he has no idea how much time I spend on the Twilight sites, reading fanfic, etc. When my sister and I gossip on the phone about the filming of New Moon...he walks out of the room.
Just wait 'til I have the DVD in my hands and I FORCE him to watch it with me! hahahaha.
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Permalink Reply by Cece on
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Traci, Traci, Traci,. . . . I am in the same boat as you. When I told him I wanted to buy my own copy of the books he was like "WHY you just read them, now send them back to your friend!" He just does not get how interesting they are. I started to read New Moon again the other day (I do not have the first book yet), and he walked by and laughed. GRRRRRR, it was not like I needed to be doing anything else. I might make him sit and watch the movie too!
Traci said:OK...so @ first my husband didn't understand why I was spending every evening reading "those books". And then after I finished the "first round" of reading he REALLY didn't understand WHY I had to read them again. His quote: "How many times are you going to read those books?" [well...if I start Twilight again this weekend, it'll be the 4th time!!!!]
A few weeks ago I was watching "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire" (oh...cedric!) and my husband said this: "You know, between this and Twilight it's as if I'm married to a teenage girl." HA!
However, he DID go out on his lunch hour yesterday and bought 2 copies of the new GQ ....
Overall, he just doesn't get it. And he has no idea how much time I spend on the Twilight sites, reading fanfic, etc. When my sister and I gossip on the phone about the filming of New Moon...he walks out of the room.
Just wait 'til I have the DVD in my hands and I FORCE him to watch it with me! hahahaha.
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Permalink Reply by Elena on
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Ok I should clarify for the record that my husband thinks I am totally insane too. LOL He just supports me in my being crazy... :)
Cece said:Okay, since I started this I better give my take on it. My husband thinks I am absolutely insane. I borrowed them from a friend after she told me there was a series and not just a movie coming out. I was so hooked that I could not put them down. He used to make fun of me about being so engrossed in the books, because I would laugh out load sometimes. He even mentioned about how much my mood had improved while reading the books. I have tried talking to him about the movie and the actors involved and all he ever does is roll his eyes or tell me he is not interested. He once told me that it is a teenage girl obsession and used to poke fun at me for that. I even went as far a showing him a review written by a 50 something year old women and her mother liking the books,. . . he was like, yeah, so what, they are just like you? It used to aggravate me, but now I just don't even bother anymore. That's what I joined here for, that way I can talk about the books and movies without being chastised. I don't know, maybe he just has his own problems. LOL!
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Permalink Reply by April Griffin on -
My husband thinks it's dumb. He won't read the books. He did take me to see the movie and then had all these complaints about it afterwards. He just doesn't get it and calls me a nerd.
But what I find funny is when HBO had True Blood on, he wouldn't let us miss a single episode and would even stay up past his bedtime to watch every Sunday. I guess having a crush on Sookie is completely different than having one on Edward, right????
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Permalink Reply by Tonya (the Stampvamp) on -
@ April: Have YOU read the Sookie series...AWESOME!!! They are my #2 under Twilight!!! BTW, hubby is watching TB with me too. He may be thinking if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. He saw Twilight 2x with me.
Let me see...ROFL @ Amanda for the sexual peak after Twilight. Yeah..that was funny.
I have to say, when I first read Twilight...I sat on the bathroom floor crying my eyes out...little did I know what would follow in New Moon. My husband would just stare at me wondering WTH was happening. He left me in peace though. I don't think he wanted to go "there." He then sat through NM and probably considered committing me since I was sobbing and blubbering like nobodies business. But we made it.
He's a Star Wars FREAK so he wasn't/isn't ABOUT to pass judgment on ME. I've had to put up with light sabers, movie premiers with an infant in tow, dvds...special dvds, watching the movies EVERY time they come on, one-liners from the movies at any given moment, Yoda-talk, JAR JAR talk, toys, and turning my two kids into Star Wars fanatics too. So I'd say...nope...not judging on this one.
He went to B&N and bought me all three of those collector's edition Entertainment Weekly mags. And he bought me an Edward bookmark too. I only asked that he get the RPattz cover so the rest were a surprise. I'm thinking he feels better knowing he's not the only "nerd" (twerd) in the house. He's geniunely interested in the books, but like Elena's hubby...he WON'T be reading them. So he's satisfied with me telling him.
The emotional side...I keep private. Or share with my close Twihard friends. THAT, I would not be able to share with him. And that's out of plain old respect and loyalty.
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Permalink Reply by April Griffin on
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No, I haven't read that series yet. I need to. I just started her Aurora Teagarden series. No vamps but it's set in GA and that's where we live so that's why I went that way. That and I was able to find it on PaperbackSwap.
Tonya (the Stampvamp) said:@ April: Have YOU read the Sookie series...AWESOME!!! They are my #2 under Twilight!!! BTW, hubby is watching TB with me too. He may be thinking if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. He saw Twilight 2x with me.
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Permalink Reply by Ashley on -
My husband thinks that I am crazy, but it isn't limited to Twilight. I love all things teen pop culture (and grown up pop culture, especially sci fi), so he sees Twilight as one more thing that makes me me. He does tease me pretty mercilessly about my crush on Edward, though. He and the kids are already gearing up for my Twilight nerdiness tomorrow -- and for my disappearing to read City of Glass next week.
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