If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you can vicariously through a book.
There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. It is when they are in love and reading a love letter.
I don't believe in being mean to anyone. I'm a really peaceful person. That's something I get from my family.