When dating I like to look at what interests the man has. If he's a reader, you can look in the book case to get some ideas. Let's see here... There's some Stephen King, different books on nature and wild life, outer space, bible study guides, oh and here's something... Understanding feminine psychology.
As I take the book form the shelf I wonder myself about the psyche of a woman. I'm not sure I understand it. As I read I become more confused then ever...And I'm a female.
My mind wonders to what is on my shelf at home... Let me think I have some diet books, 1001 romantic ideas, book of massage, self help books for being single, faith to faith, and a lot of sign language books. Most of the books people gave me thinking that they were helping. Hmmm... I haven't read most of them so they really don't count. But then again maybe he hasn't read these either.
Why is it that we look to a book to find out what's going on in the minds of each other. This doesn't make much sense. Are we all nuts? Maybe this is part of the problem. As I put the book back on the shelf I realize what I need to do... I need get back to the basics and just get to know him as an individual.
5 comments:
Sometimes you have to wonder whether the books aren't a better reflection of the person than the words.
buffalo: I hear what people say but the things around the person have to mirror that as well, it's not just about the books.
Although it would be interesting to know what is on your shelf. You are intriguing to me.
On my book shelf you will find a mishmosh of everything from science fiction to poetry. I still have my Rod McKuen from the 70s. All of Gilbran. Most of what McMurtry has written. A bit of civil war history, especially the border war. Three or four bibles. Hemmingway. Steinback. Conrad. Michner. And it changes. Over the years I've cleaned off the shelves countless times and donated the books to free libraries.
Blog reading has replaced my book reading. Hmmmmm... can you tell anything about a person by the blogs they find interesting???
I just had a thought... maybe you can't tell very much about a person by the books on their shelf. Afterall, as you said, they may not have even read them. It may be more accurate to see what's on their bedside table. One guy I dated had two bottles of lotion and a box of kleenex. Hmmmmm wonder what that meant. :)
buffalo: I was thinking you were a well rounded person. Thanks for the peek.
shandi: Now there's a blog...ummm...? What on your bedside table?
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