http://cotesensing.vox.com/library/posts/tags/relationship/page/1/ en Vox Tue, 06 May 2008 22:46:51 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss relationship http://cotesensing.vox.com/library/post/how-to-know-if-your-guy-is-a-keeper-through-his-books.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(swinging lhianne) http://cotesensing.vox.com/library/post/how-to-know-if-your-guy-is-a-keeper-through-his-books.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://cotesensing.vox.com/library/post/how-to-know-if-your-guy-is-a-keeper-through-his-books.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 06 May 2008 22:46:51 -0700 <p>You can learn a ton about a person by collection of books.&#160; What does your date&#39;s reading far reveal about him?</p><p>Personal libraries reflect intellectual interests, literary learnings, religious and political dispositions and a sense of self. Even the way the publications are stacked tells a story about a personality. </p><p><em><strong>If he has a combination of fiction and non-fiction books...</strong></em><br />Readers of fictional books tend to claim that that there is more truth, beauty, and understanding about the world and human psyche can be derived from make-beliefs.&#160; Those who are fans of non-fiction feel that learning through stories cannot be compared to the straigh-forwardness of plain fact and details.&#160; It&#39;s fair to say that both are right to some extent. What matters is what you believe.</p><p><em><strong>If he&#39;s collected a number of book by the same poet or author..</strong></em><br />It shows premeditated purchasing and a prefence for a certain style of writing - this is also a hint of a seasoned reader.</p><p><em><strong>If he has a room full of books..</strong></em><br />Don&#39;t be intimidated by a room full of books, floor to ceiling.&#160; Anyone can snatch trunk with poorly written paperbacks from a garage sale and call it a library. Even though he boasts that besides he has books as one of his <a href="http://www.ibeatyou.com/competition/887b49/biggest-collection">biggest collections,</a> operative word, quality over quantity.</p><p><em><strong>If his books have doodles or written comments..</strong></em><br />This can mean a few things, It&#39;s possible your date may have bought second-hand books (which bodes well for the environmentally friendly and money conscious out there) or perhaps, your guy used his books as a form of note-taking while at school (sacrilege or academically thorough?)&#160; If all volumes have bookmarks in them and appear unfinished, you may wonder about his ability to follow through.</p><p><em><strong>If he has coffee table books..</strong></em><br />These kind of books often come us as gifts. A coffee table book purchased by your lover has a purpose: to suggest to guests that he has a fascinating hobbyor interest he wants you to know about.</p><p><em><strong>If he has reference books..</strong></em><br />You name it, thesaurus, dictionary, atlas, style guide, how-to books - there&#39;s no any way that this is a negative sign.&#160; It&#39;s safe to assume that the more reference books someone has, the more interested they are in language, writing, reading and learning.</p><p>Not trying to label anyone here, but it will not hurt to see for signs, right? In this day and age, it is rare to find a guy who is stimulating in ALL areas.&#160; </p><p></p><p><br /></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cotesensing.vox.com/library/post/how-to-know-if-your-guy-is-a-keeper-through-his-books.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398e4cea1000400f48d1457790001?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> book men dating relationship