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You should judge a book by its cover. That's what book covers are for!  

IVFalternative 53M
244 posts
1/22/2020 8:11 pm
You should judge a book by its cover. That's what book covers are for!

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Following my advice may cause injury, insanity, financial loss, hemorrhoids, death and superpowers


IVFalternative 53M
630 posts
1/22/2020 8:11 pm

According to google there are nearly 130 million books in the world. Even the most prolific reader can only read a tiny fraction of the books available. So you need some way of deciding which books to read.

Often just the front cover is enough to let you know a book doesn't interest you. If that's not enough, front cover, back cover, title page, acknowledgements and table of contents. Sure that's a little more than just the cover but not much. You don't have to read the book itself in most cases to know whether you're interested.

We're not really talking about books when we say this though, usually it's really about people. Once after hooking up for an oral session after a night at the pub the woman told me her friend (who was more experienced) had told her "that guy will know what he is doing". She had quite accurately judged me "by my cover".

Here's the thing: people judge by appearances. No matter how much you think they shouldn't, they do and they will continue to do so. Railing against that is a fools errand. The appropriate response is to make some effort to present yourself well, not waste your time complaining about people judging you unfairly.

Following my advice may cause injury, insanity, financial loss, hemorrhoids, death and superpowers


60satisfaction 66M

1/22/2020 8:18 pm

Excellent advice.
You are obviously a scholar and a gentleman.


IVFalternative replies on 1/22/2020 8:23 pm:
Really? I thought I was a squalor and a gentleman
I'll have to check and get back to you

redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
1/22/2020 8:19 pm

IVF I love it when you take a steaming dump on conventional wisdom

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


IVFalternative replies on 1/22/2020 8:34 pm:
I had a real eye opener on this topic when I was in my 20s. I had a few things going on to earn money including a temp labour hire job and a sales gig. At one stage the labour hire had me setting up a convention centre for a sales conference which I also attended for the sales gig. So I was in the centre in labouring clothes for some of the time, in a suit for some of the time.

When I wore labouring clothes the other labourers acknowledged me and the suits ignored me.

When I wore a suit the other suits acknowledged me and the labourers ignored me.

Same place, same people, same me. People judge by appearances and if you can't deal with that reality you're lost in this world.

Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
1/22/2020 8:26 pm

... that about says it. 👍


IVFalternative replies on 1/22/2020 8:35 pm:
I remember when you first joined the site, I know you're aware of this

Gav1029 25M

1/22/2020 9:09 pm

Yup


IVFalternative replies on 1/22/2020 9:28 pm:
It is rare to meet someone so erudite and eloquent as yourself. Your comment is a great contribution, I applaud you sir!

Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
1/22/2020 9:12 pm

I'm biting my lip as I mime the words in my head.
My thoughts wouldn't reach their intended audience. 😶


IVFalternative replies on 1/22/2020 9:29 pm:
Sometimes it's fun to just put it out there anyway, let 'er rip!

tresennui 69F  
2482 posts
1/22/2020 9:33 pm

Have you noticed that publishers are using similar covers for different books? And, very often an author has similar covers for all their books, which makes it confusing for those of us who read a lot and can’t remember if we’ve read a book before until we are well into it.

Speaking to an author he told me Barnes and Noble determined which cover he should go with.

As for the images we project. It’s how you present yourself more than what you look like, the personality projected, even in a photograph. Though there is the stereotypical attractive, each of us, are drawn to particular types.

Tresennui
Succumbing to Curiosity...read me at tresennui


IVFalternative replies on 1/22/2020 9:59 pm:
Yes it's just an analogy, I wouldn't try to stretch it too far. You are correct it's about how we present ourselves.

tresennui 69F  
2482 posts
1/22/2020 9:36 pm

Haha just looked and your profile pic and read how you “present” yourself. Now some may be turned off. Me, on the other hand...

Tresennui
Succumbing to Curiosity...read me at tresennui


IVFalternative replies on 1/22/2020 10:01 pm:
Are you by any chance a triplet? Seems like it may be a bit late for pregnancy

lyavu 50F
1538 posts
1/23/2020 1:44 am

Sometimes it works


IVFalternative replies on 1/23/2020 2:04 am:
Welcome to my blog

pocogato12 71F  
37235 posts
1/23/2020 6:07 am

Presentation is the entire key- clothing is the come-on

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IVFalternative replies on 1/23/2020 11:24 am:
It certainly helps things along to present yourself well

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