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They aren't necessarily hitting on my but I think I give off a "I am happy to chat with you vibe." It is really rare for me to not interact with people in public.
It is not uncommon for strangers to tell me what's troubling them or ask for my advice. I don't know why that is, but I just go with it.
Lol I met a super hot Bono lookalike
2 years ago at a bookstore......
He's 20 years younger than me
but we had tons of fun together.
He had a slightly different approach
but it worked obviously
I have a first-generation Nook that isn't that great, but it's nice to travel with or throw in a bag, so if I feel like reading on the move I don't have to lug a book around. But that brings up another hitch with meeting people--if someone's reading on a tablet/phone/whatever, you don't see the book cover and can't use that as an icebreaker if you've read the same book.
But that brings up another hitch with meeting people--if someone's reading on a tablet/phone/whatever, you don't see the book cover and can't use that as an icebreaker if you've read the same book.
But can come in handy if you don't want the entire world to know you're reading "50 Shades of Grey" while you're waiting for your tires to be rotated.
It took me a long time to convert to the Kindle and I love that between it and the app on my phone, I can easily read anywhere - and you know, avoid making eye contact or other human interaction in the process.
The first time my husband came to my college to see me for my birthday (we had met before, but he came up to hang out with my friend & me because he was interested in me), instead of flowers he brought me a copy of The Gungslinger. I knew it was meant to be
But can come in handy if you don't want the entire world to know you're reading "50 Shades of Grey" while you're waiting for your tires to be rotated.
It took me a long time to convert to the Kindle and I love that between it and the app on my phone, I can easily read anywhere - and you know, avoid making eye contact or other human interaction in the process.
Literally heard some girls talking about this very thing, using 50 Shades as an example, a couple years back on the subway in Boston.
I can sum up what sold me on the Kindle in one word: moving. I practically threw my back out trying to lug what books I do have down four flights of stairs when I moved to North Carolina last summer, and then I realized that I have at least twice as many that I didn't have to carry because I had them in e-book form. Especially now that I'm in three book clubs, it's a godsend.
As far as the OP goes...I love books. If I ever decide to give dating a try again, I suspect it'll be pretty high on the list to be able to talk about reading with whatever woman I see myself with. But the idea of going around a bookstore looking for someone to buy a book for seems a little peculiar. Then again, I feel like just randomly walking up to someone in a retail setting is pretty weird anyway. I know I wouldn't want anybody to do it to me, so why would I do it to someone else?
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