Thread 24665836

What should I read to impress a guy thats on /lit/? I am in need of a smart husband

>>24665836 (OP)
you will never be a woman

Start with the greeks and the latins.

>>24655294
Cover to cover

>>24665836 (OP)
if you are not a young twink, forget about it. nobody's interested

To woo me, you must be proficient in the reading of tea leaves, the conjunctions of heavenly bodies, faces, ley-lines, the movements of a cat's tail, incoming weather systems (including cloud formations), creole, words in languages you do not understand, the diseases of fruit trees, the shapes bees chart through the air, the boiling sea, and the feeling of a place.

>>24665858
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youtube.com/watch?v=4AyjKgz9tKg

Choose your future boyfriend from the /lit/ meetup photo

>>24665864
Second one is cute

>>24665864
>that first guy
jesus christ how do you fix that?

>>24665871
second from the left? He looks like he lurks /lit/ but doesn't read

>>24665836 (OP)
You should read Oscar Wilde. He knew a thing or two about impressing men.

>>24665864
That's me in the middle. With the glasses. My memory is imperfect on this day. I'd spend the whole night with Gregory, just talking. We talked about nominal determinism and other theories of language. He had a little cocaine and we rubbed it into our gums from time to time. We didn't want to block our nose. We needed our breath to speak. We spoke the whole night. When the dawn broke our voices were hoarse and we were covered in sweat. Sometimes when you get close to the core of something, you can feel the heat and energy emanating. We drove down to the beach to watch the sun come up. We held hands. I thought about kissing him. Sometimes I still do.

>>24665873
First guy looks like a wanna be school shooter
>>24665875
He looks like he just plays visual novels

>>24665836 (OP)
Commentaries on Old Testament.

Particularly Nehemiah.

Nehemiah is particularly relevant to you.

I know what I'm saying, hon.

>>24665881
>wanna be school shooter
he looks like he can read minds and knows it all

>>24665878
yeah because he was a faggot

>>24665891
Gentlemen, see the polished and cultivated minds we share this bored with.

>>24665864
OP is probably one of these, dumbass
>>24665852
even the greeks did not treat twinks the same as wives, they had very clearly siloed the skill trees
>>24665836 (OP)
a smart man won't "marry" a man

>>24665836 (OP)
Kindly state your gender, and the colour of your hair.

>>24665902
I'm a blonde female

>>24665882
Ezra–Nehemiah should be Chronicles 3.

>>24665905
A Lyrian.. you don't happen to live in Bhutan, do you?

>>24665836 (OP)
>read to impress
shygddt.

>>24665913
No I'm from Chezia

I thought about it and I’m not impressed when people read books. You should do a flip or something

>>24665918
I will give you 100 bharal sheep if you come to Bhutan. I will also provide 5 L milk a day, except for Sundays. On Sundays we will bathe in "sacred Burning Lake" for cleansing ritual. The air is like crystal. I will make you happy.

>>24665924
I shall bake you cookies every day my husband

>>24665836 (OP)
>I am in need of a smart husband

There's a good chance that the smart guys will want someone dumb.

This is relative to your intelligence as well. You don't want someone smart, you want someone smarter than you. The smarter you become, the less options you have.

Also, dumb people can know how to make a lot of money.

>>24665864
Cletus reads??

>>24665929
This is my finest bharal, Ugyen. He is very special. His soul is very advanced. He will protect you. With training, he might even assist with your duties in the kitchen. If you like, I will send him to Czechia so that you can be acquainted. Then he will show you the way to Bhutan. It is not so far. Walking is good for the mind. And what is distance, when eternal bliss is the destination?

>>24665936
Someone I have in mind thinks mutual level of intelligence is important for a relationship. I am incredibly retarded compared to him and want to exceed my intelligence

>>24665847
The whole thread?

>>24665836 (OP)
>>24665836 (OP)
it's not so much a question of what you read, as long as it's not slop
it's how impressive your command of the material is, and your ability to ask interesting questions and have original thoughts about it
of course, this is less important than having a good and pleasing temperament and being physically appealing (no, the bar is not that high)

>>24665959
Guy had a whole lot on his mind i guess

Really should read all this >>24665005
>>24665005
>>24665005

>>24665891
That's the joke

my wife, what about tall and lean and smart but incredibly mentally unstable ?

>>24665969
Thats not the real bible

>>24665955
Maybe you'll understand that his ideal is not really possible. his intellectual superior or equivalent has more to offer than him. i.e. intellectually equivalent women by default see themselves as superior.

It's not bad to show similar interests. But I wouldn't force it.
Appreciation is a skill that I'd say requires a lot of intelligence. If he can't appreciate you then he's a pseud.

Give me dumb gf, whom will love me without thought.

>>24665961
how could I ascend these skills?

>>24665978
Thanks anon I really hope he's not like that

>>24665943
>walking is good for the mind
Amen.

>>24666012
>Amen.
? Unironic

>>24665844
>greeks
What about the Buddha/Hebrews?

>>24666025
NTA but unironically meant — three things cure all: ginger-root, writing, and walking.

>>24665929
And this is my house. It has been in my family for 17 generations. It is very famous, and contains many chambers and antechambers. My mother, grandmother, seven brothers, and five sisters live there too, but I am the eldest, and thus their lord. You will have an entire wing to yourself, along with several servants, a library, whose shelves are made from applewood, and a great stone bath. You will not want for anything.

>>24666074
will you read me bedtime stories

>>24666096
I will write you whole worlds, my sphinx.

>>24665864
Second from the right is just Guenon reborn

OP, this guy sounds great, don't listen to the idea that all you can offer of value is beauty and love, these are very important yes but being able to genuinely intellectually connect with someone is a prerequisite to a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship and this guy seems to really want that.

Reading in the sense of "flipping pages so you can mark the book as done" will only be a massive detriment to you, if you tell this guy that you've read a book and then be able to give no interesting commentary or unique perspective on it it will only make you seem less intelligent. The only answer here is to the study and to really study, make sure you fully grasp CONCEPTS, again flipping pages means nothing you need to UNDERSTAND.

If you don't already then grasp the concept of "the absurd" within existentialism/absurdism, you will find it is present in almost all philosophical works to some degree

>>24665864
I'll choose
>WWI survivor #5

>>24665978
I don't really get what you're trying to say. To me it's important that my partner is also my friend. I don't want worship, I want someone who I could talk with for hours about books and art and so on. Dumb people are just annoying and boring. Why would you want someone that you consider intellectually inferior unless you want to be their master?

>>24666361
>Dumb people are just annoying and boring.
I can entertain myself with someone who you think isn't smart.

I'm pointing out a benefit to being with someone who you'd probably consider to be dumb.
Yes, I can level intellectually with someone with less education than me.
There was no mention of a master/servant dynamic. I can see how you'd think that though.
Being able to:
> talk with for hours about books and art and so on
does not require me to check for intellectual standards as I can treat them as a person differ tent from me with idea's and opinions of their own and a life lived that is different from mine.

Which is interesting in of itself.

Giving someone some kind of IQ test before considering if their worth talking to is pretty low. Even for the most psuedo of psued's with a degree.

I'll take the "dumb" one over the brainwashed one. Thank you.

>>24665836 (OP)
The Biblia Sacra Vulgata

>>24665864
The Liam Gallagher wannabe is the obvious choice. He's somewhat stylish and seems to have a decent face. Everyone else is sub-5. He's a hard 6, could be a 7 if he muscled up a little.

>>24665873
By getting a haircut or joining a band.

>>24665836 (OP)
guys are always interested in guns
if not find a different guy

>>24666374
>Giving someone some kind of IQ test before considering if their worth talking to is pretty low
You don't need to give people some kind of an iq test, you just get that gut feeling after talking to them. All kinds of people can be interesting, but you need more than that if you hope to spend the rest of your life with somebody.

>I'll take the "dumb" one over the brainwashed one. Thank you.
If a person isn't "brainwashed" they're already not dumb.

>Yes, I can level intellectually with someone with less education than me.
>Even for the most psuedo of psued's with a degree.
My post didn't mention education at all. Your intelligence doesn't depend on your degree.

>>24666840
Holy fuck. You asked why. I do not care about your opinion. I didn't ask.

>>24665836 (OP)
what's your location? if you're in the chicago area let's get coffee and go to a bookstore together

withacaryoucangoanywhere on discord

>>24666978
she's in boston

>>24667009
unfortunate, wish her the best tho

Being a woman and showing him even the faintest hint of affection should be more than enough. Don't overcomplicate things.

>>24666048
only guys who care about this are sex freaks and pedophiles

>>24665836 (OP)
wear this

>>24665836 (OP)
Blood Meridian
Moby Dick
The Book of The New Sun (THE FIVE BOOKS)
The New Testament.

I feel like I’d be fine with a woman who reads basically anything besides self-help. Even that YA romance bullshit is fine, in fact it might be preferable because then she can’t really get mad about me playing hella JRPGs with questionable female character design. It’s far more likely that a woman would have an issue with my reading for having too many “dead white men” or whatever, even though my shelf is slightly balanced out with some Austin and Dickinson and whatnot.

>>24667127
winrar?

>>24665905
Dye your hair red or brown and ill consider it

>>24665864
2nd from right should play minor roles in medieval periods. That's an unadulterated British bloodline.

>>24665864
second from the right is a phenotype I didn't know still existed in modernity

>>24665847
Yknow, that nigga probably thinks he’s cute with that, but there’s some truth to it. Lucky blue smith is, indeed, Mormon.

>>24665873
To the left? he has good eyes. Skin care+haircut+a little bit of gym can fix him. I reckon he’ll be a good 7/10

>>24665836 (OP)
An imposing figure will do.

>>24667708
He got that Soviet Afghan veteran look

>>24667127
Why did everybody just skip over how hot this transperson is

>>24667803
Sybau

>>24667806
I hate trans community and concept, but i kinda wanna be like her fr

>>24665836 (OP)
If you've read this I'd 'homestead' your aspie ancap ass in a heartbeat. :3

>>24665836 (OP)
>I am in need of a smart husband
Stay out of /lit/ then.

>>24665864
Weezer

>>24667803
That is a man, way too gay for me

>>24666840
>If a person isn't "brainwashed" they're already not dumb.
It's easier to condition a working brain. The highest IQ dog is the most trainable.

>>24665858
>Anon reminds me I forgot to buy figs

>>24668942
Uh yeah, obviously, but it gives the impression of a woman, which is nice

>>24665924
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>>24666074
kek femanon you'd be insane not to take this offer. you will not get any better.

I think picrel is right up your alley OP

>>24665873
haircut and some acid to improve his mood

>>24669832
this is from my grandma's cookbook btw
I can post more later if anyone actually wants to read the whole foreward
I just don't feel like sitting itt for 15 more minutes

>>24665836 (OP)
Just tell me that you love me.

>>24665864
Pretty attractive bunch, far left could be legitimately beautiful if he made it a priority.

>>24665873
He looks perfectly fine. It's you who needs fixing.

>>24668942
>That is a man,
That's not a trans! It's a man, baby!

>>24665864
Second from right because he looks like he has sovl. The others look gay and performative.

>>24665873
His facial and head posture gives him resting murder face and he stands like he has flat-ish feet and a weak back. If he smiles for the camera ever so slightly and does some running and deadlifts or rows he'll look better next time. /fa/-wise you could easily argue there's some imbalance/slop but largely it's the man who makes the clothes more than the clothes the man.

have some particular interest and actually something on it.
what impresses me isn't say someone "read the greeks" (that would be cool but I wouldn't expect it) but if they just have a sort of serious approach to understanding so if they have some hobby or interest they actually put in the basic foundational effort to understand what's involved in it.
If it was gardening, some hobby/craft, anything like that just having anything you don't just have a surface level understanding of but actually like put some effort in to get decent at it and understand it and maybe it's history for it's own sake.

if you just read the generic "male books intellectuals read" it comes off as very pickme, be authentic to your actual interests just be intentional about understanding them at a deeper level.

>>24665864
you may not like it but this is what the elite reader looks like

>>24665864
These anons look really bad, like they didn't put any effort to not appear ridiculous. I'd expect literary men to look more eccentric and not like plain-looking nerds. It tempts me to go to one of these... i'm stylish and handsome but would stand out as the shortest once we take the group picture. I'm just 5′ 7″.

>>24670124
huh

>>24670200
>I'd expect literary nerds to look not like other nerds.
Why?

>>24665836 (OP)
GAAAY

>>24670200
You'd be passed around as /litbitch/

>>24670226
Nerds are fanatics of dragon card games and Star Wars, not James Joyce and Hegel. The latter is a different category
>>24670231
I'm sorry you were immortalized in that picture

>>24670226
Pretend you're talking to someone with a thick ESL accent who is also kind of inebriated and it becomes completely coherent.

>>24670208
Pretend you're talking to someone with a thick ESL accent who is also kind of inebriated and it becomes completely coherent.

When is somebody going to post more of that crazy hot blonde trans bitch, how her upper body so slim. Male shoulders and rib cages usually dominate

>>24670239
>The latter is a different category
A different category of nerd but a nerd nonetheless. Merriam-Webster even offers a /lit/ example sentence in their "nerd" definition:
>Will a dab of Shakespeare daintily perfume my wit or just sound like the literary belching of a compulsive nerd?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerd

>>24670262
Yes but that doesn't have to be, I don't know why you'd agree to this definition. It's like stretching out cloth, it only becomes weaker, in the case of the word, meaningless

>>24670239
Yeah, I'm the WW2 survivor

>>24669821
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>>24669845
Very cool Anon, thank you.

>>24670277
You should look into the history of the word. Bookishness has been part of the definition pretty much since the beginning.

Are you a cute guy? I’m bi and I can go for cute guys, but not trannies. I look pretty good too.

>>24665864
somehow I know that the tan shirt guy is the one who reads the most