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or call me some time an editor at the Süddeutsche Zeitung and asked for my opinion about the reading habits of men in the bathroom. Now, such calls can not shake a sociologist, and a small interview can be found in the current issue of the magazine of the Süddeutsche. Nice I'll find the section heading "puzzles of everyday life" ... The editor had told me after our conversation, that they would understand better now her boyfriend - and so what I always builds on ...
Anyway, I have taken the matter as an opportunity to give me some idea about the motives of men who preferred to take the village of stillness as the reading location. This resulted in a typology that there may be some reader of this blog even deeper insights into the soul and desires of their partner:

Women and men live in different worlds. There are many examples, but one that illustrates this special is the different reading habits of the sexes. The woman reads on the chair, the couch or in bed. The man is reading on the toilet. And extensively. And you. And often. Whenever he was on the road to this village in the little finger gets, contains the letters, drawings or pictures, it is immediately declared a faithful companion for the next few minutes. Women can not understand. Men already.

But what is the background of this seemingly strange behavior? That's not easy to answer because there are different reasons for different men:

Since we have to set up "Lonesome Wolf", which basically loves the solitude, unobserved and beyond the crowds or the partner feels free and at ease. So he has a pleasant atmosphere in the home and wants to increase this feeling by turning to his favorite reading yet.

However, different from that man, who lives in strained family relationships. Young fathers, for example, which are already depleted due to a shorter night's sleep (due to the loud voices of the young) or by the claims of the partner and tired look in this room more of a chance to escape. This retreat is legitimate, no one can accuse one here that you do not care enough about the family, etc. Such facilitates the man does like to double reading, but now the tension falls away from him and he is also an unpleasant encounter with the "outside world" to delay unconsciously, as an inner voice tells him, not only read the little chapter to an end '.

This is not yet clarified the type of reading material. Why simple newspapers, magazines or comic books are preferred? This is explained by the third type of man read:

Its (working) life is dominated by specialized or "weighty" Literature: The Süddeutsche in the morning, the control files in the office, head in the evening - either where the profession or reputation of the kind required. In that "Private Room", as the Angel says things like this, but is not expected that he will continue the editorial work on the new Brockhaus or filling in the questionnaires for the driving test. No, here it is legitimized by society to deal with "simpler" literature. Since then allowed to even discuss the issue of Mickey Mouse offspring are taken away, because it is "only" around the toilet. There is the reading of "childish" or "simple" as it were sanctioned socially print products. This is much like wearing false noses. If someone were to, for example, in the summer run through the area, one would doubt his sanity. If he wears this at carnival time, however, one would doubt even though his sanity, but has the hope that it is only a temporary phenomenon.

A final word to the partners of men-reading: You now know the reasons for this behavior and you have seen that form the basis of relaxation, contemplation and curiosity. So desirable properties that should encourage and support you. How about, for example, if you arrange for him a small selection of comic books and sports magazines lovingly on the town, making sure that the specimens are regularly replaced with new ones? Believe me, he will reward you with a long lasting relationship!