The Thirstiest Thing A Man Can Do Is Read

And lately, it seems as if the boysImstalking on the Internet are taking this stat to heart.

The people in my orbit are also taking note of this new flex.

I ended up following him on Instagram soon after, and then the real BS began.

I have never known this kind of pain… Now I primarily date women!

Jordan, on the other hand, had a seemingly rarer IRL encounter.

As for his actual interest in the book, Jordan remains skeptical.

Yet for Jordan, whether or not he was a full-on Japanese Breakfast stan didnt matter.

(Which, unsurprisingly, turns out to be a much more effective strategy.)

Theres been no shortage of articles about the rise ofhot girls reading.

A poorly lit picture of your eight pack?

A shot of your tattered copy ofPatti SmithsJust Kids?

Much more likely to lure me in!

Unfortunately this will also work, and the men seem to know it.)

(Because, yes, I did enjoy my Jonathan Franzen phase last winter.

Were all performative, were all thirsty, and were all human.

To which I say happy reading!