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We Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover!
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How Many People Use This Principal In Finding A Date?
by Tallguy Tallguy
 15 Feb 2008 18:19  
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 While many people may have expected me to be on the other side of this debate...I am not. Judging is quite sad in that you never give the person the chance to see you for you and to see them for themselves. Many of sweet people have I met because I kept on even though my mind had prejudged. Many times, thankfully, I was wrong. Look to the heart of a person that is more important for sure.
 03 Oct 2008 22:50
by Jacob05 Jacob05
 Whether its a date, a book, a friend or a stranger. We mustn't judge anything by the way it looks. If we did that, someday we'll come to know that we made a big mistake and these can cause regretting sometimes.
 14 Aug 2008 14:25
by Charming Charming
 I have been surprised to find out things about a person that I thought was different than my original impression, so I would have to say yes.
 13 Jun 2008 17:24
by Pencil Pencil
 Unfortunately beauty speaks very loud without making any sound & effects very deeply on anyone's thinking power.
I agree that we shouldn't judge someone by their looks. If we like someone's looks & get interested in them, then we should first know them more by
having some lunches/dinners with them & If we think that we click then go for more serious relationship.
 10 Jun 2008 22:11
by Life Life
 Well looks are what 1st make you into someone but you have to open the book to see if you like whats inside. Just because the cover is good does not mean you will like the book after you start reading it if you know what i getting at.
 30 Apr 2008 22:59
by Lilmama1 Lilmama1
 I say its okay to judge a book by its back cover, because its purpose is to say what the book is all about. When it comes to people that means don't go by looks alone (which would be the front cover) but by the way they act, think, what they believe in (the back cover, what its about). After two or three visits with this person you should know whats on their back cover and if the book is right for you
 20 Feb 2008 00:10
by Ladylena Ladylena
 The cover has a lot to do with selling the book.
 18 Feb 2008 04:18
by Beastlust Beastlust
 Although, I don't use this as a rule for finding just a "date", I do use this as a rule of thumb for finding a MATE. If I went by just external; physical beauty, success, wealth, intelligence, etc. I would not have had some of the most rewarding relationships of my life.
 16 Feb 2008 11:29
by Lojikal Lojikal
 This is true. Its not what's on the outside that always counts, its whats on the inside.
 16 Feb 2008 02:15
by Cabrunet Cabrunet
 You can definitely judge. If not, what'll happen once you go to far and something bad happens? D:

I do it all the time, if I look at someone in a dark alley, wearing dark clothes, at night, just because I don't like the looks of the setting and the person, I'll probably not go down and bother them.

Ah, posted on the wrong side.
I apologize. XD

I'm /for/ judging by the cover.
 30 Apr 2008 23:01
by Fxxkrkio Fxxkrkio
 You can't judge the book by it's cover it can only be judge after reading it's material.
 06 Mar 2008 14:16
by Gulsweet Gulsweet
 You can judge a book (a person)by it's cover(what they look like) but you will miss finding out what the book will teach you and what they can learn from you ...have you ever seen beauty and the geek?
 01 Mar 2008 22:13
by Nomad1 Nomad1
 Most of the time, we can, although we may be surprised at times. And this is true both for the book and for the people. Sometimes the cover is the only good thing about a book. Other times the cover may not be much, but the content can be a wealth of treasures. I think we need to look both inside and outside, to make sure we don't misjudge by appearance.
 20 Feb 2008 10:05
by Rev_eb Rev_eb
 It's not right but everyone does it to an extent. Let's face it, it's hard not to judge someone from your first impression.
 16 Feb 2008 03:19
by Paulajo Paulajo
 People probably try to use that in finding dates, but it probably doesn't work. You can't go by looks alone. Judge a person by his thoughts or actions, not by how he looks.
 16 Feb 2008 02:58
by Bwtsrl Bwtsrl
 I am against it you need to know the outside too then judge it
 16 Feb 2008 02:10
by Guest Guest
 A book's cover is a static view, as a still-shot photograph. The phrase is also used for judging by what you can see, I will judge by what I can see of a person's *actions*, probably more so than snap-shot appearance.

Alas, the best test would be to judge what the person does when seemingly unobserved, but such can prove legally troublesome for the observer.
 16 Feb 2008 00:45
by Hibrida Hibrida
 I think you CAN "judge a book by it's cover" but that you shouldn't.
 15 Feb 2008 20:38
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