Like a closed book?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="book">book</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twenties">twenties</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anthing">anthing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="want">want</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="tick">tick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="bragged">bragged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="sixties">sixties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="single">single</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="pure">pure</span>” <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, “<span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virgin">virgin</span>”.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="adamant">adamant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fancies">fancies</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="virginity">virginity</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="desirable">desirable</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="natured">natured</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="singlehood">singlehood</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="book">book</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span>.</p>
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