My friend told me my cat book setup was too precious and she was right

I had this big display of cat coffee table books on a special stand in my living room, all fanned out perfect like a store window. My friend came over about 6 months ago and said it looked like I was trying to sell them, not enjoy them. She said nobody wants to flip through a book that's arranged like a museum piece. So I changed it up, I started stacking them messy on a low shelf near the couch with a little cat hair on top (you know, authentic). Now people actually grab them and we spend an hour laughing at the silly cat photos together. It sounds dumb but her one comment totally shifted how I think about sharing my collection. Has anyone else gotten feedback that made you rethink your whole setup?

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james_ross3d ago

My buddy had a whole wall of vintage board games displayed like a store. Perfect condition. Alphabetical order. Nobody touched them for two years. His girlfriend just started pulling boxes down and leaving them scattered on the coffee table. Now people actually want to play a round of Sorry or whatever they find buried in the pile. He said it felt weird at first seeing Monopoly on the floor but now the wall just looks lived in instead of sterile.

daniel_rivera2d ago

Tell her to grab a few classic games that actually get played and box up the real collector ones in storage. Nothing wrong with having a shelf that's actually used instead of a museum.