DIY Life

So you love detective work but don't have the stomach for CSI -- what's a mystery lover to do? Take up graphology! Graphology is the study of handwriting and how it relates to human psychology.

Graphologists say that they can learn a lot about a person simply by studying their signature. For instance, round signatures tend to mean that a person is reliable, while an illegible signature may mean you are keeping a secret.

Graphology is far from a science and its use is controversial. But since we're not trying to prepare evidence for a court of law and instead are trying to have a little fun, let's give it a whirl. Learn a few tricks about how to decipher your own handwriting here, and follow along as I analyze my own in the gallery below.