NY Times author in an open marriage, who left her husband asks "The Trouble With Wanting Men"

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10 months ago 07/21/2025 7:36pm EDT

This article is so unbelievable. Starts off with a woman showing up late to her date on purpose before she goes home and sleeps with her date.

She's then a little miffed he's not into her more. Memo to women: men's generally don't like what they can get easily.

But then you find out she was previously in an open marriage, left her husband in that marriage, and now is confused why she can't get a man to commit.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/magazine/men-heterofatalism-dating-relationships.html

10 months ago 07/21/2025 8:18pm EDT

re: leandro

10 months ago 07/21/2025 8:38pm EDT

re: leandro

leandro wrote:
This article is so unbelievable. Starts off with a woman showing up late to her date on purpose before she goes home and sleeps with her date.
She's then a little miffed he's not into her more. Memo to women: men's generally don't like what they can get easily.
But then you find out she was previously in an open marriage, left her husband in that marriage, and now is confused why she can't get a man to commit.
Link:www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/magazine/me...

THAT was a weird article. I give you that.

10 months ago 07/21/2025 8:52pm EDT

re: leandro

“The problem couldn’t be me!”

10 months ago 07/21/2025 9:01pm EDT

re: Crascrenbon

i tried reading it this morning but it was way too long. I got through the first few paragraphs only. Thanks for synopsis. I tried again since you linked here .... and same thing.

I bet you anything this type of relationship introspection and drama is geared toward women readers.

This post was edited 1 minute after it was posted.

10 months ago 07/21/2025 10:49pm EDT

re: seattle prattle

Okay, I read through it and cannot figure out why they would publish such narcissistic naval gazing. Maybe I just don’t “get” it.

My favorite quote: “It must be mildly embarrassing to be a straight man, and it is incumbent upon each of them to mitigate this embarrassment in a way that feels authentic to him.”

I actually feel sad for the writer and her friends. They’re so unhappy with their new progressive culture that promised them permanent freedom and happiness. If only they could figure out why...

10 months ago 07/21/2025 10:53pm EDT

re: leandro

leandro wrote:
This article is so unbelievable. Starts off with a woman showing up late to her date on purpose before she goes home and sleeps with her date.
She's then a little miffed he's not into her more. Memo to women: men's generally don't like what they can get easily.
But then you find out she was previously in an open marriage, left her husband in that marriage, and now is confused why she can't get a man to commit.
Link:www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/magazine/me...

Key word in all that.......confused, Could add one......imature.

10 months ago 07/21/2025 10:53pm EDT

re: Crascrenbon

Crascrenbon wrote:
“The problem couldn’t be me!”

Hi. I’m an overwhelming percentage of your fellow human beings. Nice to meet you.

10 months ago 07/21/2025 11:02pm EDT

re: Elzio Dennick

Elzio Dennick wrote:
Key word in all that.......confused, Could add one......imature.

What word is that?

10 months ago 07/21/2025 11:29pm EDT

re: Elzio Dennick

Elzio Dennick wrote:
leandro wrote:
This article is so unbelievable. Starts off with a woman showing up late to her date on purpose before she goes home and sleeps with her date.
She's then a little miffed he's not into her more. Memo to women: men's generally don't like what they can get easily.
But then you find out she was previously in an open marriage, left her husband in that marriage, and now is confused why she can't get a man to commit.
Link:www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/magazine/me...
Key word in all that.......confused, Could add one......imature.

Nope, not a word.

10 months ago 07/21/2025 11:37pm EDT

re: Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper wrote:
Link:www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?th...

The NYTimes loves posting this type of crap for some reason. It's bizarre. Many such cases.

10 months ago 07/22/2025 12:10am EDT

re: imature?????

imature????? wrote:
Elzio Dennick wrote:
Key word in all that.......confused, Could add one......imature.
What word is that?

Dude, not too tiny are ya, spelling.......really?

How about....immature.

I must confess way above bugging over spelling, litle kids do that,

This post was edited 2 minutes after it was posted.

while pearl clutching about the manosphere wrote:
Dan Cooper wrote:
Link:www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?th...
The NYTimes loves posting this type of crap for some reason. It's bizarre. Many such cases.

Anyone remember the woman runner in Boulder who wrote all about her virginity?

10 months ago 07/22/2025 2:58am EDT

re: leandro

Quality men prefer trans women

10 months ago 07/22/2025 11:22am EDT

re: leandro

this woman has lost her marbles, this entire essay can be summarized as "why don't men want me more, they're all the problem, not me" the entitlement is really something else

10 months ago 07/22/2025 11:28am EDT

re: Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper wrote:
while pearl clutching about the manosphere wrote:
The NYTimes loves posting this type of crap for some reason. It's bizarre. Many such cases.
Anyone remember the woman runner in Boulder who wrote all about her virginity?

Nah bro, who was that

10 months ago 07/22/2025 11:50am EDT

re: leandro

10 months ago 07/22/2025 12:52pm EDT

re: leandro

A girl I slept with once, months ago, sent me this article last night. I did not read it though.

10 months ago 07/22/2025 1:04pm EDT

re: colehbol

I’m not a big “end of the empire” guy, but I’d think our Paper of Record shouldn’t be amplifying this kind of vapid decadence.

People have wanted to have their cake and eat it forever. Modern society brutally represses this for good reason

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