Planet Waves by Eric Francis

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New York Times Magazine article for discussion

"The Trouble with Wanting Men" :: "Women are so fed up with dating men that the phenomenon even has a name: heterofatalism. So what do we do with our desire?"

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Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 05, 2025
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The author, Jean Garnett, and her twin sister. Photo: The New Yorker.

Good evening.

A reader sent me this a little while ago. I’m curious your response, if you could peel back a few layers and tell me what you think is going on.

The article does not need to be a novella at 5,500 words and I don’t imagine many people have time to read it — but you may hav…

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