Two years ago, the country was gripped by, of all things, a New Yorker short story called "Cat Person" by Kristen Roupenian, which dealt with the murky boundaries of sexual consent in modern dating. Recently, in n+1, Tony Tulathimutte published a short story, "The Feminist," about the dangerous rage of a male feminist whose good deeds go sexually unrewarded. Diana, Millie, and Oxford talk about both stories (as well as other books like "The Beauty Myth" by Naomi Wolf, "Loner" by Teddy Wayne, and "The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P." by Adelle Waldman) and the heightened emphasis our society places on dating.

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REFERENCED RESOURCES:

The Feminist by Tony Tulathimutte: https://nplusonemag.com/issue-35/fiction-drama/the-feminist/

Cat Person by Kristen Roupenian: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person

Vox article on The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12/6/20995542/love-affairs-of-nathaniel-p-adelle-waldman

The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf: https://www.strandbooks.com/fiction/the-beauty-myth-0099595745/_/searchString/beauty%20myth

Loner by Teddy Wayne: https://www.strandbooks.com/fiction/loner-a-novel/_/searchString/loner

The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: https://www.strandbooks.com/fiction/the-love-affairs-of-nathaniel-p

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