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Does Divorce Make You Hotter?
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Glamorizing a marital split is narcissism disguised as feminism.
By Kat Rosenfield
06.01.24 — Culture and Ideas
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Five years ago, all my girlfriends suddenly decided to abandon their husbands en masse.

That is how it seemed at the time, at least. It all started when one woman blew up her marriage with one of those affairs so indiscreet that getting found out seemed like not just a risk but the entire point—then landed on her feet with generous alimony and a new boyf…

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Kat Rosenfield
Culture writer, novelist, and podcaster. On Twitter at @katrosenfield.
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