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Yes, Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing

ICYMI by Slate Podcasts

Sep 5, 202645:59Society & Culture

Many women are hiding their boyfriends online, or losing followers if they hard-launch. Some go as far as to say having a boyfriend “feels republican.” Is this heterofatalism gone too far, or a long-overdue correction to...

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