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Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong.

Modern Love by The New York Times

Mar 4, 202600:51:02Society & Culture

When she was growing up, the writer Lindy West was bombarded with negative messages about being fat. The whole world seemed to think she didn’t deserve love unless she lost weight. In her first book, “Shrill,” West wrote...

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Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong. is an episode from Modern Love by The New York Times. When she was growing up, the writer Lindy West was bombarded with negative messages about being fat. The whole world seem...

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Published Mar 4, 2026, 00:51:02 long, audio available.