The Mother Of It All The State of the Hetero Union Part 1: Sex, Marriage, and 'Big D Desire' with Amanda Montei and Tracy Clark-Flory
In Part 1 of our jam-packed conversation with feminist writers Tracy Clark-Flory and Amanda Montei, Sarah and Miranda attempt to unpack why this has been such a big year for examining sex in hetero-marriage, the specter of patriarchy haunting all of our marital beds, and whether or not good sex is possible anymore in a hetero-marriage.
Links:
* Amanda Montei’s “Can a Sexless Marriage Be a Happy One? Can a Sexless Marriage Be a Happy One?” in the New York Times Magazine
* Liars by Sarah Manguso
* All Fours by Miranda July
* Tracy on The Endless Repetition of Heterosexuality
* Want by Gillian Anderson
* Anne Hathaway’s The Idea Of You
* Tracy Clark-Flory’s fabulous newsletter, TCF Emails and her book, Want Me.
* Amanda Montei’s fabulous newsletter, Mad Woman, and her book, Touched Out.
Culture Recs:
* Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women and the related television series
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