https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person

Let's project all our issues onto this woman and the fuckboy she went on one date with.

12/11/2017 11:54:11 PM

tl;dr

12/11/2017 11:58:43 PM

I saw this being shared on twitter but I don’t see what’s so compelling about it

What’s the big deal?

12/12/2017 12:55:27 AM

^

12/12/2017 6:13:25 AM

Well that's five minutes I'll never get back.

12/12/2017 7:28:33 AM

They interviewed the author who talks about what's going on in the story:
https://www.newyorker.com/books/this-week-in-fiction/fiction-this-week-kristen-roupenian-2017-12-11

12/12/2017 9:27:33 AM

"OMG I can totally relate to one or both of these miserable people" - the internet

12/12/2017 10:22:02 AM

this made me uncomfortable because it is basically about me

i can't even count the number of times i had second thoughts about fucking a fat old guy after passing the point of no return and had to just ride it out

12/12/2017 10:31:32 AM

12/12/2017 1:39:47 PM

Numerous words. Failed to engage optical input routine. Resetting to last worthwhile thread.

12/12/2017 7:12:37 PM

I kinda liked that story. Honestly, I can relate. There have been plenty of times that I no longer was interested in continuing with sex only to keep doing it because I would have felt bad if I ended it at that moment. Ages 18 through around 23 were weird for me. A lot of that happened.

Anyway, I don't really think what happened at the end was that awful. I can relate to that side too. Going out on a "date" or just hanging out with someone, things get hot and heavy, you feel that things were generally ok, but then that person just doesn't want to see you again. The way he handled it was pretty immature (more like someone her age would handle it), but I totally get the whole being hurt and lashing out and doing anything just to get a response. I've done it.

All I can say is that I am very happy that I don't have to deal with that shit anymore.

12/13/2017 7:32:48 PM

The chick was way worse than the guy, other than the calling her a whore at the end. Like she just projected all her fantasies on him and then when he turned out to be an actual person and not the fantasy she wanted, she dropped him with no thought.

12/13/2017 8:19:28 PM

^I agree. She was totally self-obsessed in this story.

12/15/2017 11:18:23 AM