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The 'marry him' essay

On the perennial ploy of telling hetero women that marriage is the solution for the inequities they face—in fertility, childcare, finances, and everything else.

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Yesterday, an essay in The Cut went viral, just as it was designed to do. In any moment, but especially the current “divorce moment,” this piece is clickbait, a guaranteed hate-read, and fodder for collective outrage. In the essay, Grazie Sophia Christie writes about the benefits of having strategically married at a young age, and…

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