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When can we say well be single foreverand thats okay One woman questionsour societys pathologizing of loneliness in this crackling incisive blend of memoir and cultural reporting
The Lonely Hunter challenged everything I assumed about the nature of loneliness and what it means to lead an authentic lifeDoree Shafrir author of Thanks for Waiting and Startup A Novel
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Cosmopolitan
One evening thirtysomething writer Aime Lutkin found herself at a dinner party surrounded by couples When the conversation turned to her love life Lutkin stated simply I dont really know if Im going to date anyone ever again Some people are just alone forever Her friends rushed to assure her that love comes when you least expect it and to make recommendations for new dating apps But Lutkin wondered Why when there are more unmarried adults than ever before is there so much pressure to couple up Why does everyone treat me as though my real life wont start until I find a partner Isnt this my real life the one Im living right now Is there something wrong with me or is there something wrong with our culture
Over the course of the next year Lutkin set out to answer these questions and to see if there really was some trick to escaping loneliness She went on hundreds of dates read the sociologists authors and relationship experts exploring singlehood and loneliness dove into the wellness industrial complex tossed it all aside to bingewatch Netflix and eat nachos and probed the capitalist structures that make alternative family arrangements nearly impossible
Chockfull of razorsharp observations and poignant moments of vulnerability The Lonely Hunter is a stirring account of one womans experience of being alone and a revealing expos of our cultures deep biases against the uncoupled Blazingly smart insightful and full of heart this is a book for anyone determined to make follow and break their own rules
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