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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read the NYT piece and yeah - red flag city. She seemed to be clearly ignoring her instincts + not really thinking about the future.

That said, especially since there are no kids involved, then these three adults can feel free to experiment and see what happens. It is not hurting anyone except potentially themselves.[/quote]

Agree on the kids, disagree it's not hurting anyone. As a longtime reader of West's writing, I actually find this piece so weird and potentially have negative impacts on her fan base.

A lot of women follow West specifically because they struggle with a lot of the same issues around self and social acceptance. Whether it's for weight or other reasons, her writing has long explored this idea of how women can value themselves even when other people, or society at large, is telling them they shouldn't.

I find this so disappointing because it really just feels her husband is using Lindy's struggles with self worth against her to convince her to accept a relationship that isn't what she wanted. For readers who have sometimes turned to her writing to work on their own empowerment and sense of self worth, it's confusing and almost embarrassing.

Hard dislike.[/quote]

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