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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]** Spoilers for the book Intermezzo by Sally Rooney **

So part of the plot is this guy is deeply in love with his college gf. They are now in their early thirties. She was in a very bad car accident in their twenties, which leaves her with chronic pain for the rest of her life. She can no longer have penetrative sex and other sex acts are difficult as well (like blow jobs). Again, her pain is very bad and affects her on a daily basis etc. She is described as being very frail and walking like an old woman.

Her bf, the main character, initially wants to stay together, but she pushes him away because she knows he can’t live without frequent, high quality sex, which she can no longer provide. The best she can do is a hand job. He eventually gets together with another girl who he does have a good sex life with. But he’s still emotionally hung up on the first girl. He tries to get back together with her after his dad dies and he sees her at the funeral but he realizes he can’t be exclusive with someone he’s not having sex with. They end up in a thrupple with the other woman, which strikes me as highly unrealistic (!) and a cop out but never mind that.

Anyway, to the point of the book, do you think it’s true that most men cannot live without frequent penetrative sex and would leave someone they love over this?

I’m curious as to what men think of this. All of the reviewers are saying the author “nailed” the male mind and voice.[/quote]

Ah yes, I’m sure **checks notes** Sally Rooney has nailed the male perspective by presenting a noble female protagonist who is literally suffering constant physical pain, compounded by the psychological pain of knowing that she can never physically satisfy her true love who is willing to nevertheless martyr herself for that love, and the equally noble male character who … supports her decision.

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Femcel fanfic.[/quote]

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