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The Other Significant Others
by Rhaina Cohen • 2024
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
3.93
5k+
The Other Significant Others Summary
The Other Significant Others 90%
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
by Rhaina Cohen 2024
3.93
5k+ ratings
Why Love Hurts
by Eva Illouz • 2011
Romantic misery has a blueprint. Markets and technology designed it long before you ever swiped.
3.99
2k+
Why Love Hurts Summary
Why Love Hurts 88%
Romantic misery has a blueprint. Markets and technology designed it long before you ever swiped.
by Eva Illouz 2011
3.99
2k+ ratings
Sounds Fake But Okay
by Sarah Costello • 2023
Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.
3.66
1k+
Sounds Fake But Okay Summary
Sounds Fake But Okay 87%
Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.
by Sarah Costello 2023
3.66
1k+ ratings
Single at Heart
by Bella DePaulo • 2023
Why lifelong single women in their 70s are the healthiest, least stressed people in the room.
3.96
221
Single at Heart Summary
Single at Heart 87%
Why lifelong single women in their 70s are the healthiest, least stressed people in the room.
by Bella DePaulo 2023
3.96
221 ratings
Ace
by Angela Chen • 2020
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
4.34
20k+
Ace Summary
Ace 87%
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
by Angela Chen 2020
4.34
20k+ ratings
Labor of Love
by Moira Weigel • 2016
The dinner-and-a-movie date is a recent invention, and its real author is capitalism.
3.69
1k+
Labor of Love Summary
Labor of Love 87%
The dinner-and-a-movie date is a recent invention, and its real author is capitalism.
by Moira Weigel 2016
3.69
1k+ ratings
Sex from Scratch
by Sarah Mirk • 2014
The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.
3.76
655
Sex from Scratch Summary
Sex from Scratch 87%
The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.
by Sarah Mirk 2014
3.76
655 ratings
All About Love
by bell hooks • 1999
Love is a practice, not a feeling. A feminist philosopher on what the mix-up costs us all.
4.00
141k+
All About Love Summary
All About Love 86%
Love is a practice, not a feeling. A feminist philosopher on what the mix-up costs us all.
by bell hooks 1999
4.00
141k+ ratings
Against the Machine
by Paul Kingsnorth • 2025
The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.
3.95
3k+
Against the Machine Summary
Against the Machine 86%
The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.
by Paul Kingsnorth 2025
3.95
3k+ ratings
Things No One Taught Us About Love
by Vex King • 2024
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
4.06
3k+
Things No One Taught Us About Love Summary
Things No One Taught Us About Love 86%
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
by Vex King 2024
4.06
3k+ ratings
Amor líquido
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2003
Relationships now work like shopping: browse, compare, discard. What happens to our ability to love.
3.74
8k+
Amor líquido Summary
Amor líquido 86%
Relationships now work like shopping: browse, compare, discard. What happens to our ability to love.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2003
3.74
8k+ ratings
Modern Love
by Daniel Jones • 2007
Endless choice was supposed to make love easier. These true stories reveal the catch.
4.19
14k+
Modern Love Summary
Modern Love 86%
Endless choice was supposed to make love easier. These true stories reveal the catch.
by Daniel Jones 2007
4.19
14k+ ratings
A Return to Modesty
by Wendy Shalit • 1998
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
3.79
1k+
A Return to Modesty Summary
A Return to Modesty 86%
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
by Wendy Shalit 1998
3.79
1k+ ratings
Existentialism and Romantic Love
by Skye Cleary • 2015
Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.
4.08
74
Existentialism and Romantic Love Summary
Existentialism and Romantic Love 86%
Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.
by Skye Cleary 2015
4.08
74 ratings
Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women
by Jayne Ann Krentz • 1992
What if romance novels carry a code that literary culture has never learned to read?
3.91
424
Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women Summary
Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women 86%
What if romance novels carry a code that literary culture has never learned to read?
by Jayne Ann Krentz 1992
3.91
424 ratings
We
by Robert A. Johnson • 1983
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
4.20
2k+
We Summary
We 86%
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
by Robert A. Johnson 1983
4.20
2k+ ratings
Dream Lovers
by Alfie Bown • 2022
Dating apps and VR porn aren't built for your satisfaction. They want you predictable.
3.62
42
Dream Lovers Summary
Dream Lovers 86%
Dating apps and VR porn aren't built for your satisfaction. They want you predictable.
by Alfie Bown 2022
3.62
42 ratings
More Than Two
by Franklin Veaux • 2014
Polyamory fails with rules, not jealousy. The guide to multiple relationships built on boundaries.
4.23
5k+
More Than Two Summary
More Than Two 86%
Polyamory fails with rules, not jealousy. The guide to multiple relationships built on boundaries.
by Franklin Veaux 2014
4.23
5k+ ratings
The Manipulated Man
by Esther Vilar • 1971
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
3.58
2k+
The Manipulated Man Summary
The Manipulated Man 86%
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
by Esther Vilar 1971
3.58
2k+ ratings
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
by Becky Chambers • 2021
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
4.21
193k+
A Psalm for the Wild-Built Summary
A Psalm for the Wild-Built 86%
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.21
193k+ ratings
Beyond Money
by Anitra Nelson • 2022
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
2.96
24
Beyond Money Summary
Beyond Money 86%
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
by Anitra Nelson 2022
2.96
24 ratings
Hard-Core Romance
by Eva Illouz • 2013
A sociologist explains why Fifty Shades conquered the world: BDSM solves what modern romance cannot.
3.51
283
Hard-Core Romance Summary
Hard-Core Romance 86%
A sociologist explains why Fifty Shades conquered the world: BDSM solves what modern romance cannot.
by Eva Illouz 2013
3.51
283 ratings
Singlism
by Bella DePaulo • 2011
Married couples get the breaks. Single people pay the full price, at tax time and beyond.
3.57
47
Singlism Summary
Singlism 86%
Married couples get the breaks. Single people pay the full price, at tax time and beyond.
by Bella DePaulo 2011
3.57
47 ratings
Why Liberalism Failed
by Patrick J. Deneen • 2018
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
3.84
4k+
Why Liberalism Failed Summary
Why Liberalism Failed 86%
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
by Patrick J. Deneen 2018
3.84
4k+ ratings
Friendship in an Age of Economics
by Todd May • 2012
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
3.72
29
Friendship in an Age of Economics Summary
Friendship in an Age of Economics 86%
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
by Todd May 2012
3.72
29 ratings
How To Think More About Sex
by Alain de Botton • 2012
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
3.47
6k+
How To Think More About Sex Summary
How To Think More About Sex 86%
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
by Alain de Botton 2012
3.47
6k+ ratings
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives
by Manon Garcia • 2018
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
3.90
890
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives Summary
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives 86%
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
by Manon Garcia 2018
3.90
890 ratings
The Wall Speaks
by Jerr • 2021
A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.
4.42
241
The Wall Speaks Summary
The Wall Speaks 86%
A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.
by Jerr 2021
4.42
241 ratings
Methodology of the Oppressed
by Chela Sandoval • 2000
The West just discovered fragmentation. The oppressed call it home, and they have a manual.
4.15
408
Methodology of the Oppressed Summary
Methodology of the Oppressed 86%
The West just discovered fragmentation. The oppressed call it home, and they have a manual.
by Chela Sandoval 2000
4.15
408 ratings
Elite Capture
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò • 2022
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
3.98
4k+
Elite Capture Summary
Elite Capture 86%
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò 2022
3.98
4k+ ratings
Adam and Eve After the Pill
by Mary Eberstadt • 2012
The sexual revolution promised freedom but delivered misery to women, children, and the poor.
3.95
512
Adam and Eve After the Pill Summary
Adam and Eve After the Pill 86%
The sexual revolution promised freedom but delivered misery to women, children, and the poor.
by Mary Eberstadt 2012
3.95
512 ratings
The Mimicking of Known Successes
by Malka Ann Older • 2023
An arrogant scholar vanishes on a gas giant colony. To find him, an investigator enlists her ex.
3.59
10k+
The Mimicking of Known Successes Summary
The Mimicking of Known Successes 86%
An arrogant scholar vanishes on a gas giant colony. To find him, an investigator enlists her ex.
by Malka Ann Older 2023
3.59
10k+ ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 86%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
you left me on read
by akhira • 2023
When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.
3.73
1k+
you left me on read Summary
you left me on read 86%
When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.
by akhira 2023
3.73
1k+ ratings
Is This Love or Dopamine?
by Iona David • 2022
Emojis, ghosting, and the 0.4-second impression: what your texts say when your mouth isn't moving.
3.35
155
Is This Love or Dopamine? Summary
Is This Love or Dopamine? 86%
Emojis, ghosting, and the 0.4-second impression: what your texts say when your mouth isn't moving.
by Iona David 2022
3.35
155 ratings
The Book of Numbers
by Aaron Clarey • 2020
A man holds a 0.0007% lottery ticket for a happy marriage. The ticket costs $260,000.
4.10
627
The Book of Numbers Summary
The Book of Numbers 86%
A man holds a 0.0007% lottery ticket for a happy marriage. The ticket costs $260,000.
by Aaron Clarey 2020
4.10
627 ratings
Designer Relationships
by Mark A. Michaels • 2015
Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.
3.68
854
Designer Relationships Summary
Designer Relationships 86%
Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.
by Mark A. Michaels 2015
3.68
854 ratings
The Ethical Slut
by Janet W. Hardy • 1997
How to love more than one person without deception: the rules, scripts, and hard conversations.
3.94
28k+
The Ethical Slut Summary
The Ethical Slut 86%
How to love more than one person without deception: the rules, scripts, and hard conversations.
by Janet W. Hardy 1997
3.94
28k+ ratings
The Outsourced Self
by Arlie Russell Hochschild • 2012
The village is gone. Strangers find partners, raise children, tell us what to want.
3.66
337
The Outsourced Self Summary
The Outsourced Self 86%
The village is gone. Strangers find partners, raise children, tell us what to want.
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2012
3.66
337 ratings
Filosofía ante el desánimo
by José Carlos Ruiz • 2021
They sold us connection, stimulation, and self-optimization. Now we're fragile, bored, and lonely.
3.99
518
Filosofía ante el desánimo Summary
Filosofía ante el desánimo 86%
They sold us connection, stimulation, and self-optimization. Now we're fragile, bored, and lonely.
by José Carlos Ruiz 2021
3.99
518 ratings
Living a Feminist Life
by Sara Ahmed • 2017
Feminism starts with a bodily sensation of wrongness. Living it means refusing to keep the peace.
4.30
3k+
Living a Feminist Life Summary
Living a Feminist Life 86%
Feminism starts with a bodily sensation of wrongness. Living it means refusing to keep the peace.
by Sara Ahmed 2017
4.30
3k+ ratings
Love is a Story
by Robert J. Sternberg • 1998
You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.
3.74
271
Love is a Story Summary
Love is a Story 86%
You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.
by Robert J. Sternberg 1998
3.74
271 ratings
Loveless
by Alice Oseman • 2020
Georgia has faked crushes for years. At university, she's determined to finally feel a real one.
4.17
122k+
Loveless Summary
Loveless 86%
Georgia has faked crushes for years. At university, she's determined to finally feel a real one.
by Alice Oseman 2020
4.17
122k+ ratings
The New Vichy Syndrome
by Theodore Dalrymple • 2010
Europeans were never richer or healthier. The rot is in the soul, not the balance sheet.
3.89
238
The New Vichy Syndrome Summary
The New Vichy Syndrome 86%
Europeans were never richer or healthier. The rot is in the soul, not the balance sheet.
by Theodore Dalrymple 2010
3.89
238 ratings
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41)
by Juan Manuel Burgos • 2012
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
4.46
26
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) Summary
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) 85%
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
by Juan Manuel Burgos 2012
4.46
26 ratings
Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho • 2003
A Brazilian prostitute in Geneva meets a painter who sees her soul, not her body.
3.72
192k+
Eleven Minutes Summary
Eleven Minutes 85%
A Brazilian prostitute in Geneva meets a painter who sees her soul, not her body.
by Paulo Coelho 2003
3.72
192k+ ratings
Every Day
by David Levithan • 2012
A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.
3.89
244k+
Every Day Summary
Every Day 85%
A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.
by David Levithan 2012
3.89
244k+ ratings
Sex Matters
by Mona Charen • 2018
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
3.71
331
Sex Matters Summary
Sex Matters 85%
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
by Mona Charen 2018
3.71
331 ratings
The True and Only Heaven
by Christopher Lasch • 1991
Progress is exhausted; the only usable past belongs to those who doubted it.
4.36
382
The True and Only Heaven Summary
The True and Only Heaven 85%
Progress is exhausted; the only usable past belongs to those who doubted it.
by Christopher Lasch 1991
4.36
382 ratings
Nice Is Just a Place in France
by The Betches • 2013
Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.
3.11
5k+
Nice Is Just a Place in France Summary
Nice Is Just a Place in France 85%
Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.
by The Betches 2013
3.11
5k+ ratings
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