Reflections on Hookup Culture

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Katherine Dee

May 20, 2022

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When people ask me about my romantic life before my marriage, I often tell them I was a femcel.

Hindsight being what it is, I can say now that that wasn’t quite true—I wasn’t a femcel. I just didn’t feel wanted.

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A guest post by

Katherine Dee

Internet ethnographer. I want to talk to you if you grew up with unrestricted access to the Internet. Tech correspondent at The Spectator. Staff Critic at Tablet. Bylines in The Dispatch, WSJ, The New York Times, and Politico. Accepting commissions.