“Adults always teased me about having boyfriends, but there was an age where it was no longer a joke, the idea that boys might actually want you.” Growing UpFeminismGirlsSexism Book:The Girls Source: The Girls
“Sadness at that age had the pleasing texture of imprisonment: you reared and sulked against the bonds of parents and school and age, things that kept you from the certain happiness that awaited. When I was a sophomore in college, I had a boyfriend who spoke breathlessly of running away to Mexico - it didn't occur to me that we could no longer run away from home.” Growing UpSadnessRunning AwayAdolescenceDisillusionment Book:The Girls Source: The Girls