“So this was kissing. He had to admit Rachel seemed into it. She kept kind of rolling around and sighing. Would he be enjoying himself more if he were kissing Anna? Frankly, it was hard to ever imagine being turned on by this activity. Two boneless slabs of flesh, flopping around, like a pair of slugs mating in the cavern of your mouth. Gross, Ted. What was wrong with him?” HumorKissingDisappointmentCynicalOverthinkingKristen RoupenianYou Know You Want ThisDisconnect Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories
“After a few minutes, he decided that kissing wasn't that hard, really, although it certainly wasn't everything it was cracked up to be . . . He tried closing his eyes but it made him uncomfortable, like someone was going to sneak up behind him and plunge a knife into his back.” HumorKissingDisappointmentOverratedKristen RoupenianYou Know You Want ThisLetdown Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories
“She'd been on the hunt for some badass dude who'd go down with her into whatever dark place she was trapped in, but instead she'd ended up with this lame-ass coward, a guy who's too fucked up to tell her to get lost, but also too scared to do what he said he would do.” SufferingDisappointmentIndecisiveKristen RoupenianYou Know You Want This Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories