Culture Quote by Catherine Lacey

“We have reached a point as a culture, where the predominant view of romantic partnership is no longer about survival or wealth or creating progeny.” quote by Catherine Lacey — Download Open image

““ We have reached a point as a culture, where the predominant view of romantic partnership is no longer about survival or wealth or creating progeny. ””

Catherine Lacey

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“She missed his nothing. It had felt like something.”

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