By the time I left both my job and my husband, I had decided that neither relationship satisfied me. Both, in some ways, limited me, put controls on me and caused me unnecessary anxiety. I wanted agency, and wouldn’t settle for anything less.
Ah, there it is, she got bored of her husband and kicked him to the curb. I'm sure she had the honor to decline taking any of his money because she noped out of the marriage for no particular reason at all and he wasn't at fault, right?
Now, I still live in Harlem, although I upgraded to a nicer apartment,
Makes me sick to my stomach that women can just do that. “Hi, I’m gonna break your heart and the best part is YOU'RE gonna pay me to fuck another dude”
women don't really feel love and commitment like a man does. it shouldn't make you sick to realize this, it's just what they are.
for them, it's more like they have a 'boyfriend' position in their life that they rotate men through. the position is very important to them and the story in their head. the actual man filling the position at any given time is not all that important to them at all.
This is over two years old at this point, but there are so many howlers in the piece I thought it would be worth posting.
Perfectly functional, socially evolved, emotionally mature men aren’t really my type, at least when it comes to my personal life. You might call me a bad feminist for saying that, but I don’t think, as a 39-year-old self-sufficient professional woman, that I need to justify my tastes.
Look at this opening. Just look at this opening.
Having degrees from two of the country’s best journalism schools, I am well aware that reporters aren’t supposed to get romantically involved with subjects or sources — and indeed, I did not do so while I was covering Martin. I’m also not inclined to cheat on a spouse, given that I’m a deeply honest person.
LLLLLLOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL
Yet, today as I write this, I’m now (happily) divorced, (happily) no longer working in legacy media, and (happily) still friends with, although no longer the girlfriend of, Martin Shkreli.
Happy happy happy happy!!
While researching my book, I spoke to a number of his former girlfriends and learned how he plied them with things like jewels and expensive shoes, trips and other goodies to win their favor. I’m not really interested in free Jimmy Choos and handbags, though. Nor am I interested in transparently manipulative behavior.
If there was anything at all that Martin did to win my favor, it was offering a gift of a very different sort, one that is infinitely more valuable to me: He showed respect for my intellect and my abilities. From the beginning of our interactions, I felt as though we genuinely connected. He asked for my opinion on significant matters, and seemed to take to heart many things I said. He read my writing, for real, and talked to me about it. In fact, he was impressed enough with my work that he first encouraged me to write a book.
You know that Shkreli is incredibly intelligent but you didn't imagine he might be capable of a more sophisticated manipulation than buying you Jimmy Choos????
We started to seep into each other. He began talking about taking a “woke” turn away from his previous trolling, about contributing more significantly to rare disease treatments and no longer hiking drug prices, and about trying to do good things for society.
YES HE TOTALLY DIDN'T MANIPULATE YOU HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
By the time I left both my job and my husband, I had decided that neither relationship satisfied me. Both, in some ways, limited me, put controls on me and caused me unnecessary anxiety.
Lol
I wanted agency, and wouldn’t settle for anything less. When I went public in Elle, I knew Martin wouldn’t be pleased. The idea of splattering a personal relationship across the pages of a magazine horrified him.
But even his feelings, in that moment, took a back seat for me when it came to deciding what I wanted. Coronavirus was raging through the US prison system at the time (and still is to a significant extent). I was sick with worry for him and also tired of hiding, so I did what I felt was best.
LOL
That's a really strange way to phrase an account of looking out for someone's welfare
In the end, if it was all a manipulation — getting me to take charge of my life and write the narrative for myself — I’m glad it worked.
Perfect. Every stereotype about NYC journalists has been confirmed from this woman's own mouth.
The opening isn't "funny". She is saying the quiet part out loud, that women are repulsed by beta feminist "men". The rest is all solipsism and rationalizations for why she blew up her comfortable life. She isn't trying to convince the reader of anything. She is trying to convince herself.
Having degrees from two of the country’s best journalism schools
Having been confirmed to be a retard two times over…
If there was anything at all that Martin did to win my favor, it was offering a gift of a very different sort, one that is infinitely more valuable to me: He showed respect for my intellect and my abilities.
Same story as the “journalist” that covered Paolo Maccharini, you know, the surgeon who almost literally murdered his patients using “medical tech” he knew was fraudulent…
So of course the bitch fell in love with him, and did almost the exact same thing as here…
Except that Maccharini was cheating on his wife at the same time, I believe. But yeah, otherwise almost exactly the same, at least up to the point of her eventually throwing him under the bus when the gig was up, lol…
Ah, there it is, she got bored of her husband and kicked him to the curb. I'm sure she had the honor to decline taking any of his money because she noped out of the marriage for no particular reason at all and he wasn't at fault, right?
I guess not.
Makes me sick to my stomach that women can just do that. “Hi, I’m gonna break your heart and the best part is YOU'RE gonna pay me to fuck another dude”
women don't really feel love and commitment like a man does. it shouldn't make you sick to realize this, it's just what they are.
for them, it's more like they have a 'boyfriend' position in their life that they rotate men through. the position is very important to them and the story in their head. the actual man filling the position at any given time is not all that important to them at all.
Despicable.
Yeah, good for you. Everything's coming up Milhouse. I'm sure it was all worth it.
She said she's self sufficient. What, don't believe her?
Sounds like someone got what she deserved
This is over two years old at this point, but there are so many howlers in the piece I thought it would be worth posting.
Look at this opening. Just look at this opening.
LLLLLLOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL
Happy happy happy happy!!
You know that Shkreli is incredibly intelligent but you didn't imagine he might be capable of a more sophisticated manipulation than buying you Jimmy Choos????
YES HE TOTALLY DIDN'T MANIPULATE YOU HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Lol
LOL
That's a really strange way to phrase an account of looking out for someone's welfare
Perfect. Every stereotype about NYC journalists has been confirmed from this woman's own mouth.
The opening isn't "funny". She is saying the quiet part out loud, that women are repulsed by beta feminist "men". The rest is all solipsism and rationalizations for why she blew up her comfortable life. She isn't trying to convince the reader of anything. She is trying to convince herself.
When somebody writes a serious piece that's indistinguishable from parody, I think it's funny. Your mileage may vary
Having been confirmed to be a retard two times over…
“I think that stripper really liked me…”
That was funnier than the article lmao
I’ll give this to her as a half-truth at least. She is a “professional woman.” That is to say, she’s paid for being a woman.
Post-wall whores finding out they ruined their own lives never gets old.
I look forward to seeing her cameo crying in one of the many "hitting the wall/nobody wants me" video compilations that get released daily.
Yeah this woman's plan at 39 is "agency". Lady, if you didn't exercise agency in the previous almost 40 years, it's too late. You have to grow up now.
everyone knows shkrelis true love is miss teen vogue editor
How much of a loser do you have to be to get dumped by a guy while he's in prison?
Same story as the “journalist” that covered Paolo Maccharini, you know, the surgeon who almost literally murdered his patients using “medical tech” he knew was fraudulent…
So of course the bitch fell in love with him, and did almost the exact same thing as here…
Except that Maccharini was cheating on his wife at the same time, I believe. But yeah, otherwise almost exactly the same, at least up to the point of her eventually throwing him under the bus when the gig was up, lol…
Investigative “journalists” my arse…
Some interesting, and some less interesting takes on this, from Metafilter: https://www.metafilter.com/189789/The-Journalist-and-the-Pharma-Bro