My female roommate and I are both dating and we have completely different approaches — she's strategic about playing hard to get and I'm more direct about what I want — and we keep judging each other's choices even though we're supposedly supporting each other through the same dating hellscape.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two women are discovering that their different approaches to dating reveal conflicting beliefs about female agency and authenticity in relationships.
“Where Are You with The examined female identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.