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A provocative new point of view on girl historical past, the historical past of yank medication and psychology, and the background of child-rearing in contrast to the other.

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The chapters progress from a focus on splits reflecting an inhibition of relational desire (between relationships and career, relationships and identity, and relationships and sexual desire) to a focus on splits reflecting an inhibition of sexual desire (between sexual desire and safety and between sexual passion and stability), and finally to the experiences and strategies that made it possible for some women not to split. Part I: The Sexual Woman In part I, I tease out the experiences of three women struggling with their desires for relationships, successful careers, strong identities, and independence.

When we make our confl icts categorically true, we’re likely to have difficulty achieving our desires. 10 Katie was able to talk about and identify these conflicts, which was hopeful, as she tried to sort out how to fulfill her desires. But the conflicts were more solid than fluid, more external realities in Katie’s mind than complex internal experiences. Katie imagined commitment to career and commitment to relationship to be mutually exclusive and felt guilty for wanting a relationship. This split goes a long way toward explaining why Katie tended to be with unavailable men.

While Jim said he wanted to choose Katie, he worried that his girlfriend would be lost without him. Katie and his girlfriend eventually learned that he was lying to them, and he lost both of them. Katie felt deeply distressed that she had trusted him so much, and that she had believed that he would leave his girlfriend for her. Having had a relatively serious relationship helped Katie to feel secure, but also showed her some of what she missed when single. She begrudgingly came to see that she actually wanted a man in her life, and that having a relationship could have a generally stabilizing influence on her.

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