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February 14, 2023 by Daphne Young · Your Main Squeeze

What Are Men Good For? Here’s One Answer

There was only one thing that could make Daphne Young call her lying, cheating ex. She encountered it in the kitchen sink one terrible night.

NEXTTRIBE FAVORITE Editor's Note: Tomorrow, NextTribe is marking its sixth anniversary. To celebrate this month, we are sharing our favorite articles from the 1,500 plus we've published so far. Yes, this one about what men are good for might seem a sour choice for Valentine’s Day, but we love how real it is and how it captures the real struggle so many of us have with romantic relationships. And Daphne Young just kills us with her style and humor. The piece was originally published in Dorothy Parker’s Ashes, a fabulous, NextTribe-endorsed literary magazine run by and for women.

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At first, you don’t miss him. What an asshole, right? Seven years with a loser who lied through his teeth, lived a double life, and exhausted you with the predictability of his unabashed failures. He was always big, bold, and brave in the face of mythical tyranny.

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