Jia Tolentino

They're at dinner just like furiously looking at the menu. They're kind of being like, I'm fucking sick of Thai food. Like you can feel they're like, when's this bottle of rosé going to get here so we can stop just avoiding eye contact with each other.

They're at dinner just like furiously looking at the menu. They're kind of being like, I'm fucking sick of Thai food. Like you can feel they're like, when's this bottle of rosé going to get here so we can stop just avoiding eye contact with each other.

It's a victory to our lives.

It's a victory to our lives.

And they're all correct. Like, they're all accurate. Like, the reads are accurate. They say to Lori, like, the thing that makes you disappointed changes, but you're always disappointed. And it's like, that's right.

And they're all correct. Like, they're all accurate. Like, the reads are accurate. They say to Lori, like, the thing that makes you disappointed changes, but you're always disappointed. And it's like, that's right.

And then she says, Kate, you're a fake bitch.

And then she says, Kate, you're a fake bitch.

And it's like, yeah, it's all correct.

And it's like, yeah, it's all correct.

And Kate's like, I suppressed that. Excuse me.

And Kate's like, I suppressed that. Excuse me.

That's not, we suppressed that together. I did like the line of dialogue where Jacqueline tells Laurie, you always choose the short stick. And then you think you got the short stick.

That's not, we suppressed that together. I did like the line of dialogue where Jacqueline tells Laurie, you always choose the short stick. And then you think you got the short stick.

Yeah. And that was kind of brutal.

Yeah. And that was kind of brutal.

But do you think Jacqueline meant it was like you chose the thing that was going to be hard? Like, you know, like you chose the thing that was not going to be easy. You're having to fight your way up at this firm. You know, presumably this relationship with this man was also not easy. And then you're upset about it not being easy. Right, exactly. That's good. That's devastating.

But do you think Jacqueline meant it was like you chose the thing that was going to be hard? Like, you know, like you chose the thing that was not going to be easy. You're having to fight your way up at this firm. You know, presumably this relationship with this man was also not easy. And then you're upset about it not being easy. Right, exactly. That's good. That's devastating.

You can't feel self-righteous about choosing the path that's hard work and then feel like a victim for having had to work for your shit.

You can't feel self-righteous about choosing the path that's hard work and then feel like a victim for having had to work for your shit.