Why Jane Austen Is Better For Your Love Life Than Sarah J. Maas
Listening to a recent episode of the Mel Robbins Podcast, I was surprised to hear her list Sarah J. Maas’ "A Court of Thorns and Roses" among other life-changing books she recommends to her listeners. Not only did she recommend listening to a dramatic audio of the young adult series, she reveled in how much sex there is in the first book alone.
“You literally will blush as you listen to this thing,” she said. It’s become common knowledge that while men are visually stimulated, women are more enticed by narrative, where we can become invested in the characters before sex scenes arrive. But this difference in media has somehow given women a cultural pass to read (or listen to) pornography while simultaneously criticizing men for watching it, and it’s damaging our relationships.