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RKS American Literature: Deception in Extramarital Relationships (Mary McCarthy)

But with the extramarital courtship, the deception was prolonged where it had been ephemeral, necessary where it had been frivolous, conspiratorial where it had been lonely. It was, in short, serious where it had been dilettantish. That it was accompanied by feelings of guilt, by sharp and genuine revulsions, only complicated and deepened its delights,Continue reading “RKS American Literature: Deception in Extramarital Relationships (Mary McCarthy)”

RKS American Literature: Extra-Marital Affair vs. Engagement (Mary McCarthy)

…yet she knew that being a potential divorcee was deeply pleasurable in somewhat the same way that being an engaged girl had been. In both cases there was at first a subterranean courtship, whose significance it was necessary to conceal from outside observers. The concealment of the original, premarital courtship had, however, been a mereContinue reading “RKS American Literature: Extra-Marital Affair vs. Engagement (Mary McCarthy)”