Can't say it sounds like a good choice

Ariel Levy on the institution of marriage, by way of Elizabeth Gilbert's new book.

In the same issue of the New Yorker, Jennifer Egan's powerful fiction piece also addresses the topic.

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Since we're on the topic of commitment with the threat of co-dependence, as discussed in New Yorker articles, this might be a good time to tell you that I don't think I'll renew my subscription to the New Yorker, which expires in less than a month. I love it--you know that--but I love it so much that it keeps me from reading other things, and I think it's time to move on. I'm not sure my resolve will last, but I think it's what I have to do.