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* AmIJustAToyToYou: Nate almost doesn't ask Hannah out because he's come to dread the moment when the woman he's with realizes all he's interested in is sex.
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* BlackSheep: Hannah's two sisters got married, succeeded in their careers, and stayed in Illinois.
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** [[spoiler: And Hannah caps off her last angry, accusatory email to Nate with "You're really bad in bed."]]
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-->''"Anyway, there's just one other thing I wanted to tell you. You're really bad in bed."''
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-->''"Anyway, there's just one other thing I wanted to tell you. You're really bad in bed."''
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** Kara serves as another downplayed, specific version. She has degrees Stanford and Johns Hopkins, but in person she comes off dull and unself-aware.
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** Kara serves as another downplayed, specific version. She has degrees from Stanford and Johns Hopkins, but in person she comes off dull and unself-aware.
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* LetsWaitAwhile: Hannah invites Nate to her apartment on their second date and lets him stay the night, but suggests it's too early to have sex.
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* ImAManICantHelpIt/AllWomanArePrudes: Nate considers invoking these principles to justify cheating on Kristen, but decides that kind of reasoning is too sordid.
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* ImAManICantHelpIt/AllWomanArePrudes: ImAManICantHelpIt: Nate considers invoking these principles to justify cheating on Kristen, but decides that kind of reasoning is too sordid.
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** Kara serves as another downplayed, specific version. She has degrees Stanford and Johns Hopkins, but in person she comes off dull and unself-aware.
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* CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: [[spoiler: In the final chapter, in which Nate and Greer are a couple, he/we learn that Juliet got engaged, Aurit's boyfriend Hans has decided to stay in New York with her, Elisa is dating a reporter at the newsmagazine she works for, and Hannah is allegedly seeing a documentarian. Justified in that the last chapter takes place over several months, so it's not like all of his previous partners immediately paired off with someone else.]]
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* CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: [[spoiler: In the final chapter, in which Nate and Greer are a couple, he/we learn that Juliet got engaged, Aurit's boyfriend Hans has decided to stay in New York with her, Elisa is dating a reporter at the newsmagazine she works for, and Hannah is allegedly seeing a documentarian.documentary filmmaker. Justified in that the last chapter takes place over several months, so it's not like all of his previous partners immediately paired off with someone else.]]
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* CryingAfterSex: [[spoiler: Greer.]]
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* CryingAfterSex: [[spoiler: Greer.Greer, after having sex with Nate on their first date.]]
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* ImAManICantHelpIt: Nate considers invoking this to justify cheating on Kristen, but decides that kind of reasoning is too sordid.
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* ImAManICantHelpIt: ImAManICantHelpIt/AllWomanArePrudes: Nate considers invoking this these principles to justify cheating on Kristen, but decides that kind of reasoning is too sordid.
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* SexualKarma: Zig-zagged. Nate cheats on Kristen, described as a deeply good person, with a random, trashy girl at a party. The sex is so unpleasant that it renews his appreciation for Kristen, though he still entertains the thought of cheating on her again. And then with Hannah, Nate likes that they have "plain missionary-style sex, no theatrics," but after a while he grows bored with it. In fact, the only thing that brings the spark back is Hannah divulging that she slept around in high school. [[spoiler: Then Nate starts dating Greer, who's less morally upright than Hannah but more exciting in bed. But it's suggested that sex becomes less kinky as their relationship grows more serious.]]
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* SexualKarma: Zig-zagged. Nate deliberately cheats on Kristen, described as a deeply good person, with a random, trashy girl at a party. The sex is so unpleasant that it renews his appreciation for Kristen, makes him feel especially guilty, though he still entertains the thought of cheating on her again. And then with Hannah, Nate likes that they have "plain missionary-style sex, no theatrics," but after a while he grows bored with it. In fact, the only thing that brings the spark back is Hannah divulging that she slept around in high school. [[spoiler: Then Nate starts dating Greer, who's less morally upright than Hannah but more exciting in bed. But it's suggested that sex becomes less kinky as their relationship grows more serious.]]again.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Zig-zagged. Nate cheats on Kristen, described as a deeply good person, with a random, trashy girl at a party. The sex is so unpleasant that it renews his appreciation for Kristen, though he still entertains the thought of cheating on her again. And then with Hannah, Nate likes that they have "plain missionary-style sex, no theatrics," but after a while he grows bored with it. In fact, the only thing that brings the spark back is Hannah divulging that she slept around in high school. [[spoiler: Then Nate starts dating Greer, who's less morally upright than Hannah but more exciting in bed. But it's suggested that sex becomes less kinky as their relationship grows more serious.]]
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* SexualKarma: Zig-zagged. Nate cheats on Kristen, described as a deeply good person, with a random, trashy girl at a party. The sex is so unpleasant that it renews his appreciation for Kristen, though he still entertains the thought of cheating on her again. And then with Hannah, Nate likes that they have "plain missionary-style sex, no theatrics," but after a while he grows bored with it. In fact, the only thing that brings the spark back is Hannah divulging that she slept around in high school. [[spoiler: Then Nate starts dating Greer, who's less morally upright than Hannah but more exciting in bed. But it's suggested that sex becomes less kinky as their relationship grows more serious.]]
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Waldman also wrote a short story ''New Year's'', a prequel giving us Nate's friend Aurit's {{Backstory}} and her history with him.
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Waldman also wrote a short story ''New Year's'', "New Year's," a prequel giving us Nate's friend Aurit's {{Backstory}} and her history with him.
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* BetterAsFriends: Aurit decides this about her and Nate. Waldman's follow-up short story ''New Year's'' delves into why.
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* BetterAsFriends: Aurit decides this about her and Nate. Waldman's follow-up short story ''New Year's'' "New Year's" delves into why.
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* HiddenDepths: Nate and his friends treat Aurit like a SoapboxSadie, but New Year's reveals her complex feelings about herself, feminism, and Nate.
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* HiddenDepths: Nate and his friends treat Aurit like a SoapboxSadie, but New Year's "New Year's" reveals her complex feelings about herself, feminism, and Nate.
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* StupidSexyFriend: Aurit is embarrassed to find herself crushing on Nate in New Year's.
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* StupidSexyFriend: Aurit is embarrassed to find herself crushing on Nate in New "New Year's."
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* StupidSexyFriend: Aurit is embarrassed to find herself crushing on Nate in New Year's.
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* HiddenDepths: Nate and his friends treat Aurit like a SoapboxSadie, but New Year's reveals her complex feelings about herself, feminism, and Nate.
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* {{Prequel}}: The short story ''New Year's'' gives us Aurit's {{Backstory}} and her history with Nate.
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