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Why do so many romantic fantasies lean into voluntary helplessness?
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April 1, 2026
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1:00Now PlayingThe ‘girl math’ just isn’t adding up for author and CEO of The Financial Diet, Chelsea Fagan. For Chelsea, ‘girl math’ and trends like it are just another indicator of our financial fantasies gone awry. And the worst one of all? The idea that a woman giving up all her financial freedom to a partner is aspirational. Chelsea joins NPR’s It’s Been a Minute host Brittany Luse to answer the question: is it really love if you don’t have the financial ability to come and go as you please?
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