Her book contains endless references to romantic pop culture moments, and if you were just dumped, she would undoubtedly cancel her plans to watch You've Got Mail with you. It's important to note that Roberson does not denounce or disapprove of consuming or enjoying romantic media. Dating men while hating men means having a political awareness, doing your part to make social changes and being engaged in the causes that you care about. While the women's movement has come a long way, there is still a lot of work to be done when it comes to gender equality, looking at intersectional issues, closing the gender pay gap, making abortion more accessible, and creating media that's more representative of the way that real women live.

Not that romance isn't lovely, it just shouldn't be every woman's job.' 'A lot of our pop culture, or culture as a whole, hasn't caught up to the idea that women don't need to structure their lives around dudes and romance. 'Since women didn't have access to education, employment, birth control, 'the franchise,' they literally had to get married in order to enjoy luxuries like 'food' and 'shelter,'' Roberson tells Elite Daily. Rest assured, Roberson shares that dating men whilst hating men is less about literally hating individual men and more about working to dismantle the structural gender-based power imbalances within Western society. Of course, if you totally love your dad, brother, dog walker, barista, or heck, even your boyfriend (and anyone else in your life that identifies as a man), you may find the phrase 'hate men' to be a little provocative. I sat down with Roberson over breakfast to talk about the patriarchy, texting crushes, making art about the idiots who've caused you pain, and six life-changing tips on how to date men when you hate men. We can all date men when we hate men, and we can get through it together. And although you might be a bit upset that you didn't come up with such a topical concept for a modern romance novel, worry not. Of course, a quick Google search will show you that comedic writer (and general icon), Blythe Roberson, has already beat you to it. As you walk home (alone), you realize that you have enough stories about the frustration of men and romancé to fill a book - perhaps literally called: How To Date Men When You Hate Men. You quickly realize that despite months of flirty texts, the literal paper notes you've exchanged, and all those times you were about to kiss - that you are *not* on a date. You're sitting across from your crush in an urban-chic night-café (constructed out of an old shipping container), when he mentions his long-term girlfriend (who you've never previously heard of).

How to date men when you hate