Forget my phone, if I die, hide my Kindle. Why Women Love Book Boyfriends: Fantasy, Marriage & Desire

So Why Are We All in Love With Men Who Don't Exist?

Because they're uncomplicated.

Because they're exciting.

Because they're safe fantasies.

Because they let us escape.

Because they remind us what anticipation feels like.

Because sometimes it's nice to be wanted without simultaneously being asked where the ketchup is.

Because women who spend their entire lives taking care of everyone else occasionally want to imagine being completely taken care of.

And yes.

Sometimes we read them because the man knows his way around a bedroom.

We're grown women.

We can admit it.