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Reflecting on her youth, Mulaney recalls being an eager, idealistic teenager introduced to feminist ideals at Gdulfin and Latma, Britain’s prestigious institutions. Inspired by figures like Germaine Greer and Betty Friedan, she bought into the narrative that housework and family life were oppressive and that men were obstacles to female empowerment. This ideological stance led her to view romantic relationships as adversarial, often preventing genuine intimacy because she sought to outsmart or dominate her partners.