All of the women I grew up with are feminists.
This is something Christopher says she doesn’t consider a “conscious choice” because “My feminism is part of who I am. Hannah is an outspoken feminist who doesn’t tolerate sexist men, and mentions of feminist buzzwords such as “toxic masculinity” abound in the book. That’s why I had Jack treat her identity with tact and curiosity instead of projecting his own ideas on to her.” I think it was important to me that Hannah shared my experiences because I felt like I could really dig in and explore how her identity has affected relationships in the past and show how she deserved to be treated by her love interest. “It literally brings tears to my eyes every time.
“One of my favorite things is when readers message me to tell me that they feel seen when they read Hannah and Jack’s story,” she said. The response to this approach has been gratifying for Christopher. I really wanted to explore what that has meant to me in my real life, specifically as it relates to my romantic life,” said Christopher. “I sometimes feel as though white authors will write in a biracial character to add diversity to their books without delving into how that shapes a character. In addition to some of the pitfalls of modern dating explored in the book (Jack meets Hannah while his friends are scrolling through dating apps and disparaging women’s looks), Christopher used her experiences as a biracial woman to inform Hannah’s dating adventures. I generally write stories so that I can understand something about myself or the world better, and I think I wrote Not the Girl You Marry so that I could understand what type of man a woman as jaded as Hannah (i.e., me) could fall for.”
“Like Hannah, I’ve sort of given up on finding someone because I find dating to be so unpleasant that I’ve opted out. “I think my frustration with dating as a cisgender, heterosexual woman was really the genesis of the story,” she said. Christopher didn’t just have a pop culture inspiration for her new novel, but a deeply personal one.
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