“If I told a joke that crushed, or a line worked really well, I’d use it again. That’s one of the tells of a fuckboy: the trail of chaos, anger, and hurt they leave behind them. The fuckboy awakeningThe paradox presented by the fuckboy is: how does consensual, even sought-after sex leave such a sour taste? Communication breakdownIn seeking to understand fuckboys, Lubrano says she doesn’t mean to defend them: “Often, they are taking advantage.” Former fuckboys frequently told her they got “sucked into the logic” of being a fuckboy, sometimes only semi-consciously.