THE FUSE

Imagine meeting the love of your life, entering a relationship with them, and then belatedly realizing your literal body rejects the union. It sounds like some kind of sick cosmic joke, but anecdotal evidence suggests it could be a reality for some. In recent months, a number of personal stories about women speculating they are essentially “allergic” to their boyfriends or husbands—their words, not ours—have cropped up on social media, fascinating and horrifying in equal measure.