Status Updates From La trama del matrimonio

To this point of the story, wehave since been introduced to the two male romantic interests and their inner monologue.

They're worse than Maddy. Both in how they think and behave.

I see and get what Jeffrey Eugenides is doing narratively on an intellectual level and what commentary he's making. But his characters are irritating in a way I can't look past to make space for the literary examination.