They’re Not Your Husband
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"They’re Not Your Husband" is a short story by American writer Raymond Carver that explores themes of marital strain, insecurity, and objectification through the perspective of a struggling salesman fixated on his waitress wife’s appearance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| They’re Not Your Husband canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12875794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: They’re Not Your Husband Context triple: [Where I'm Calling From, containsWork, They’re Not Your Husband]
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A.
We Have Your Husband
"We Have Your Husband" is a 2011 television film adaptation of Jayne Garcia Valseca’s true kidnapping story, directed by and notably associated with filmmaker Tosca Musk.
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B.
Run for Your Wife
Run for Your Wife is a popular British stage farce by Ray Cooney about a London taxi driver juggling two wives in different parts of the city.
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C.
Slipping Husband
"Slipping Husband" is a song by indie rock band The National from their early album "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers," noted for its raw emotional tone and narrative lyrics.
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D.
A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man is a 1967 American comedy film that satirically explores the subject of marital infidelity through a series of humorous vignettes.
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E.
It’s Not Up to You
"It’s Not Up to You" is a contemplative, orchestral-electronic song by Björk from her 2001 album Vespertine that explores themes of surrender and acceptance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: They’re Not Your Husband Target entity description: "They’re Not Your Husband" is a short story by American writer Raymond Carver that explores themes of marital strain, insecurity, and objectification through the perspective of a struggling salesman fixated on his waitress wife’s appearance.
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A.
We Have Your Husband
"We Have Your Husband" is a 2011 television film adaptation of Jayne Garcia Valseca’s true kidnapping story, directed by and notably associated with filmmaker Tosca Musk.
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B.
Run for Your Wife
Run for Your Wife is a popular British stage farce by Ray Cooney about a London taxi driver juggling two wives in different parts of the city.
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C.
Slipping Husband
"Slipping Husband" is a song by indie rock band The National from their early album "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers," noted for its raw emotional tone and narrative lyrics.
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D.
A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man is a 1967 American comedy film that satirically explores the subject of marital infidelity through a series of humorous vignettes.
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E.
It’s Not Up to You
"It’s Not Up to You" is a contemplative, orchestral-electronic song by Björk from her 2001 album Vespertine that explores themes of surrender and acceptance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver ⓘ |
| centralConflict | husband pressuring wife to lose weight after overhearing customers ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | waitress ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | working-class American life ⓘ |
| explores |
commodification of women’s bodies
ⓘ
emotional distance between spouses ⓘ internalized misogyny ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | male ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasMaritalRelationshipBetweenCharacters | Earl and Doreen are married ⓘ |
| hasTitle | They’re Not Your Husband ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Raymond Carver’s short stories ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | minimalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Doreen
ⓘ
Earl ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | late 20th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
psychological impact of casual cruelty
ⓘ
social pressure on women’s appearance ⓘ |
| primarySetting |
a diner
ⓘ
a suburban home ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | unemployed salesman ⓘ |
| style |
dialogue-driven narrative
ⓘ
minimalist prose ⓘ |
| theme |
body image
ⓘ
economic anxiety ⓘ insecurity ⓘ marital strain ⓘ masculinity ⓘ objectification ⓘ power dynamics in relationships ⓘ |
| tone |
bleak
ⓘ
restrained ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: They’re Not Your Husband Description of subject: "They’re Not Your Husband" is a short story by American writer Raymond Carver that explores themes of marital strain, insecurity, and objectification through the perspective of a struggling salesman fixated on his waitress wife’s appearance.
Referenced by (3)
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