As Olivia Wilde’s period thriller Don’t Worry Darling hits the big screen, what’s behind our enduring fascination with the desperate housewife in popular culture?

As Olivia Wildeu2019s period thriller Donu2019t Worry Darling hits the big screen, whatu2019s behind our enduring fascination with the desperate housewife in popular culture?

Donu2019t Worry Darling: why are fascinated by desperate housewives?

Don’t Worry Darling: why are fascinated by desperate housewives?

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We are especially drawn to housewife stories set in the past because they reflect the very real concerns women still have in the present day

Don’t Worry Darling comes out at the tail-end of a pandemic which researchers at one point warned could send society back to a 1950s way of living

Don’t Worry Darling: the psychology behind our enduring fascination with the desperate housewife