Dear Alyne

My Years as a Married Virgin

By: Alyne Tamir

Narrated by: Alyne Tamir

From world traveler, entrepreneur, and content creator @DearAlyne, a vulnerable and hilarious memoir of how she escaped the restrictive expectations of her family and faith and found herself in the process.

Alyne Tamir was raised to live her life for others: for her husband, her family, and the Mormon church. For twenty-five years, she put them ahead of herself, repressing things that didn’t fit the neat, traditional story that had been written for her. On the surface, her life seemed picture-perfect. But in reality, Alyne was miserable, struggling to reconcile her flawless image with the pain and humiliation of abuse, an eating disorder, infidelity, and depression.

Until Alyne reached a breaking point: the day her husband asked for a divorce—over email. Thank God! Or, not God. Finally free from the expectations of her family and faith, Alyne had to start a new life, which meant rediscovering herself and what she secretly wanted all along: the liberating life of a digital nomad.

In a singular voice brimming with honesty and humor, Alyne invites us on a journey of strength and self-discovery—with a little bit of irreverence along the way. Dear Alyne is a one-of-a-kind, coming-of-age story and a testament to the limitless possibilities that await those brave enough to defy convention.

This Fun Read Is An Important One

As a Nas Daily subscriber, and traveler, I was excited to read this unique book. The more I listened the more I felt a connection and importance to Alyne. This is the kind of relatable memoir that can really help other women learn to speak for themselves. This book is a surprisingly important one.

Relatable, raw, vulnerable

As Alyne, I suffer from finding most people boring. This was anything but boring. Apart from the religious upbringing , I felt related in ways that made me sad and proud at the same time. I like DearAlyne but I kind of prefer Alyne Tamir (or at least the taste I got to have from her).

Absolutely great 😃

I loved the story, I finished it quicky. I find bits of my own in hers and put words on things Ive felt (as a former Adventist and a woman).

The fact that's she's reading it makes it even better.

Thank you Alyne. This is a masterpiece I'll come back to again.

Very interesting life…

Alyne’s story is a story of religious trauma, overcoming it and finding yourself. I found it fascinating since my knowledge of Mormonism is close to none. The effects of religion in women can be pretty harsh. Overcoming that message of purity and living a certain way all your formative years has a lasting impact and not a positive one. I love how she grew as a person. I must admit I wanted more info on her life traveling with Nas but I guess that’s for another book. I just wish that at some point she would have seeked therapy. I think she may still need it and it seems she may deal with some depression.
Tha narration by the author was ok for being her first book. Her entonation was a bit strange and not like she does her videos. She would do a high pitch voice some times that made me think this was AI with her voice. But hey it may be nerves or her way of adding emotion to her story. Nevertheless if you follow her on social media or you want to learn how strict religion affects women’s self esteem and sexuality, please listen to this book.

Entertaining and Inspiring

I had the pleasure of meeting Alyne on a 1:1 video session and I followed some of her classes. So I’m definitely biased as I already thought she was an excellent producer. I valued her values, appreciated her authenticity and respected her strategy to fight for human rights subjects and generally liked her for being a bad ass woman.

Having had the pleasure to listen to this book, through her voice, I took immense pleasure in seeing her. I drew strength from her ability to be authentic. I just finished the book, entertained, with a smile on my face and with a boost of confidence to continue being me.

Thank you Alyne.