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Mar 2024
34m 23s

Redux: Body Weight and Romance

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<em>This episode was originally released on August 19, 2017. </em> It’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially when it’s about weight. The Sugars, along with writer Ashley C. Ford, answer letters from people questioning their relationships because of major changes in their partners’ bodies. 
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