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Sep 2024
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Sexuality, friendships, and jealousy [RE...

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(Video podcast available on Spotify & YouTube) This week, we’re taking a journey back in time as Madeline ponders the age-old question: Can men and women really be friends without any underlying tension? She reflects on how jealousy plays out differently in straight versus queer relationships, even briefly declaring jealousy a strictly heterosexual phenomeno ... Show More
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