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Feb 2025
28m 43s

Dating Horror Stories & Dilemmas

Alex Hourigan and Sally McMullen
About this episode

Ghosting exes, cringe-worthy first dates & dating co-workers gone wrong. We share and dissect the dating horror stories sent in by you chicks just in time for Valentine’s Day. Plus, we chat the weirdest things we’ve heard someone say after sex & discuss how to get over a breakup with someone you’re convinced was “the one”. 


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Hosts: Sally McMullen & Alex Hourigan

Executive Producer: Roisin Yau

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