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Apr 2020
47m 36s

Do I like them or am I just bored?

KATY BELLOTTE
About this episode
In this episode of Thick & Thin I discuss dating, revisiting old flames during this period of social distancing, and why we tend to obsess over the ones who don't love us back. I also tell a crazy story about the 1812 love affair between poet Lord Byron & Lady Caroline Lamb. Lord Byron is described as being one of the "first f*ckboys" largely documented in h ... Show More
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