Are Women Doing Too Much In Dating? Gender Roles, Male Friends and Relationship Boundaries

So Shameless · Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 23m · transcript

In part Two of this weeks episode of So Shameless, the crew gets into dating, gender roles, friendship boundaries and what actually counts as disrespect when you’re in a relationship.

Should men be expected to handle the traditionally masculine things while women handle the feminine things in a relationship—or are those expectations outdated?

We also debate whether men ruin friendships with women by eventually wanting sex, and whether a woman planning AND paying for the third date is showing healthy interest or doing way too much, way too soon. Plus, do men take women who are constantly…