S2E18: Can Men and Women Really Be Friends? Unpacking the Trope
Can Men and Women Really Be Friends? The short answer is yes. The longer answer is where it gets interesting. When Harry Met Sally told a whole generation that "sex always gets in the way", and the friends-to-lovers pipeline has been reinforcing that idea ever since. So what happens to the real, full-body love you feel for a friend when the culture says that kind of intimacy only belongs to romance? Flip it between queer and hetero relationships or gender expressions, and suddenly a weekend away with your friend's partner looks very different.
This week Danyelle and Michelle go past the…
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