Whether you’re looking for love or completely boysober in 2026, you’ll likely be inundated with dating trends and terms that might affect how you think about relationships these days. Hope, with producers Emily and Cristina, get in the studio to discuss these terms and talk about what they’re really looking for in the new year.

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A look back on our favorite answers to Boysober's signature question: "What have you unlearned about love?" 

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It’s the holidays, which is the perfect time to force your family to overshare on mic. That’s what Hope is doing this week with her mom Sharon, who opens up about her own path through love, heartbreak, and the patterns the women in their family keep repeating.

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It feels like everything is expensive these days. So what does that mean for dating? Comedian Esmond Fountain shares his own experience of struggling to find love when his bank account was basically zero.

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Your boyfriend might not be embarrassing, but the way you talk and post about him probably is. For too long, women have been taught to flaunt their relationships to prove their worth. In this live episode of Boysober, Hope talks to creator Kate Glavan about rewriting that script, and how she had to unlearn the rules of dating to figure out what she actually wanted.

To hear more from Kate, don't forget to check out the return of her hit podcast Seamossgirlies when it returns in January!

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Why is living alone so glamorized? Especially when there's a more affordable and less lonely option to live in an intentional community. That’s the message Gillian Morris is preaching. Gillian has lived communally for 10 years in various environments, and is even working to raise her child in one as a single mother. What does that mean exactly and why could it be the answer to so many of society’s shortcomings?

To learn more about communal living, check out Gillian's Substack Supernuclear.

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Being in a committed relationship doesn’t mean you have to stop being curious. That’s what Michelle MiJung Kim realized once she married her husband. As a queer woman, Michelle felt it was important to continue exploring her sexuality even while in a stable relationship. So when she asked to open the marriage, Michelle started her journey to find out what she needed to be happy.

To hear more about the story that inspired this episode, check out Michelle's podcast I Feel That Way Too.

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Consider this your fertility Q&A, minus the misinformation you might see on social media. Hope sits down with Dr. Lucky Sekhon to talk egg freezing: When is the right time to do it? What's a man's responsibility in all this? And most importantly, how can we plan for the future without freaking out about it?

To learn more, be sure to pre-order Dr. Lucky's book The Lucky Egg (out Jan. 13, 2026).

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Can men and women really just be friends? That’s the question at the heart of this week's Boysober Rom-Com Roundtable. Comedians Nikki Martin and Andy Spector help break down the iconic When Harry Met Sally—and all the messy, funny, and heartfelt truths about love and friendship it brings up.

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Boysober has always been about healing the parts of ourselves we’d rather ignore. This week, Hope explores an unconventional way to heal… with clown class. What seems silly at first becomes a powerful lesson in vulnerability and forgiveness.

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