<p>Are you finding your expectations of your date aren't meeting reality? You might be more into the idea of your partner than, well, them! We look at why our imaginations can run wild when dating, and how it can get toxic.</p>

Are you finding your expectations of your date aren't meeting reality? You might be more into the idea of your partner than, well, them! We look at why our imaginations can run wild when dating, and how it can get toxic.

Do you love them, or the idea of them?

The Hook Up is about love, sex and relationships. We answer your questions, learn things together, cry over heartbreak and normalise shit. Every Tuesday Dee and Pip debate your dating dilemmas and hear your cooked stories. Every Thursday it's the sex ed you never had — we call on an expert to go deep and find answers with Dee.

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