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In this episode, Nicole and Meagan discuss the concept of the 'splinter era,' where friends in their 30s start going in different directions in life. They share personal experiences and insights on managing expectations, celebrating different milestones, and the importance of communication in maintaining friendships. They also explore the impact of the pandemic on friendships and how it has affected their own relationships. Overall, the conversation highlights the challenges and growth that come with navigating friendships in this stage of life. The conversation explores the feeling of lost time and stolen time during the pandemic, particularly in relation to dating and relationships. It also highlights the impact of the pandemic on teenagers and their critical milestones. The hosts discuss their future plans for the podcast, including bringing on guests with different perspectives.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Weekend Recap

06:11 The Splinter Era: Friends Going in Different Directions

17:44 Managing Expectations and Celebrating Different Milestones

26:08 The Importance of Communication and Asking for What You Want

34:04 Navigating Negative Emotions and Situations

36:33 The Impact of the Pandemic on Friendships

38:48 Feeling of Lost Time

41:32 Impact on Dating and Relationships

42:14 Impact on Teenagers

43:39 Future Plans for the Podcast

Thank you to Jennifer Senior @ The Atlantic for an excellent article that bled into our convo, check it out here.

Listen, we get it. Valentine's Day can feel a little bit sore when you're single, watching girls with bouquets of flowers and boxes of chocolates strolling arm-in-arm with their bfs/gfs/situationships. But this episode isn't about that - it's about how to reframe Valentine's Day in your mind as a single woman. Tune in to learn:

Share with a friend that might have had a rough 14th this year. We love you <3

Welcome back, besties!

This week we're in a silly mood, so it felt right to lean into it and do react to some TikToks that centre around dating. and how gosh darn impossible it is.

In this week's episode we chat:

Thanks to @_dynasta_ and @hmae and @oliviamollyrogers for the epic perspectives and though starters.

If you like this episode, please share with a friend who's on their dating journey and would love a little giggle.

In this week's episode, Nicole's voice is barely a whisper (Covid came for her) and Meagan loves it because she gets to talk about her trip to India and the London this January.

Tinx talks about 'new girl smell' and Meag has tried to coin the phrase, 'holiday girl smell'. She's trying hard to hold onto that smell in the depths of winter in Toronto. In this episode, they talk about:

Love you guys <3

We've had several "dock talks" about the pod over the last year, discussing where we want it to go, why its important to us and what we would/wouldn't change. This week we decided to record it and bring you guys along with us as we discuss our 2024 vision for our little pod baby. Join us as we do a deeper dive on the pod, tap into our delulu energy to manifest future guests and discuss what we want to see more of this year. Oh, and we also cover #cruisetok (IYKYK) and give you the best hot chocolate recipe you'll ever have!

In our first episode of season 2, we do a bit of a retrospective on the last year and dish on all of our favourite things from 2023. We talk about the best use of our time, biggest realizations we had and our favourites nights of the year, we also both tap into our inner influencer to share some of our favourite products and experiences of 2023. This episode isn't a quicky but it is a feel good vibe we hope you enjoy!

Our final episode of 2023! And the end of our first ‘season’ of the podcast. Bring on the naps, gift giving, and matching PJs (for Meag at least). In this episode, we chat about our intentions for 2024. For Meag, it’s all about leaning into being more intentional, and for Nicole it’s all about that soft girl energy. We have absolutely LOVED being in your ear each week in 2023, our hearts are full. We will be back in 2024 raring to go. Until then, we will be sleeping and eating cheese-based snacks. Love you ❤️

This week, we're chatting about what it feels like to regress over the holidays. Some of us do, some of us don't (AKA Meagan does and Nicole doesn't). But tune in this week to learn:

We love you <3

When is a holiday tradition worthwhile, and when should we let it go? In this weeks episode, we go back and forth on which ones should stay and which ones should go away. Tune in to this episode to learn which traditions we could do without and why, which traditions are worthwhile, and the wild and weird traditions that make us who we are.

It's all in the title. Meag has been storing up some interesting creator videos for us to respond/react to, and this week went far deeper than we thought (in a good way, we hope!)

Tune in this week if you'd like to hear us talk about:

Here are the wonderful creators we referenced in this episode:

@stephbohrer

@intellectualinspiration

@inkedchai

Is there a TikTok video, or contentious decision, you'd like us to react to? We'd love to know...send it across!

Lots and lots of love <3