Love etc.

Love etc. episodes:

• 01.28.2021

  Dear 20-year-old me

  What do you wish you could tell your 20-year-old self if you had the chance? What wisdom would you impart if you could go back in time? Today, for our last episode of season three, we’re talking about all the things...

  
• 01.21.2021

  One in four

  How often do you hear honest stories about abortion in the mainstream media? How often do people talk openly about abortions they’ve had? Today, we’re talking about abortions. Terminating a pregnancy is, still, a lasting taboo. And yet, despite the hushed...

  
• 01.14.2021

  SOS: My friend's partner is the worst

  Is your friend in a kind-of-shitty relationship and you don’t know what to do about it? Or, have you told a friend before that their relationship isn’t what they deserve? Today, we’re talking about your friend’s crappy relationship. You know, the...

  
• 01.07.2021

  The in-laws from hell

  What the hell do you do if your partner’s parents are - well - kind of the worst? How do you progress with your relationship and the person you love if their family feels like something out of a bad...

  
• 12.31.2020

  Body love

  Do you believe the age-old idea that before you fall in love with anyone else, you first must love yourself? And do you believe that you need to actually love your body, rather than just accept it? Today, we’re talking about...

  
• 12.17.2020

  You and your toxic friend

  Have you ever had a friendship turn not just sour… but toxic? Or a friend gradually become something of an enemy - someone you dread seeing, but feel indebted to simultaneously? Today, we’re talking about toxic friends. How do you spot...

  
• 12.10.2020

  Reclaiming power after sexual assault

  How do you recover from an experience that completely changes your perspective on the world? How do you pick yourself up and heal when someone has tried to steal your agency, your freedom and your sense of self too? ...

  
• 12.03.2020

  Ghost busting

  Have you ever been ghosted? Have you ever wondered why the heartbreak feels so much worse when you never have any closure? Or - plot twist - have you DONE the ghosting? Today, we’re talking about ghosting. Yep, the experience...

  
• 11.26.2020

  Wrangling with my bisexuality

  Have you fallen into the dangerous trap of assuming those that are bisexual are actually just gay? Have you blindly accepted the stereotype that perhaps it’s just a phase? And have you spent much time considering how bi-erasure damages our...

  
• 11.19.2020

  The cancelled wedding

  We’ve all whispered about the engaged couples who split just before their wedding. What happened? How did everything go so wrong, so quickly? And what’s it like to inform your loved ones that the wedding you spent months planning together...

  
• 11.12.2020

  Taking back a cheater

  Do you believe the saying “once a cheater, always a cheater”? If someone has been unfaithful before, does that mean they’re destined to do it again and again? Or are humans more complicated - more capable of change - than...

  
• 11.05.2020

  Nightmare breakups

  Most of us know the jagged contours of heartbreak. How they can slice your sense of self and see you crying into the nook of your couch for weeks. But what happens when that heartbreak is coupled with a nightmarish...

  
• 05.07.2020

  Lockdown love

  This is a bizarre time for the world. COVID-19 has been incredibly detrimental to the health of people right across the world, and has had massive impacts on the economy and job stability, too. But what about love? Relationships? Sex?...

  
• 04.30.2020

  'I was the other woman'

  Have you always wondered what motivates someone to be the other woman? Why they knowingly choose to be with someone who has a partner? Today on the show we are talking to a woman who has been the other woman....

  
• 04.16.2020

  Life as a sex worker

  Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in the sex industry? Have you ever wondered how that work would read when it was eventually turned into a memoir? Today, we’re interviewing the powerhouse that is Rita Therese. Here’s the...

  
• 04.09.2020

  A story of emotional abuse

  Content note: this episode deals with issues around emotional abuse and may be triggering for some listeners. Today, we’re telling a story of emotional and psychological abuse. In the midst of a global pandemic where so many of us are self-isolating at...

  
• 04.02.2020

  Coming out as gay to my fiancé

  Have you ever questioned your sexuality? Is there a possibility that your attraction to other people doesn’t fit into a neat box? Or, maybe - just maybe - have you walked away from a great love in search of who...

  
• 03.26.2020

  Alone, but not lonely

  Are you feeling a little lonely? Are you yearning for connection in a period where we’ve been instructed to stay inside? Today, we’re talking about loneliness and connection at a time we are all physically further from each other than...

  
• 03.19.2020

  Forbidden romance

  Have you ever been in a secret relationship? Have you ever felt like if you told the world who you were dating they would instantly judge you? Or, have you always been intrigued by love that seems so much more...

  
• 03.12.2020

  'I'm a sugar baby'

  Have you ever been tempted to become a sugar baby? Does the prospect of being paid - literally paid - by an older, wealthier partner sound appealing to you? Today, we speak to a woman who did exactly that. Mia...

  
• 03.05.2020

  Dating with an STI

  Are you one of the four million Australians who has, or has had, an STI? Do you have an STI that is with you for life? And does that fact make you feel isolated and lonely in the dating game? Today,...

  
• 02.27.2020

  F.O.B.O.

  Do you worry that you’re not with the right person? Does your mind wander into thoughts that maybe, just maybe, the grass is greener on the other side? There’s a chance you might be falling victim to FOBO. Today, we’re talking...

  
• 02.20.2020

  Swinging in your twenties

  Have you had an open relationship? Have you gone one step further, and introduced swinging into the mix? Or maybe those ideas make you squirm with discomfort, but you can’t help but feel intrigued anyway. Today, we’re talking about swinging in...

  
• 02.13.2020

  Virgins on Valentine's Day

  OH YES, we back for a second season! And what better day to launch that Valentine’s Day? Whether you’re surrounded by a sea of red roses and novelty chocolates, or you’re feeling lonely and a little bit shit, in this episode,...

  
• 08.22.2019

  You

  You’re enough. But how do you truly recognise that? On today’s episode - the final episode of season one - we explore the radical idea that you don’t actually need… anybody. That you, as a vibrant and vivacious human, are already...

  
• 08.15.2019

  Platonic love

  Sure, love is overwhelmingly romantic. But what about platonic love? The kind of you reap from the people you surround yourself with? Today, we want to talk about the friendships that bind us and define us - that surround us...

  
• 08.08.2019

  When love is lost

  When you grow up, you’re sold the romantic fairytale of what true love looks like. It’s enduring. It’s all-powerful. But what if, when you meet the love of your life, things don’t pan out how you planned? Today, we’re hearing the...

  
• 08.01.2019

  Are they enough?

  Have you ever had that niggling feeling that someone just isn’t enough? At first, it feels like an itch. Pretty soon, though, it turns into an all-consuming dread: a realisation that maybe you’re settling for less than you deserve. Today, we’re...

  
• 07.25.2019

  All of the flags

  Have you got the ick? Does the way they breathe make you want to die? Do you just bring out the worst in each other? Welcome to Love etc. and today we are talking about how to differentiate a flaw...

  
• 07.18.2019

  Cheating. From all sides.

  Have you been cheated on? Did your relationship begin with infidelity? Or maybe - just maybe - did you do the cheating yourself? In today's episode of Love etc., we're looking at all sides. Three women are sharing stories from very...

  
• 07.11.2019

  Three women, three love stories

  Today, we're hearing from Georgia, Hannah, and Chloe - three women with three very different stories. From falling in love with a woman at the local footy club, to falling in love with a man you're already engaged to, and falling...

  
• 07.04.2019

  Who pays for the date?

  Does your partner identify as a feminist? Do their beliefs not quite align with your own? And if you have different political values, does that even matter? Love etc. is a podcast by Bumble Australia, the social networking app where women...

  
• 06.27.2019

  Actually, I hate sex

  Are you a woman who doesn’t orgasm during sex? Are you a woman who hates sex more generally? Are you wondering if you have the average sex drive? On the agenda today: Sex, but from the perspective of the women who...

  
• 06.20.2019

  What's your number?

  How many people have you slept with? Why is a woman either a slut or frigid? And why do we still struggle with a woman who sleeps with a whole bunch of men? Love etc. is a podcast by Bumble...

  
• 06.13.2019

  'I'm not your secret'

  Here’s the thing about dating: Sometimes - often - we only talk about it through the one lens. Girl meets her crush. Girl dates her crush. Girl falls in love with her crush. But what if your narrative isn’t that...

  
• 06.06.2019

  Broken hearts club

  Are you trying to mend a broken heart? Or were you the one to break someone else's? Today, in our very first episode, we are working through that heartbreak. From crying to the saddest playlist you could find on Spotify, to...