Love Rants

In episode three of Love Rants, host Melissa Mason and guest Bridget Hustwaite talk about letting go of the fairy tale around “The One”. They’ll explore the concept of love, and how what you look for in a partner evolves as you move through different life stages.

Bridget Hustwaite is a Melbourne-based presenter, author, and podcaster. Her latest project is a podcast series called Figuring Out 30, explores the chaos of life as a 30-year-old.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• Why is society, and why are we, so attached to the idea of The One?
• The origins of The One.
• Is it possible for multiple different partners throughout life to be The One?
• Is a perfect relationship actually achievable? If The One represents a perfect relationship, and such a thing doesn’t exist, why do we still look for them?
• If you think someone isn’t The One, should you still enter a relationship with them?
• Do we ever stop looking for The One?

This podcast is presented by POPSUGAR Australia and is sponsored by Youly, a platform exclusively for women that says “Buck that!” to the traditional healthcare system. Get online and get faster access to women’s health and medicine by visiting Youly’s website.

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POPSUGAR Australia and Melissa Mason acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Producer: Forbes Street Studios

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In episode two of Love Rants, host Melissa Mason sits down with comedian and writer Aurelia St. Clair to discuss what exactly marriage looks like in 2023.

Aurelia St. Clair is a comedian who has helped build an audience from living completely authentically. Whether it's about the housing crisis, what food she’s loving or her proud display of queer love, Aurelia invites you to see, and listen to, it all. Now, her and her partner, writer Tamara, are engaged, which itself brings a whole bout of new challenges (and triumphs) with it.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• Aurelia’s incredibly low-key wedding to wife Tamara.
• Why they opted for a micro-wedding.
• How the cost-of-living crisis is impacts weddings everywhere.
• Where Aurelia was able to cut some of the stress out of her wedding that we see in more traditional ceremonies.

This podcast is presented by POPSUGAR Australia and is sponsored by Youly, a platform exclusively for women that says “Buck that!” to the traditional healthcare system. Get online and get faster access to women’s health and medicine by visiting Youly’s website.

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POPSUGAR Australia and Melissa Mason acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Producer: Forbes Street Studios

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In episode one of Love Rants, host Melissa Mason sits down with journalist and author Gyan Yankovich to chat about how social media has changed relationships forever.

As an experienced netizen, with a career spanning some of the world’s biggest and most respected and recognised women’s lifestyle publishing titles, Gyan is well-versed in sharing advice around friendships, relationships, and the way we use social media - including Instagram. 

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• How Instagram has changed what it means to be a friend.
• Why sometimes online-only friendships can be a good thing.
• How we internalise things we see on social media.
• The hyperperfectionism we see on social media.

This podcast is presented by POPSUGAR Australia and is sponsored by Youly, a platform exclusively for women that says “Buck that!” to the traditional healthcare system. Get online and get faster access to women’s health and medicine by visiting Youly’s website.

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POPSUGAR Australia and Melissa Mason acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Producer: Forbes Street Studios

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.