With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, today Ali Muldrow spends the hour talking about queer love, dating, and friendship with Maddy Court, advice columnist and author of The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend is My Girlfriend.

They cover a range of topics Maddy has given advice on, including making friends as an adult, ending relationships, navigating dating apps, maintaining long-distance relationships, drawing healthy boundaries, “friend breakups,” taking time for yourself, and more.

Maddy Court is a writer and zinemaker. She holds master’s degrees in gender and women’s Studies and creative writing from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her first book is The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend is My Girlfriend: Advice on Queer Dating, Love, and Friendship (Chronicle Books, 2021).

Cover photo by Jiroe on Unsplash

Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here