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This week’s episode is about getting married and having kids, or choosing to do neither. I invited on my former editor and deadpan friend Leslie Price, who is both married and a parent and has never been afraid to talk about the downsides. Leslie is a media veteran (Time, Curbed, Racked, Man Repeller, InStyle) and recently launched a newsletter called Gloria, for women embarking on midlife. You may have read an excerpt of this conversation on Sunday. Everyone is always talking about Leslie’s hair:

Links to things we mention:“What You Lose When You Gain a Spouse,” by Wendy Len Catron for The AtlanticMy interview with a woman experience postpartum depression“The Things We Don’t Discuss,” by Jill Filipovic about the taboo of parental regretClaire and Erica’s “A Thing or Two” podcast episode about being child-free”Lately Kids Have Had a Serious PR Problem,” by Emma Rosenblum

Thanks for listening!Haley

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