Are friendships among men different from women? In this episode of Men, Explain, Sonia and our guest, Shawn Thia, discuss more on maintaining friendships between the guys and touch more on the unspoken “bro code” and “girl code” that we often find ourselves entangled in. 

Is it easier for guys to maintain their friendship? Are there certain problematic bro codes? Listen to this episode to find out more! 

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Is it still possible to find love after a failed marriage? What does it mean to have committed to your partner only to realise that nothing is working out between the two of you? 

In this episode of Men, Explain, Sonia and our guests - Carrie and Kevin shares their experiences of picking themselves up after a divorce, finding love again and learning to communicate their differences in their new-found relationship.

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Money and love are two things that don’t necessarily go well together. Couples can fight about anything and everything - but arguments about money have the tendency to be particularly complicated. Having the financial talk with your partner might be daunting, but could also be deeply bonding as well. In this episode, financial experts Wei choon and Rui Ming give their two cents (haha) on tackling one of the most important conversations every couple should have. 

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Is it still a stigma to date older women or younger men in today’s day and age? The modern dating scape has changed drastically and people are now more open to meeting people from different backgrounds, cultures, and ages. 

In this episode of Men, Explain, Sonia and our guests, Brandon and Kaykay, will share their experiences and views on dating older women/younger men, and how they navigate the stigmas and stereotypes of such relationships.

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With the advent of dating apps, dating and meeting new people has changed drastically over the past decade. However, traditional dating expectations such as how men should pay for dates have not changed much in the last century.

In this episode, Sonia and Ze Liang will attempt to answer the age-old question of “Should men pay for first dates?” and discuss how dating expectations may affect our dating life and consequently, married life.

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The legalisation of social egg freezing in Singapore and the male birth control pill have been hot topics lately in Singapore. In this episode, Sonia and her male guest discuss fertility, male contraception, social egg freezing, and how these can affect family, life and career. 

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Love can bring together two completely different people with different backgrounds, professional goals and personal aspirations. But what happens when those goals are wildly different?2

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Honesty is the foundation to every strong and healthy relationship, right? But how important is it to be honest about things that are no longer in the present? 

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Ever heard about the “Singaporean dream”? Common connotations of success in Singapore always seem to echo around these key aspects: Education, stable career, settle down before 30, buy a BTO. While women are very much recognised for their ambitions and careers in modern day and age, marriage and motherhood seem to still be a vital part of the equation for women to seem “complete”. Do men get the same pressure to settle down? 

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It’s no secret that guys and girls communicate differently with their closest friends. But why does it always seem like both genders have such a hard time communicating with each other? In this episode, we want to explore the science of it and the myths that surround it. From one-word replies to looking uninterested, we invite a male guest to dissect the thought process and the meaning behind their words – or lack thereof.

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