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Katie and Ivy have very different dating histories. Ivy met her man "as a child" as she often says, and Katie waded through the online dating swamp for nearly 15 years before she finally found the right guy. Katie explains what that experience was like in this two part episode. Icebreaker: Sports

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Are you new to the area, and you're looking to make new friends as an adult? It's insanely difficult and awkward! Katie and Ivy talk about their experiences making friends online, and offer some more delightful advice on how to go about finding friends online, safely!

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This week, Ivy and Katie discuss going "no contact" with family members. It seems to be an occurrence that's growing in frequency, which is not great...but when there's no other option, do you owe it to yourself? Is it toxic to ghost a family member? 

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With everyone so quick to point out the bad in people and spotting red flags, Katie and Ivy decide to chat about the green flags in relationships. We will go over the ridiculous 8 possible flags and laugh about the lack of flags in the past. Hear about the flags we saw, or didn't see, and decide if this episode was non-toxic, toxic-ish, or if it was just a toxic waste of time!

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Katie and Ivy continue our conversation about humans' relationships with AI, including AI induced psychosis, chatbots, creativity and copyright. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about psychosis, self-harm, and suicide. 

Sound effects provided by Zapsplat.

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Katie and Ivy talk about humans' relationships with AI, including AI induced psychosis, chatbots, creativity and copyright. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about psychosis, self-harm, and suicide. 

Sound effects provided by Zapsplat.

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This week, Ivy and Katie continue their conversation about toxic relationships in media, focusing on music, musicals, and social media. 

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Ivy and Katie had some messed up conceptions of what relationships were supposed to be when they were young. They mostly blame the media...In this episode, they call out some of the books, movies, and TV shows that had a major impact on what we thought to expect from future relationships. Spoiler: TV isn't real! 

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From our first crushes in Teen Beat, to Beatlemania and Stan, Ivy and Katie discuss what a parasocial relationship is, and how they can be both beneficial and harmful to us. But are they toxic? And how do we know when we need to come back to Earth?

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In this lighthearted episode, we chat about our relationships to animals of all kinds. Whether they offer us emotional support, or they bite the shit out of us...or both, pet ownership has increased dramatically post pandemic. And we can see why!