Every generation thinks the next one is slightly ridiculous.

Their clothes. Their slang. Their music. The way they work. The way they date. The fact that lunch apparently now requires photographic evidence.

And then one day, you hear yourself say, “What does that word even mean?” and realize:

Oh no.

We’re all someone’s boomer.

This episode is about the weird little things that separate generations — and the uncomfortable possibility that becoming out of touch might just be part of the deal.

When does cheating actually start?

A kiss? Obviously. A flirty DM? Maybe. Deleting the DM? Hmm. Keeping the dating app “just to look”? Having an emotional affair with someone you’ve technically never touched?

Suddenly, fidelity has terms and conditions.

This episode is about all the wonderfully uncomfortable grey areas: flirting, messages, exes, emotional cheating, social media, porn, AI — and the impressive amount of work we’ll put into explaining why something technically doesn’t count.

Because if you wouldn’t do it with your partner standing next to you… we might be getting warmer.

Red flags. We’re brilliant at spotting them in other people’s relationships. Our own? Suddenly we need context.

He talks about his ex constantly. He casually mentions how many women adore him. All his exes were “crazy.” And somehow we’re still there thinking: Well… maybe there’s more to the story.

This episode is about the impressive mental gymnastics we perform when we really want something to work: the Hotness Discount, falling in love with someone’s potential, ignoring our friends, and — when all else fails — asking AI until it gives us the answer we wanted.

Because maybe we don’t need another list of 37 red flags.

Maybe we just need to stop turning red into burgundy.

What happened to being bad at something and doing it anyway?

Somewhere along the way, trying something new became a full psychological event. We research it, overthink it, ask everyone’s opinion, buy the equipment… and then quietly move it to number 98 on the list.

This episode is about comfort zones, being a beginner, looking ridiculous, doing things alone, risking rejection — and why “I tried it and hated it” might still be better than “I’ve always wanted to.”

You might be terrible at it.

So what?!

Apparently, there are four main attachment styles.

Secure. Anxious preoccupied. Dismissive avoidant. Fearful avoidant.

And then there are the unofficial ones: Wi-Fi attached, future tense attached and customer service attached.

Because sometimes “Why the fuck hasn’t he texted me back?” is apparently not a question. It’s an attachment style.

Now on Unhinged, Apparently: why some of us chase, some disappear, some want you closer — but absolutely not THAT close — and why securely attached people seem to have an unreasonable amount of spare time.

AI writes the email. You get the compliment.

AI builds the presentation. You take the applause.

And when it turns out to be complete bullshit?

“Yeah… AI did that.”

So who actually deserves the credit when AI did half the work?

This week, I’m getting into the increasingly blurry line between using AI as a tool and quietly letting it make you look much smarter than you are. Prompting, fake expertise, AI labels, suspiciously brilliant colleagues — and why being good at AI might actually be a skill.

Also: Mary Poppins has entered the chat.

Unfortunately, she’s very good at prompting.

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Can We Talk About Dating Quickly?

More people. More choice. More dating apps. So finding someone should be easier, right?

Apparently not.

This week: big-city dating, endless options, mixed signals, a man obsessed with my third eye, another who ate like a velociraptor, and the unforgettable romantic declaration: “I could have dated a model. But I chose you.”

Maybe finding someone isn’t about finding a person who isn’t weird. Maybe it’s about finding the particular kind of weird you can live with.

You know that thing you need to do? The one that would take five minutes? Yeah. That one.

Instead of doing it, we’ll think about it for three days, clean a drawer, make a coffee, Google something completely irrelevant and eventually hand the whole problem over to Tomorrow Us — who, apparently, is far more capable.

This week: unanswered emails, unreturned parcels, aggressively helpful reminders, fake productivity and the strange psychology of “I was literally about to do it. But now I’m not.”

Because procrastination isn’t doing nothing.

It’s doing absolutely everything except the thing.

At some point, some couples stop being two people and seem to become… a conjoined organism.

“We don’t drink during the week.”
“We hate musicals.”
“We’re more Italy people.”

Are we? Or did one of you just become the press department?

This week: joint opinions, relationship legislation, location tracking, matching trainers and couples who apparently share a liver.

Love is beautiful. But please remain two separate human beings.

Can We Stop Calling Everything a Gamechanger?

Apparently, everything is a gamechanger now.

AI tools. Air fryers. Face serum. A water bottle with a straw.

At this point, what game are we even playing — and why does it still look exactly the fucking same?

This week: LinkedIn language, corporate bullshit, “transformational” software, mildly impressive products — and why “pretty useful” might be the most honest marketing phrase of all time.

Because not everything has changed the game.

Most things have barely changed Tuesday.

What word or phrase would you permanently delete from modern vocabulary?

Tell me in the Spotify comments or DM me on Instagram @unhinged.apparently. Anonymous confessions very welcome.

Apparently, we’re saying these things now.