When you grow up, you’re sold the romantic fairytale of what true love looks like. It’s enduring. It’s all-powerful. But what if, when you meet the love of your life, things don’t pan out how you planned?

Today, we’re hearing the stories of two women who found great, all-encompassing loves. And then lost them.

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When love is lost

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What do you wish you could tell your 20-year-old self if you had the chance? What wisdom would you impart if you could go back in time?

Today, for our last episode of season three, we’re talking about all the things we would tell our 20-year-old selves about love. From romantic love to friendship to ourselves, we wrap up a season all about love and relationships and sex and mistakes by sharing some lessons of our own.

Thank you so much for your support throughout season three of Love etc. - we’ve absolutely adoring putting these episodes together. If you’re new to the show, we have plenty of episodes in our back catalogue for you to check out. Some of our favourites include cheating from all sides, broken hearts club, swinging in your 20s, forbidden romance, and hating sex.

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Dear 20-year-old me

How often do you hear honest stories about abortion in the mainstream media? How often do people talk openly about abortions they’ve had?

Today, we’re talking about abortions. Terminating a pregnancy is, still, a lasting taboo. And yet, despite the hushed tones and whispers that we use to discuss it with, between one in three and one in four Australian women have aborted a pregnancy. In this episode, we speak to one such woman - Pip - who is sharing her story in the hopes that it makes you feel a little less alone. Then, we hear from the experts at Marie Stopes Australia about why abortion access is crucial in helping women determine their own future.

A trigger warning for this one: this episode deals with issues surrounding abortion and may be triggering for some listeners. 

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One in four

Is your friend in a kind-of-shitty relationship and you don’t know what to do about it? Or, have you told a friend before that their relationship isn’t what they deserve?

Today, we’re talking about your friend’s crappy relationship. You know, the kind that may not be completely toxic, but a kind that makes them unhappy, that makes you feel like they’re settling, that makes you wonder if you should ever say something to them about it. After all, is it your place to tell someone their relationship isn’t what it should be?

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SOS: My friend's partner is the worst

What the hell do you do if your partner’s parents are - well - kind of the worst? How do you progress with your relationship and the person you love if their family feels like something out of a bad movie?

Today, we’re talking about monster in-laws. Yep, the kind you hear about in bad movies and TV shows: in-laws that don’t like you and let you know about it every chance they get. To do that, we’re hearing the stories of two different women - women who probably deserve to be in some sort of monster in-law support group after what they’ve endured.

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The in-laws from hell

Do you believe the age-old idea that before you fall in love with anyone else, you first must love yourself? And do you believe that you need to actually love your body, rather than just accept it?

Today, we’re talking about a different kind of love… body love. It was Caroline Caldwel who once said: “In a society that profits off your self-doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act.” Today, we speak to three women - Jess, April, and Olivia - who have three very different experiences with their bodies. And, through these conversations, we asked them: When was the moment the world them their body was wrong? Is loving your body possible, let alone necessary? And how do the women listening enter a new year where their body is something to appreciate, not admonish?

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When love is lost

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