Alli and Melisa discuss how to handle things when your relationship starts to get a little boring and how to push through from the lust phase to long-term love. We also put a few friends in the Hot Seat to share their celebrity crushes and a lil peak into their ultimate fantasies! 

If you were the main character in the movie of your life, what would the audience be screaming at you to do? Melisa and Alli share how they think the audience would react to moments in their lives -- and how to hush the noise of people whose opinions really don't matter. 

Melisa and Alli discuss how some people have the optimism of a baby bird -- and address if there is a "mean girl" mentality from lesbians towards bisexuals. 

Alli and Melisa reflect back on what life was like during the transistion of knowing they were gay and figuring out what to do about their marriages. Also, how to cope with "PTSD" from past relationships. 

Alli and Melisa cover a wide variety of topics this week...
-Melisa's co-parenting trip to Colorado
-The internet's infatuation with Loretta Bush (the FBI agent from Netflix's Gabby Petito doc)
-When/how to introduce your partner to your kids
-How life feels so insecure when you're early on in your coming out journey
-Late in life coming out support group in Atlanta (Melissa Lester, LCSW Coming Out Support Group)

How do you pursue someone you're interested in? Do you slide into their DMs? Or send a hot pic right out the gate? Melisa and Alli explore this topic -- and their own success (ahem, failures)

Melisa and Meredith are in the hot seat to talk the reality of dating long distace -- with Melisa in Atlanta and Meredith in Austin.

Alli and Melisa discuss age gaps in romantic relationships and what factors to consider when it comes to moving forward with an age gap relationship. Also, what happens to a friend group when a couple within the group breaks up? The percieved feeling of "keeping your friendships" in tact while also losing your friend/ex all within the confines of a social group.  

Alli and Melisa discuss questions you should ask yourself about your relationship... 

1. If someone said, "You're just like your partner," would that feel like a compliment?
2. Are you truly fulfilled by this relationship or just less lonely? 
3. Can you unapologetically be yourself? 
4. Are you in love with who they are right now? Or the potential of who they could eventually become? 
5. Would you choose a relationship like this for your child as an adult?

Kayla Bellman, Owner and Founder of Finca to Filter, joins the podcast to share her coming out story and how she started her very own coffee shop in Atlanta. 

Finca to Filter Website
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Actress and comedian Julie Birke joins the show to share her Loves, Lies, Lesbians story from TikTok. Buckle up for gaslighting, breadcrumbing and a random bath in the midst of a breakup! 

Julie Birke TikTok

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