Well, hello, hello, my little podcast peppercorns, it's Stephen Hussie here coming to you with

another brand new episode of Love Life. And let me just say thank you to all of you who

sent your lovely birthday wishes. It was my birthday earlier this month and in this

episode, Matt wishes me many, many happy returns. And thank you to all of you who did as

well, it was very, very kind of you. And this episode is all about the modern phenomenon

of simping. Being a simp, it's a derogatory term these days for a certain kind of man. It's

often used in internet parlance. And I suppose it's used to describe a man who is overly

submissive or attentive to a woman and lavishes her with attention in the hopes of getting

some of her affection, sometimes to the point of losing his self respect or, you know, publicly

showing that he worships her. And so this comes in different shades and forms, but this

is largely what is known as being a simp. And in this episode, we talk about why this

phenomenon is apparently more widespread or more people are being called out for it. Is

it fair? Is it unfair? Is it a kind of misguided dating strategy? Is it some subset of fandom?

Is it a kink? We get into it and talk about our views on the phenomenon of men simping

online, especially on places like Instagram or Twitter and only fans. And yeah, we also

discuss whether simps deserve sympathy or do they deserve the lampooning amockery that

they're subject to? So that's some meaty stuff to get into for the day. And there was

just so much in this and more we can say. And we probably will go into in future episodes

where we want to talk about the phenomenon of men commenting and liking other women's

foes, toes on social media and why they do that. And what that means. So we will get into

that as well. But this was a fun one to do. I hope you enjoy it and see you on the other

side. How has your birthday been so far, dear brother? And happy birthday to you. I've

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