Dear Prudence: The “Poly Wedding Invite Etiquette” Edition
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🗓️ 22 May 2018
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Prudence is joined this week by writer and activist Jaclyn Friedman. Together they tackle questions about whether it’s ever ok to misgender someone when talking to a doctor, when to establish boundaries when working as a personal assistant, how to think about your own sexuality when your parents and therapist have reacted with homophobia, where to look for new purpose and joy at an older age, what kind of conversation to have with your in-laws who put their dirty shoes on the couch, and how to navigate wedding invites to friends who have multiple partners (and some of whom you don’t like). Slate Plus members will hear Prudie and Jaclyn discuss an additional letter about how a young company might need to rethink their nude beach work outings. Not yet a member? Sign up at Slate.com/PrudiePod.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening ad-free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:03.6 | You're listening to this week's excerpt from the Dear Prudence podcast. |
| 0:07.1 | To get the full-length members' only version every week, join Slate Plus at slate.com slash prudipod. |
| 0:17.9 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:18.7 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:19.8 | Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. Dear Prudy. Dear Prudence Dear Prudence Dear Prudence |
| 0:21.4 | Dear Prudence |
| 0:21.4 | Dear Prudence |
| 0:21.5 | Dear Prudy |
| 0:23.0 | Do you think |
| 0:25.7 | that I should contact him again |
| 0:27.8 | Help |
| 0:28.5 | Hi |
| 0:29.4 | Thanks |
| 0:29.9 | Thank you |
| 0:30.7 | Thank you Hello and welcome back to the Dear Prudence Show once again. |
| 0:45.7 | And as always, I'm your host, Daniel Mallory Ortberg. |
| 0:48.4 | With me in the studio this week is Jacqueline Friedman. |
| 0:51.3 | Jacqueline is a writer and activist. |
| 0:52.9 | Her latest book is Unscrewed, Women, Sex, Power, and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All. Jacqueline, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me. I hope that by the end of today's episode, we have dismantled 30% of the system. Oh, yeah, at least. |
| 1:11.1 | That's our goal. Yeah, that's the benchmark. So for this to be a good show, we have to get 30% reduction. I'm ready. I mean, 30% at least. Yeah, I'm ready. All right. Great. Well, you're ready. I'm ready. Why don't we get started? Would you please read the first letter for us? Absolutely. subjectject misguided misgendering. Dear Prudence, I'm seeking advice on when, if ever, it's okay to misgender someone. I'm a queer woman who recently misgendered my non-binary partner to make a doctor's visit easier for myself. And now I'm wondering why that was my impulse. |
| 1:45.5 | I was getting tested for STIs when a former sex partner suggested I do so. And while with the doctor, |
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