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Welcome to Just Break Up, the podcast about love, heartbreak, and all the relationship

advice you don't want to hear.

My name is Sierra Demoldtor.

And I'm Sam Blackwell, and today we're going to answer a letter from somebody who is trying to find the right words

But before we begin we just want to give you our surgeon general's warning which is that Sierra and I are not licensed mental health practitioners.

No, we are not professionals, we are not trained in this.

We're only here to offer our humble musings

to hopefully shed some understanding

and maybe some laughs on the incredibly rewarding

but mostly confusing experience that is love.

So please take our advice as you see fit in your life.

All right, Sam, it's Monday.

So what is the check-in topic of the week?

Our check-in topic is inspired by a letter that we got from, why can't we be friends whose

pronouns are she, her, who's writing from The Void.

And basically, why can't we be friends

is asking us about having friendships with men

and the fact that many of the people that she's dated in the past who have all been men have been like really not okay with her having friends who are men and she's like I don't understand why like it feels

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