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 de Mulder.

And I'm Sam Blackwell.

And today we're going to answer a letter from somebody who is going through her first lesbian breakup.

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, no, we are not.

We are not.

Professionals, we are not trained in any of this.

So please take our advice as you see fit.

We're only here to offer our humble musings.

So we've said some understanding and maybe some laughs about the incredibly rewarding,

but mostly confusing experience that is love.

And first queer relationships.

Do you know what I mean?

Yeah, absolutely.

I've never been through a lesbian breakup, but I have seen them happen.

I have been next to them while they're happening.

No, that is, uh, that is, um, you know, a generalization and also, you know what I mean?

It's like, it's like being raised, being raised off of like, uh, stevia or like, like a sugar alternative and then getting the real shit right in your veins

would be like what is this

it's like the first time a kid tries ice cream

and their eyeballs are just like what's happening

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