No Such Thing as Too Many Romance Novels: Margaret H. Willison
Hot and Bothered
Not Sorry Productions
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🗓️ 6 August 2019
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Another week to work on your next writing assignment? You’re welcome! This week, Vanessa and friend Julia Argy offer more unsolicited advice to a romance-fraught Redditor caught between the love she has in her arms and the love she’s read about in books.
Torn between fantasy and reality, Vanessa turns to librarian, pop culture expert, and America's Next Top Best Friend Margaret H. Willison to discuss the power of fantasy, and how imagining the love we *could* have helps us get the love we deserve.
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine you in a nice comfy seat with your hands behind your head taking in the views instead of taking on the road, maybe even a nap. |
| 0:13.0 | That's the bliss of getting where you need to go without worrying about driving. |
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| 0:25.0 | Feel good travel. Spoke Media. Not Sorry Productions. productions. |
| 0:52.0 | I'm Vanessa Zoltin and this is hot and bothered and today we are bringing you a new segment called Julia what is this segment called? Stop imagining having good sex. |
| 0:55.0 | And Julia, our listeners might notice that your voice sounds a little bit different. |
| 1:04.0 | Would you like to explain to them why? |
| 1:06.1 | 15 years ago, I got hit in the face with a field hockey ball while wearing a mouthguard. |
| 1:10.9 | And then, four weeks ago ago my tooth decided to get infected and have to be pulled. |
| 1:17.6 | You are the cutest person that I know without a front tooth. |
| 1:20.3 | Thank you. |
| 1:21.3 | You're welcome. |
| 1:22.3 | Okay so today's Reddit question. |
| 1:24.0 | Okay, so this question is from a user who called themselves, |
| 1:28.0 | Romance books ruined me. |
| 1:30.0 | I, 23 year old woman, think romance novels ruined my expectations of love, and I'm second-guessing my relationship with my boyfriend, 23-year-old man, of one and a half years. |
| 1:42.0 | How do I know if he's who I want to spend my life with and if I'm just scared of commitment? |
| 1:46.7 | I love my boyfriend. I really do. He's ready to get engaged and get married, but I'm feeling terrified of making a wrong decision. |
| 1:55.1 | We've talked about it and planned for the future, but now that we've looked at rings, I am freaking out a bit. |
| 2:00.9 | I've read romance almost for years from age 11 until now and keep doubting my feelings |
| 2:05.8 | because real life doesn't match the books. Realistically, I know that life isn't like a |
| 2:10.3 | romance book, but I can't help the question what we have because of it. |
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