Savage Love Episode 758

Savage Lovecast

Dan Savage

Relationships, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

It's a boy! A pregnant woman upon learning the sex of her unborn baby is devastated that she's not getting the daughter she always dreamed of. Can she learn to love...a son? Have you heard the Death, Sex & Money podcast with Anna Sale? Well! Anna joined us to talk about her new book "Let's Talk About Hard Things." She and Dan answered a few calls together, which somehow leads to a discussion about an esoteric BJ technique. Some is on the Micro, all is on the Magnum. A married lesbian found out that her wife is cheating on her, on her own damn birthday. Now the wife is asking for an open relationship. After 10 years of monogamy, can they make it work? Finally- "Wanted: sex worker to service my elderly father. Must also cook for him." Does this kind of specialist exist? 206-302-2064 voicemail@savagelovecast.com This podcast is brought to you by . Click on the microphone and enter "Savage" for postage, a digital scale, and a 4 week trial. This episode is brought toy by Tushy- the modern bidet attachment that washes your ass completely. Go to and get 10% off your order with promo code SAVAGE. Stop wiping and start washing with TUSHY. This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep-the best mattress for your individualized comfort. Right now, get up to $200 off ALL mattress orders at .

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0:00.0	You're listening to the micro version of the Savage Lovecast, www.com.
0:06.8	If you're stuck in a relationship quandary, or if you're looking for sexual harmony,
0:13.8	well, there's nothing you can't ask on the Savage Lovecast.
0:24.9	I've always had a weird, negative, knee-jerk reaction to the word compersion.
0:30.4	It's a perfectly useful word.
0:32.3	It's just that some people dislike certain words.
0:35.3	Like some people don't like the word moist, drives some people crazy. I think it's kind of similar to the way some people dislike certain words. Like some people don't like the word moist.
0:38.8	Try some people crazy.
0:42.0	I think it's kind of similar to the way some people dislike certain spices.
0:43.5	Lots of people hate cilantro.
0:45.6	They don't want that shit in their mouths.
0:48.2	I don't want compersion in my ears.
0:49.5	Okay, okay.
0:51.5	Encyclopedia Britannica, I get it.
0:53.6	People who dislike cilantro have, quote, a variation in a group of
0:55.3	olfactory receptor genes that allows them to strongly perceive the soapy flavored aldehyides in
1:01.4	cilantro leaves. Salantro hate is genetic. I get it. But I don't think anyone has looked into
1:07.4	whether there's a genetic reason why some people hate the word moist or nipple
1:11.9	or panties or compersion. So a genetic cause for this phenomenon can't be ruled out. But as a fan of
1:19.9	the English language, I got to say, I got to admit, compersion, it's a useful word. You may have heard
1:25.1	compersion described as the opposite of jealousy, but when broadly defined,
1:29.8	an empathetic state of happiness or joy experienced when another individual experiences happiness
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