Hey, everybody, it's Meredith. Just a quick announcement. We have a bunch of wonderful episodes

coming very soon. But we're also prepping a very specific season to air this spring that is very

personal to me. This unique season will be about how we build a full life of human connections, not just romantic ones.

To be honest, our show has always been about way more than romantic love.

Often, a romantic story is actually about a person's family and friends.

I think about stars of former episodes like Kumar, whose first life partner was his mother,

where that one episode where a 30-something New Yorker tells me, she felt like sex in the city lied to her.

She wasn't going to brunch every Sunday with friends.

She was stuck in a group chat where she just heard about marriage and babies.

What she lacked was the right kind of community connection.

Anyone who listened to the episode where I talked to my financial guy, Bob, knows that

Bob not only understands my money, but he also understands my soul.

He also helped my sister get through her biggest life changes, from moving out of New York

to getting a divorce.

I've realized through this podcast that I can only be healthy in romance

if I have community. I've also noticed that the people who tell the happiest stories about

romantic love usually wind up crediting other strong bonds that have made them who they are.

So I want to hear your stories about other bonds you've built in your life, the special

relationships, the people who feel

essential to your happiness. I want to hear about relationships you've built and maybe relationships

you've lost and wish you could rebuild. I want to hear about the relationships you wish you had right

now or are so grateful to maintain. If you're interested in sharing a story, you can fill out our

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