Show Notes
This week, it gets a little steamy as both of our letters are about sex. Expect unhelpful advice, mild moral panic, and at least one moment where Clayton looks like he wants to crawl under the desk. 👉 Anxious Amanda writes about her 15-year-old son and his 14-year-old girlfriend - who are, let’s just say, not reading books together. She’s letting them be intimate under her roof because it feels safer than the alternative… but what happens when he turns 16 and she’s still underage? Is Amanda being a responsible parent or walking a legal tightrope? 👉 Hot and Bothered (but not in the good way) is 47, deeply in love with her husband, and freshly perimenopausal - which is all fine until he suggests they open their marriage in the name of “ethical non-monogamy.” Is this progressive honesty or just a polite midlife crisis? In our AMA, Clayton talks about the uneasy marriage between comedy and mental health, while Suran admits which app she checks most for no good reason. No Straight Answers — solving life’s problems, one unhelpful answer at a time.
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