40 Something

The 40 Something ladies invite Sampz and Schaffer from the podcast Perspective 5 and Dean aka DJ Skinz to join them on this episode to get a male view on cheating... And those who have cheated admit it.... If you’re deceiving your partner, not being transparent with them and also know you are doing something that is fundamentally wrong and trying to hide it - then it’s cheating. Why do people cheat? Because they can? Because the relationship is broken? When you find yourself traumatised from being cheated on, how do you bounce back? Where does self-reflection begin and end? And as the cheater... are you an opportunist or do you not know how to practice respectful love of your significant other and self love? And yes, platonic relationships can and do exist - even if we don’t all believe that. What did we conclude: both men and women cheat and the reasons behind it are similar if not the same. Piece of advice... hold yourself to a higher standard and know that cheating is a choice – period. You CAN choose to be a better version of yourself.  Also what is more attractive? A partner who only has eyes for their beloved, or a partner who displays traits of narcissism, selfishness and indifference… the choice is yours.

Friendships... the good, the bad and the ugly... The ladies discuss when they met and what they thought of each other - sounds like it wasn't love at first sight for some (more like frenemies)!!! Should we have expectations within friendships and does having those expectations set us up to fail? What do you do when your supposed friend is always putting you down and hating on you? And do platonic friendships exist between the opposite sex or is there a silent underlying lust for your friend? Where there is jealousy, enviousness or the green-eyed monster can a friendship really exist? Cherie, Hannah, Michelle, Nina, Shakira, Toni and Vanessa discuss the importance of love, loyalty, respect and trust in friendships and when it's best to walk away and keep it moving.

Cherie, Michelle Nina and Shakira reminisce on dating experiences… So, listeners, we don’t have any pearls of wisdom here, we are just sharing the #### Ups!!! Michelle ‘fasted’ up herself and jumped on a plane for a weekend date with a man she’d met rollerblading in Hyde Park…fool! Cherie went on a date with a man who couldn’t dress and showed up in a white van to pick her up… that’s not the worst part, they ended up at Stratford Rex where several people knew this ‘IT gyal’. Shakira is currently publishing her book on dates…she’ll happily admit she’s had many…including the unpolished blind date and the man whose house hygiene was below par… And Nina… has not had many bad dates - LUCKY HER!!!!!

Part 1 Do you know the difference between Millennials and Gen Z’s??? As a parent what has worried you as you watch your child(ren) transition though the years? How has social media played a part in your child(ren)’s upbringing and to what extent do you think they are influenced and conditioned by social media? What about peer pressure: When your child wants to be accepted by a society that has no regard for them… Is it different raising girls from boys? We’ve all experienced the mood swings (yes, boys have them too!) our children have, even though they’d like to call us the moody ones. Grooming… from sexual to gangs to being stereotyped by the police… when as a parent do you feel you can exhale…if at all? And who should be providing ‘Sex Ed’ for your child(ren), how should we confront this and who provided it to you??? Who remembers their parent’s response when ending a conversation always being, “because I said so…” Are we (as parents), talking to much when ‘one look’ should be enough? How much of their privacy should you invade…if at all??? Listen to Hannah and Vanessa reminisce about writing songs called “I want to make love to you” and then trying to share it with their parents at the age of 15…how did that go down… And Toni will tell you how she handled the tissue incident…it’s just a cold... How Mel took the approach of explaining the “Whys?” And how Shakira dealt with the back chat and, still does….

Does “Life begin at 40”??? How honest can we be about what we now get up to??? Threesomes, Foursomes, and maybe a few swingers’ parties??? Or have we flopped since reaching our 40s?? Have we given up missionary for swinging from a Chandelier??? Have we become more risk-averse??? The 40 Something ladies bare all!!!