9.15 What Comes After Coming Out? ft. Rahul Singh

About this episode

Tara speaks with debut novelist Rahul Singh about his book Unfolding and the complexities of love and open relationships.

What do you do when the person you love wants something you're not sure you can give? In this episode of Books & Beyond, Tara speaks with Rahul Singh, debut novelist and academic, about his book Unfolding, which follows two gay men navigating a long-term relationship where their expectations of love begin to diverge. The conversation moves through the emotional complexity of open relationships, and how the book holds space for desire without rushing to label or judge it. They also discu...

People in this episode

Host: Tara

Guest: Rahul Singh

Topics covered

• coming out
• open relationships
• gay men
• emotional complexity
• love expectations

Keywords

• coming out
• open relationships
• gay love
• emotional complexity
• relationship expectations

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Unfolding

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