Frenemies: Heated Rivalry/Plus One

About this episode

Poppy discusses her experiences with frenemies and the complexities of romance in the context of the frenemies to lovers trope.

Send us Fan Mail I'm back from a long break and what a phenomenal show and movie to come back to. I've certainly had a lot of experience with frenemies in my life, and participated in perplexing, frustrating romances where I bickered, bantered and got annoyed regularly, yet couldn't stay away. These stories embody that frenemies to lovers trope perfectly, so if you crave delayed gratification, casual betrayals and slow burning, combustible intimacy that fixes it all in your romance, sta...

People in this episode

Host: Poppy

Topics covered

• frenemies
• romance
• relationships
• bickering
• intimacy
• tropes

Keywords

• frenemies
• romance
• bickering
• intimacy
• tropes
• relationships
• slow burn

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