yep, boyfriends are still embarrassing (ft Chanté Joseph)

About this episode

Chanté Joseph joins the hosts to discuss her viral article on the embarrassment of having a boyfriend and the public's reaction to it.

Omggg hi! We’re so, so haaapppy to be joined today by the brilliant writer and social commentator, Chanté Joseph, everybodyyyyy! Late last year, Chanté’s viral Vogue article: Is having a boyfriend embarrassing now?, completely took off. Over night, Chanté gained hundreds of thousands of followers and was met with some pretty wild backlash for her honest thoughts. In today’s episode, we talk to Chanté about the public’s response to her article, plus her take on situationships, heteropessimism and how to date in 2026 without rage. LOL. Then, we hear from a Shooshie who is desperate for her partner to cheat, so she can walk away from their decade-long relationship. Chanté has many, many thoughts. And, here’s a link to her new column with Glamour UK. Thank you so much to Garnier for making this episode of Everybody Has A Secret possible. Get salon-quality, sleek hair at home with the Garnier Fructis Keratin Sleek range. Got a secret to spill? Easy peasy! Head to everybodyhasasecret.com.au and submit it anonymously. This show is only as good as the secrets that are submitted, so keep ‘em coming! Your hosts of ‘everybody has a secret’ are Annabelle Lee (@annabe11e1ee) and Charlotte…

People in this episode

Hosts: Annabelle Lee, Charlotte White

Guest: Chanté Joseph

Topics covered

• relationships
• dating
• social commentary
• cultural critique
• situationships

Keywords

• boyfriends
• embarrassing
• situationships
• heteropessimism
• dating advice

Sponsors

Garnier

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vogue, Glamour UK

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