OVERTHINKERS where do these hypotheticals come from?!

About this episode

The hosts discuss chaotic hypotheticals about partner swapping and the complexities of love while on a road trip.

I honestly don't know where Meg gets these scenarios from, but this one absolutely sent us into a spiral. We started talking about what would happen if we swapped partners for a night and—surprise, surprise—Dan managed to make it deeply uncomfortable by catching actual feelings. It’s a bit of a chaotic one today because we’re currently piling into the car to head to Dan’s mum’s house. We’re on a mission to find his old school diaries in the attic, but mostly we’re just hoping to find something embarrassing enough to fuel the pod until Friday. You’re not ready for the level of overthinking happening right now. 00:00 – Clint’s John Travolta strut and "main character" energy. 01:45 – The Partner Swap: What happens if you catch feelings? 04:10 – Can you love two people at once? The expansion of love debate. 06:50 – The name-drop that nearly broke the internet (and our video feed). 08:35 – Living apart: Why Meg’s mum loves her "alone time." 10:15 – Road trip! We’re heading to the attic to find Dan’s diaries. 12:20 – The Aperol Spritz breakfast club.

Topics covered

• overthinking
• partner swap
• love
• road trip
• embarrassing stories

Keywords

• overthinking
• partner swap
• love
• road trip
• embarrassing stories
• school diaries
• Aperol Spritz

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: John Travolta, Aperol Spritz

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