Things That Work in Relationships But Social Media Says Leave | Episode 232

Things That Work in Relationships But Social Media Says Leave | Episode 232

September 4, 2026 · 1h 9m

About this episode

The episode discusses relationship dynamics that are often criticized on social media but may not be problematic in reality.

Happy new month, Inbetweeners. May your September be filled with love, kindness, positivity, peace of mind, laughter, healing, and plenty of good days. Today’s episode is all about those things that are working perfectly fine in your relationship, but according to social media, y’all should have broken up already. We put this question up on our Instagram stories and the responses were quite interesting. Someone said, “I loan my man money when he is low.” Another said, “I am taller than him.” We also had, “We don’t talk every day,” “He cooks and does the laundry while I sit pretty,” and “He is Muslim and I’m Christian,” among many others. We unpacked some of these responses and shared our thoughts on whether they’re actually red flags or just things that social media has decided shouldn’t work in a relationship. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the ones we mentioned, and if there’s something that works perfectly fine in your relationship but would have the internet telling you to leave, share it with us in the comments. A sexless marriage is clinically defined as a relationship where spouses have sexual intercourse 10 or fewer times per year (or less than once a month)…

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