This episode is all about that previously indefinable type of relationship, The Situationship.

With a lot of help from the glossy mags (and a lot of wading through the heteronormative monogamous agenda), Raphael and Jacinta work out what a 'situationship' actually is, and discuss whether they have ever had one. They look at the pros and cons of a situationship and conclude that (surprise, surprise) it all comes down to communication, really.

The situationship related film up for discussion is bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers starring Eva Green. They have a lot of effusively good things to say about it!

TW: coercion and sexual assault (1:01:07 - 1:03:03), discussion of suicide (1:09:29 - 1:11:50)

Sources and recommendations:

'10 Signs You're In a 'Situationship' - https://www.instyle.com/lifestyle/hump-day/what-is-a-situationship

'What Is a Situationship?' - https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-situationship-5216144#:~:text=A%20situationship%20is%20a%20casual,expending%20too%20much%20emotional%20energy.

'Stuck in a 'situationship'? It's the destructive dating trend that's ruling our love lives - and here's how to spot it' - https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/situationships?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR3OaiyeilvbJhCbmnC_wqzSs4CBXpKcAEAozneRJCufEsgsUWEYvb2FtpI

'A Beginner's Guide to Relationship Anarchy: Examples and How To Practice' - https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-is-relationship-anarchy

Buy a copy of The Ethical Slut here:

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54944.The_Ethical_Slut

Watch The Dreamers here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dreamers-Michael-Pitt/dp/B00U1X9WB4

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