Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFriends With Benefits, Foursomes And Other Messy Relationships
What if the man you love wants to break up but keep hooking up? What if he wants to see other people? How should you handle your jealousy toward a lo…
10 years, 6 months ago
The Tale Of The Wicked Stepmother
There's a long tradition in fairy tales of the wicked stepmother. And the archetype endures in contemporary life. The Sugars take on two real-life ve…
10 years, 6 months ago
The Secret Lives Of Lovers
The Sugars take a question from a newly married woman who is facing a nightmare — the man of her dreams has turned out to be someone else entirely. T…
10 years, 6 months ago
The Past Is Present
Are we doomed to repeat the patterns of our childhood? The Sugars hear from the child of two alcoholics, who cannot tolerate her new boyfriend's drin…
10 years, 6 months ago
Grief And Jealousy Collide After An Ex's Death
The Sugars receive a pained letter from a young woman whose ex-boyfriend was recently murdered in an altercation at a bar. His death came not long af…
10 years, 7 months ago
Powerful Women And The Men Who Love Them
In this episode, the Sugars take two questions on the dynamics of gender, power, and love — one from a man and one from a woman. A young man struggle…
10 years, 7 months ago
My Best Friend's Wedding
We revisit an episode about friendship with one of our most beloved Sugar guests — the writer Ann Patchett. In this episode, the Sugars take a questi…
10 years, 7 months ago
The Allure Of The Forbidden Crush
The Sugars look at one especially painful form of love: the crush. They take questions from two letter writers struggling with illicit love interests…
10 years, 7 months ago
Rapid Fire: A Wealthy Sister, An Impatient Girlfriend, An Unshakeable Love
The Sugars are back for another batch of shorter questions and answers. They take on six quick questions, ranging from a letter writer who is jealous…
10 years, 8 months ago
Looking For The One, Part 3: Reimagining Spinster
The Sugars consider the way forward for their single letter writers. For many of the women they hear from, finding "the one" has become the all-consu…
10 years, 8 months ago