This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a woman who wonders if she got duped by her boyfriend—including feedback from listeners like you. Then they hear from a letter writer who wonders if it’s weird that they hate the most basic form of intimacy there is.

Mentioned in the episode:

“The reasons humans started kissing,” BBC Future, Aug. 15, 2021

Stoya’s How to Do It column on kissing

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How to Do It: I Discovered an Astonishing “Secret” About My Boyfriend