What really counts as "cheating?"
Are you scared of being cheated on? You're not alone. There are apps and social media groups dedicated to outing a cheater. But is our paranoia about cheating actually hurting our relationships? And on top of that, definitions of "cheating" vary widely. How do you decide for yourself what really counts as cheating? And what's really fueling our fear of being cheated on? Brittany is joined by Kathryn Jezer-Morton, writer of the Brooding column from The Cut, and Shannon Keating, freelance culture journalist, to answer these questions and get to the bottom of why fear of infidelity haunts our culture and our dating lives. For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at npr.org/podclub.
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How cuts to the nation's main mental health agency could impact Americans
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Months after deportation, dozens of Venezuelan migrants are still locked inside a Salvadoran prison
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Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery
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Ukraine destroys more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia
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Trump promised peace in Ukraine within a day. Here's what actually happened
Russia has proposed another attempt at peace negotiations with Ukraine on Monday in Istanbul, but both sides remain firmly entrenched in positions likely to prolong the war. -
Months after Hurricane Helene, some North Carolinians still struggle to find housing
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