Grateful getaways! And by “happy” What i’m saying is, circumstances sure feel really terrible now?? & Most people likely have had the getaway plans changed once again?? But luckily for us all of our gift for your requirements is a virtual one AKA our very own long-awaited mailbag episode!

We become into hard thoughts surrounding non-monogamy, imaginary characters we would desire regarding the pod, and so much more. Thank-you to any or all just who sent in questions!


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is out today! enjoy it!



Drew:

I was talking-to my dad of all men and women—


Christina:

Providing dads into this room!


Drew:

I understand — about becoming delighted. And my father ended up being like, “Oh, well, do you really believe it is because this is basically the very first union that you’ve become into as your self?


Christina:

First, dad, that is therefore sweet!


Drew:

I know! Really sweet dad opinion.


Christina:

Stop, king!


Drew:

And I also ended up being like — extremely amusing so that you could call dad master.


Theme song plays


Drew:

Hi, I Am Drew!


Christina:

And I Also’m Christina! And this is a podcast that we forgot the intro to already.


Drew:

Which is okay! It’s been a little while.


Christina:

Woohoo, it’s got.


Drew:

This is exactly

Wait, Is This a romantic date?


Christina:

Yes, that podcast.


Drew:

We’ll do your part. This is

Wait, Is It a Date?

An Autostraddle podcast about intercourse and dating as queer individuals with queer men and women, hopefully. Exactly how, how was we undertaking?


Christina:

No, In my opinion you are crushing it. I think what is actually really exciting about this event is this is actually all of our mailbag episode in which we are going to end up being having concerns from you, our listeners. A lot of you submitted voice memos and email messages, and then we have the content material therefore the concerns and hopefully the responses, but like, I, I’m not gonna state everything too insane. I do not want to get also outlandish, you are aware?


Drew:

Yeah. We are questioning along with you. Should we — after all, this probably isn’t really some people’s very first occurrence, in situation people missed you, you are aware, bringing in our selves, possibly that’s another person’s favorite a portion of the podcast. And so I think we ought to introduce our selves.


Christina:

Yeah, absolutely.


Drew:

Okay, cool. I’ll go initially. My name is Drew Gregory. I’m a writer and a filmmaker and a queer person. We still identify as a lesbian, but i am utilizing that word less, which is maybe something I am able to unpack on another occurrence. I nevertheless in the morning a lesbian, but I additionally are want, what does that even indicate? You are sure that? I’m not sure. Tags are amusing, but i am rather positive that i am an author. I am fairly positive that I’m a filmmaker. Uh, how about you?


Christina:

Yeah. Uh, i will be Christina Tucker, an author at Autostraddle also. I am additionally a queer person. I began in fact utilizing “queer” a lot more while I initial was released nowadays i take advantage of lesbian perhaps just as. I’m really, I just sort of use whatever phrase seems right, appearing out of my throat in the moment. And I you shouldn’t think regarding it alot more than that. But that’s a journey we’re all on, honestly.


Drew:

I help that. I do believe amounts up which we have been, that I’m want, “i’ll must revisit this in the foreseeable future.” And you are similar, “i simply type of enjoy everything I believe and do not should consider much more about it.”


Christina:

I rather literally find the phrase that really works best for the bit, so…


Drew:

Well, yeah. So as you said, this is exactly the mailbag episode. Should we just enter into the most important — oh, I additionally wanna say before we begin that in the event that you delivered us a concern so we don’t get to it, it could be since there had been specific factors that have been like, oh, i do want to unpack this on a future complete event, perhaps with a particular guest that would be more, you understand, maybe much more skilled to resolve it. Therefore We truly appreciate all the questions—


Christina:

You guys sent most concerns, which was cool, but we would not have time and energy to can every one of those.


Drew:

Yeah. But they had been all browse.


Christina:

As well as some people simply sent united states compliments without concerns.


Drew:

And, you know, often with — when this was a Q&A before or after a film, it’d end up like, you shouldn’t praise anyone. There’s a whole audience here, but for this, the only market was actually Christina and I and Lauren. So genuinely, compliments, fantastic. Thank you so much much. Really, good.


Christina:

Thrilling to receive, really among my main meals groups.


Drew:

Very yeah, let’s start off with one question. For the sound memo, anyone states that they are semi-closeted, so we’re gonna leave out labels simply to be secure here. And let us hear this question.


Anonymous Asker:

Making this coming from an individual who does not have any experience with dating whatsoever, largely because i am semi-closeted and living call at the mainly conventional boonies. When I graduate senior high school, i am making this one so I may have a taste of liberty. And I’m realizing that i will be going into the queer dating world. This is a really common query, but exactly how would we ask a girl out the very first time without slipping into the full on panic attack? As you’re able inform, i am very bad at speaking with men and women.


Drew:

That is an age old, age-old concern. Truly.

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Christina:

It is actually. We seriously believe that it is the reason we have actually a podcast.


Drew:

Yeah. I am talking about, personally i think like we sort of know where i’ll choose this, in fact it is like, it’s about recognizing the truth that no body’s good at this? I am talking about, maybe people fundamentally get proficient at it since you do it adequate therefore sort of squander the — what’s it — the coverage therapy or whatever — but like, its one particular circumstances for which you just do it therefore becomes easier. And personally, even before we was released — I mean, to simplify, I found myself asking ladies out before I arrived on the scene as a result of the total getting a trans person thing. As soon as i do believe concerning the early days of while I remaining my bad small town and moved off to college and was first really inquiring men and women out, I absolutely got a really direct method and really had been like, “Hello, want to embark on a date?” And I think over the years, I moved away from that a little bit. But we genuinely however, we however believe often it’s great to just end up being drive and have someone away, and also you get a very clear response. I mean, you might do the thing where you just start unclear and inquire someone to spend time and you just, you know, play a,

Wait, So Is This a romantic date

video game for awhile.


Christina:

Right. Fingertips crossed, I’m hoping that information results in. I additionally believe in a scenario, like for my situation, while I began matchmaking, when I had been queer dating, I was away from university, way-out of my hometown, but I was performing plenty of dating via software and that really does reduce the awkwardness since it is like, everyone knows what we should’re right here for. Although i do believe you can find obviously drawbacks to almost any online dating app, similar to most things in daily life, i actually do think that method of removing that shield of love, oh no, just how uncomfortable is it likely to be? Like, could it possibly be probably going to be like, no, its, that is what this is exactly for any platform for which you came to. Right after which whenever you, when you result in the hangout ask, it does necessarily know that it is a date because that’s the reason we’re all here. Vibing.


Drew:

That’s an effective point.


Christina:

What i’m saying is, i actually do realize that it is — that way sense of like, “Oh no, this will be gonna be so awkward because i am therefore awkward.” But honestly the occasions i’ve felt very uncomfortable, honestly, most people are the same as, that has been charming. So don’t think regarding the awkwardness only in love, this really is awkward and every person detests me personally. Individuals could be like, that’s awkward, but it is sorts of precious. And I also would wanna carry on a date to you. A few things may be genuine. I think which is beautiful.


Drew:

Most evident. Yeah. Yeah. In my opinion there is this notion that if you ask some one on, you need to be like major top fuel Shane-style, and it is like, no, possible ask some body completely as an uncomfortable person, and that’s a different model of hot, but it’s nonetheless, it’s still among the many brand names.


Christina:

There are lots of brands of hot.


Drew:

Yeah.


Christina:

Wow. That Is truly breathtaking.


Drew:

Great. Well, why don’t we proceed to the second concern that’s coming from Claire from Australia.


Claire:

Hey, i have liked experiencing you guys from this point in Queensland, Australia, along with a concern for every single of you in fact. Christina, what’s this non-transferable lip liner that you wear on a first day, and where am I able to purchase it? And Drew, yours is a bit harder. How will you understand when to tune in to the difficult thoughts that come right up during a non-monogamous scenario when to get results through them?


Christina:

Wow. I really like that I get a lip and you also get tough emotions. In my opinion that is a truly beautiful. I’ll go initial and provide you with a while to give some thought to the tough emotions. So there’s multiple variations of a non-transferable lip. While I was a student in my personal youthfulness back the outdated mid-aughts, whenever individuals were just hooked on putting on a matte lipstick, I did some, like, Stila mattes are pretty non-transferable. But here’s the fact I’m growing old. My skin is getting drier. I can’t end up being using a matte lip that way and not having a dried lip time. So now we’ve moved into a stain, which is actually chef’s hug. Result in could get only a little requirement, but no body actually sees, nonetheless look great. Currently a big follower of Clinique. Their black colored honey is an amazing any plus the Knicks lippie powder puff, a lot of tones, fades wonderfully. A great lip spot. Get forth and make on the dates with great mouth. That is all i would like for everybody truly. Now, Drew, communicate with me about hard feelings.


Drew:

Complex feelings in non-monogamous interactions. Wow. Yeah. Very an enjoyable thing that occurred during the hiatus that we’ve had at this point usually i’ve a girlfriend now.


Christina:

She’s wonderful!


Drew:

Yeah. I’m truly, actually pleased. I will be merely, personally i think like daily type of discovering brand new descriptions of what interactions and love and sex may be, as well as have perhaps not been that much of a romantic since I have was in senior school and it was all theoretic. Very, i am delighted, want to share that. I will be want, okay. But in addition what the results are when you are, you realize, in a relationship you worry about as opposed to, you understand, only having hookups and fillings and things, is you are also checking much more with your borders as well as your partner’s limits as far as that which you discuss. And appearance, this maybe items that I didn’t share. And that I merely went in to the question and had been unclear, but that is my version of getting available when you’re love, discussing like particular factors why i would end up being obscure regarding podcast continue, because i really do imagine in fact it is important within parasocial connections we have with folks which write or folks who have podcasts that like, I’m not sure, to share these items, to generally share like how I decide my personal borders, specially as a person that writes and discusses intercourse very graphically. Anyways, so all of that as a preamble to this concern—


Christina:

Perspective is actually master. That’s what we’re usually stating.


Drew:

In fact it is to declare that like, What i’m saying is, in such a way, like i am, I’m in my own very first commitment, like as somebody who’s available about being non-monogamous and navigating can etc. And I also think only talking normally, like every commitment is actually its discussion. Along with the individuals who are because union, everybody gives concerns and brings items that are just like ideals in to the commitment, and also, helps make compromises and it has conversations and — or does not, following which is your personal type of that. Right? Therefore I think its type of an annoying solution, but it’s kind of love, you need to both talk to yourself and consult with your partner or partners, and decide sort of, you are aware, what’s necessary for you, you are sure that, if you’re an individual who’s monogamous and also you begin internet dating someone that’s non-monogamous, would be that anything you could get accustomed to? Exist specific things which make you comfy? Could it possibly be much more comfortable for your family as soon as your lover hooks up with someone you all learn and it’s relaxed and it’s any, or do you ever, would it be more content whether they have some other relationships, but they’re maybe not near you after all? Or as with any these — there’s many tactics to have non-monogamous connections. And I also don’t know if you should be inquiring this from the perspective of somebody who’s really complimentary in non-monogamy and is also potentially dating someone that isn’t, or the other way around. But i believe which is often a — I won’t also say a conflict, it is simply an integral part of getting non-monogamous, I think, usually many people have actually various relationships to non-monogamy.


Christina:

Yeah.


Drew:

For me personally, i really could date an individual who had a number of partners. But generally with non-monogamy, my ideal would be to go out some body in which i am their unique partner, then we are really not monogamous. Basically were to date somebody, that isn’t current scenario that i am in, where I became internet dating someone who wanted to have numerous partners, i’d have to be like, okay, what are my emotions about that person? What exactly are my feelings about how precisely this individual communicates? Would In my opinion that that will be something which might work personally? And figure that away. So you’ll find commitment dynamics I could take where i am on a single conclusion and in which i am on the other side end. And I think that simply proves that like, it’s just in regards to choosing if individual you’re dating — one, in case the emotions on their behalf are strong enough that it’s beneficial, and also in case you are appropriate sufficient within needs that it could work, because occasionally you actually like someone as well as love you, or perhaps you really love somebody and additionally they really like you, also it only fails away with what the two of you desire from a relationship. And that is sad, but it is in addition exactly the instance. So if or not to be hired through hard emotions is obviously will be situation by case. And that I genuinely believe that additionally it is very determined by interaction styles, because if you’ve got good communication because of the individual or people you’re matchmaking, you are able to sort out in excess of any time you battle to speak. So those are common my personal rambling applying for grants this thing that I think about plenty.


Christina:

I’d like listeners to know that this is the reason I get six-minute voice memos from Drew. Though in fairness, she’s perhaps not sent myself a six-minute voice memo really while.


Drew:

It has been a long time.


Christina:

But that’s often the energy. And I do feel just like I just spoke one into presence. I cannot wait for subsequent day or two.


Drew:

Do you believe it is because I’m in a relationship?


Christina:

I am aware that it is.


Drew:

I’m experiencing vulnerable about that today. Yeah. Now I am similar, was I a negative friend since i am in a relationship?


Christina:

I think it is great and delightful and great and great. And I also’m not exactly clamoring to receive a lot more six-minute vocals memos.


Drew:

I’ll give you a six-minute voice memo about my personal connection. Would that be fun? Would that end up being an enjoyable thing for you really to have?


Christina:

What i’m saying is, yes, however it could. You’re my friend.


Drew:

Thank you. Okay. Moving on.


Christina:

Shifting.


Drew:

Let us see. This voice memo is from Julia.


Julia:

Hey Received. Hey Christina. Here’s my question for y’all. If you might have any imaginary queer character from the pod, who does it be and exactly what matchmaking subject do you really go over? Many thanks for getting these Qs! Bye!


Christina:

This might be this type of a great concern.


Drew:

It is a fantastic concern. My personal — genuinely, rather than to be extremely Autostraddle about this, but my gut impulse had been like, i would really like an additional season that will be a lie down with every primary figure of

The L Keyword.

And merely as want, “What’s completely wrong to you?”


Drew:

Yeah. Okay. Thus I’ve already been creating a concerted effort in my head and my authorship, to speak about

The L Term

less, because I’m like, there is really other things on the market and like, really enjoyable that we have actually this usual vocabulary, {but also|but additionally|