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It's difficult to describe the tone of this bawdy, outrageously gigglesome medieval romcom: it's played straight, for laughs, while deeply subversive, satirical and quietly hilarious, just like its 14th century source material, The Decameron. The brilliant comic acting and directing maximize the satire, connecting ancient social norms with current religious, sexual and gender politics. The result is quietly magnificent. CW: kink and sex, religious satirehttps://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comY'all! I cannot tell you how many times I've reread the Elizabeth Lowell medieval romance trilogy series. "Simon the Loyal has vowed never to love, for love makes a warrior weak..."The Decameron, Vols. I & II (English translation) are available free as downloadable ebooks on Project Gutenberg.Decameron Web, a project maintained by Brown University, is chock-full of interesting facts about the book and its text: its inspiration, the Italian culture surrounding author Giovanni Boccaccio, the motifs and themes of the allegory, and a fascinating look at sex and the clergy during medieval history.This corny Virgin Territory trailer emphasizes the bawdy farce and clergy gone wild of this 2007 romcom, also based on The Decameron. It looks like a soft porno about the Black Death, but seems equally randy if that's your mood.As usual The Little Hours trailer really doesn't capture the complex tone of this movie, so let's take a look at a few scenes.John C Reilly's face throughout this scene makes the whole thing. Well that, and Dave Franco's innocent yet hilarious way of describing 69 and jizz kink to a priest.Parts of this movie could be described as Sisters Behaving Badly and no one behaves worse than Aubrey Plaza in a habit. She's a reluctant, eye-rolling bride of Christ in the most hilariously inappropriate way in this scene, poking fun at cloistered clergy's isolation, sexual repression and fear of the secular world in medieval culture.A fun interview with Seth Meyers and Dave Franco where he describes his wife Alison Brie's reaction to his threesome scene in the movie. Oh yes ladies and gentlemen, it's a hot one. Very little consent, sadly, but very hot.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

Bros was a bit of a box office disappointment, but it's a fabulously funny, honest and sexy gay romcom. Fire Island may have gotten there first by also showcasing an entirely LGBTQ cast, but when it's about romcoms this good, everybody's a winner. We're finally hearing different voices in Hollywood (not enough), and seeing a diversity of people (not enough, but going in the right direction) experiencing on-screen romance and love, and it's about damn time.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comFire Island is another funny, sexy and pioneering gay romcom. I covered it last year. At last! A really fantastic trailer that captures the vibe of the movie! Billy Eichner talking about how he came to write this movie.The anatomy of that hilarious picnic in the park scene.How Sleepless in Seattle influenced the Bros movie score.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

What more could be said about witty, gorgeous George Clooney? For a long time now, George has been a worthy modern day Cary Grant, with all of the bantering sexy suave of that classic film icon. But I've noticed in more recent roles that George is moving into his rumpled cargo shorts phase (with just the slightest potbelly, still ridiculously attractive) as he adds more and more father figure roles to his hot little filmography.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comMoviesThis vintage trailer makes Room for One More sound like a sexually charged romp with the parents of a family of young kids, which it really isn't (thankfully). Though a desperate Cary Grant craving alone time with his wife for some private adult fun is quite the subtle and sexy subplot.There's some icky sexist late 1950s patriarchal stuff in Houseboat but it doesn't take away from the chemistry between luminous Sophia Loren and gorgeous Cary Grant, who fall for each other as they team up to care for his motherless children.Penny Serenade is a romantic melodrama that punches all of the right buttons, a story about a couple (Irene Dunne and Cary Grant) who can't get pregnant and decide to adopt a baby, with all of the struggle and heartbreak — and joy — that follows. The child who plays their daughter is insanely adorable.Out of Sight is one of those amusing action-packed sexy capers that succeeds because of the fantastic ensemble acting and lively direction. As the two unlikely romantic leads, Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney —and director Steven Soderbergh —knock it out of the park. This movie is still memorable more than 25 years later.Much like the Rat Pack original, the Ocean's Eleven remake is packed to the rafters with stylish, sexy, attractive actors projecting that super-fun-when-it's-fictional alpha male energy. George Clooney, as the insanely handsome, smooth, cocky and confident con man ringleader, is at his peak here.The sad yet funny tone and deep themes of The Descendants coupled with the low-key, authentic performances and Hawaiian music underscoring the emotion, turn this movie into a quiet masterpiece. A young Shailene Woodley won awards and industry recognition for her portrayal of George Clooney's daughter Alex.Ticket to Paradise is completely predictable but also surprising in some ways, with amazing chemistry between the romantic leads and the excellent ensemble cast, which is how all good romcoms should be.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

The only romantic breakups I "enjoy" are fictional ones, especially if the couple makes up after learning something valuable about themselves and their partner. Nothing better than romantic reconciliation, but sometimes the healthiest outcome is going our separate ways, and we often discover that our best romance is with ourselves. Romcom realizations like these are much easier and neater to achieve on film, and that's probably why I love screen stories like these.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.com/Movies Begin Again is a quiet little film about artistic integrity and one woman's awakening to the romance she has cultivated with herself--- and who doesn't love Adam Levine in one of his first film roles as Keira Knightley's rockstar boyfriend?It's hard to believe that the writer of Thor: Love and Thunder (Jennifer Kaytin Robinson) wrote and directed the sweet, warm Someone Great. I fell in love with Gina Rodriguez in this movie, and the trio of leads turn this into a charming story about the importance of friends in any life transition, especially romantic endings.I loved every single second of I Want You Back and I shipped the pairing of Jenny Slate and Charlie Day from word go — as friends, as lovers, no matter what, I just wanted them to be in each others' lives. Even if they did act out pretty outrageously.Is there anything sexier and cuter than John Cusack in his prime? Is there anything more hilarious than Jack Black as a supporting actor in pretty much any movie?! As far as I'm concerned, High Fidelity remains a romcom classic. And it was shot in my hometown, too.Yes we've seen a similar romcom before (Before Sunrise) but the inventive way that Rye Lane is constructed — from the story structure to the editing and sound design —plus the setting and absolute charm of the leads, make this a refreshing, unexpected take on the trope.I think two of the most emotional,  philosophical and authentic movies ever made about lost romantic love are La La Land and 500 Days of Summer.Cosmopolitan magazine has rounded up 39 of the best movies to help you get over even the nastiest break up.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

Warning: major gushing ahead! In this episode, I'm taking a look at the new two-part documentary Pretty Baby, all about the life and career of Brooke Shields. I think it's safe to say she was my first girl crush, and I still adore her. She's had a charmed but often difficult life, full of exploitation and some abuse, and has come out on the other side with her intelligence, sense of humor and groundedness intact. She's a survivor, and for that I admire the hell out of her. CW: emotional trauma, abuse of power, alcoholism, sexual assault.http://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comThe trailer for the Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields documentary on Hulu.Brooke Shields tells Vogue the story behind her iconic 1980s Calvin Klein Jeans ad campaign.Yes it's corny but I really enjoyed Suddenly SusanHow I loved and adored Lipstick Jungle and will never get over its cancellation. Never!Brooke Shields' book, Down Came the Rain, is about her experience with postpartum depression. She has also written a memoir about her relationship with her alcoholic mother, and some children's books.Just take a look at all of the acting roles this woman has done in her life!Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

You know what would be fun? A trip to a planet where women's pleasure is a priority, and the fluidity of relationship styles, sexual orientations and identities is embraced at all times! In other words, let's journey into the candid documentary series Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne, hosted by the supermodel turned actress and LGBTQ+ icon, documenting her personal and educational exploration of all things surrounding identity, sexual pleasure, romantic connection and why we feel how we feel as sexual beings. https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comThe official trailer for Planet Sex on Hulu."Doing the show just opened me up to so much... Advocating is one thing, but being a part of the community and enjoying and celebrating your own queerness is different. I feel like I did that for the first time, and it was amazing...And it’s not just being queer; it’s being proud of who you are as a person, no matter how you define yourself." Excellent interview with Cara Delevingne in Variety on the launch of the show earlier this year.Erika Lust is a Swedish filmmaker who has been a female-gaze erotic film director for almost 20 years. You can find interviews with her and trailers for some of her work here.Skirt Club is an international "exclusive all-female community for empowerment and sexual discovery" that sponsors events in cities around the world.A brief glimpse at some of Cara Delevingne's movie roles (I love her acting).Excellent article on how to explore your sexual or gender orientation or identity. Exploration is good!Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

It's part two of our exploration of sad romances. This time, we look at the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Hadestown, which is--like Moulin Rouge--based on the ancient myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. I look at another ill-fated Depression-era love story, Ironweed, and another tragic art vs. romantic love story, The Red Shoes. And Oz, The Relationship Coach, stops by to give us some tips on handling heartbreak. All I can say is: have tissues nearby.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comGuestsFollow Mariah Cotnoir on Twitter and Instagram @marcootsOscar Adrian is a relationship coach specializing in relationship break ups.  Follow him on Twitter and get his post break up roadmap here.ShowThe incredible original Broadway cast recording of HadestownClips from the Broadway show Hadestown.The Hadestown cast performs a lo-fi NPR Tiny Desk Concert.A wonderful animatic on the song "Any Way the Wind Blows" from HadestownMoviesGet your Kleenex out: the Ironweed trailer.The entire  "He's Me Pal" scene from Ironweed, complete with heartbreaking twist.The famous British filmmaking partnership The Archers made The Red Shoes, among many influential movies, and it set the bar for ballets choreographed for the screen, including Gene Kelly's An American in Paris. The 1948 Technicolor is glorious. Watch the full movie here.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

Sometimes all you want is a good cathartic cry, especially if it's over love and heartbreak. In this two-part episode, I'm joined by romance writer and fellow heartache aficionado Mariah Cotnoir to explore two tragic love stories full of romance, beauty and much-needed personal growth. We've all been there —if we're lucky —and despite the pain, romance is still the best game in town, whether in lived experience or the movies.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comFollow Mariah on Twitter and Instagram @marcootsThe classic Moulin Rouge trailer.KT Hawbaker article about Moulin Rouge's roots in ancient mythology. Another fantastic movie about the tragic sacrifices often required of an artistic life, especially for women, is The Red Shoes (1948). This lush Technicolor film is peak classic Hollywood romance. Watch the full movie here.More about the Bohemian movement throughout history.The fascinating background of the Nature Boy song.A love story to rival all others.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

I'm back with fresh episodes featuring slightly offbeat romance, just in time for Valentine's Day :-) First up, a conversation with Jennifer Howell, the producer and cohost of the Every Rom Com podcast about the romance, drama and fun of reality dating shows. She's obsessed with them and I'm not at all, so exploring the format and culture of these shows was fascinating. And I learned that we both think intellectuals are hotter than gym rats (they really are).https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comJennifer cohosts the smart Every Rom Com podcast, which takes a look at a wide range of rom coms and romantic movies through fun facts, trivia, a feminist perspective and bubbly spontaneous conversation. You can find their archive, including our discussion of the classic movie White Christmas and their discussion of the movie Singles, here.Follow the podcast on Instagram @everyromcom and Twitter @everyromcompod  Shows:Love ConnectionElimidateLove IslandAre You the OneTerrace HouseLove is Blind Naked AttractionWe didn't have time to talk about Sexy Beasts, the goofiest, most bizarre idea for a dating show, which turns out to be pretty adorable.Rock has its supergroups, Netflix has its supershows, combining fan-favorite singles on one big cringe sounding reality dating show.Jennifer mentioned:Singled Out, the cult dating show, co-hosted by Jenny McCarthy, that ran from 1995-1998 on MTV. There have been a couple of reboots since then, including one in 2020 hosted by Keke Palmer. The vintage show hit some major decibel levels but the energy could only be described as manic fun.Back in the Groove the hot post-40 dating-and-sexual-fantasy come to life.Dating shows that celebrate couples of all ages. 13 LGBTQ+ reality dating shows and where to watch them.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

My final rerun this month is one of the spiciest episodes I've ever done — it's story time for adults. So if you like your romance sizzling hot and kinky, put the earbuds in and enjoy!Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

I'm taking a tiny break this month to plan ahead and I'm re-running some of my favorite episodes from last year. First up, Bedroom Therapy, featuring the sexy and heartwarming movies Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and The Sessions (check out the original episode for more information on my guests and show notes).https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comSupport the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

I am starting the year as I mean to go on, celebrating another mainstream movie, much like Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, that is focused on womens' capabilities, wishes, desires and pleasures. And not as a subplot, but central to the action. I think it's a very auspicious start to the new year. May this tiny trend continue!https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comIt's their job to iron and mop and give orgasms—in whatever order the customer demands. Luckily none of this is illegal. They checked. The ensemble acting of How to Please a Woman is one of the best aspects of this sweet little ride of a movie. I think this review gets it right—a solid three stars. This movie might not be about the most earth-shattering sex, the most titillating banter or Instagram-perfect moments, but it is about seeking out the sex life you deserve, in any form, starting right where are you are.I was a bit unfair to The Full Monty in this episode —it's a similar enjoyment for sure, but there's something about a movie described as "crowd pleasing" that rubs me the wrong way—like knowing you're going to get smoothed sanitized stereotypes rather than some earthy authentic moments. I think How to Please a Woman balances it well. Not too shocking but not ready for Hallmark either.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

So many holiday films in my rotation every year, and my favorites tend to be classic movies: absorbing emotional stories full of romantic, platonic and familial love, redemption arcs, and endings with joy and hope. The Bishop's Wife (1947) has it all, and it's a movie I watch throughout the year when I need comfort or inspiration. And you can't beat Cary Grant as an angel in a well-cut suit.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comMore about The Bishop's Wife director, writer, cast and crew.A few fun behind the scenes pictures from my two favorite classic Christmas movies from Sister Celluloid.OK this is the most bonkers vintage trailer I think I've ever seen. But you do get to see Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young running around the film lot, so that's fun.A sweet exploration into why this movie is an underrated Christmas classic.If you don't mind ads, you can watch the full The Bishop's Wife movie here. A Christmas miracle!Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

"Yes, I'm in love. I dare." Oh this movie. I'm sobbing at the drop of a hat lately, and it turns out that a heart in love and cracked wide open is the perfect foil for Joe Wright's glorious, lush, emotional film, Cyrano. This sung-through musical makes the prettiest lovelorn cocoon, and Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett are a revelation.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.com/The rich, romantic look of the Cyrano movie is just as compelling as the lyrical choreography, music and acting.The main cast and director on the making of Cyrano. I am now truly, madly, deeply in love with Peter Dinklage, especially for his emotional singing, and Haley Bennett embodies pure passion and love as Roxanne. She even cries beautifully.An interesting glimpse into the creative process of director Joe Wright,  and what inspired him to adapt the Cyrano stage musical for the screen.But what about that ending?Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

This dramedy-within-a-sitcom show is all about settling in life, marriage and relationships, especially romantic relationships, and then waking up to who you are and what you really want and need. I can't stop thinking about it, Annie Murphy's performance, the way it's structured and written — and that manic intrusive laugh track, which can just get the f.... outta here.Kevin Can F... Himself isn't just a PG-rated title, but a symbol of a character who struggles to express her deepest, most troubling emotions about how her life has turned out —until the moment she decides that her dead marriage and small-town working class life isn't going to be the sum total of who she is.I know it's called Everybody Loves Raymond but I've always called it Everyone Loves Raymond and apparently I can't stop now. I actually find it very very funny, a sort of laugh-until-you-cry —with recognition — show. Even when the stereotypes chafe, there is so much truth in them.Fleabag is the most original comedy to hit the screens in decades. It's my reference point for groundbreaking writing and producing — well, until the next Phoebe Waller-Bridge comedy project, I guess.All these years later, justice has still never felt as delicious as in the cameo-studded video for Goodbye Earl. Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

If you're the one person on the planet who hasn't heard: I've been on dating apps, and wow, I need to process. Let's do it together, shall we?! There's nothing more amusing than a dating romcom full of romantic disaster, then sweet gooey love at the end. Or that invigorating enemies-to-lovers story to get you in the mood to dive back into your matches. Or not.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.com"Not surprisingly, men were more likely than women to rate hooking up as the reason they used dating apps, but they were also slightly more likely than women to say they used the apps to look for love." Are Dating Apps Better at Finding Love or Sex?Ah, yes, that old playground for our anxieties, a.k.a. the love lab: How to Make Dating Apps Work for You.MoviesFirst came the book, then the movie. He's Just Not That Into You has become a focusing romantic philosophy of mine, and has saved me plenty of heartache, too.I'm not particularly concerned if Die Hard is or isn't a Christmas movie (it isn't). But using it as a tiny conceit in Love Hard turns it into something adorable. Well, that and the homage to the most famous scene from Love Actually and a truly awesome consensual version of Baby It's Cold Outside.Rachel Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. have incredible chemistry in Love, Guaranteed but they aren't the only charming thing in this well-written, beautifully cast and well-paced romance.I had forgotten how delightful and funny How to Be Single is, and I especially love the message about the value of messy, imperfect partnered romance — but also the value of learning to love yourself solo.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

From time to time, I like to ask people about the romances they love best, the stories that changed their lives or made them think about love and connection a bit differently. After meeting Danielle and Wolfgang from the Hello, I'm Listening podcast, I immediately wanted to ask them this question. Turns out that we all love a good coming-of-age story —plus their real-life romance started out with a meet cute, too, so I liked them immediately.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comWolfgang and Danielle talk about everything from how they met and relationships to mental health and trauma in their podcast Hello, I'm Listening. It's like a delightful and intimate chitchat with friends.Named one of the American Film Institute's Top 100 American Films, The Philadelphia Story (1940) is also one of the best romantic comedies from the first golden era of romcoms. Awarded an Oscar for Best Screenplay, this story of a rich privileged East Coast woman learning hard truths about herself on the eve of her second marriage, with the help of her ex-husband and a down-to-earth reporter, never gets old. The acting, the sets, the costumes, the script, the snappy banter —it's all covered in fairy dust. Magical.Juno is a moving coming-of-age story about a sharp, sarcastic high school student forced to confront very adult situations after she gets pregnant, and decides to give the baby to a local adoptive couple. It's authentic, warm-hearted and emotional, thanks to a magical combo of music, acting, direction and semi-autobiographical script by Diablo Cody, which also won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar.Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight is a movie trilogy and collaboration between Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and director Richard Linklater, tracing the ongoing story of how Jesse and Celine fell in love one night in Vienna, reconnected years later in Paris and then finally got married. The trilogy is another magical story about getting to know yourself in relationship, and how one important connection can change you forever. I would be perfectly happy if we followed these characters into old age.One of my early episodes, All the Words Romance, included the first two films in the Before trilogy.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

I'm concluding my second-anniversary celebration with another second-chance romance episode, featuring movies about finding romance later in life, especially after sadness and disappointment. This theme is one of my favorites, especially as I get older and wade back into the dating pool. It's a funny and bizarre experience at times, but these movies give me hope that my second chance is out there—if only for two hours.MoviesThe Face of Love is described as a "psychological romance" and it's hard to describe its emotional tone: dramatic longing, new romance elation and bittersweet melancholy combined. In other words, my idea of perfect romance right now. I believe they did love each other, even if it was based on shifting emotional sands — you'll have to tell me if you agree. Warning: this is not exactly an HEA, but the journey is beautiful.The Love Punch is the most ridiculous but adorable British farce set in motion after a divorced middle-aged couple, played by Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan, discover their retirement nest egg has been stolen through corporate mismanagement. How they get revenge and reconnect at the same time is delightful, but I would watch these two perform a diner menu, so perhaps I'm not the best judge.It's not everyone's cup of tea, but 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up about a single mother (Christina Ricci) who gets pregnant from a one-night stand with a handsome man-child (Hamish Linklater), and their decision to make an honest attempt to make the relationship work, is a HFN (Happy for Now) romance, and refreshingly real because of it.Marry Me is a super slick, commercial romcom, but I thought it was very entertaining, mainly because I was rooting for second-chance love for the middle-aged protagonists, winningly —and somewhat unrealistically —played by Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.Dating and falling in love when you're older can be challenging, scary and push every single one of your buttons — and that's only the first few dates. Enough Said.If you've never seen Bette Davis as an ugly-duckling-turned-swan after escaping her controlling mother and falling in love with a handsome, unhappily married man in Now, Voyager, you haven't seen one of the best second-chance romances ever made. Based on the best-selling novel by Sinclair Lewis,  Dodsworth is the story of a self-made but unhappily married millionaire (Walter Houston) who realizes that money doesn't equal happiness after he meets a compassionate, intellectual widow (Mary Astor) and gets a second chance at true love. BooksThe slightly older, wiser, bantering protagonists of Beach Read and Book Lovers are a romantic delight. They're still young and gorgeous when they get their second chance but Bittersweet, part of the wonderful True North series, is a warm-hearted, hot, and passionate romance. The Dirty Little Midlife... a.k.a. Heart’s Cove Hotties romance series is the hot, sexy romcom we all want to star in at midlife —and beyond. Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

I'm celebrating the second anniversary of this podcast with a two-part episode on one of my favorite romantic tropes, second-chance romance. In this case, it's finding love, sex and connection at a later age or after romantic or sexual disappointment. Older and wiser has never felt more hopeful as I'm talking with retired sex therapist and erotic romance writer Dr. Donna Jennings a.k.a. Dr. J,  getting her tips for navigating healthy sexuality at any age.  CW: this is a spicy, explicit episode, full of NSFW sensual sex talk.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comDr. J creates "sex-positive content to empower the sexually curious." Find links to her writing and newsletter here. And listen to replays of her Twitter Sexuality Space recordings, including the one about Netflix's How to Build a Sex Room featuring ReSpark Pleasure Rooms.ICYMI, check out my episodes on Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, How to Build a Sex Room and kinky romance.Dr. J talks about the power of erotica for igniting fantasies and desires —or exploring new ones. Try some of her stories or check out this fantastic round-up of online erotica by Bustle.Dr. J mentioned the sex positive community The Mon app, and the women's sexual wellness platform Rosy.Bellesa is an amazing sex-positive one stop shop for sex toys, sex education, female-centric porn and erotica.Kinkly is another fabulous sex-positive and kink-positive online sexual health resource with lots of information for kink and sex/orgasm beginners.Kinky sex can be done solo. Who knew?! Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

It's a NSFW, shame-free look at relationship and healthy sexual desires to celebrate the second anniversary of this podcast! I've grown along with this show, and I fully embrace the wide range of fantasies and desires represented in sex-positive romances, romantic movies, and TV shows — like How to Build a Sex Room on Netflix. I can't say enough about how lighthearted, fun, empowering, sexy and surprising this show is.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comRomance After Dark is the episode where I explore my newfound love of kink in romance. There are some sexy, sizzling hot read-alouds in this episode too.Learning from Romance Part One is the episode where I talk about discovering new aspects of my sexuality thanks to the romance genre.How to Build a Sex Room takes you on a journey not only through private fantasies and desires and ways to stimulate them, but lots of fascinating relationship dynamics, too. All credit to the casting director on this show and to the producers for making it so inclusive.Building your own sex room tips from host Melanie Rose. The first one is easy: just make your bed, and make it inviting.I called it a "pod" but the correct term for a polyamorous group is polycule. I found that segment to be the most intriguing in the whole show. That polycule is so sexy, loving and affectionate with each other, it makes me want to join one myself.Excellent round up of sex furniture including that sex chair! It's in my Amazon cart right now.And a round up of sex swings. Just because.And the pony chair.Support the show If you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!