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Should Exes Be Legal?

August 27, 2026 · 1 h 4 min

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This week on Boy Problems, Liz has some breaking news about an ex-boyfriend. Content warning for a brief discussion about SA. Liz talks through the discomfort of finding out someone you dated may have hurt another woman, and grapples with how to reckon with that as an ex.

Plus, we flip the "is having a boyfriend embarrassing now" conversation on its head and asks, do we become embarrassing when we have a boyfriend? Grab your journal and alert your group chat, we have a lot to discuss.

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Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, international bestselling author, and producer of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media and NBC News. She currently hosts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Boy Problems⁠⁠⁠⁠, a podcast that tackles love, masculinity, dating disasters, and life’s biggest questions.

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